Confirmed with Link: Granlund (MIN) for Fiala(NSH)

[Dr Jan Itor]

Donato is a mediocre AHL player, average 2way, 22yo, RFA in the summer and with 8% career shooting.

Nothing on this kid says he will make it. The best case is to hope Fenton gives him a short bridge if this bubble streak continues.

He's played 18 AHL games...

 

[MuckOG]

Donato is a mediocre AHL player, average 2way, 22yo, RFA in the summer and with 8% career shooting.

Nothing on this kid says he will make it. The best case is to hope Fenton gives him a short bridge if this bubble streak continues.

That certainly does not seem to be a consensus opinion of him. This is essentially his rookie season and he has outproduced all of our young players (Kunin, Greenway and EK) over the same number of NHL games.

 

[gwh]

He's played 18 AHL games...

With 0.67ppg. That is weak ass stuff when same age JEE goes for 1.00 in 18 games.

Also take a hard look at his shooting % and check the scoring highlights. This guy shoots worse than Granlund.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

With 0.67ppg. That is weak ass stuff when same age JEE goes for 1.00 in 18 games.

Also take a hard look at his shooting % and check the scoring highlights. This guy shoots worse than Granlund.

And his NHL production of .44 ppg is almost twice as good as JEE's.

"This guy shoots worse than Granlund". The hell are you talking about?

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Yeah, that doesn't make any sense at all. If there's anything Donato is known for, it's his above average shot.

 

[IceHockeyDude]

"All"??? We can rightfully ***** about Granlund, but Coyle and Nino have been passengers for quite a while. Did anybody really think that group of players would ever get us out of the 1st round going forward?

El Nino has not been a passenger for Canes. A fine 1st or 2nd liner.

 

[ref19]

Isn't this extremely stupid? Why wouldn't you ask?

GM’s don’t just sit there and try and rip each other off.

 

[ref19]

El Nino has not been a passenger for Canes. A fine 1st or 2nd liner.

He is a passenger. He’ll cool down for sure.

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

It's all just words. It's extremely unlikely that we'll ever know exactly what happened.

 

[ref19]

Would you want to go back to the place where you got traded while your wife was in labor with your first child?

Why not? She probably from here

 

[Victorious Secret]

GM’s don’t just sit there and try and rip each other off.

Erat for Forsberg. Fair Market Value.

 

[ref19]

Why is Minnesota getting rid of all their best players?

Because they were able to trade them for younger players that have the ability to be better. Wild has the deepest team in the NHL for years and it wasn’t going to work

 

[ref19]

Erat for Forsberg. Fair Market Value.

I hope it turns out that way.

 

[Victorious Secret]

It already is for Nashville.

 

[MuckOG]

El Nino has not been a passenger for Canes. A fine 1st or 2nd liner.

I'm glad he's playing well in Carolina. We saw some flashes of that at times when he was here....

 

[gwh]

And his NHL production of .44 ppg is almost twice as good as JEE's.

Itor...

Ek 0.26ppg and no powerplay
Donato 7+7 in 49 = 0.28 without the powerplay.

Donato was on 1st powerplay in Boston last year with Marchand and other premium artillery. Of course he is going to score a ton.

No powerplay in Boston = scored like Ek

"This guy shoots worse than Granlund". The hell are you talking about?

Is this dude better shooter than Granlund was? His career shooting (including the 1st PP) was 11%. This year he shoots a pedestrian 8%.

 

[57special]

I thought we got decent value for Coyle......of course, I was never a huge fan of him to begin with. He was one of the biggest teases of a hockey player I've ever watched...Seemed to have all the tools, but always left wanting more out of him. I think Donato's ceiling is higher than Coyle's.

I don't think that Donato has anywhere near Coyle's tools, and then there's the whole LW thing. Unless Donato turns out to be the next Gallagher, i don't see a good ending to this trade.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Itor...

Ek 0.26ppg and no powerplay
Donato 7+7 in 49 = 0.28 without the powerplay.

Donato was on 1st powerplay in Boston last year with Marchand and other premium artillery. Of course he is going to score a ton.

No powerplay in Boston = scored like Ek



Is this dude better shooter than Granlund was? His career shooting (including the 1st PP) was 11%. This year he shoots a pedestrian 8%.

Such definite conclusions drawn from such limited sample sizes.

 

[57special]

But could he come back in the summer of 2020?

Maybe if we draft all Finns in 2019, sign Laine, and buy he and Koivu an island off the coast of Greece. In other words, no. Trading a guy when his wife is in labor with his first child is about as cold and final as it gets.

 

[TheeNorthStar]

Bruce relax LOL

 

[57special]

GM’s don’t just sit there and try and rip each other off.

Well, they kind of do. The trick is not to allow it.

 

[57special]

Bruce relax LOL

Love it! His quotes for the rest of his contract are going to be great!

 

[Ban Hammered]

I'm sorry but so what if he was traded while his wife was in labor. Yesterday was the deadline and it's not like Fenton could have known beforehand that she was going to go into labor.
What's Fenton supposed to do... Not trade him at all because his wife is in labor?
The NHL isn't going to say "well you can wait to make the deal cause she is in labor."
Its an unfortunate coincidence.. .But let's not act like it was some sort of petty move on Fenton's part.

Same thing happened to Olczyk when he was shipped to Winnipeg from his hometown of Chicago. The league has a hard deadline and doesn't wait for your life. Welcome to pro sports.

 

[ref19]

Well, they kind of do. The trick is not to allow it.

You have no idea if you believe that

 

[tomgilbertfan]

You have no idea if you believe that

I need a tattoo of this quote.