Friedman: Believe WASH would have interest in re-acquiring Vitek Vanecek if the Kraken so desired

[LesDiablesRouges]

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[KrisLetAngry]

The real play.

 

[Gurglesons]

Hopefully they get more than two 2nd round picks for him...

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

If Washington were to acquire him (presumably for less than they traded Dillon for), Francis looks like even bigger of a f***ing idiot for not picking Dillon and flipping him.

 

[LokiDog]

Francis: ...I can take Dillon and swap him for roughly two 2nd round picks OR... I can take Vanacek and then flip him BACK to WSH when they come crawling for a 3rd! Muahaha.

 

[tenken00]

 

[Inno]

Thought you couldn't do that. Everyone was saying take Price, retain, and trade back to Montreal and NHL said no.

 

[RD616]

Maybe the Caps will flip the exact two picks they received from WPG for Vanecek... Lol

 

[Daximus]

Thought you couldn't do that. Everyone was saying take Price, retain, and trade back to Montreal and NHL said no.

You can flip back, just can't retain.

 

[joestevens29]

Thought you couldn't do that. Everyone was saying take Price, retain, and trade back to Montreal and NHL said no.

I remember hearing the league would be looking at expansion players being traded back, but if there is no retention I could see the NHL having no issue.

 

[RD616]

Thought you couldn't do that. Everyone was saying take Price, retain, and trade back to Montreal and NHL said no.

I thought that was only if you were retaining salary, maybe?

 

[Captain97]

Thought you couldn't do that. Everyone was saying take Price, retain, and trade back to Montreal and NHL said no.

Can't retain, can reaquire

 

[ThePsychicSaw]

If Washington were to acquire him (presumably for less than they traded Dillon for), Francis looks like even bigger of a f***ing idiot for not picking Dillon and flipping him.

Eh, in this particular case, they could chalk it up to things change. Weren't* expecting to land grubs for instance.

I see a 2nd coming back at most if it goes down. But I'd love if gmbm includes hagelins contract with it. Hope I'm right

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Winnipeg will offer the usual 2023 4th that Seattle wants, in return for Vitek Vanecek.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Good idea

 

[Iwishihadaspacebar]

After saying it was a 1st and a 3rd to get Seattle to take a player, taking Vanecek and sending him back for like a 2nd or 3rd would be ridiculous

 

[Piffle]

If Washington were to acquire him (presumably for less than they traded Dillon for), Francis looks like even bigger of a f***ing idiot for not picking Dillon and flipping him.

Hindsight is 20/20. What kind of idiot would Francis have looked like if he didn't pick any young goalies and then wasn't able to get a good goalie like Grubauer in FA? Vanecek was a good pick in case Francis needed a solid young backup, to hedge his bets. Now that he might not need him, he can worry about a plan B, which is probably trade him in a package for a good young top-6 forward.

 

[Daximus]

Jets offer Andrew Copp for Vanecek.

 

[BiPolar Caps]

Caps will send your Gavin Bayreuther replacement, Lucas Johansen.

 

[Sota Popinski]

Do-over!!!

 

[3074326]

If they can't get back more than Dillon got, this is another failure in the same sense that Bayreuther was. You could have made your team better, but you chose to make it worse.

 

[JustAnotherHockeyFan]

If Washington were to acquire him (presumably for less than they traded Dillon for), Francis looks like even bigger of a f***ing idiot for not picking Dillon and flipping him.

I'd be fine with paying a 3rd for him. His only real value is being able to hang in the NHL at 717k. I suspect its gonna be a 3rd or prospect around that value and will laugh my ass off if so. Even if its a 2nd.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Would love him on the Jets. But I think the following teams who could use him the most is Edmonton, Anaheim, or Buffalo. Maybe Chicago if Fleury ends up going to Pittsburgh, for whoever asks it's because Fleury wants a familiar surrounding for the family.

 

[BruinsBtn]

Thought you couldn't do that. Everyone was saying take Price, retain, and trade back to Montreal and NHL said no.

yes. I remember hearing that you couldn't trade back for anyone picked in expansion for a year.

However a quick Google search seems to reveal that's not the case: NHL clarifies teams can trade for players lost in the expansion draft

 

[jetsforever]

Hope it happens just because it'd be funny