Confirmed with Link: Kovalchuk (50% retained) to Washington for a 2020 3rd

[Lafleurs Guy]

We traded away our best forward for a bag of pucks.

I want everyone to be traded at this point.

Our best forward?

What????

 

[NeptunesTrident]

I know he got a bonus 3rd for a free agent signing and that's great! But at some point enough of the quantity picks. Time to get some quality picks!

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

Andrighetto was an NHL'er for a while, probably still could be. Fleury showed he'll be an NHL'er this year. Perhaps Vejdemo as well. Not bad at all considering most third rounders don't play in the big time.

Those names made me fallen off my chair and I got hurt. Have to go spend the night at hospital now. Thanks.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I'll bash MB as much as the next guy. Sometimes I even enjoy doing it. But for the love of Pete did you guys really think he would garner a 1st? I mean we pulled this guy off the scrap heap for Pete's sake.

Plus he's going to Washington where he might win a cup and we might even be able to re-sign him next year. How the hell is this thread even 1o pages long?

 

[Le Tricolore]

Those names made me fallen off my chair and I got hurt. Have to go spend the night at hospital now. Thanks.

You ask me a question and I answered it proving my point. Sorry?

 

[Habs Icing]

Who cares? He was a third round pick.

You do know that the pick itself doesn't have any magic? It's the person making the pick that holds all the mojo.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

It's only a good decision if kovalchuk told them he wasn't coming back. Otherwise, my bar based on this year's market is a 2nd rounder.

I don't understand how one has anything to do with the other... we can always re-sign him anyway and then it's a free third round pick. Hell, it's a free third round pick anyway.

 

[Archijerej]

Good. The guy's washed up.

 

[Ezpz]

Emelin and Plekky were drafted by another scout team, different decade. Weber was drafted by another team. How many 3rd round draft by Timmins plays nhl level?

Emelin was not only picked by Timmins but scouted by him directly. He was the one on the team who vouched for Emelin. I used to post here under an Emelin-themed name back in the day and can distinctly remember that at least.

 

[PaulD]

Yeah, retaining an extremely insignificant amount of money in order to complete a trade. I'm not a fan of Bergevin either, but bitching about this is ridiculous.

Have not bitched at or about Bergevin in years................ now laughing at him, thats another matter.

 

[JSR 56]

In a vacuum, the trade is nothing special. The bigger question will be is he going to package them for anything better?

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

I'll bash MB as much as the next guy. Sometimes I even enjoy doing it. But for the love of Pete did you guys really think he would garner a 1st? I mean we pulled this guy off the scrap heap for Pete's sake.

Plus he's going to Washington where he might win a cup and we might even be able to re-sign him next year. How the hell is this thread even 1o pages long?

People really took to him since the pickup, but agree, there really isn't anything to complain about here unless you are arguing that we should have kept Kovy for a playoff push. Clearly this was the best deal on the table. Maybe MB could have held out to the last second to get a bite, but I believe this trade happening today signals that MB will be focused on bigger fish tomorrow- which is a good sign.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Why is everyone calling "Subban" "Weber" ?

I missed something ?

Edit: I'm fatigued, like Kotkaniemi.

 

[Nipsey]

A sigh of relief that we're selling. Would have liked a 2nd but this is still solid.

 

[waffledave]

I'll bash MB as much as the next guy. Sometimes I even enjoy doing it. But for the love of Pete did you guys really think he would garner a 1st? I mean we pulled this guy off the scrap heap for Pete's sake.

Plus he's going to Washington where he might win a cup and we might even be able to re-sign him next year. How the hell is this thread even 1o pages long?

I don't think there's anything wrong with the return. I think the anger is coming from the fact that he is getting all this praise like he's a genius for doing literally the absolute minimum for the team's current situation. Absolute minimum. I mean are we supposed to be impressed with him not screwing something up now? Is this how far we've fallen?

And frankly we are angry because we all know deep down he is unlikely to do anything significant like trade Petry or Tatar because he isn't willing to pick a new direction. We already know the one we're on is wrong.

 

[Maffew]

Why is everyone calling "Subban" "Weber" ?

I missed something ?

They're talking about Yannick Weber. Subban was a 2nd.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

They're talking about Yannick Weber. Subban was a 2nd.

It's the fatigue, sorry.

 

[Lshap]

I don't think there's anything wrong with the return. I think the anger is coming from the fact that he is getting all this praise like he's a genius for doing literally the absolute minimum for the team's current situation. Absolute minimum. I mean are we supposed to be impressed with him not screwing something up now? Is this how far we've fallen?

And frankly we are angry because we all know deep down he is unlikely to do anything significant like trade Petry or Tatar because he isn't willing to pick a new direction. We already know the one we're on is wrong.

I think your second paragraph tells the real story. It's not about trading Kovalchuk -- that's a win with a small "w" -- it's really about the hopelessness about being stranded.

Bergevin is supposed to be the skipper of this ship. Turns out he's Gilligan.

 

[Chili]

Guessing here but would think Kovalchuk had some say in where he was going or where he wanted to go. Seems like the Caps would be one of his top choices. Maybe he's back in the fall.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I don't think there's anything wrong with the return. I think the anger is coming from the fact that he is getting all this praise like he's a genius for doing literally the absolute minimum for the team's current situation. Absolute minimum. I mean are we supposed to be impressed with him not screwing something up now? Is this how far we've fallen?

And frankly we are angry because we all know deep down he is unlikely to do anything significant like trade Petry or Tatar because he isn't willing to pick a new direction. We already know the one we're on is wrong.

Dude... this is such a small trade. It's hardly worth talking about. As for MB getting praise... who cares? Again, it's a 3rd.

 

[26Mats]

Still don't understand that one. Just brutal.

That he likes to move down doesn't make sense.

But it worked the last two times as we got our guy in the 3rd round bith times, it seems (Hillis and then Norlinder).

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I think your second paragraph tells the real story. It's not about trading Kovalchuk -- that's a win with a small "w" -- it's really about the hopelessness about being stranded.

Bergevin is supposed to be the skipper of this ship. Turns out he's Gilligan.

There are so many other threads to talk about this though.

I mean, we all know he's a crappy GM. Most of us do anyway.

 

[scrubadam]

Awesome move because we get to see Kovy with Ovy and BAckstrom. I called it with my buddy a few weeks ago about him going to the caps and it would be awesome to those 3 out there on a PP. We will see if he has any juice left playing with some Russians in Washington.

After losing last week and topping it off with DET season was toast. 2 or 3 wins and we would be right up TOR's butt (who will probably be crushed by losing to a zamboni driver). But season is gone and looks like MB isn't worried about the few points Scandella and Kovy could of added for coming up short. Here's to the team going 18-2 in the last 20 and knocking TOR out on the last game of the season LOL.

 

[26Mats]

Caps have sucked of late.

Hopefully they get bounced in the 1st round and it's a mid-3rd pick - and Kovy signs with us in the summer.

 

[expy]

Caps have sucked of late.

Hopefully they get bounced in the 1st round and it's a mid-3rd pick - and Kovy signs with us in the summer.

I'd say the chances are as good as Radulov's were.