Confirmed with Link: orpik and grubauer to colorado for second round pick

[Raikkonen]

To get back as a coach Orpik has to want coaching gig first.

 

[txpd]

No problem with this trade. A question. Is it legal to trade a guy, have him get bought out and the sign him to a fresh contract?

 

[hockeykicker]

No problem with this trade. A question. Is it legal to trade a guy, have him get bought out and the sign him to a fresh contract?

yes gmbm said yesterday he could do this and was interested in bringing him back

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[third man in]

I don't think he had much value. Orpik is probably the higher value player short term. I'm not sure why everyone thought Grubauer was so valuable.
This move makes me think that they bare trying to free up capspae to sign Carlson.

So the Avs main target was Orpik, who they then promptly said they didn't want and would probably buyout? No, Grubs had late first value, and tacking on Orpik lowered it by a bit.

 

[Calicaps]

So Sakic’s gonna cycle through all the unload options before spending the money to buy him out. Sensible I guess.

 

[strungout]

So Sakic’s gonna cycle through all the unload options before spending the money to buy him out. Sensible I guess.

Don’t they have to put him on waivers for the buyout anyways?

He’s so coming back on a one year deal.

 

[Calicaps]

Don’t they have to put him on waivers for the buyout anyways?

He’s so coming back on a one year deal.

Oh, maybe they do.

I think he is too.

 

[Portable Mink]

Godlike If this happens... wow Kings are desperate

 

[txpd]

yes gmbm said yesterday he could do this and was interested in bringing him back

Sweet.

 

[hockeykicker]

sounds like 3.3-3.4 mil a year

 

[Raikkonen]

Shenanigans from GMBM, no other word for this.

I wonder what kind of contract Ovechkin will sign. 1M annually?!

 

[Hivemind]

So Grubi get traded to Colorado and then is told he is splitting time with Varly??? Poor Grubs.. Still not a starter and now he is on a sucky team.

Splitting time until the inevitable Varlamov injury.

Colorado made the playoffs last year, btw.

 

[Raikkonen]

So Grubi get traded to Colorado and then is told he is splitting time with Varly??? Poor Grubs.. Still not a starter and now he is on a sucky team.

He has much better contract now. It will help both mentally and with TOI.

 

[Corby78]

So Grubi get traded to Colorado and then is told he is splitting time with Varly??? Poor Grubs.. Still not a starter and now he is on a sucky team.

 

[maacoshark]

His value increased this season due to increased playing time when Holtby struggled. Last season he didn't play much.

And his value may have went back down when he started in the playoffs but didnt play well. I don't see what people see in him.

 

[marcel snapshot]

So Grubi get traded to Colorado and then is told he is splitting time with Varly??? Poor Grubs.. Still not a starter and now he is on a sucky team.

Varly is made of balsa wood. Grubi will get plenty of starts

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

So Grubi get traded to Colorado and then is told he is splitting time with Varly??? Poor Grubs.. Still not a starter and now he is on a sucky team.

Zero issue in doing this....Grubby will come in, get acclimated to his new team, platoon until Varly gets dinged up and Grubby will never look back once he takes the starter job.

 

[maacoshark]

No problem with this trade. A question. Is it legal to trade a guy, have him get bought out and the sign him to a fresh contract?

I think it is legal.

 

[maacoshark]

Zero issue in doing this....Grubby will come in, get acclimated to his new team, platoon until Varly gets dinged up and Grubby will never look back once he takes the starter job.

Grubauer won't take over the starting job.

 

[Calicaps]

Grubauer won't take over the starting job.

Why is it so important to you that he fail? Varlamov is made of glass.

 

[OVrocks]

And his value may have went back down when he started in the playoffs but didnt play well. I don't see what people see in him.

Yeah, I don’t get the Grubyphilia. He’s an ok goalie, but he has been below average in every playoff start. Good luck winning the cup when your goalie gives up 4 goals a game.

 

[Corby78]

Zero issue in doing this....Grubby will come in, get acclimated to his new team, platoon until Varly gets dinged up and Grubby will never look back once he takes the starter job.

Hope so, he deserves a shot at starting

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Grubauer won't take over the starting job.

How do you like your crow served?

 

[Empty Goal Net]

From what I understand, the Av's waiver of Orpik (for purpose of buyout) has a 48-hour claim window. Which means by noon tomorrow, we should know whether he has been claimed (which is doubtful) and presumably the buyout is immediate. Does BMac move to bring him back before the JC74 situation is resolved?

 

[Hivemind]

I wouldn't rush to bring Orpik back. Let the contract situations for Carlson and Kempny (and possibly Jerabek, Wilson, DSP, and/or Beagle) work themselves out first. After that they'll have a better idea of what the defense looks like. I'd also consider bringing in a right handed version of Orpik instead, in order to facilitate Djoos returning to his natural side of the ice. Someone like Roman Polak or Luke Schenn to fill the 3rd pairing + PK duty void as a righty.

 

[Sam Spade]

I wouldn't rush to bring Orpik back. Let the contract situations for Carlson and Kempny (and possibly Jerabek, Wilson, DSP, and/or Beagle) work themselves out first. After that they'll have a better idea of what the defense looks like. I'd also consider bringing in a right handed version of Orpik instead, in order to facilitate Djoos returning to his natural side of the ice. Someone like Roman Polak or Luke Schenn to fill the 3rd pairing + PK duty void as a righty.

Orpik is 10x the player Polak is. Polak won't even be in the NHL this season.

If Carlson is gone I would rather give a Hershey kid a shot, but what do I know.

 

[BiPolar Caps]

I wouldn't rush to bring Orpik back. Let the contract situations for Carlson and Kempny (and possibly Jerabek, Wilson, DSP, and/or Beagle) work themselves out first. After that they'll have a better idea of what the defense looks like. I'd also consider bringing in a right handed version of Orpik instead, in order to facilitate Djoos returning to his natural side of the ice. Someone like Roman Polak or Luke Schenn to fill the 3rd pairing + PK duty void as a righty.

Ugh! I still have visions of Schenn with the Leafs getting his pocket picked by Semin and Semin subsequently scoring from below the dots.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Ugh! I still have visions of Schenn with the Leafs getting his pocket picked by Semin and Semin subsequently scoring from below the dots.

Yeah - it's never good when you're looking to the Leafs to help address your needs on D