Confirmed Signing with Link: [WSH] Capitals sign Paul LaDue (1 year, $700k)

[uncleben]

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[uncleben]

So many 1x0.7s this year!


Also, I guess I didn't know anything about Washington's backend depth.
That's Schultz, Schilling, van Riemsdyk, and LaDue now

 

[Holtbyisms]

So many 1x0.7s this year!


Also, I guess I didn't know anything about Washington's backend depth.
That's Schultz, Schilling, van Riemsdyk, and LaDue now

With the likes of Fehervary and Alexeyev with an ahl year under the belt already too seems weird to be picking up every defender on the market. I'm thinking we'll see a Jensen and or Siegenthaler trade soon.

 

[Taluss]

Never heard of him, but cool, gl

 

[Muffin]

Isn't that the guy Kings fans said weren't available for Landeskog?

 

[hockeykicker]

washington is gonna trade someone soon, they have wayy too many defenceman now

 

[Lt Dan]

Scooby LaDue!

 

[Yog S'loth]

Kings officially lose their first UFA.

#7/8 D-man, steady, well-rounded game, looked like he was going to make the jump a couple of years ago to full-time NHL duty, but didn't have a great training camp in 2019 and got passed on the prospect ladder by Bjornfot and Anderson. Top-pairing two-way D-man at the AHL level. I've said for a while he's the type of guy who finds a new life on an expansion team. Think Bill Houlder.

He'll be in the mix for a job in Washington, but probably right about eighth on the depth chart.

 

[Dr Danglefest]

When you’ve been periodically refreshing HF to see if Hall or Pietrangelo have signed and you Start reading “Confirmed Signing with Link: [WSH] Capitals Sign.....and your heart sinks for a moment thinking “no this can’t be how it ends”.....and then you read on to the Delight of Paul LaDue’s name and all is okay in the hockey world

 

[Drake1588]

Both of Schilling and LaDue are for AHL Hershey, I think, with a slim shot at NHL depth. They would not be likely to see NHL ice time unless there's a glut of injuries.

As for whether they're planning a defense trade, who knows? Yet these signings aren't for the NHL and ought not to impact that too much. These two-way deals aren't like the van Riemsdyk signing, which is definitely for the NHL team.

EDIT: I see below that LaDue's deal is one-way; that certainly suggests there could be a trade in that case.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

Both of Schilling and LaDue are for AHL Hershey, I think, with a slim shot at NHL depth. They would not be likely to see NHL ice time unless there's a glut of injuries.

As for whether they're palnning a defense trade, who knows? Yet these signings aren't for the NHL and ought not to impact that too much. These two-way deals aren't like the van Riemsdyk signing, which is definitely for the NHL team.

LaDue is a one way deal.

 

[Sensinitis]

I guess he was LaDue for a contract...

 

[Hivemind]

LaDue is a one way deal.

He can still play in the AHL on a one way deal, just means he makes the $700K salary regardless of what league.

Hershey's blueline got a lot thinner with guys like Lewington leaving and Nardella playing in Europe this year. These signings are just organizational depth.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

He can still play in the AHL on a one way deal, just means he makes the $700K salary regardless of what league.

Hershey's blueline got a lot thinner with guys like Lewington leaving and Nardella playing in Europe this year. These signings are just organizational depth.

I know how deals work but regardless, it is unusual for teams to give guys a one way deal if they are pre-destined for the AHL. It happens but not often. I’ll be interested to hear from BMac.

 

[Reaper45]

Isn't that the guy Kings fans said weren't available for Landeskog?

Only the dumb ones.

 

[Drake1588]

LaDue is a one way deal.

Ah, thanks. I had missed that. A trade does seem probable then.

 

[regulate]

He was paired with Bjornfot in the AHL last year as the Ontario Reign's top pairing. Has some NHL experience with the Kings.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Isn't that the guy Kings fans said weren't available for Landeskog?

oh yayaya i remember him... he was the one that was drafted the same year the oilers betted the farm on Yakupov being the next elite player, right?

right, right right, i remember now .... thanks for bringing me down memory lane, good times

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Isn't that the guy Kings fans said weren't available for Landeskog?

How many times are you guys going to step on the rake?

Don't worry, @redcard has the receipts: Confirmed Signing with Link: - [LAK] Kings sign Paul LaDue to 2 year contract ($825k AAV)

 

[Islay1989]

Isn't that the guy Kings fans said weren't available for Landeskog?

Or Duchene

 

[Lt Dan]

How many times are you guys going to step on the rake?

Don't worry, @redcard has the receipts: Confirmed Signing with Link: - [LAK] Kings sign Paul LaDue to 2 year contract ($825k AAV)

It's funny when the truth gets in the way of a story

And then some people still keep it going

Or Duchene

 

[BLNY]

Scooby LaDue!

He was LaDue for a contract.

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

time is a flat circle

 

[Kranix]

Weren't the king really high on him like 5 years ago

 

[rajuabju]

I really hope he can turn it around. He has the skill set just wasn’t able to put it together on a consistent basis for the Kings. Hopefully a fresh start can get him into a regular shift and he can carve out a role for himself. We all thought he had second pairing potential at one point.