Confirmed with Link: [MTL/STL] Marco Scandella (50% retained) for 2020 2nd round pick and cond. 2021 4th round pick

[AjaxManifesto]

Hate that rule

 

[simon IC]

I think we paid too much. Oh well. Scandella will help.
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[Blueston]

Army said at intermission that he sees Scandella as similar to JayBo. Also said “we like our 3 right D” and listed Petro, Parayko, and Faulk and said he could envision Scandella with any of them.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Army said at intermission that he sees Scandella as similar to JayBo. Also said “we like our 3 right D” and listed Petro, Parayko, and Faulk and said he could envision Scandella with any of them.

Which probably means Bortz is getting back to riding the press box. Wouldn't be surprised if they put Scandella with Colt.

 

[Blueston]

Which probably means Bortz is getting back to riding the press box. Wouldn't be surprised if they put Scandella with Colt.

I hope that doesn’t mean Faulk with Dunn.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

I hope that doesn’t mean Faulk with Dunn.

Faulk just doesn't fit with any of our LHD.

 

[Blueston]

Faulk just doesn't fit with any of our LHD.

I’d like to see him with Scandella. He needs more defensive partner.

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

I’d like to see him with Scandella. He needs more defensive partner.

I could see that being a solid pairing. I thought Parayko/Pietrangelo worked pretty decently together earlier in the year too.

We’ll see what happens though, but I expect Marco to play with Colton. Berube seems to love having a shutdown pairing.

 

[MortiestOfMortys]

Dunn-Pietrangelo
Scandella-Parayko
Mikkola-Faulk/Bortz

This is the way

 

[Bluesnatic27]

I’d like to see him with Scandella. He needs more defensive partner.

This is what I was thinking.

I don't really mind the price honestly. Granted, I like Scandella quite a lot and think he can fit in the top-4 if given the right treatment. But I think him with Faulk would benefit both. I want Faulk to start carrying the puck into the offensive zone more. I want to see more of that in general from the Blues, but more so with Faulk. Having Scandella as a solid positional player next to Faulk might allow Faulk to start playing his game more.

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

Dunn-Pietrangelo
Scandella-Parayko
Mikkola-Faulk/Bortz

This is the way

This is what I fully expect our D pairings to be next year.

 

[WATTAGE4451]

This is what I fully expect our D pairings to be next year.

Scandella is a free agent. If we resign petro i dont think we eill have cap to resign scandella.

Gunnar is also already under contract for next season

 

[MortiestOfMortys]

Scandella is a free agent. If we resign petro i dont think we eill have cap to resign scandella.

Gunnar is also already under contract for next season

Ok so trade Gunnarsson.

 

[Majorityof1]

Not happy giving up a 2nd given our prospect pool needs a bit of a boost. I'd would have liked that 2nd in B. Armstrong's pocket. I was hoping we'd only do 3rd round or less depth trades. I think that is what Scandella should cost.

He is not a terrible acquisition, but we absolutely overpaid. Scandella has been good this year but he was horrendous the two years prior. I have not seen him much this year, but I really thought he was bad his other seasons in Buffalo. I am always suspicious of good stats over 50 games after bad stat over the last 150. I think we panicked a bit with JBo being hurt and we probably fixated on the guy Army really wanted to fill that role. But maybe he just is really as good as those stats suggest and will be worth it. I am keeping an open mind.

 

[BlueDream]

Not happy giving up a 2nd given our prospect pool needs a bit of a boost. I'd would have liked that 2nd in B. Armstrong's pocket. I was hoping we'd only do 3rd round or less depth trades. I think that is what Scandella should cost.

He is not a terrible acquisition, but we absolutely overpaid. Scandella has been good this year but he was horrendous the two years prior. I have not seen him much this year, but I really thought he was bad his other seasons in Buffalo. I am always suspicious of good stats over 50 games after bad stat over the last 150. I think we panicked a bit with JBo being hurt and we probably fixated on the guy Army really wanted to fill that role. But maybe he just is really as good as those stats suggest and will be worth it. I am keeping an open mind.

