Around the League 2020-21 Part 3, Trade Deadline Edition

[kingsholygrail]

Three point game between the Blues and Wild and the Blues won. woof.

 

[deeshamrock]

Fun times for the Canucks, their new schedule. Talk about brutal, that last week, they have 6 games from May 8 thru May 16

NHL News: Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Avalanche, and the Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL Rumors

 

[Sleeping Dog]

Fun times for the Canucks, their new schedule. Talk about brutal, that last week, they have 6 games from May 8 thru May 16

NHL News: Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Avalanche, and the Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL Rumors

I guess they’re lucky they don’t play a few doubleheaders during that stretch.
I’d be playing a lot of AHL guys at the end of the season, especially with them probably being out of playoff race.

 

[deeshamrock]

I guess they’re lucky they don’t play a few doubleheaders during that stretch.
I’d be playing a lot of AHL guys at the end of the season, especially with them probably being out of playoff race.

Yes, that's a good measuring stick.

 

[LAKings88]

Victor Mete is on waivers. Shoots left. Not sure about his contract.

 

[kilowatt]

Victor Mete is on waivers. Shoots left. Not sure about his contract.

$735,000

 

[LAKings88]

$735,000

Is Ontario still depleted?

 

[LAKings88]

Montreal Canadiens' Victor Mete, Ottawa Senators' Cody Goloubef, four others placed on waivers - TSN.ca

DeKeyser and Vatanen waived too.

Most guys are waived for a reason. Doubt more than one even gets claimed.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Victor Mete doesn't even get a breath of hype if he's not in MTL.

Dime a dozen vanilla #6-#7

 

[LAKings88]

Victor Mete doesn't even get a breath of hype if he's not in MTL.

Dime a dozen vanilla #6-#7

Fast skater but not much else really. Undersized at that. Might be able to help with transition if he put it all together. Seems like an AHLer.

 

[funky]

Mete is also 5’9 and struggles at Defence. Skates like the wind. He will get claimed. Just not a good fit on our team

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Fast skater but not much else really. Undersized at that. Might be able to help with transition if he put it all together. Seems like an AHLer.

Right, doesn't move the needle for us at all. Basically Wolanin. Why not just play Clague?

 

[tbrown33]

Why not just play Clague?

I have been asking this question a lot this year

 

[tny760]

i still feel like there's some song and dance behind hiding clague here relevant to the expansion draft, but i'm too dumb to figure it out

 

[LAKings88]

i still feel like there's some song and dance behind hiding clague here relevant to the expansion draft, but i'm too dumb to figure it out

He’s the guy I would take if I was Seattle.

 

[kingsfan28]

i still feel like there's some song and dance behind hiding clague here relevant to the expansion draft, but i'm too dumb to figure it out

I thought he's protected because of his rookie status.

 

[kovacro]

Fun times for the Canucks, their new schedule. Talk about brutal, that last week, they have 6 games from May 8 thru May 16

NHL News: Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Avalanche, and the Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL Rumors

Their last two games are slated to be played against the Flames. If both teams are eliminated from playoff contention by then, is there really any point to playing?

 

[kovacro]

 

[KopitarFAN]

Not our problem. Trading Iafallo would create an extra spot too.

 

[kovacro]

I like this deal for the Devils. They have a ‘slot’ or two on defense when it comes to deciding who to protect in the expansion draft.

Jonas Siegenthaler did not get much of an opportunity with the Caps this year due to their depth but when in the lineup he showed fairly well. May be able to flourish in NJ.

 

[Herby]

Montreal Canadiens' Victor Mete, Ottawa Senators' Cody Goloubef, four others placed on waivers - TSN.ca

DeKeyser and Vatanen waived too.

Most guys are waived for a reason. Doubt more than one even gets claimed.

DeKeyser another example of just how thin the line between decent 2nd pairing/2nd line type guy and the waiver wire can be.

They have him for 1 more year at $5m, the long-term deals that end 30+ usually never end well.

 

[tny760]

I thought he's protected because of his rookie status.

not to my knowledge but i may very well be wrong here, capfriendly has a tool i've been looking at but i'm still a bit unclear about the exposure requirements

Seattle Expansion Draft Simulator - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

seems to me if they want to protect clague and roy, that means walker would have to be exposed, unless they do the 8/4 thing in which case 2 more depth forwards would have to be exposed? i guess that is, unless they give clague too few games to require him to be exposed? that's the part i'm unclear about. i don't know if clague becomes exempt if he doesn't play 11 more games or if that just means he fulfills that "requirement" of exposure

going 8/4 seems to open up a door of potentially losing a decent forward unless we can deal iafallo first? again i'm too f***in stupid for this

 

[Herby]

Expansion worries on HF are kind of like trade proposals on HF. People forget there are 30 soon to be 31 other teams. The Kings are likely going to lose either Clague/Strand or Moore/Anderssen, two youngish but not kid defenseman who have shown some flashes this season but are far from locks to be roster players whenever the Kings are ready to contend next, a bottom six player who has been excellent but is in his stone prime and has some very talented younger players to fight off for ice time in the next couple of years or a AAAA former Top 10 pick who has not come close to living up to it but still may be enticing for a team to take a shot on.

If I were Seattle I'd take Moore or Clague, and we shouldn't complain, other teams are going to lose way better players. As good as Moore has been this year, he is an easily replaceable asset.

 

[kovacro]

Been preaching it for sometime re: expansion draft. Don’t sweat it, submit your protection list and let Seattle have at it over the leftovers. Take a player and be done with it. By no means, offer additional compensation just to be able to make any hand shake agreement(s) to steer clear of certain player(s).

 

[Herby]

I must admit I didn't follow it closely but it blows my mind that Vegas was able to get a guy in Marchessault who was coming off a 30/50 season in his age 25/26 season for a team that finished 23rd in the league AND was able to get Reilly Smith in a different deal from the same team.

Marchessault has to be one of the best expansion draft picks of all-time.