Confirmed with Link: Canucks trade Sam Gagner to Oilers for Ryan Spooner, one for one, no salary retained.

[Hit the post]

Well, at least we're not paying Gagner to play for the Marlies anymore.

Yeah this is clearly a better than a AHLer for AHLer as the other stiff wasn't even playing for our affiliate. At the very least, the Comets get a warm body. As much as it pains me, I'd say this a good trade for Benning (costs Aquaman a little more money, but he can afford it).

 

[Melvin]

Heh, we’ve been talking about Benning going after Spooner for at least 18 months. Was surprised they didn’t take him of waivers but this makes more sense in terms of salary.

Only real downside is that there’s a very good chance they keep Spooner for next season whereas I had been assuming they were going to buy out Gagner.

 

[crazychimp]

Something tells me there are some bigger moves ahead, Spooner replaces Gaudette, Gaudette stays with the big club, Sutter on the move.

 

[NoShowWilly]

I thought it was a good add for Utica but the canucks are calling him up. I'll see next Monday if they paper him down or not.

 

[Hit the post]

Something tells me there are some bigger moves ahead, Spooner replaces Gaudette, Gaudette stays with the big club, Sutter on the move.

Elmer doesn't think that many moves ahead.

 

[TruKnyte]

Don't have an issue with this trade so long as he doesn't take the roster spot of Gaudette long term. Seems like it was done to give Gagner a fresh start somewhere else.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Spooner once looked really promising but holy hell has he bounced around lately.

Bruins
Rangers
Oilers
Canucks

Since 2018.

 

[Hit the post]

Don't have an issue with this trade so long as he doesn't take the roster spot of Gaudette long term. Seems like it was done to give Gagner a fresh start somewhere else.

You mean the Oilers won't let him stay with the Marlies (and pay for that privilege)?

 

[Mal Reynolds]

Uh-oh....

 

[m9]

Something tells me there are some bigger moves ahead, Spooner replaces Gaudette, Gaudette stays with the big club, Sutter on the move.

Benning is reactive, not proactive.

So there's a better chance Baertschi will be shut down for the season and Spooner replaces him.

 

[ATypicalCanadian]

I don't think Gagner was ever utilized the way he should have been here, but it's even salary and term atleast.

 

[Horse McHindu]

decent deal. Good for Utica!

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Uh-oh....

Bye MacEwen.

Ffs

 

[crazychimp]

Uh-oh....

crap!

 

[TruKnyte]

Maybe he's replacing Granlund in the lineup.....

 

[Pip]

Meh

 

[kcunac]

I wouldn’t underestimate the fact that players see these kind of moves positively. Here is a GM who found an AHL team close to a verteren demoted players’ family and then found a place to give him another shot in the NHL. Spooner sucks but who knows? It’s not as if we gave up anything (and I mean anything since Gags wasn’t even in Utica). People can complain that Gags didn’t go to Utica but it probably isn’t just a coincidence that when TO needs to move a player (Leivo) they looked to Van first. At the end of the day these are human beings with their biases, and people remember the people that helped them. This is especially important when you’re not exactly a genius who can out-think others with unbalanced analysis to arrive at calculated outcomes.

 

[Balls Mahoney]

Meh

Another underperforming undersized skill player. I think it's a smart use of getting rid of an asset for a positive asset. Hopefully this helps our AHL team and this is good organization depth. But the Canucks have a stupid fascination with these players.

 

[PG Canuck]

Uh-oh....

Knew he would be forced into the roster

 

[sting101]

Spooner should be able to go up and down from Utica and gives them a #1 C and a call up that can score a little
Adds some organizational depth instead of Gagner playing on the Marlies
Deal makes sense for both players and teams

I like it

 

[valkynax]

haha Benning always wanted Spooner didn't he? At least this time it didn't cost us anything meaningful.

 

[NoShowWilly]

I wouldn’t underestimate the fact that players see these kind of moves positively. Here is a GM who found an AHL team close to a verteren demoted players’ family and then found a place to give him another shot in the NHL. Spooner sucks but who knows? It’s not as if we gave up anything (and I mean anything since Gags wasn’t even in Utica). People can complain that Gags didn’t go to Utica but it probably isn’t just a coincidence that when TO needs to move a player (Leivo) they looked to Van first. At the end of the day these are human beings with their biases, and people remember the people that helped them. This is especially important when you’re not exactly a genius who can out-think others with unbalanced analysis to arrive at calculated outcomes.

which is nice until people like agents prey on it.

 

[TruGr1t]

This is bad because now Spooner will be the new Linden Vey and we'll have to watch him get meaningful minutes, despite being a scrub, on a nightly basis for an extended period.

At least I could forget Gagner existed. Spooner has roster immunity due to a previous relationship with management.

If he replaces Granlund or Schaller it won't be as bad, but I expect he replaces one of the young guys.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Uh-oh....

Not surprise
Aqua isn’t gonna allow 3m in the minor

 

[Melvin]

This is bad because now Spooner will be the new Linden Vey and we'll have to watch him get meaningful minutes, despite being a scrub, on a nightly basis for an extended period.

At least I could forget Gagner existed. Spooner has roster immunity due to a previous relationship with management.

If he replaces Granlund or Schaller it won't be as bad, but I expect he replaces one of the young guys.

This is the part that is worrisome.

It looks like they might finally be ready to turf Markus Granlund, so say hello to 200 games of Ryan Spooner.