Rumor: MAF has submitted a 10 team no-trade list

[Fatass]

If Vegas buys him out he signs a contract with a new team the next day.

Yes he does, but for a lot less on the cap.

 

[Turning Mangiapanese]

Rumor: Marc-Andre Fleury Has Submitted No-Trade List To Vegas Golden Knights

I bet the 10 teams are

1) Toronto
2) Vancouver
3) Calgary (he did reject it 5 years ago, don't see why it would change now)
4) Edmonton
5) Philly
6) Washington
7) Ottawa
8) ?
9) ?
10) ?

He did go on record afterwards saying that he would have waived the NTC for Calgary: Marc-Andre Fleury would have waived no-trade for the Flames - Sportsnet.ca
Now possibly he just said that to be nice and in reality he actually does hate the Flames. I imagine he'd accept a trade anywhere he could get starter minutes.

 

[axlrose87]

This situation has buyout written all over it.
Vegas doesn’t want to be giving away assets to move him while they are a great team. The also don’t want to retain just to move him as a neutral asset.
Buy him out. Take the lumps and move on.
Nobody is trading for that contract (and aging player with declining numbers), when there are an abundance of much cheaper, similar (and better) options.

let’s not forget that Pittsburgh had to give up a 2nd round pick just to get rid of him at a lower cap number and when he was younger. I don’t know what the heck management was thinking when they gave him that extension.

 

[untouchable21]

florida
winnipeg
columbus

florida
winnipeg
columbus

Winnipeg wouldn’t be interested in Fleury anyway!

Florida just signed Bobrovsky not long ago, doubt they’re looking to move on and Columbus is likely happy with their tandem who did very well for them in the playoffs.

 

[Eggtimer]

As a devils fan I would take him. Splits with Blackwood and shows Blackwood the ropes. Only thing is we have no way to get rid of Schneider and I cannot see ownership being too happy with paying that much $ on goaltending with no gate revenue coming in .

 

[deckercky]

This situation has buyout written all over it.
Vegas doesn’t want to be giving away assets to move him while they are a great team. The also don’t want to retain just to move him as a neutral asset.
Buy him out. Take the lumps and move on.
Nobody is trading for that contract (and aging player with declining numbers), when there are an abundance of much cheaper, similar (and better) options.

Vegas could move him to a team looking for a 1A/1B situation by retaining around 2.5M, which is better than a buyout (same cap hit year one, less cap hit year 2, and no year 3 or 4 cap hits). A trade also allows Vegas to control where Fleury goes (to a reasonable degree).

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Bonus is you get his bone headed agent included absolutely free!

 

[Crede777]

Or Montreal. Or Anaheim.

I'm sure his agent told him not to put any team on his list, who already have a #1. No point really.

Apparently Eric Staal didn't put the Buffalo Sabres on his 10-team no trade list because he never thought they would trade for an aging center.

From today's The Athletic article:

Why wasn’t Buffalo on Eric Staal’s 10-team no-trade list?
...

The answer to the question, according to a source close to the matter, is that the 10 teams on Staal’s list were populated mostly by playoff clubs that kept calling Minnesota over the last few years to see if they could convince the centre to move at the deadline.

It never occurred to Staal or his veteran agent Rick Curran that the struggling Sabres would see fit to trade for a player who will turn 36 on Oct. 29. So you can see their thinking, there. I wouldn’t have had Buffalo on the list, either. Who saw this coming?

LeBrun: How Eric Staal was traded to Buffalo despite his no-trade list

I think the moral of the story is to just list 10 teams you wouldn't desire to play with and not try to predict what will happen. Even a team like Montreal is one serious injury away from looking for a guy who can handle 40 games in a season.

 

[Empoleon8771]

31 Thoughts: Is Matt Dumba next up on the Wild trade block? - Sportsnet.ca

Friedman explicitly throws out the idea of a Fleury buyout and Fleury returning to Pittsburgh here.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Apparently Eric Staal didn't put the Buffalo Sabres on his 10-team no trade list because he never thought they would trade for an aging center.

From today's The Athletic article:


LeBrun: How Eric Staal was traded to Buffalo despite his no-trade list

I think the moral of the story is to just list 10 teams you wouldn't desire to play with and not try to predict what will happen. Even a team like Montreal is one serious injury away from looking for a guy who can handle 40 games in a season.

And this is why you don't overthink these things because this is what could happen.

 

[ManofSteel55]

I'd I had to guess.......

Ottawa
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Calgary
Los Angeles
Anaheim
San Jose
Detroit
Buffalo
New Jersey

This is close to my list too. Not sure about the California teams, could see Toronto on there as well.

 

[93gilmour93]

This is close to my list too. Not sure about the California teams, could see Toronto on there as well.

I could see Toronto and Montreal on the list if Fleury isn't interested in the fishbowl markets

 

[GoldenSeal]

Sharks. Vegas retains a chunk of his contract. Send Jones the other way.

 

[topshelf15]

This is where being a lottery team has its perks,MAF is no longer a 7 mil dollar goaltender

 

[Volica]

When can Seattle start making trades and acquiring picks/players?

Would be hilarious if he ended up there

So yeah, we don't actually have any work for you for the first year here. So. Yeah. Just uh, you know, get ready for next season or something.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Sharks. Vegas retains a chunk of his contract. Send Jones the other way.

Would love this but doubt Vegas is truly interested in such a deal.

 

[innitfam]

Sharks. Vegas retains a chunk of his contract. Send Jones the other way.

Why does Vegas do this?

 

[McJedi]

You saw the "????" right? I was simply using the Avs as an example of a team with enough cap space to fit him in. That's all.

I’d take them off the list. I doubt there is much if any of a market for this player at that cap hit.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Sharks. Vegas retains a chunk of his contract. Send Jones the other way.

Vegas isn't retaining a chunk on MAF, Then taking on that horrid Jones contract they can't afford it.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Why does Vegas do this?

2x7m on a 35 yo Goaltender in the twilight of his career. You ain’t moving him without retaining or taking a bad contract on.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Vegas isn't retaining a chunk on MAF, Then taking on that horrid Jones contract they can't afford it.

It would be more like Sharks retaining a mil on Jones for Fleury which I'd be on board for but I think Vegas can get a better deal.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Vegas isn't retaining a chunk on MAF, Then taking on that horrid Jones contract they can't afford it.

Vegas is going to have to retain if they move him and MAF will force them to move him.

 

[GoldenSeal]

It would be more like Sharks retaining a mil on Jones for Fleury which I'd be on board for but I think Vegas can get a better deal.

That’s fair too and I think the deal I mention is the best deal they’ll get that isn’t a move for a 2nd + 3rd pick. Which the Sharks can do too, Though it will also take moving Jones or Dell the other way.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Did they remove the sword yet?

 

[Pinkfloyd]

That’s fair too and I think the deal I mention is the best deal they’ll get that isn’t a move for a 2nd + 3rd pick. Which the Sharks can do too, Though it will also take moving Jones or Dell the other way.

Dell is a UFA that they seem to be moving on from.