Confirmed Trade: (WSH/MIN) Tyler Graovac for 2018 5th rounder

[hockeykicker]

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[McRpro]

It begins...

...with a whimper.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Dominos are falling...

 

[greengoblin]

Oh hey! Idiot GM's are doing something finally. Thought Lebrun said there was going to be trades last week? Some insider.

 

[CuriousGeorge]

This trade sucks.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Weird.

Boudreau really didn't like him last year.

 

[PriceIsGod]

People talking about Galchenyuk but this seems more like a Bergevin kind of deal.

 

[mouser]

Not even a 2017 pick.

 

[BB6]

Its happening gif

 

[fahad203]

I thought you couldn't make trades ?

 

[mcpw]

Now Washington can protect Eller, Graovac/Beagle are the two exposed forwards meeting the 40/70 criterion.

 

[Exit Dose]

Not even a 2017 pick.

Not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[mouser]

I thought you couldn't make trades ?

Trade freeze doesn't start till the 17th.

 

[Bazeek]

There goes my prediction of Minnesota not doing anything major before June 18th.

 

[fahad203]

Trade freeze doesn't start till the 17th.

oh ok thanks

 

[skyo]

Opening of the floodgates.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Someone check the damn it's about to break

Caps got their 2nd 40/70 guy they can expose. Surprised it took a 5th. I would have traded them Ben Smith for a 7th tbh(but management probably wants to protect Martin). I would have figured there would have been enough of those extra guys out there someone would have caved on a useless one for a 7th.

 

[Kcoyote3]

We have a trade to announce...

 

[mcpw]

What's interesting is that they didn't sign Connolly instead, as he fulfills the 40/70 requirements, too. Signing Connolly instead of trading for Graovac would have opened the possibility of protecting Ovi/Backstrom/Johansson/Eller/Wilson/Kuz/Bura as well. Maybe Capitals won't re-sign Connolly?

 

[rynryn]

i think Bruce called him out a number of times. Never a good sign if you're a fourth line hopeful.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

Now Washington can protect Eller, Graovac/Beagle are the two exposed forwards meeting the 40/70 criterion.

Perhaps Grubauer going there wasn't exactly a lock, then? Maybe he will now, but seems they were concerned they'd lose Eller.

 

[Zrhutch]

SHOCKWAVES throughout the league on this one

 

[Hivemind]

This trade is about getting a 40/70 guy, but was anyone seriously expecting Vegas to pick up Eller or Beagle anyway? With Schmidt and Grubauer exposed, there's little point in needing to protect a depth center.

What's interesting is that they didn't sign Connolly instead, as he fulfills the 40/70 requirements, too. Signing Connolly instead of trading for Graovac would have opened the possibility of protecting Ovi/Backstrom/Johansson/Eller/Wilson/Kuz/Bura as well. Maybe Capitals won't re-sign Connolly?

GMBM mentioned that they envision Connolly in a top 9 role next season. Caps are still interested in re-signing Connolly, although I'd bet they wait until a few other dominoes are secured beforehand so they know how much cap space they have to work with.

 

[mouser]

Perhaps Grubauer going there wasn't exactly a lock, then? Maybe he will now, but seems they were concerned they'd lose Eller.

They still have the option of trading Grubauer before the expansion draft if it makes sense.

 

[periferal]

I thought you couldn't make trades ?

All teams can make trades. Only things is NHL isn't allowing Vegas to announce theirs until after the weekend.