Confirmed with Link: Canes acquire Dylan Wells from Edm for Future Considerations

[A Star is Burns]

Doesn't look particularly good. But cheap to acquire and easy to expose after qualifying from the looks of it.

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[WreckingCrew]

I assume this means we're not qualifying Ned and this is our way of exposing a goalie? Or we're about to get Ned signed and using our protection slot on him?

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I am whelmed

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Bye bye Helvig?

He's arbitration eligible, and the theme of the offseason seems to be "don't go to arbitration."

Helvig would've been our only eligible goalie otherwise (assuming we are protecting Ned).

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

I assume this means we're not qualifying Ned and this is our way of exposing a goalie? Or we're about to get Ned signed and using our protection slot on him?

I don't think this is about Ned, because if we qualify him we will protect him, and if we don't he doesn't qualify for the exposed goalie.

I think this means we won't qualify Helvig, and need another eligible goalie to expose.

 

[WreckingCrew]

I don't think this is about Ned, because if we qualify him we will protect him, and if we don't he doesn't qualify for the exposed goalie.

I think this means we won't qualify Helvig, and need another eligible goalie to expose.

Gotcha, all these rules make my head spin a bit. Though I don't know why you wouldn't just qualify Helvig, he's at least a capable goalie, this Wells dude sucked even in the ECHL

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

I would say this has a lot more to do with not wanting to QO Helvig than Ned. I think we can say Helvig’s days here are done

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Gotcha, all these rules make my head spin a bit. Though I don't know why you wouldn't just qualify Helvig, he's at least a capable goalie, this Wells dude sucked even in the ECHL

Helvig goes to arbitration when we try to pay him league minimum, and Dundon clearly has a bone to pick with arbitration this offseason.

Given Helvig has a 0% chance to make any impact on the roster whatsoever, I think Dundon not wanting to pay more than league minimum for a back-up AHL goalie/ECHL starter is reasonable.

We may just qualify the guy, offer him a 1-year league minimum deal, and if he balks we say "thanks for being our expansion draft guy" and part ways.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Helvig goes to arbitration when we try to pay him league minimum, and Dundon clearly has a bone to pick with arbitration this offseason.

Given Helvig has a 0% chance to make any impact on the roster whatsoever, I think Dundon not wanting to pay more than league minimum for a back-up AHL goalie/ECHL starter is reasonable.

We may just qualify the guy, offer him a 1-year league minimum deal, and if he balks we say "thanks for being our expansion draft guy" and part ways.

So I assume then Wells isn't arbitration eligible? That would make more sense then. Does the QO affect the ability to give a two-way contract? I'd hate to "accidentally" waste a roster spot on this guy, but if he's making AHL salary and stuffed in the minors, it's a "who cares"...if he's even making $500k that seems like a waste. Though I guess it's better than stupid arbitration going "Yea Helvig gets $1M" for some asinine reason.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

So I assume then Wells isn't arbitration eligible? That would make more sense then. Does the QO affect the ability to give a two-way contract? I'd hate to "accidentally" waste a roster spot on this guy, but if he's making AHL salary and stuffed in the minors, it's a "who cares"...if he's even making $500k that seems like a waste. Though I guess it's better than stupid arbitration going "Yea Helvig gets $1M" for some asinine reason.

Not only would we risk paying more in the 2-way contract (the AHL salary), Helvig also had some legal troubles this year and we may just not want him around.

 

[Tryamw]

Big trade this will get us a cup..circa 2006

 

[Svechhammer]

So we got him just so that we can expose ourselves

 

[Chrispy]

So I assume then Wells isn't arbitration eligible? That would make more sense then. Does the QO affect the ability to give a two-way contract? I'd hate to "accidentally" waste a roster spot on this guy, but if he's making AHL salary and stuffed in the minors, it's a "who cares"...if he's even making $500k that seems like a waste. Though I guess it's better than stupid arbitration going "Yea Helvig gets $1M" for some asinine reason.

CapFriendly says Wells needs 2 more seasons to be arbitration eligible; he signed his ELC at 19 (4 years pro required) and has only 2 pro seasons.

This definitely says Helvig won't be qualified. Protect Ned, Mrazek or Reimer will be dealt with after the expansion draft (or after UFA day) and Wells is exposed to meet the goalie requirement.

Beck Warm is exempt as a newly signed ELC.

 

[Svechhammer]

About sums up what I think of the new guy

 

[Tryamw]

About sums up what I think of the new guy

Shallow wells?

 

[cptjeff]

k

 

[Chrispy]

About sums up what I think of the new guy

Is that a council of Wells?

 

[WreckingCrew]

So we got him just so that we can expose ourselves

We're exposing him so we can save ourselves...

 

[WreckingCrew]

Is that a council of Wells?

 

[Svechhammer]

Is that a council of Wells?

A fellowship of wells. A.... Wellowship, if you may

 

[Chrispy]

We're exposing him so we can save ourselves...

Waddell:
"We acquired Dylan Wells as an RFA we could qualify; seeking someone to expose for the expansion draft.
With that done, can someone tell Tlusty to stop calling me?"

 

[DaveG]

I don't think this is about Ned, because if we qualify him we will protect him, and if we don't he doesn't qualify for the exposed goalie.

I think this means we won't qualify Helvig, and need another eligible goalie to expose.

Yep, exactly this

Warm is exempt as a first year pro, and the only other option was re-signing Mrazek or Reimer to expose them, which the players aren't about to do, or to qualify Helvig, who we flat out have no interest in having around any more.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

A fellowship of wells. A.... Wellowship, if you may

a wellmoot?

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

All’s Wells that ends wells. Having said that this move excites me south of the border very little

 

[Svechhammer]

a wellmoot?

Plays his games in Wellington Palace