Confirmed with Link: Lawson Crouse and Dave Bolland for 2nd and 3rd picks

[ParisSaintGermain]

Unless they pay nothing for Bolland, I doubt the money is there to sign Trouba.

Makes sense, thanks XX

 

[XX]

Is Chayka aware of Bollands contract? Yikes. Probably didnt show up in the fancy stats.

You're right, the guy that traded for Datsyuk's contract probably doesn't understand the CBA.

 

[rt]

If you trade for an injured player, what impact does that have on the insurance on his contract?

 

[XX]

If you trade for an injured player, what impact does that have on the insurance on his contract?

If he was injured with the Panthers it shouldn't affect anything. In other words, it should transfer.

Side note: currently at 50 contracts. Juniors don't count if they are returned, though.

 

[rt]

You're right, the guy that traded for Datsyuk's contract probably doesn't understand the CBA.

If some dead cap, a late 2nd and two early 3rds gets us Crouse, Chychrun, and relief from Vitale's cash payments, than I don't see how anyone can complain.

 

[rt]

I assume Crouse will be returned. Same draft as Strome. No AHL.

 

[Llewzaher]

Wondering if that hit from In the US game gave Lawsom a concussion?

 

[CBJ goalie]

Time to do the prospect rating all over again, where would Crouse fit in?

Don't think I've ever seen a team's prospect pool so deep. Awesome.

 

[Muppet]

How the hell did Chayka pull this one off? Is there something seriously wrong with Crouse that I'm missing here?

 

[EON]

If Bolland is healthy enough to play do you think this makes Strome's path to a starting spot tougher? Or does this push Dvorak down

 

[XX]

How the hell did Chayka pull this one off? Is there something seriously wrong with Crouse that I'm missing here?

62 points in 49 is not terribly impressive for a player that should be physically dominant at the OHL level. His team won the weaker conference, so they weren't complete crap.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Sneaky Chayka. He probably caught the Panthers still trying to wake up with their coffee.

 

[Tad Mikowski]

If Bolland is healthy enough to play do you think this makes Strome's path to a starting spot tougher? Or does this push Dvorak down

More than likely Dvorak cause he's AHL eligible

 

[rt]

62 points in 49 is not terribly impressive for a player that should be physically dominant at the OHL level. His team won the weaker conference, so they weren't complete crap.

If he's a 35pt Mack truck that is great defensively, that's a very valuable player. I won't miss the two third rounders.

 

[XX]

If he's a 35pt Mack truck that is great defensively, that's a very valuable player. I won't miss the two third rounders.

That's not what teams are looking for in the top 15 picks of the draft, so it's understandable if his perceived value around the league dipped. I'm curious to see if there is another angle or connection here that we're not aware of.

 

[rt]

If Bolland is healthy enough to play do you think this makes Strome's path to a starting spot tougher? Or does this push Dvorak down

We bought out Vermette. Our only NHL centers are Martin Hanzal who will miss a third of the season and Brad Richardson.

 

[rt]

That's not what teams are looking for in the top 15 picks of the draft, so it's understandable if his perceived value around the league dipped. I'm curious to see if there is another angle or connection here that we're not aware of.

We didn't spend a top 15 pick on him. They did. The angle, I suspect, is they wanted rid of Bolland now, to have available space for the season and for when ELCs start expiring. Not terribly different than the Datsyuk move, right?

 

[XX]

We didn't spend a top 15 pick on him. They did. The angle, I suspect, is they wanted rid of Bolland now, to have available space for the season and for when ELCs start expiring. Not terribly different than the Datsyuk move, right?

Florida has to be down on Crouse for this to happen. If he was on track or otherwise pleasing them, I don't see it happening. New guy in Florida could be a total idiot and this is his Forsberg. Doubt it.

If Bolland is going to hang around and get paid, that's a pretty bitter pill to swallow for Crouse.

 

[Jakey53]

That's not what teams are looking for in the top 15 picks of the draft, so it's understandable if his perceived value around the league dipped. I'm curious to see if there is another angle or connection here that we're not aware of.

That is not what they are looking for but many times that is what they get. You never know with kids, and the more you have the better chance of success. Who said his perceived value dipped? Maybe the Panthers have another move they want to make and need cap space. Florida is very very close to a contender. Most times you have to give to get.

 

[RemoAZ]

Florida wants to compete now. I have to believe this was mostly about creating space for another move to help them this year. All the reports on Crouse say he's not ready to make an impact now and Bolland is an albatross. $5.5 mil for 3 years is a huge chunk of cap space for any team with owners that can actually afford to own an NHL team. Let's face it, unless they sell a big stake in this team to someone with deep pockets, these type of deals will always be on the table. Our owners are exactly who we thought they were...

 

[Jakey53]

We didn't spend a top 15 pick on him. They did. The angle, I suspect, is they wanted rid of Bolland now, to have available space for the season and for when ELCs start expiring. Not terribly different than the Datsyuk move, right?

Florida is very close to being a contender, and this gives them flexibility. Good trade for both teams.

 

[PhoPhan]

The Bickell/Teravainen trade is comparable here. Bickell's only got one year left on his contract (and is probably more serviceable than Bolland anyway), and the Blackhawks gave up a very promising young center to move him for a 2nd and a 3rd. If Bolland is less valuable than Bickell (and an extra two years at $5.5 million apiece makes that seem likely) and the Coyotes gave up the same pair of picks as the Canes, it stands to reason that Crouse's value is at least comparable to Teravainen.

 

[RemoAZ]

The thing I like most about these deals (if he's really injured and doesn't play), is they keep them from being able to sign more slugs and forces them play the young guys. If we're going to suck, I at least want to be interested enough to watch the players actually playing. Seeing Richardson, Vrbata and someone like Bolland when we're losing does nothing for me. Paying attention to Strome, Dvorak and company to see what we have and how they are developing is fun. For me anyway...

 

[Heldig]

Pretty exciting news to wake up to. Crouse was drafted too high but should be a prototypical 3rd line LW that can pk and cause havoc in front of the net on the PP.

Love that Chayka is getting lots of love from non coyote fans.

 

[Jaeho]

With Bolland the Coyotes must be the best positioned team for the expansion draft

Since Pronger and Datsyuk contracts coming off the books next season, 5.5 million cap hit will be huge for the 25% they gotta leave exposed