Confirmed with Link: Haula, Wallmark, Priskie & Luostarinen for Trocheck; 2021 5th round pick to VGK

[WhiteTrashAmerican]

Fine with it. Shakes up the offense and if it works out Trochek has higher ceiling then any of those guys. Not a major trade. Getting a number 2 center is very nice for this lineup

 

[DaveG]

This is really steep. Upgrade at 2c but Wally is a solid 3 in his own right playing down a slot. Giving up Priskie and something else as well is tough.

And the something else is Luo? We got raked here.

 

[bleedgreen]

If he’s like he’s been the last two years then we traded Haula and three pieces for a guy who maybe can’t out score Haula.

If he gets back to what he was it’s probably worth it. I don’t think Priskie as going to be that good, and Luo is basically a faster Wallmark. Most worried about Luo.

 

[FreshSeabass]

Wally and Priskie are the worst parts, but whatever. If trochek can return to a 75 point player, which i doubt, then its a win if not then it's just kinda a meh deal for me.

 

[Svechhammer]

Willing to give this some time. The guy routinely plays at a 50 point per season pace, which should give us some legit scoring depth. If he's able to regain his form, he's locked in for another 2 years at what would be a very good contract number for us. And now we have a spot or two open for the glut of center prospects we've been acquiring lately.

 

[GoCanes2015]

I agree I think this is good for CAR. Haula by all observations wasn't going to be here beyond this season. Eetu has never panned out. Priskie made moveable by Keane acquisition. Wallmark will be missed, especially if Martinook goes down with the inevitable injury again, but we're talking 4th line here. Others can step up. Canes still need a D and a Goalie.

 

[MinJaBen]

RIP Checker's season.

 

[PG Canuck]

Trocheck is way better then his numbers. We got him on a good contract for another 2 years after this for a pending UFA who didnt want to be here, A 3C, and 2 mid level prospects in a loaded farm system.

Carolina won this trade by a landslide

Exactly how I see it. Haula is nothing special and will probably be hurt again this year at some point. He’s older and a UFA.

Trocheck is still scoring at a 0.65 clip despite being “toast” but I am very curious what he can do in Carolina when not being dicked around.

 

[SliceNDice92]

Not as bad as it seems. It looks like a lot but as someone has mentioned Haula wasn’t going to stay we filled the priskie slot with Keane from NYR, Etu would have to jump Geekie to see the NHL and Trocheck is an upgrade that has proven to be a #2 center which Wally hasn’t. Still have Trocheck on a good deal for another 2 years.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Haula wasn’t re-signing. Priskie was irrelevant now with Keane, McKeown, and Kaski all in the system. Luostarinen is fine and might be a 3C someday or might really not. Wallmark I’m sad about losing because I think he’s a very good player but I get it.

The return seems like a lot when you look at the amount of players involved, but has the potential to be really nothing but Wallmark as far as future assets of value.

Trocheck also shoots right, which should help lineup balance and especially the PP.

 

[Buenos Necas]

All hinges on the injury, but I'm excited about this.

If he's decently healthy, then there aren't many 55 point right-shot center that can play in all zones and are locked down for a good rate for 2 more years. And if he does heal up and can get back to a 70 point pace? Oh baby...

 

[hblueridgegal]

Will this push Staal to a lower line or just more of the same with a new name?

 

[MinJaBen]

The Borg is too enamored with the buy low philosophy. Sometimes there is a reason the price is low. I have a feeling we just picked up our forward version of Gardiner. Once good, but an injury that affects the player's mobility will end up being the defining characteristic of their play going forward.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

Will this push Staal to a lower line or just more of the same with a new name?

i am sure you already know the answer to this question

 

[GoldiFox]

Trocheck's 26 5v5 points would be tied for 4th on the Canes behind TT (30), Svechnikov (32), and Aho (34).