My thinking is that he was good in Minnesota and he played well this year too in Montreal (I know he wasn't there long).

The outlier here is Buffalo. Therefore I'm inclined to just blame his struggles on that team being a tire fire.

 

[Reality Czech]

I just read on elite prospects that Scandella's uncle is Sergio Momesso. Not sure how I feel about the trade, but at least he can join Joey Vitale, Pietrangelo and Bortuzzo in the St Louis Mafia.

 

[WATTAGE4451]

My thinking is that he was good in Minnesota and he played well this year too in Montreal (I know he wasn't there long).

The outlier here is Buffalo. Therefore I'm inclined to just blame his struggles on that team being a tire fire.

Not to mention buffalo has made oreilly, berglund and at least one other player state they lost their love for the game in recent years

 

[WATTAGE4451]

Ok so trade Gunnarsson.

Again, dont think we could afford scandella if we resigned petro.

Scandella already makes more than twice as much as gunnarson

 

[Renard]

I remember Scandella injuring Blues players when he was with Minnesota. He was rough.

Mikkola is deemed unready, it seems.

 

[Ranksu]

I can't wait to Army extend Scandella with 5-years 4.500mill.$ AAV

 

[Ranksu]

Not happy giving up a 2nd given our prospect pool needs a bit of a boost. I'd would have liked that 2nd in B. Armstrong's pocket. I was hoping we'd only do 3rd round or less depth trades. I think that is what Scandella should cost.

He is not a terrible acquisition, but we absolutely overpaid. Scandella has been good this year but he was horrendous the two years prior. I have not seen him much this year, but I really thought he was bad his other seasons in Buffalo. I am always suspicious of good stats over 50 games after bad stat over the last 150. I think we panicked a bit with JBo being hurt and we probably fixated on the guy Army really wanted to fill that role. But maybe he just is really as good as those stats suggest and will be worth it. I am keeping an open mind.

There might lay some truth on bolded. Army has some bad habits to make hesitate moves when somebody gets hurt and if I remember correct Army did same few years back when he acquire zbynek michalek. It was almost like desperate move. Feel like this trade was too.

I hope Scandella is answer, but hate yet again say we might already had solution for Jbo's spot --> Mikkola, but he didn't get chance for it.

 

[Blueston]

JR had good article with comments from Army. He said weren't looking for D until JayBo trade (which we basically knew). Said we like Mikkola and he is in our plans going forward but needed someone bc- and he was careful about saying this but- basically concern is nothing else after him if run of injuries. We focused on Dillon and Scandella and that we picked Scandella because our "pain threashold" was a 2nd and didn't want to add 3rd to that for Dillon. Also mentioned that Van Ryn had worked with Scandella previously so that was factor in getting comfortable.

 

[bradrich99]

I can't wait until Scandella is here and playing solid D on the left side that all of you naysayers come back and say what a good move it was by Army. Watch the guy play. Don't get your scouting expertise by reading the main boards.

I am happy for the deal and glad he is here. He will be a positive addition to the club.

 

[TheGoldenGod]

Dunn - Pietrangelo
Scandella - Parayko
Gunnarson - Faulk

Bortuzzo / Mikkola (brought back after roster expansion)

If it's an important defensive or late game faceoff, substitute Dunn for Gunnarson or even Parayko. Not rocket science. Dunn isn't perfect defensively but neither is Faulk, and they seem very comfortable forcing him to his offside for (what seems) the sake of playing a top 4 role. Faulk has yet to show he's earned that role here in STL. Time to give Vince Dunn a shot. And I would hope contract politics isn't the playing a role in the decision making. This ain't the Cardinals.

 

[542365]

I can't wait until Scandella is here and playing solid D on the left side that all of you naysayers come back and say what a good move it was by Army. Watch the guy play. Don't get your scouting expertise by reading the main boards.

I am happy for the deal and glad he is here. He will be a positive addition to the club.

I don't think anyone is saying he's bad, just some think we overpaid. I don't really think we did because a late second doesn't have much value, but I can understand their viewpoint.