Confirmed Trade: [BUF/NYI] Johnny Boychuk for future considerations

[MMC]

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[super6646]

Why tho

 

[LucicAndChong]

this is why they moved Eichel

sabres got their guy

 

[Captain97]

Why tho

May have been under cap floor with eichel trade

 

[Harvey Birdman]

May have been under cap floor with eichel trade

That would be my guess, they needed to be cap compliant in some form or function.

 

[CupInSIX]

Hasn't even been 8hrs and the Sabres make an even bigger blockbuster

 

[serp]

Why tho

Sabres hit cap floor with this move

 

[CalderSchmalder]

He retired a year ago...

 

[IslesRock4]

Interesting for Islanders, as they likely would have had to attach picks/prospects for someone to take Boychuk’s contract 2 months ago.

 

[Zman5778]

Why tho

We were in trouble when Mitts and/or Jokiharju come back. We'd have to demote someone to Rochester to get the roster spot, but that'd put us under the cap.

So now with Boychuk's cap hit, we can do as we please with Rochester/injuries.

 

[AfroThunder396]

1.) Buffalo was very close to the cap floor, this gives them some wiggle room if they want to sell more guys and/or make roster moves with Rochester.
2.) NYI can now accrue daily cap space, they were previously over the cap but compliant due to LTIR. They are now under the cap. This will be important for them at the deadline.

 

[Treb]

He retired a year ago...

They just want the cap hit.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

I know they needed the cap, but Sabres don’t get a pick or nothing? Bizarre

 

[redwings8831]

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Why tho

Needed cap used to be compliant with CBA

 

[Empoleon8771]

I was about to say "man I didn't know Boychuk was still playing", then I learned he's not

Boychuk of Islanders ending playing career because of eye injury

 

[Blackjack]

Nothing to see here, just some cap circumvention.

 

[SI90]

Lou doing favors.

“ one day I may come to you and ask you for a service”

Lou is a gangsta.

Boychuck will probably remain Lous special assistant

 

[OrangePMD]

Interesting for Islanders, as they likely would have had to attach picks/prospects for someone to take Boychuk’s contract 2 months ago.

Yes, this is very good for Isles. They start banking cap space for possible deadline trades.

 

[IslesRock4]

Also, nice to see the Islanders on the opposite site of this type of cap move - 8 years ago they traded for the ghost of Tim Thomas for the very same reason.

 

[uncleben]

He retired a year ago...

There's retiring where they actually file the paperwork to terminate any ongoing contracts with the League and enter the alumni/pension program, and then there's "retiring", where the player announces they will no longer play again, but the contract stays active. Boychuk was the latter.

Let's NYI (and now BUF) still use his contract in cap calculations and in transactions, and the player can still gain access to insurance and team medical, while getting paid their full contract amount.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Thank god The Leafs got rid of Lou. Can you imagine how good Toronto would be if they knew how to navigate the cap?!?

 

[valet]

we want the cup

let’s go man

 

[BFLO]

Doesn’t this help NYI more than Buf? Why wouldn’t Buffalo weaponize their cap space and get paid to take on a cap dump?

 

[SI90]