I see Trocheck as a huge Jordan Staal middle-6 C upgrade in offensive situations. Haula hasn't had one game where he was consistently dangerous since his injury. Wallmark is the toughest to lose but I don't think he ever becomes more than a streaky defensive 3rd line C which the Canes already have in Jordan Staal. Priskie and Luostarinen were likely never going to play with the Canes.

 

[WhiteTrashAmerican]

Haula wasn’t re-signing. Priskie was irrelevant now with Keane, McKeown, and Kaski all in the system. Luostarinen is fine and might be a 3C someday or might really not. Wallmark I’m sad about losing because I think he’s a very good player but I get it.

The return seems like a lot when you look at the amount of players involved, but has the potential to be really nothing but Wallmark as far as future assets of value.

Trocheck also shoots right, which should help lineup balance and especially the PP.

Pretty much this. Haula and Wallmark as RFA/UFA upcoming hold very little value and the prospects we have plenty of other players in our system that make up for their loss. This looks like a lot to give up but usually the team that gets the best player comes out ahead and in my opinion we did

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I like this. Haula clearly wanted out and is a UFA, Wallmark is solid, but not spectacular bottom sixer (but replaceable), Priskie probably wasn’t going to get much shot here. Like Bleed. I had some higher hope for Luistarinen so he’s the one I hate losing the most.

s side benefit is this gets rid of the rotating scratch.

big question is which Tocheck do we get?

 

[zman77]

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

SAT
Nino-Trochek-Necas? Or Williams? Or Foegele?

 

[Vagrant]

love it. this is exactly the type of move we needed. it slots jordan down to playing wallmark's minutes and gives us 2 legitimate scoring lines. trocheck is one of the most under appreciated guys in the league because he plays for florida. they're close with us in terms of teams that never get national coverage. the fact that he has term is huge. priskie is a hometown kid from florida, so it was perfect for them to pick him up. i don't feel a terrible sense of loss about any of the pieces we gave up here. wallmark was a good soldier, but pretty nondescript. haula was out after the season anyway. this is a steal in my opinion. we got the best player in the deal by a country mile and none of the pieces we gave up as far as prospects go were that difficult to part with.

 

[Svechhammer]

Trocheck's 26 5v5 points would be tied for 4th on the Canes behind TT (30), Svechnikov (32), and Aho (34).

I see Trocheck as a huge Jordan Staal middle-6 C upgrade in offensive situations. Haula hasn't had one game where he was consistently dangerous since his injury. Wallmark is the toughest to lose but I don't think he ever becomes more than a streaky defensive 3rd line C which the Canes already have in Jordan Staal. Priskie and Luostarinen were likely never going to play with the Canes.

This is pretty much how I see it as well.

My only reservations about this is that we gave up all those assets to get him. Not that I think any of those assets individually were going to really make a meaningful impact to this team down the line, it just feels like a lot to give up for one player who isn't a bonafide 1st liner. But then again, he routinely gets 50 points a season, and his current pace, under which he supposedly sucks, would put him at or near the top of our team right now. And he's got 2 more years under contract at under $5m per year.

Its very likely he'll be centering the Necas line going forward. Those two could put up a ton of points together.

 

[SvechneJerk]

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

love it. this is exactly the type of move we needed. it slots jordan down to playing wallmark's minutes and gives us 2 legitimate scoring lines. trocheck is one of the most under appreciated guys in the league because he plays for florida. they're close with us in terms of teams that never get national coverage. the fact that he has term is huge. priskie is a hometown kid from florida, so it was perfect for them to pick him up. i don't feel a terrible sense of loss about any of the pieces we gave up here. wallmark was a good soldier, but pretty nondescript. haula was out after the season anyway. this is a steal in my opinion. we got the best player in the deal by a country mile and none of the pieces we gave up as far as prospects go were that difficult to part with.

Agree with all of this. We got a better player than NYI did, with more term, for less.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

RIP Checker's season.

The hockey operations guy did expect they would struggle with depth until PTOs happen.

i guess this must have been in the works for a while.

 

[zman77]