Confirmed Trade: [LAK/OTT] Christian Wolanin for Michael Amadio

[Canadian Game]

I'm surprised Kings got something for Amadio. They put him on waivers. Senators could have claimed him without giving up any assets. To me, this may clue in on how good/bad is Wolanin.

Just a contract swap as both players cleared waivers. A claim by either team would have used another roster spot. Not sure about LA but Ottawa will likely be using unused spots to sign NCAA prospects shortly

 

[redcard]

Lol, I haven't been on HF in some time. People still Doughty is good? Amazing.

Bet I can guess how many of those 10 PM LA games you were watching in your time away from sharing your nuggets of wisdom with us.

 

[Mats26]

Jaret-Anderson Dolan is the reason Amadio is no longer on the Kings. More of the filler players like Luff, Lizotte, Wagner etc will get moved once the AHL prospects are ready to fill in. Happy to get a D for him since that is our biggest need for both the farm and NHL squad this year.

 

[topshelf15]

Pretty safe to say both squads likely have better coming, and both will be used for the remainder of the season and little else

 

[Lt Dan]

Lol, I haven't been on HF in some time. People still Doughty is good? Amazing.

It appears that you were around before the invention of verbs.

Doughty is getting Norris consideration this year.

 

[topshelf15]

Ok how did a depth trade turn into a bash Doughty thread???Doughty is still a fine defender people ,can we move past this and talk about this very important trade for both clubs.....Lol

 

[Lt Dan]

Ok how did a depth trade turn into a bash Doughty thread???Doughty is still a fine defender people ,can we move past this and talk about this very important trade for both clubs.....Lol

Because of this trade; The Kings and Sens will meet for the 2027 Stanley Cup

 

[topshelf15]

Because of this trade; The Kings and Sens will meet for the 2027 Stanley Cup

Wolanin is PP coach and we lose in 5 ...Sniff

 

[TSA0402]

Great! Now Sens can go back to playing Brannstrom on LD3. Always liked Wolanin, but he had to go. He was easily a 4-5 puck moving 2PP guy before injuries took their toll.

Whats funny it seems the Kings did the exact same thing with their guy. Trading a guy blocking better players.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Man I am so out of the loop, I thought Amadio was LA’s next Jarret Stoll, aka grindey 3C with a little offense.

Just another Nick Shore.

 

[SensFactor]

Wolanin doesn't play defense.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

From what I’ve seen of LA’s farm team they need some serious help on the back end. This deal helps get some more structure for their young guys

 

[BurgoShark]

Amadio (if re-signed) meets the expansion draft exposure requirements. Ottawa until now was potentially only able to expose one forward who met the games played requirement. Acquiring Amadio (and subsequently re-signing him) will potentially allow them to protect another regular player.

Wolanin was done in Ottawa a week ago. The AHL could have used him but it was known he wasn't coming back in to the NHL team.

 

[Mats26]

Wolanin doesn't play defense.

You haven't seen MacDermid play I imagine?

 

[bland]

From what I’ve seen of LA’s farm team they need some serious help on the back end. This deal helps get some more structure for their young guys

They do, but the real win here for the Kings is gaining the contract slot in the summer.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

In the Sens games I've watched, Wolanin consistently looked like the worst defenseman on the team. Terrible defensively and for a supposed "offensive defenseman", he couldn't pass to save his life.

 

[biturbo19]

I'd certainly have taken Wolanin for a nothing throwaway flyer for the Canucks. He's had a rough season and he's really pushing beyond that "prospect" age range, but there's still a little of potential to be a decent bottom-pairing sort of defender with a useful skillset. Needs an opportunity to just play through it and get back to what he was building on before. Canucks probably have that opportunity. So do the Kings though, i suppose.

 

[biturbo19]

In the Sens games I've watched, Wolanin consistently looked like the worst defenseman on the team. Terrible defensively and for a supposed "offensive defenseman", he couldn't pass to save his life.

This is the interesting thing to me with Wolanin. There's a lot of it in this thread, where people seem to be pegging him as an "offensive defenceman". Which seems weird to me. He always read more like a mobile defenceman, hold the offense. Which can be a tricky thing to break into, as a "bottom-pairing" sort of player. Not being a stalwart stay-at-home defensive defenceman, nor an actual offensive generator. Just sorta...existing. Feels like the same sort of rut Mete is stuck in with Montreal. He's not really anything...but you can still use those guys as depth. They're still useful, if you don't expect them to be something they're not.

 

[Rorschach]

I'm surprised Senators got something for Wolanin. They put him on waivers. Kings could have claimed him without giving up any assets. To me, this may clue in on how good/bad is Amadio

I like how you think you got “something”.

 

[Rorschach]

As a Kings fan...

This was not the young, dynamic LHD for one of our young centers trade that I was looking for...

 

[BigBrown]

Amadio can still bounce back and become a useful player. He showed some promise earlier in his career but has had a poor season now that the team needed him to step up the most. That is why he became a whipping boy, he was cast in roles he was not ready for and took a step back.

If he can find his game again he's a hardworking two way forward with good hockey sense. Right now he's just a warm body.

Hopefully both he and Wolanin can grow from this change of scenery.

 

[Ice Mammoth]

Christian Wolanin - who is this?
Michael Amadio - who is this?

A very interesting deal.

 

[cheechoo]

I swear this exact trade happens once per season.

 

[Emerica]

I like how you think you got “something”.

I like how you think you got “something” .

 

[Lt Dan]

Amadio and other vets seemed to solidify the AHL Reign from the last game I saw but I guess this address the need for a better backend for the Reign.

Dude he played like 2 games for the Reign