Confirmed with Link: L. Schenn and Lecavalier (each 50% retained) dealt to Kings for Jordan Weal & a 3rd

[Coppy]

And what does Jordan Weal do? Anything good?

Point per game player in the AHL.

 

[Striiker]

Who gives a **** what we're retaining, this is the best news I've ever heard in my life.

 

[Phileeguy]

Hexy getting anyone to take Vinny and some of his salary and get something in return is a positive.

However, I'm assuming this means more Manning?

 

[SuchySays]

Who gives a **** what we're retaining, this is the best news I've ever heard in my life.

hahaha

 

[WastedTalent]

Ugh, we retained 50% on each deal...that's not good. Atleast Luke's is gone after this season.

Honestly it's not. Vinny was nearly unmovable without retaining at least something one way or another and the fact that it's only 50% isn't horrendous. Wow what a play by Hextall


Edit: wasn't aware 50% was essentially the max...still hyped about this lol

 

[DJyellow]

Amazing job by Hextall

 

[Lord Defect]

Wow wtf? This is awesome!
What does this do for our defense? MacDonald coming back up?

 

[WastedTalent]

Hexy getting anyone to take Vinny and some of his salary and get something in return is a positive.

However, I'm assuming this means more Manning?

Only if there's an injury I'd assume, that's got to be why Medvedev was out last night.

MDZ
Streit
Gudas
Shultz
Ghost
Medvedev

Manning

 

[kingjmusicman]

How anyone can say this is not good, please use logic and ask if this proposition was offered this morning would you have jumped at it? 50 per cent is less than 100 per cent 100 per cent of the time.

 

[OrangeAndBlackMetal]

Sorcery!

 

[Coppy]

Honestly it's not. Vinny was nearly unmovable without retaining at least something one way or another and the fact that it's only 50% isn't horrendous. Wow what a play by Hextall

50% is the max you can retain.

 

[Lord Defect]

Point per game player in the AHL.

Is it possible he is a LW lol?

 

[Philadelphia Ducks]

Honestly it's not. Vinny was nearly unmovable without retaining at least something one way or another and the fact that it's only 50% isn't horrendous. Wow what a play by Hextall

"only" 50%, isnt that the max you can retain? I mean 100% it's a solid deal and I'm pumped. But still ****** it had to go this way with retaining 50%

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Retaining 50% on Vinny is still better than a buyout this summer. That's really the only comparable that matters.

 

[Chinatown88]

 

[Phileeguy]

Only if there's an injury I'd assume, that's got to be why Medvedev was out last night.

MDZ
Streit
Gudas
Shultz
Ghost
Medvedev

Manning

Medvedev is somehow always the forgotten D-Man for me this season.

 

[FLYERSFAN18]

From what I remember you can only retain 50 percent of the money left on the deal not the cap hit. So what we retain might actually be less than half of his cap hit. Can anyone confirm or correct?

 

[Coppy]

Is it possible he is a LW lol?

I've only ever seen him play center. The guy was money for Manchester though.

 

[Schwarbomb]

Great deal. What year is the 3rd rounder?

 

[SuchySays]

Vinny said he's retiring after this year too now.

 

[healthyscratch]

Does that hurt us in any way? (him retiring?) or help?

 

[Philadelphia Ducks]

McKenzie saying Vinny to retire at end of year, so 50% means even less to me now.

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/684857288507523072

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

How anyone can say this is not good, please use logic and ask if this proposition was offered this morning would you have jumped at it? 50 per cent is less than 100 per cent 100 per cent of the time.

Especially when Vinny was likely trending towards a buyout anyway. If he retires we're off the hook with this. It wouldn't have been the case with a buyout. We even save a year in deadspace too. I'll have to wait for the numbers on the retention to see how they compare but I'd imagine it's close.

 

[Random Forest]

Underrated aspect of this deal-- when Lecavalier gets an opportunity and fails with the Kings because he sucks, he'll more than likely call it quits after this season.

EDIT: Whoa, he officially said he'll retire? Even better.

 

[JVR21]

What is it, $4ishM against the cap this year and then it's all over!?! This is amazing!