Confirmed Trade: [BOS/FLA] Frank Vatrano for 2018 3rd

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Why? What the hell did you think you were going to get for him? A 3rd is really good value.

No the "yuck" refers to possibly landing Maroon.

 

[BostonBob]

The first deal was Jillson for Boyes, then Buffalo dealt Brown and Elmre for Jillson. It was listed as a three-way deal, but it was a two-stager. Boston and Buffalo did not deal directly with one another.

McNab-Savard was due to Savard signing as a free agent and McNab was award as compensation to the Bruins. It wasn't a trade.

HOW DARE YOU SAY I'M WRONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Anyway - as for the McNab deal I always thought that Buffalo and Boston worked out the compensation ( which is why I still consider it more of a trade than anything else ) instead of Buffalo offering McNab and the NHL agreeing with them.

 

[Gee Wally]

Fair deal for both clubs.

 

[Chainshot]

HOW DARE YOU SAY I'M WRONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Anyway - as for the McNab deal I always thought that Buffalo and Boston worked out the compensation ( which is why I still consider it more of a trade than anything else ) instead of Buffalo offering McNab and the NHL agreeing with them.

I'm old, it's all I have.


I've dug a bit on the compensation for it and it seems like it was a league thing. I recall my father being PO'd about it -- he was a big McNab fan, but there was also an issue with his contract negotiations too. Sort of a lesser take on what the Wings and Kings had to work out around Dionne, but I'm treading on 42-year old memories of it as well... where did the time go?

 

[BostonBob]

.... I'm treading on 42-year old memories of it as well... where did the time go?

Bah - you're still a kid. I'm 55 and can barely remember what I ate for breakfast today.

 

[hamzarocks]

as a fan of the leafs and someone who hates the Bruins, I find my selves shocked how well their management has been drafting and developing players for the past 3-4 years. They have had an infusion of youth onto their team with strong elite veterans still on the team to support the rookies for when they hit slumps. A couple seasons ago Boston looked like the habs and someone like vatrano would be considered a core piece(or someone who was too valuable to trade way due to lack of young talent). This move will allow the Bruins to go after a rick nash, or Grabner. Smart drafting has helped them retool/rebuild on the go.

 

[Dabruins]

Just got home. As a few other Bruin fans have said I really like Vatrano. I think this is a very smart move by Florida. If he can put his game together, which basically means if he can develop mentally into a more consistent player and make smarter decisions than he could end up a real solid winger. Already has a very solid NHL shot, good straight line speed, hits hard, has a good motor. Just gets lost sometimes in his assignments and like I said, decision making needs to improve. That type of stuff can come with time though.

I think worse case scenario you have a good 4th liner who can hit and shoot. Best case, 2nd line winger who pots 20-25 a season. Smart pickup by Florida.

 

[tankisbad]

now these are your classic deadline deals of 3rd rounders for an AHL tweener

Benning would have given a 2nd.

 

[tankisbad]

as a fan of the leafs and someone who hates the Bruins, I find my selves shocked how well their management has been drafting and developing players for the past 3-4 years. They have had an infusion of youth onto their team with strong elite veterans still on the team to support the rookies for when they hit slumps. A couple seasons ago Boston looked like the habs and someone like vatrano would be considered a core piece(or someone who was too valuable to trade way due to lack of young talent). This move will allow the Bruins to go after a rick nash, or Grabner. Smart drafting has helped them retool/rebuild on the go.

The rebuild on the fly began to take off when Benning left

Canucks fan here

 

[Fire Benning]

Florida making smart moves? Wow.

 

[N o o d l e s]

Tough cause I really liked Frank and he was a local kid. But Sweeney gets his third back lol.

 

[Kranix]

Making room for Iggy!

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Making room for Iggy!

Good joke!

 

[whatsbruin]

Buffalo and Boston don't trade

Pretty sure the Paille trade was the only trade between the two teams ever

Peter McNabb from the Sabres for Andre Savard back in the 70's or early 80's.

 

[Pay Carl]

Peter McNabb from the Sabres for Andre Savard back in the 70's or early 80's.

someone previously debunked that if you go back a couple pages

 

[whatsbruin]

someone previously debunked that if you go back a couple pages

yup, I was wrong. McNabb was compensation for Sabres signing Savard as a free agent.

 

[Henkka]

Heponiemi would be good feeder for Vatrano to get some secondary scoring.

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

Sad he was traded and in his thread theres more talk about the name tag a ranger would get than there is well wishes for this bruin

But in grand scheme of things he really under impressed us.

In old days we had a couple kids in Boston... dave pasin... brandon bochinski. Both scored crazy amount of goals in lesser leagues. Both were pretty much useless at nhl

I want to like guys with a wicked shot but very few guys will thrive at nhl as 1 trick ponies

I used to hope vatrano could be the second coming of brett hull. But now i suspect his success after leaving boston will be the same as pasin or bochenski

For his sake i hope im wrong. Seemed like a nice kid. But im blown away we didnt end up waiving him

 

[N o o d l e s]

as a fan of the leafs and someone who hates the Bruins, I find my selves shocked how well their management has been drafting and developing players for the past 3-4 years. They have had an infusion of youth onto their team with strong elite veterans still on the team to support the rookies for when they hit slumps. A couple seasons ago Boston looked like the habs and someone like vatrano would be considered a core piece(or someone who was too valuable to trade way due to lack of young talent). This move will allow the Bruins to go after a rick nash, or Grabner. Smart drafting has helped them retool/rebuild on the go.

Is your split personality why you're a Leafs fan?

 

[Killerbeez]

Still waiting for Vatrano to score at a GPG pace in the NHL level.

You'll be waiting a long time...

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Put him on Barkov's wing and tell him to be ready to shoot. Then tell him really to be ready. Instant success.

Vatrano would shoot from the rafters. He’s the kid that has a bead of sweat coming down his face during practice when the team isn’t doing shooting drills.

 

[Jarey Curry]

Thought he was a lot better than a turd I mean a 3rd

 

[Bruin4Life]

This is so sad. Vatrano has the most potential I've seen in awhile. Constantly thinking... This is the day he is going to break out but was always in the doghouse for lapses.

Best case: Vanek circa buffalo (elite snapshot and high end speed)

Worst case: Dan paille without a brain (he has the tools but got some reason looks lost)

 

[BadBruins]

I still think he's going to be a player. Fast north-south middle six winger who can pop 15-25. He also has that wide stocky build and can be a menace when he starts throwing his weight around.

18 goals/29 points in his first 74 NHL games. Nothing out of this world, but for a 1st/2nd year pro at 21-22, it looked promising. It's been a struggle finding a role the past 30 or so.

His future in Boston was pretty much over. There's no room for him on he wing this year and certainly not next year. Mostly due to the emergence of Heinen and DeBrusk. Even if there were an injury, I feel like they'd prefer to dip into Providence for a game ready body. Tough spot to be in as a young 13th forward who has to pass through waivers. Good to get a decent pick because that's where this was headed next fall.

 

[Montecristo]

This is so sad. Vatrano has the most potential I've seen in awhile. Constantly thinking... This is the day he is going to break out but was always in the doghouse for lapses.

Best case: Vanek circa buffalo (elite snapshot and high end speed)

Worst case: Dan paille without a brain (he has the tools but got some reason looks lost)

Doesn’t have dan paille speed. Franks best case was Peverley with a better shot. So far he has the better shot, but he doesn’t have the iq