Confirmed Trade: [ANA/OTT] Erik Gudbranson for 2021 5th round pick

[vanarchy]

Guddy taking his tanking services to Kanata.

 

[gilfaizon]

I'll miss him in Anaheim. Played very solid for the Ducks.

 

[Ouroboros]

Gudbranson is a fine player to have on your bottom pair. Nowhere near as bad as this site thinks he is.

Yeah, but he's likely penciled in as Chabot's partner.

 

[IranCondraAffair]

Dorion with his weird f***ing obsession with Ottawa born players

 

[Devils8961]

Pay 3m for 4m cap hit
I think Ottawa will be a team near the floor and is getting there inch by inch.
I think the fact he's ufa after this season helps soften the load instead of taking on players with term and multiple bonuses to be paid etc..

 

[inthewings]

I'm a long-suffering Ottawa fan, so I'll explain the thought process here for people not fluent in Melnyk-economics:

- The team needs to hit the cap floor.
- Duclair would have likely made a 3-3.5M salary via arbitration with a corresponding 3-3.5M cap hit.
- Gudbranson makes the same money (3M) but has a 4M cap hit.

Ergo, the money was better spent on Gudbranson than Duclair, and they also burned a pick to make it happen.

 

[Saturated Fats]

Gudbranson is a fine player to have on your bottom pair. Nowhere near as bad as this site thinks he is.

I'm not sure how he was for Pittsburgh/Anaheim, but he was quite literally the worst defenceman that I have ever seen play for the Canucks. That is not hyperbole. I get that he's big and supposedly tough, but he cannot play NHL hockey at an acceptable level.

 

[The Duck Knight]

As others have said he was just fine as the #4 in Anaheim. Made for a good partner for Fowler, but it seems like they needed to move him to make space for Shattenkirk/Barrie.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

delete

 

[Nucker101]

This makes the Nutivarra deal look even more bizarre.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Hainsey’s time in Ottawa is up

Chabot Zaitsev
Wolanin Gudbranson
Reilly Zub
Brown

 

[McDonald19]

I'm not sure how he was for Pittsburgh/Anaheim, but he was quite literally the worst defenceman that I have ever seen play for the Canucks. That is not hyperbole. I get that he's big and supposedly tough, but he cannot play NHL hockey at an acceptable level.

He was a pleasant surprise for the Ducks last season. Actually a solid defenseman. This is a cap move for the Ducks.

 

[themelkman]

Gotta wonder why the trades now instead of before

 

[Agalloch]

Ottawa is going to pay 3 M dollar (real dollars) for a top 6 D. If they wanted to hit the cap floor, I think Russell would have been a better fit.

One has a NTC and not the other.

 

[Cynick]

We probably would've used that 5th rounder next year to pick an overager who was initially eligible in Erik Gudbranson's draft year anyway.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

So ottawa helped a team to release salary cap and paid... for it?

lol.

Byron for 2nd then

 

[Langdon Alger]

So ottawa helped a team to release salary cap and paid... for it?

lol.

Byron for 2nd then

They gave up a 5th. Calm down fella.

 

[bukwas]

Can we nickname him suitcase yet?

 

[Richard88]

Would Ottawa like Ian Cole as well? His contract is basically identical to Gudbranson's, or even slightly better if the aim is to reach the capfloor.

Gudbranson: $3m salary / $4m caphit x 1 year
Cole:............. $3m salary / $4.25m caphit x 1 year

 

[OmniSens]

I don't know how to feel about him. He played out west so I didn't get to watch him much... Mixed reactions on here. Good with Anaheim, bad elsewhere. WHICH ONE IS IT?!

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

They gave up a 5th. Calm down fella.

Meanwhile Nuutivara went for an ahler.
only a 5th eh

 

[Satan]

Awesome trade for the Sens lmfao

 

[inthewings]

So ottawa helped a team to release salary cap and paid... for it?

lol.

Byron for 2nd then

The fact that Gudbranson's salary is 1M less than his cap hit was incredibly valuable to Ottawa. Concerns about what should be a trivial sum of money to an NHL team drive almost every decision they make.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Meanwhile Nuutivara went for an ahler.
only a 5th eh

Well, trading a fifth is something I won’t lose any sleep over, that’s for sure.

 

[IranCondraAffair]

Hainsey’s time in Ottawa is up

Chabot Zaitsev
Wolanin Gudbranson
Reilly Zub
Brown

Zaitsev doesnt work well with Chabot. That's probably why we grabbed Gudbranson.