Confirmed Trade: [LAK/CGY] Oscar Fantenberg for conditional 2020 4th round pick

[kilowatt]

Lesson learned - Kings fans are inept at answering simple questions.

dude he's a bottom-pairing defenseman. there's no part of his game that's a big weakness. there's no part of his game that's a big strength. he's a solid bottom-pairing defender. he's not a big guy, he's not particularly fast, he's not a shutdown defender, he's pretty good at moving the puck, he seems to take wrist shots from the point when he has the opportunity. he's just not a great defenseman. but he's not a bad defenseman either. he's boring, and sometimes that's a good thing on the bottom pair. he doesn't have a weakness, but he doesn't have a strength either.

 

[North Cole]

Lesson learned - Kings fans are inept at answering simple questions.

 

[King In The North]

Conditional pick

Has it been detailed what the condition is?

 

[DFF]

He sucks, what else more do you want to know about him.

It's ok. Sound like it's already built in the deal.

 

[Del Preston]

So it sounds like he falls somewhere between "pretty good" and "sucks".

 

[Dack]

Has it been detailed what the condition is?

If we make the WCF and he plays in 50% of the games it's a 3rd lol

 

[Little Psycho]

Lesson learned - Kings fans are inept at answering simple questions.

New lesson- read the posts before posting. There's a few "solid" comments. What else you want? He's not flashy, he's not fast but he's a good overall bottom pairing dman.

 

[Snakepit]

CapFriendly @CapFriendly
Condition: The 4th RD pick becomes a 3rd RD pick in 2020 if the #Flames reach the conference final, and Fantenberg plays in at least 50% of those playoff games.

 

[Potty John]

Much better 7D than Prout. I would be much more comfortable with him playing if one of our guys get injured.

 

[1989]

dude he's a bottom-pairing defenseman. there's no part of his game that's a big weakness. there's no part of his game that's a big strength. he's a solid bottom-pairing defender. he's not a big guy, he's not particularly fast, he's not a shutdown defender, he's pretty good at moving the puck, he seems to take wrist shots from the point when he has the opportunity. he's just not a great defenseman. but he's not a bad defenseman either. he's boring, and sometimes that's a good thing on the bottom pair. he doesn't have a weakness, but he doesn't have a strength either.

Exactly what I was looking for. As long as he's not super slow and has some semblance of puck-moving ability, a "conditional 2020 4th" is more than fair.

Calgary makes a solid move to shore up 6/7/8 depth with no guarantee on Michael Stone's return.

 

[RalphKing]

Decent deal for the Flames. Depth guy for their run at a pretty low price.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Nondescript depth guy. He doesn't really do anything. He can eat a few minutes, but the more he's out there, the more likely he'll make a mistake than make a game winning play. If you have to play him for a game, you can survive.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Go easy.

It's from 2017, but based on this TSN article, there's more than a 90% chance that the guy taken with the 4th rounder Calgary just traded doesn't even play multiple NHL games:

https://www.tsn.ca/statistically-speaking-nhl-draft-pick-value-1.786131

So even if you're not thrilled with the defenseman, odds are good that he's a better player than the pick would produce.

The Flames and 4ths is a thing though. We just traded the next Gaudreau or Brodie.

 

[Choralone]

So it sounds like he falls somewhere between "pretty good" and "sucks".

He's a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.

 

[KingsHockey24]

He's a solid top 2 AHL D.

He's a not so great NHL'er

 

[Snakepit]

The Flames and 4ths is a thing though. We just traded the next Gaudreau or Brodie.

Yeah I'd almost prefer if they Flames traded their third lol. They seem to always use the 4th round well, aside from the guys you mentioned the four guys they've drafted in the 4th round the last 2 years really interest me so far as well

 

[KingPuckChoo]

good pickup by CGY
can step up when needed
reliable #7D
depth insurance
don't listen to bitter fans
kings suck
all good

 

[KINGS17]

Blake is cooking with gas now. The 1st domino has fallen.

 

[Fat Elvis]

I liked him as a Kings fan. Was never the problem in LA, was one of their better dmen this season. But, they're in last in the West, so.. He will help your team and I wish him luck.

 

[super6646]

Jesus Christ, a fourth round pick for someone who likely doesn’t play in our lineup that can be a 3rd?! Knew we were gonna overpay for a veteran presence, and this guy isn’t even that.

 

[SlickShot]

At least it's only a 4th round conditional pick for him.

 

[Lt Dan]

At least it's only a 4th round conditional pick for him.

It wasn't a 4th round conditional. It is a 4th than can conditionally become a third

 

[SlickShot]

It wasn't a 4th round conditional. It is a 4th than can conditionally become a third

Ah makes sense. Thanks.

 

[Kranix]

Ford ThunderCougarFantenberg

 

[Lt Dan]

Ford ThunderCougarFantenberg

I don't think you are hyping him enough.