Confirmed Trade: [CHI/CGY] Erik Gustafsson for 2020 3rd round pick

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[Teemu]

 

[Bounces R Way]

Hopefully might help the powerplay. None of the defenseman this year have really been good on it.

Two LHD makes me think Giordano's injury is worse than initially thought.

 

[LDF]

wow........ what a joke this trade was. but i guess it is better to get something instead of nothing.

thanks SB for your continue excellent work on screwing this team called the Bhawks.

 

[SotasicA]

Proposal: - Top pairing puck moving LHD to MTL

Can we just go back to last summer and re-do the offseason?

I swear Stan B. could have had a 1st round pick + a top prospect for Gustafsson if he pulled the trigger then. A 60pt d-man with an amazing contract... top contenders near to the cap would have thrown assets and pleasured male body parts to get to Gustafsson.

EDIT: language. Why is the filter not working?

 

[SEALBound]

Damn...disappointing for the Pens. At that price I would have loved him.

 

[Michoulicious]

That is not great.

 

[HighLifeMan]

Hopefully might help the powerplay. None of the defenseman this year have really been good on it.

Two LHD makes me think Giordano's injury is worse than initially thought.

If anything this indicates Hamonic is out for possibly the remainder of the season.
The plan is to play Gustaffson on the right side in which he has plenty of experience playing next to Keith.

Gus will help our anemic PP, and play on the bottom pairing with Forbort.

Not a bad price to pay.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Love this pickup, relatively low risk move that could fix our anemic PP. I don't even care that he can't play D.

 

[WhiteTrashAmerican]

Can someone clue me in here? I don't follow western teams as much and this seems ridiculous that a d-man that just put up so many points is only going for a 3rd(even as a rental). Is he basically a forward?

 

[Samsquanch]

Am I living in an alternate reality, or did Gustafsson score 60pts on D last year as a 26yr old - and then just got traded for a 3rd round pick???

As someone who knows next to nothing about him other than he was a dman for Chicago, please someone tell me what gives??? How did his value plummet so hard??

 

[Allan92]

Wow a 3rd? Yikes, thought he'd fetch more than that

 

[TLEH]

H

Am I living in an alternate reality, or did Gustafsson score 60pts on D last year as a 26yr old - and then just got traded for a 3rd round pick???

As someone who knows next to nothing about him other than he was a dman for Chicago, please someone tell me what gives??? How did his value plummet so hard??

Basically he sucks at defense and Stan overplayed his hand.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Am I living in an alternate reality, or did Gustafsson score 60pts on D last year as a 26yr old - and then just got traded for a 3rd round pick???

As someone who knows next to nothing about him other than he was a dman for Chicago, please someone tell me what gives??? How did his value plummet so hard??

He's abysmal defensively. Though I'm still surprised he didn't land a 2nd.

 

[Westsyde]

Great deal for flames

 

[Tifosi]

Love this pickup, relatively low risk move that could fix our anemic PP. I don't even care that he can't play D.

He’s the Hawks PP QB, the Hawks have the 31st pp in the league...

 

[Section88]

He’s the Hawks PP QB, the Hawks have the 31st pp in the league...

He's not a problem but he wont fix a bad powerplay.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

He's abysmal defensively. Though I'm still surprised he didn't land a 2nd.

Didn't you say he would get a 1st ?

 

[Kevin Musto]

Didn't you say he would get a 1st ?

No. That's what Stan Bowman was asking for.

 

[SotasicA]

He has a great shot and soft hands. Needs a smart partner.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

He's not a problem but he wont fix a bad powerplay.

If he can walk the line and get a few point shots through he'd be a marked improvement over Hanifin, Giordano, and Andersson in that role. It feels as if we don't have a single point shot goal or deflection on the PP this year. Which is crazy because Tkachuk and Lindholm are both great at deflections.

 

[ColdSteel2]

If he can walk the line and get a few point shots through he'd be a marked improvement over Hanifin, Giordano, and Andersson in that role. It feels as if we don't have a single point shot goal or deflection on the PP this year. Which is crazy because Tkachuk and Lindholm are both great at deflections.

Gus can get his shot through. Interested to see if he takes off in Calgary.

 

[sepHF]

Am I living in an alternate reality, or did Gustafsson score 60pts on D last year as a 26yr old - and then just got traded for a 3rd round pick???

As someone who knows next to nothing about him other than he was a dman for Chicago, please someone tell me what gives??? How did his value plummet so hard??

im in the same boat. I'm actually an Oilers fan and we drafted him, then randomly he was on Chicagos roster. Then last year he rattles off 60! points which is insane for a defenseman. a 3rd seems like pretty low value for someone so offensively gifted. Is he just a disaster defensively or something?

Even then, 60 pts from the back end is nothing to sneeze at

 

[MessierII]

He hasn’t been good offensively or defensively this year. Last year was a one hit wonder. Won’t ever happen again.

 

[DropIt]

He hasn’t been good offensively or defensively this year. Last year was a one hit wonder. Won’t ever happen again.

Yet still only 4 points shy of AA.