Proposal: Nino Niederreiter change of scenery swap

[Big Daddy Cane]

7 goals and 23 points in 55 games. He's dealing with an issue of confidence. You can tell by how he hesitates to take open shots at times. An acquiring team could get a short-term burst like Carolina got last season. At his best, he's a worker bee type that can play up and down the lineup on either side on any type of line (speed and skill or forechecking) in any situation.

At $5.25 mil x ~2.25, it would most likely require taking back another undesirable contract. Defense is the preference, but forward could work as well. What's out there?

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[AKL]

Would love to have him back but we already have too many wingers as is, no room for him.

It is concerning that he needs another change of scenery after just one full calendar year.

 

[spockBokk]

Can’t believe I’m suggesting this...but Zach Bogosian?

Or maybe Colin Miller?

 

[themelkman]

Is he that bad? I still think of him as a guy I’d pay for

 

[slg1963]

Marc Staal

 

[Chainshot]

Can’t believe I’m suggesting this...but Zach Bogosian?

Or maybe Colin Miller?

Bogosian is done. Miller and Rodrigues for cap reasons? ERod has had the sort of advanced stats that seem like he'd be a fit for the Hurricanes, though they probably treat him as a rental rather than as a RFA given they would have to pay him $2M as a qualifier.

 

[Mrfenn92]

There's a fit somewhere for him. But you are probably correct it will a trade for another contract with length.

 

[hockeyguru]

he's struggling? how could this be possible when everyone said Carolina fleeced the wild in the deal and fenton was awful????????

 

[Toby Flenderson]

Would give you Nick Bjugstad and a B- prospect for Nino.

Bjugstad (4.1 x 1.25 years)
Almeida?

for

Nino

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

Marc Staal

Or Brady Skjei.

 

[FameFlame069]

Lucic the same cap and i think one extra year, less money owed to Lucic though, ill throw in a couple of 2nds.

 

[spockBokk]

Lucic the same cap and i think one extra year, less money owed to Lucic though, ill throw in a couple of 2nds.

he hasn’t been THAT bad...

 

[FameFlame069]

he hasn’t been THAT bad...

Lucic has 6 goals and 16 points in 55 games and hasn't really been as bad as he was in Edmonton. He's just overpaid which is why his money owing is a good thing, just bad cap hit, 7 less points and they're paid the same 5.25m/year

 

[AKL]

Lucic has 6 goals and 16 points in 55 games and hasn't really been as bad as he was in Edmonton. He's just overpaid which is why his money owing is a good thing, just bad cap hit, 7 less points and they're paid the same 5.25m/year

So what's the motivation for Flames fans to agree to that then?

And once you figure that out, do you see why Canes fans wouldn't want to do it?

 

[slg1963]

Or Brady Skjei.

Something else would have to be coming back along with Nino or that is an overpayment from NYR

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Is he that bad? I still think of him as a guy I’d pay for

He's not a bad player. I don't think he's good enough not to have to retain or eat a bad contract of a smaller magnitude to trade outright. The cap is just so tight leaguewide.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Marc Staal

This thread is not about getting out of Niederreiter's contract. It's about swapping him for a player with bounceback upside.

 

[CapSpace]

Domi+? for Nino+Brodin

 

[backburner]

jvr?

 

[spockBokk]

Domi+? for Nino+Brodin

Um, Brodin plays for MIN, Niederreiter for CAR...

 

[SupremeNachos]

Would love to have him back but we already have too many wingers as is, no room for him.

It is concerning that he needs another change of scenery after just one full calendar year.

I'd take him over Zucc as well. Stupid NMC.

 

[spockBokk]

Miller and Rodrigues for cap reasons?

I’d do this.

Not sure what the Canes would end up doing with Rodrigues, but not a dealbreaker.

 

[CapSpace]

Um, Brodin plays for MIN, Niederreiter for CAR...

Ahah shame on me. I'm usualy pretty up to date with every rosters tho.

 

[RasmusAndersson]

Mikael Backlund for Niederreiter

Tkcachuk-Lindholm-Mang
Gaudreau-Monahan-Nino
Dube-Ryan-Lucic
Bennett-Janko-Rieder

 

[WreckingCrew]

he's struggling? how could this be possible when everyone said Carolina fleeced the wild in the deal and fenton was awful????????

Even a struggling Nino has more G-A-PTS (7-16-23) THIS year than Rask has the past 1.5 seasons (7-13-20)...and he was a HUGE part of our post-New Years push that got us into the playoffs. So yea, even if he's struggling, Fenton/Wild kinda got fleeced...