Confirmed with Link: Flyers Trade Jakub Voracek To Columbus For Cam Atkinson

[Boxscore]

What a f***ing clown:

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He is a clown, but he's not wrong.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Jake is going to be quite happy about this one. He loved Columbus.

Not.

 

[Vikke]

Chuck started off good with the Ellis deal and everything since is a total trainwreck.

 

[TCTC]

Jakes contract + performance combo tanked his value. Getting a similar level of player back with $3 million AAV savings is a win for me. It was time to move on from Jake. Both sides agreed.

I'm not sure why Columbus did this though. They don't look like a team that will be competing for the playoffs in the near future. Why add 32 year old Voracek and his contract?

 

[BiggE]

 

[flyersfan187]

If there is no retention this is a good trade though I am a big Voracek fan so it is disappointing as well. The Flyers get the extra cap space and a good player in return so you can't hate it.

 

[Adtar02]

Just don’t think cam Atkinson is a similar lvl player.

 

[Domino666]

What a f***ing clown:

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Russ needs to shut the f*** up when the adults are talking, f***ing clown

 

[Striiker]

Voracek continues to be a perfect way to tell if someone understands hockey or not.

The people who dislike him and are fine with this don't have a clue.

The last three days have made us worse in every way. Glad you guys got your bias for action wish.

 

[phil162888]

This is not bad... he's an all around good player.... Jake's the better player but I was expecting worse.lol

Honestly a lot easier to trade a $5.8 million dollar player in the future than $8.3 million..... plus the buyout isn't bad.... I don't like the extra year that's what bothers me the most in the trade

 

[cheesesteak]

Fletcher - “Don’t expect any more trades for at least the next week”

Next morning…

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I'm not sure why Columbus did this though. They don't look like a team that will be competing for the playoffs in the near future. Why add 32 year old Voracek and his contract?

One less year than Atkinson. Forward thinking.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

I knew he was gone but jfc why for an older, worse player???? Why? I didn't expect to get a king's ransom and assumed we'd retain salary...but come on! Trade him for a 4th rounder and use the cap space to sign a player at the same price as Atkinson that will produce the same level. Ugh

 

[Curufinwe]

And there is the cap space needed to sign everyone

Hayes has a new winger!

I told deadhead to quit assuming Allison would automatically be in the top 6 as a rookie.

G-C-Konecny
Farabee-Hayes-Atkinson
JVR-Laughton-Allison
Lindblom—Frost/Laczynski-NAK

 

[DancingPanther]

Kevin Hayes now has the second most expensive contract on the team.

Kevin Hayes.

 

[Boxscore]

I'm not sure why Columbus did this though.

They need a forward who can pass the puck to Laine. Atkinson is a shoot-first and Jake is pass-first.

 

[Nizzle]

I remember a while ago I posted "Älkää vittu tehkö mitään tyhmää". Fletcher obviusly didn't listen.

 

[FlyTimmo]

All the mouth breathers will come out of the woodwork to defend their mouth breathing brethren.

My dentist called me a mouth breather

 

[Lindberg]

I'm not sure why Columbus did this though. They don't look like a team that will be competing for the playoffs in the near future. Why add 32 year old Voracek and his contract?

Statically how common is it for a player of his stature to age well the next four years? He's 5'9" and a shooter.

Jake is likely to play at his current level the rest of his contract and it's 1 year shorter.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Jake contract you feared would age bad last year of deal. Atkinson's contract I am afraid it will be bad for the last THREE YEARS.

 

[Magua]

I loved Jake's time as a Flyer, on and off the ice. What a horse. Him and Giroux deserved better for their tenures.

Chuck losing salary without giving up his first born is something I can live with, but you guys do know whatever is freed up is going into a shitty 4th line PKer, right? Atkinson is still value providing, but he's a 32 year old (signed until 35) who is a shoot first guy who has seen finishing and shooting rate drops. That profile is more concerning than a skating playmaker. Does that bounce back in Philly? Possible. Well, that's the bet, I guess. Easy to root for Atkinson though.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Kevin Hayes now has the second most expensive contract on the team.

Kevin Hayes.

This would be good if Kevin Hayes wasn't paid much.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Jakes contract + performance combo tanked his value. Getting a similar level of player back with $3 million AAV savings is a win for me. It was time to move on from Jake. Both sides agreed.

I think Jake is certainly better than Cam at this point (wanna see a numbers dip, boyyyy check out Atkinson's) and it's only a 2.35 mill savings - so good, but 650K off so I have to note it for the sake of this discussion.

It's a win for me only because:
1) Jake asked for a trade, so it seems he had to go regardless
2) I expected Fletch to pay Columbus more than Jake
3) There's a chance this guy could bounce back and find some scoring stroke again with a Giroux.

I just hate trading the best player in the deal with nothing in return other than cap savings. We take on the extra contract year as well. Cam seems to be a well liked guy and has some leadership ability, but...RAWR

 

[Domino666]

I also can’t wait for AV to not use Cam properly

 

[Vikke]

Getting cap space is only good if you use it wisely. So far, Chuck Fletcher has not convinced me at all that he will do that.