Confirmed Trade: [EDM/STL] Klim Kostin for Dmitri Samorukov

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[Junohockeyfan]

Weren't they on waivers?

 

[Empoleon8771]

Weren't they on waivers?

Yes, both cleared and both can be sent to the AHL.

 

[Mike Jones]

Weren't they on waivers?

Yeeeeyup.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Feels like an AHL / Salary cap move.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Weren't they on waivers?

Yeah that's the point.

Both teams get to keep these guys in the AHL.

 

[cwede]

Weren't they on waivers?

yes both cleared, so both could be traded and can be demoted

 

[Beauterham]

Weren't they on waivers?

Yup.

Kostin is surpassed by Toropchenko and Alexandrov so didn't make the team. Due to the injury of Perunovich and Scandella we could use another extra defenseman.

For the Edmonton fans, what's the deal with Samorukov?

 

[wetcoast]

Maybe a change of scenery helps them as they both were somewhat promising at some point and have faltered a bit.

 

[Mike Jones]

Feels like an AHL / Salary cap move.

There's only a $25,000 difference between the two - who gets the advantage?

 

[Stephen]

I like the name recognition on Edmonton's side. Plays into the notion that you can cycle through any former blue chip former high pick on an Oiler scoring line and something crazy could happen. But realistically, I think St. Louis ends up with a big body Samorukov who ends up being a serviceable defenseman they can groom into something.

 

[BleedBlue14]

Was very excited with the Kostin draft pick. However, he never seemed to contribute when on the ice. Great tools.

Blues needed defensive depth much more than forward depth.

Not sure what Samurokov is, but defensive depth is welcomed at this point

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

i am still a believer in Kostin... i like this for EDM

 

[Agalloch]

I expect both will be playing in the KHL next year, but worth a try for each team.

 

[BKarchitect]

I think both could still be big bodied depth players at some point but the bloom is definitely off the rose in each case. Very little reason to suspect either has much of a ceiling beyond that other than just people knowing their names as former high picks / touted prospects.

Seems like a fair if minor swap all in all.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Weren't they on waivers?

yep

Project for Project trade

 

[The Grim Reaper]

The piece.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Kostin is very much a “has tools no toolbox” kind of guy. Best of luck Klim

 

[ForsbergForever]

I remember when Pittsburgh traded the Kostin pick for Ryan Reaves, the consensus seemed to be that they were missing out on a future star...

 

[tfriede2]

Kostin is very much a “has tools no toolbox” kind of guy. Best of luck Klim

Yep. He’s not a driver, not a creator, he’s just kind of there. If he’s fed pucks from a playmaker, he may get some goals, but that would be incumbent upon him being in the right spot, which is not his strong suit due to low hockey IQ. He can fight, if angered enough.

 

[La Bamba]

Meh. Oilers had a long jam of guys on LD and Samo was never able to take the next step forward

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Can both players high-tail it to the KHL for more money? Neither have an NHL future.

 

[tfriede2]

Meh. Oilers had a long jam of guys on LD and Samo was never able to take the next step forward. Oilers could use more depth at C in the minors

They listed him as a C, but he’s a winger. I’m not sure he’s ever played C in the AHL (and certainly never with the Blues).

 

[stl76]

I remember when Pittsburgh traded the Kostin pick for Ryan Reaves, the consensus seemed to be that they were missing out on a future star...

Oskar Sundqvist and a 2nd were a rather large parts of that trade that people seem to have missed.

Hope Kostin can resurrect his career in Edmonton, he definitely needed a fresh start somewhere else.

Curious to learn more about Samorukov. He has played exactly 1 NHL game, funnily enough against the Blues. My only memory of him is him getting his doors blown off by Kyrou on the way to a beautiful Blues goal

 

[Stealth JD]

Kostin is definitely NOT a center.