Confirmed Trade: [CHI/FLA] B. Connolly, R. Stillman, H. Borgstrom, '21 7th for L. Wallmark, L. Carlsson

[TheDoorDoctor]

Hopefully its de haan and not zadorov.

 

[Ratsreign]

True, but why would FLA replace Ekblad with a left shot guy?

Weegar is playing on his off side when paired with Ekblad. So the left shot would be to pair with Weegar now playing on the right.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

My guess de Hann

Undesirable contract for possibly an undesirable contract. CDH has another year at $4.55 mil. It's not horrible, but it wouldn't be a surprise if he passed through waivers in this environment.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Undesirable contract for possibly an undesirable contract. CDH has another year at $4.55 mil. It's not horrible, but it wouldn't be a surprise if he passed through waivers in this environment.

Florida still has to add though. de Haan isn't completely useless like Connolly.

 

[SEALBound]

Undesirable contract for possibly an undesirable contract. CDH has another year at $4.55 mil. It's not horrible, but it wouldn't be a surprise if he passed through waivers in this environment.

Just because he passes through waivers doesn't mean he's a bad player necessarily or that no one wants him. How many teams could take on $4.55mil at the moment?

 

[Mrfenn92]

Undesirable contract for possibly an undesirable contract. CDH has another year at $4.55 mil. It's not horrible, but it wouldn't be a surprise if he passed through waivers in this environment.

Agreed

 

[Fatass]

Weegar is playing on his off side when paired with Ekblad. So the left shot would be to pair with Weegar now playing on the right.

Would that be top pairing minutes? Are the guys speculated in the trade able to play top pair minutes?

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Could be a cap clearing move from the Panthers, but I don’t see a 1st being used to dump his contract. Connolly has been bad this season, but the two previous seasons played at a 22 goal pace. At 28 they could see a potential bounce back. I could see Stillman and a 2nd to dump him

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Florida still has to add though. de Haan isn't completely useless like Connolly.

Stillman's a part of the deal. Some retention on Connolly would eat into the overall difference in cap.

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

Just spitballing but maybe something like FLA 1st+Connolly+Stillman for Zadorov+Janmark?

Brian Lawton said Janmark won't be part of the trade

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Could be a cap clearing move from the Panthers, but I don’t see a 1st being used to dump his contract. Connolly has been bad this season, but the two previous seasons played at a 22 goal pace. At 28 they could see a potential bounce back. I could see Stillman and a 2nd to dump him

Perhaps... But I think Florida is also going to get back a decent roster player here as well. They gotta believe they can win this year with where they are in the standings and how well they have played all year.


I think they get back a solid roster player in this deal as well, and thus the pick involved here is a 1st rounder as a way to bridge the gap between the Connolly cap dump, and the roster player they are getting back in the deal as well.

 

[Richard88]

Zadorov has a house in Miami and Bobrovsky needs a friend.

 

[Web In Front]

Brian Lawton said Janmark won't be part of the trade

Yeah probably more likely to be Wallmark.

 

[Ratsreign]

Would that be top pairing minutes? Are the guys speculated in the trade able to play top pair minutes?

You asked if FL would more want a right hand D, was just saying Weegar is now playing on the right, so there isn’t necessarily a bigger hole on the right side.

 

[iam76]

Yeah probably more likely to be Wallmark.

no not again.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Yeah probably more likely to be Wallmark.

Doubt it, we let Wallmark walk in FA this past offseason.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

Sad to see. Connolly should have never left WSH. He had a good thing going there for himself but instead wanted to try to hit a home run deal.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Perhaps... But I think Florida is also going to get back a decent roster player here as well. They gotta believe they can win this year with where they are in the standings and how well they have played all year.


I think they get back a solid roster player in this deal as well, and thus the pick involved here is a 1st rounder as a way to bridge the gap between the Connolly cap dump, and the roster player they are getting back in the deal as well.

True, not sure who that could be to raise the value because Chicago’s rentals are pretty weak. Murphy makes sense for a guy with a little term

 

[iam76]

murphy would work

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Sad to see. Connolly should have never left WSH. He had a good thing going there for himself but instead wanted to try to hit a home run deal.

I mean, it worked. Dude got paid.

 

[violaswallet]

I mean, it worked. Dude got paid.

Plus he was money that first season: he got screwed by a new GM with a new direction

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

I'm hearing rumors it might be Keith.
If he'd waive for anyone, it would be Q.

 

[mouser]

Probably a cap deal for FLA to make a subsequent trade, if a roster player was coming back you'd think Lebrun would've gotten a whiff of it.

Florida has tons of cap space.

 

[bruins4thecup65]

Bad for Florida real bad

 

[Whileee]

Connolly is a cap dump, and Stillman isn't much of anything. If this is for a decent player from Chicago, Florida will be adding a lot in futures.