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

[Paulinvancouver]

Fair value, but I kind of like this Graovac guy.

 

[Prairie Habs]

If they trade grubauer, don't they have to expose holtby?

They can probably take the other teams back-up goalie back in a deal for Grubauer. If not it wouldn't be hard to find a guy to expose.

 

[Hivemind]

If they trade grubauer, don't they have to expose holtby?

They'd have to make a similar trade to this one, but for a signed goaltender.

 

[Hivemind]

Fair value, but I kind of like this Graovac guy.

Please give us a 5th round pick for him after the expansion draft, then.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

So let me get this straight...the Capitals, who already did not have a pick in the first three rounds this year, nor a second rounder next year, traded away a fifth in 2018 (probably a better draft than 2017 by most accounts) to acquire a player to expose in the expansion draft SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP LARS ELLER? When they already knew they were going to lose one of Nate Schmidt or Phillip Grubauer?

Lars Eller? Seriously. $3.5 million, one more year left on his contract, 22 points...THAT Lars Eller?

When the Caps played the Pens in Round 2, do you know how many glorious scoring chances Eller missed? He had a breakaway at one point in the series, and I was thanking my lucky stars it was Eller and not somebody who could actually score.

This is insane to me.

Am I the only one?

 

[57special]

Graovac has a shot to be an NHL'er. 6'5", can skate, and has a bit of skill.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Graovac was the 191st overall pick in 2011. Graovac cleared waivers in February, so the Minnesota is doing well to get an asset, albeit a 5th round pick in 2018, not bad for someone they could have lost for free just a four months ago.

From Washington’s perspective, this deal is primarily due to expansion. His acquisition provides the Capitals with a second signed forward to expose to meet the 40/70 requirement (Graovac hasn’t played in 70 career NHL games but the 52 this season qualifies him). Graovac has one year left on his contract with a cap hit of $625K.

 

[ThatGuy22]

Graovac has a shot to be an NHL'er. 6'5", can skate, and has a bit of skill.

Agreed. Just needs to find some consistency and play to his size a bit more. He's got the tools.

He does have a one way deal next year, so he may stick as 4th liner or 13th foeward.

 

[hockeykicker]

[NHL2]t-277350912/c-46519503[/NHL2]


didnt know he had some moves too

 

[keppel146]

Dang I was thinking Grao+1st rd pick in '18 for Backstrom...

 

[hockeykicker]

Dang I was thinking Grao+1st rd pick in '18 for Backstrom...

sure, we will sign him and send him back to you. he did spend many years there right?

 

[keppel146]

sure, we will sign him and send him back to you. he did spend many years there right?

that would be swede..oh wait

 

[biturbo19]

Well...at least it's something i guess. A little bit lackluster on the excitement scale though.

 

[plock]

Only 17 more moves to make and that 5th rounder will be 1st overall.

Actually only 3 moves;
1-Turn the 2011 7th round pick into a 2018 5th round pick

2-Turn that 2018 5th rounder into a 2025 3rd round pick

3-Turn that 2025 3rd rounder into a 2032 1st round pick

Fletcher is taking the long view on this one.

 

[George Binks]

Finally something happened, hopefully the next couple days **** really starts to get crazy

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

Yay! Finally!!

 

[whlscowt]

Big Graovac fan, I think he's going to start carving out an NHL career next season on the Caps 4th line.

 

[Lapa]

Graovac has decent upside as a bottom 6 C, fair deal.

 

[Fragmuffin]

Really thought the Wild could fetch more for the guy.... legit NHLer

 

[TMLFOREVER**]

Just the guy they need to not be a choker in the playoffs.

 

[ovikovy817]

Big Graovac fan, I think he's going to start carving out an NHL career next season on the Caps 4th line.

Graovac has decent upside as a bottom 6 C, fair deal.

He'll certainly start next year as 1C or 2C ... in Hershey.

 

[Goose312]

Don't agree with a lot of Wild fans on here. Doubt the guy ends up more than a career AHL'er or a disappointing 3rd/4th line warm body. Big guy, tries to play like a power forward but can't protect the puck. Goes at defenders and turns it over the moment he's in poke check range. Loses every battle on the boards and when he does come away cleanly makes poor decisions. Doesn't play a defensively responsible or physically punishing game. Too unskilled to play top 9, too irresponsible to play 4th. I expect to see him on the waiver wire again.

 

[redwings25]

this guys got some upside as a 4th line center if he was offended by being on waivers twice and works his butt off this summer. otherwise he will be a fringe nhler that gets waived by a healthy team.

 

[rafterman]

Actually only 3 moves;
1-Turn the 2011 7th round pick into a 2018 5th round pick

2-Turn that 2018 5th rounder into a 2025 3rd round pick

3-Turn that 2025 3rd rounder into a 2032 1st round pick

Fletcher is taking the long view on this one.

4 - Trade that 1st to Tim Murray (wherever he may be at the time)

 

[BagHead]

Don't agree with a lot of Wild fans on here. Doubt the guy ends up more than a career AHL'er or a disappointing 3rd/4th line warm body. Big guy, tries to play like a power forward but can't protect the puck. Goes at defenders and turns it over the moment he's in poke check range. Loses every battle on the boards and when he does come away cleanly makes poor decisions. Doesn't play a defensively responsible or physically punishing game. Too unskilled to play top 9, too irresponsible to play 4th. I expect to see him on the waiver wire again.

This mirrors my impression of him from a large sample of the eye test. For a big guy with a lot of reach, he should be much stronger on the puck, and that is his main problem as an NHL hockey player. He's big, skilled, and can skate, but doesn't have the meanness to his game to be a true power forward, and can't protect or steal the puck. He's the AHL Ryan Getzlaf. If Getzlaf didn't have a mean streak, make good decisions consistently, and couldn't protect the puck, he'd be Graovac.