Confirmed Trade: [VGK/CBJ] David Clarkson, '17 1st (#24) & '19 2nd to select William Karlsson

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

https://twitter.com/tsnbobmckenzie/status/877711098253688832

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[Inigo Montoya]

[VGK/CBJ] David Clarkson, '17 1st & '19 2nd to select William Karlsson

Bob McKenzie‏
@TSNBobMcKenzie
CBJ send David Clarkson, 2017 1st rder and 2019 2nd rounder to VGK.

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/877711098253688832

 

[boredmale]

Seems like Vegas really wants picks in 2019

 

[Crede777]

Totally ok with this. Karlsson is good but a late 1st and 2019 2nd is very fair for them taking Clarkson and staying away from our top guys.

 

[Fro]

I dislike this deal....too much just to rid ourselves of a LTIR contract...

 

[Jackets16]

This was a great trade for Columbus. Got rid of Clarkson's contract and didn't have to trade any prospects.

 

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

So the Knights have the 6, 15 and 24 picks?

 

[Jackets16]

I dislike this deal....too much just to rid ourselves of a LTIR contract...

And keep Anderson, Johnson, Korpisalo, etc....

I'm starting to think you would complain no matter what would happen.

 

[Anarchy Joe]

So the Knights have the 6, 15 and 24 picks?

6,12,15

Flipped 24 for 12 in the Winnipeg deal

 

[Fro]

And keep Anderson, Johnson, Korpisalo, etc....

I'm starting to think you would complain no matter what would happen.

we lose 1 player...a role player...giving up 2 future picks just to rid ourselves of a LTIR contract is just bad business IMO...

or for that price, the pick should have been TJ Tynan or Kukan...not a roster player

 

[Zirakzigil]

Seems like a pretty fair deal for both sides.

 

[Crede777]

we lose 1 player...a role player...giving up 2 future picks just to rid ourselves of a LTIR contract is just bad business IMO...

or for that price, the pick should have been TJ Tynan or Kukan...not a roster player

Depends on what they do with the space. If they turn around and use it on a good forward, then it's smart.

 

[Xoggz22]

I dislike this deal....too much just to rid ourselves of a LTIR contract...

This wasn't just to rid us of Clarkson's contract. This meant not losing Anderson or Korpisalo as well. I suspect JJ was included in that group too. Late 1st in a weak draft and a 2nd in 2019 which will likely be recovered by Jarmo. No issue with this to free up Cap space for the young guys.

Now we have all our prospects to consider deals to improve the youngest team in the NHL. Who by the way is already good.

 

[Viqsi]

If there was a year when it would make sense to move a 1st for Clarkson's contract, it was this year - latest 1st ever in our history, in a draft not exactly known for its depth and breadth of talent.

Still. Ouch.

 

[Toe Pick]

Depends on what they do with the space. If they turn around and use it on a good forward, then it's smart.

Agree. Deal makes sense on the surface but what they do or do not do with the cap space will be the key from a CBJ pespective.

 

[MoeBartoli]

we lose 1 player...a role player...giving up 2 future picks just to rid ourselves of a LTIR contract is just bad business IMO...

or for that price, the pick should have been TJ Tynan or Kukan...not a roster player

Yes, recent mid to late mid picks have yielded Rychel, Dano and Milano. Two gone, one still with a ton to prove. And this draft is even weaker......Fair deal in my book.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Stings a little, but with cap space we can help our team now, and we kept our prospects. But we better make well on our picks next year, since we have no high picks this year.

 

[Stu]

I think this is solid for Columbus. And works well for VGK. Win/Win.

 

[Leafs87]

Funny cause i thought long term injury players couldn't be picked and were except regardless....

 

[Crede777]

Funny cause i thought long term injury players couldn't be picked and were except regardless....

William Karlsson was picked. Columbus traded Clarkson to Vegas.

 

[3074326]

Columbus has enough young guys that the picks aren't going to be felt much. They will definitely feel the weight of that Clarkson contract being gone, however, even if he's on LTIR. It helps the club in a couple ways.

Still a lot to give. Good for Vegas. Taking advantage of the situation for sure.

 

[Bandit]

Fully expect him to be a Coyote at 8:01am tomorrow morning.

 

[Hello Johnny]

we lose 1 player...a role player...giving up 2 future picks just to rid ourselves of a LTIR contract is just bad business IMO...

or for that price, the pick should have been TJ Tynan or Kukan...not a roster player

Just because he was on LTIR doesn't mean he was free. What's bad business is to pay someone who is more or less collecting dust. Sometimes you just gotta take your lumps.

 

[CBJx614]

Just because he was on LTIR doesn't mean he was free. What's bad business is to pay someone who is more or less collecting dust. Sometimes you just gotta take your lumps.

Exactly, I'm just glad Jarmo had the foresight to trade Horton for Clarkson. If we still had Horton we'd be stuck paying the rest of his uninsured contract and this would have cost WAY more if it happens at all.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

we lose 1 player...a role player...giving up 2 future picks just to rid ourselves of a LTIR contract is just bad business IMO...

or for that price, the pick should have been TJ Tynan or Kukan...not a roster player

That's not what the trade was about though.

You lose 1 player no matter what, Karlsson ended up being that player. You can't really include his full value to the trade.

Then you give up a 1st + a 2nd for keeping Anderson/JJ and getting rid of Clarkson.

It's a significant price to pay sure, but i think the Jackets are at the point where you start valuing important roster players more than picks.

We also haven't seen what plans for the off-season Kekalainen has. If he brings in a big dog like Duchene, Clarkson's contract would've been a huge problem because you don't have enough waiver exempt guys making enough money to fit the team under the cap at the season opening deadline.

And with Duchene, Dubinsky drops down to 3C and Sedlak 4C, Karlsson becomes expendable.

Just to throw it out there what could happen and everybody would say this was a great move at that point.

I think we just have to see what happens in the summer with all of the teams giving up something significant to see the big picture.