Confirmed with Link: Nick Cousins & Merrick Madsen traded to Arizona for Brendan Warren & 2018 5th rounder

[JojoTheWhale]

This is where I'm going to need someone to tell me what I think of Warren. I think I've watched zero Michigan games in the last two years.

 

[Flyotes]

https://www.fiveforhowling.com/2016/8/17/12503778/arizona-coyotes-21-under-21---20---brendan-warren

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I don't remember his name from that draft (3rd rd, 81st overall), which is weird.

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=208973

Here's a picture of him having a snack:

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Warren is Marody's teammate in Michigan.

 

[kingjmusicman]

Cousins looked the way I thought Laughton would pan out the year before. Neuvirth/MacDonald for Smith/Bolland (assuming Bolland remains on LTIR)? One can dream can't he?

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Don't know much about Warren. Not a huge fan of this deal on paper but if they were worried about losing him for nothing then I've got no beef. He's a 4th liner, nothing more, but I always liked him. I was kind of hoping he'd go to Vegas so I could get a Cousins jersey.

Also...Thomas Hyka signed by Vegas.

 

[SanBlom]

Models his game after Abdelkader. This makes me happy. I know a lot wont like it, but I appreciate Justin's game. We can use players like this.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

There's the goalie jam clearing up a bit.

 

[Stizzle]

No! Not Madsen

Damn us for having too many goalies.

 

[Curufinwe]

Down to 17 now.

G
Jake
Schenn
Flip
Coots
Simmer

Read
Weise
Raffl
Bellemare
Weal

Nico/Nolan
Lindblom
Konecny
Vecchione
Laughton
Leier

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

There's the goalie jam clearing up a bit.

Whoa. They must have really liked Warren quite a bit - I had assumed this was a "Let's just go out and get something for Cousins since there is no room for him" kind of move, but it looks like we targeted Warren if we are giving up an asset (albeit one with fairly unknown value) like that.

EDIT: Nevermind, everyone is saying he (Madsen) wasn't going to sign with us anyway.

 

[The Madrigal]

Warren was a 3rd round pick in 2015, hasn't put up very good numbers in 2 years at Michigan.

 

[Magua]

Models his game after Abdelkader. This makes me happy. I know a lot wont like it, but I appreciate Justin's game. We can use players like this.

Michigan was a garbage team with plenty of opportunity for the taking and he scored 3 goals and 10 points as a soph and saw his production drop with a lot of players leaving. Abdelkader's college stats are on a different level, multiple levels even, from this kid. He looks like a future AHL depth player.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Trade Laughton now so Vegas has to take PEB, Read or Weise.

Cousins and Madsen for trash basically.

 

[Cootsfanclub]

Don't know why we dumped Madsen? Nothing wrong with having a goalie surplus...

 

[GKJ]

Don't know why we dumped Madsen? Nothing wrong with having a goalie surplus...

Probably weren't going to sign him

 

[Striiker]

Guess they didn't think Madsen would sign.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Apparently Madsen wasn't signing anyway, per Friedman.

 

[Tripod]

Madsen was likely not going to sign with us anyways seeing the other goalies joining the AHL next year.

 

[SanBlom]

Michigan was a garbage team with plenty of opportunity for the taking and he scored 3 goals and 10 points as a soph and saw his production drop with a lot of players leaving. Abdelkader's college stats are on a different level, multiple levels even, from this kid. He looks like a future AHL depth player.

Not saying I expect him to hit that level. I just like the sound of his compete level admittingly knowing nothing about him..

 

[Alex91]

Too bad about Cousins being traded. It was nice watching someone I played hockey against as a kid and listening to flyers news on are local radio station in Belleville

And I really liked madsen. He was my fav goalie prospect after hart and sandstorm

 

[Magua]

There's the goalie jam clearing up a bit.

This deal makes less sense. I thought 5th+crap prospect was still slightly in the Coyotes advantage, but not unreasonable for a 4th liner. But we add Madsen too? That seems like good value? Seems pretty lopsided to me. How could we not have gotten a 3rd or something?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Don't know why we dumped Madsen? Nothing wrong with having a goalie surplus...

Why would you sign here when Carter Hart & Felix Sandstrom are joining the organization at the same time?

 

[Striiker]

Trade Laughton now so Vegas has to take PEB, Read or Weise.

Cousins and Madsen for trash basically.

I want Laughton to stay.

 

[Cootsfanclub]

Why would you sign here when Carter Hart & Felix Sandstrom are joining the organization at the same time?

Plenty of starting goalies begin in the echl. It's not as if he'd have no chance.