Confirmed Trade: [PHI/CBJ] Cam Atkinson for Jakub Voracek

[Chips]

How many 1sts does Philly have left to lose?

How far in the future can they go? Lol trade them all

 

[Limeyjim]

Like what is Philly doing???

I love what they're doing! Even though many people are whining about losing draft picks, and many folks don't like the Ristolainen deal, I love what they're doing. Combining promising young defensemen with good veteran defensemen who have their back. I'm sure Carter Hart is enjoying this too. It was past time for the Flyers to move Voracek, I've been hoping for him to be traded for the past three seasons and I'm delighted. I wonder what's next for Fletcher to do, perhaps a decent backup goalie, or moving JVR for more versatile offensive help. We'll see! This has been fun!

 

[majormajor]

Another player that Seattle passed on that clearly had value around the league.

Voracek? He was just traded for the worst contract the Jackets had. That's not positive value.

 

[Vinegar Strokes]

So cap dump for cap dump? Makes sense

 

[Evergreen]

Voracek? He was just traded for the worst contract the Jackets had. That's not positive value.

Well now Voracek is your worst contract.

 

[majormajor]

Well now Voracek is your worst contract.

I was advocating taking him for free, so that's fine with me.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

I love what they're doing! Even though many people are whining about losing draft picks, and many folks don't like the Ristolainen deal, I love what they're doing. Combining promising young defensemen with good veteran defensemen who have their back. I'm sure Carter Hart is enjoying this too. It was past time for the Flyers to move Voracek, I've been hoping for him to be traded for the past three seasons and I'm delighted. I wonder what's next for Fletcher to do, perhaps a decent backup goalie, or moving JVR for more versatile offensive help. We'll see! This has been fun!

It’s been a wild week for Flyers fans.

 

[TaketheCannoli]

As someone who follows both teams, I don't see the fit for either team.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

If the Jackets retained some of Voracek's salary, they could get a pretty good return for him, no?

 

[Chayos]

Well now Voracek is your worst contract.

I doubt CLB approach the cap ceiling given their moves in the last bit. If you look at the pure cash cost it is within $1,000,000 and CLB get clear of the contract hit a year earlier.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

What in the hell is Jarmo doing?

Getting a playmaker for Laine?

 

[Blaine8797]

It's rumored both are involved, just from that it's a nice swap.

With Keks involved i bet he's going to take Fletcher to the cleaners.

That aged well

 

[Blaine8797]

Worse player, though.

He scored 41 goals pre covid… we need someone to put pucks in the net, he’s going to thrive with giroux

 

[Sweetpotato]

That aged well

Pretty much. I'll eat that crow I fully expected both GMs to keep on their trajectories this week haha.

 

[Deen]

I think I would prefer Atkinson, but it is a tight trade.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

As someone who follows both teams, I don't see the fit for either team.

On paper it looks like Atkinson might be a better fit with Philadelphia then Voracek would be in Columbus.

If the supposed Laine - C - Voracek line doesn’t create chemistry together then Voracek immediately gets pushed down the Jackets lineup whereas Atkinson has more options to fit in with.

 

[majormajor]

On paper it looks like Atkinson might be a better fit with Philadelphia then Voracek would be in Columbus.

If the supposed Laine - C - Voracek line doesn’t create chemistry together then Voracek immediately gets pushed down the Jackets lineup whereas Atkinson has more options to fit in with.

I strongly disagree. The Jackets have a lot of pure shooting talent. If Jake doesn't work with Laine he'll be a help to somebody. Bjorkstrand, Bemstrom, Nyquist, etc...

Also it's not Voracek getting pushed down the lineup if Laine doesn't get going, it's Laine.

 

[dm1371]

Atkinson < Voracek

Atkinson + 2.375m cap space > Voracek

Given the circumstances, decent trade for both teams.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

I strongly disagree. The Jackets have a lot of pure shooting talent. If Jake doesn't work with Laine he'll be a help to somebody. Bjorkstrand, Bemstrom, Nyquist, etc...

Also it's not Voracek getting pushed down the lineup if Laine doesn't get going, it's Laine.

Columbus is deep at RW, maybe Nyquist goes to LW.

Domi is a question mark after not working out in Torts system perhaps he gets another shot at C when he returns from his offseason shoulder surgery, or maybe he could be a trade chip for a lateral center or a bottom pairing RD.

I have no idea how Columbus might stack their lines but I’m guessing.

Line 1 LW Laine C Roslovic RW Voracek
Line 2 LW Nyquist C Texier RW Bjorkstrand
Line 3 LW Domi C Jenner RW Bemstrom
Line 4 LW Hofmann C Stenlund RW Robinson

1st Pair LD Werenski RD ??? Trade or FA
2nd Pair LD Gavrikov RD Boqvist
3rd Pair LD Bean RD Kukan

Goalies:
1A: Korpisalo, 1B: Merzlikins

Scratches:
RW Sherwood
LD Harrington
LD Carlsson

 

[Tripod]

On paper it looks like Atkinson might be a better fit with Philadelphia then Voracek would be in Columbus.

If the supposed Laine - C - Voracek line doesn’t create chemistry together then Voracek immediately gets pushed down the Jackets lineup whereas Atkinson has more options to fit in with.

No reason why Jake can't rack up assists with Laine. The last 3 years Jake is 17th in the league in assists....2 more than Giroux.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

No reason why Jake can't rack up assists with Laine. The last 3 years Jake is 17th in the league in assists....2 more than Giroux.

Depends on what Laine shows up in 21-22. I believe Jake and Roslovic could work well together.

If young Winnipeg’s version of Laine shows up then Vora should have plenty of assists and points.

Voracek was always a consistent point producer in Philly that’s what will be missed but Atkinson should bring the Flyers some scoring excitement as well.

 

[Tripod]

Depends on what Laine shows up in 21-22. I believe Jake and Roslovic could work well together.

If young Winnipeg’s version of Laine shows up then Vora should have plenty of assists and points.

Voracek was always a consistent point producer in Philly that’s what will be missed but Atkinson should bring the Flyers some scoring excitement as well.

I think this is a trade that both teams will be happy/fine with.

 

[majormajor]

Columbus is deep at RW, maybe Nyquist goes to LW.

Domi is a question mark after not working out in Torts system perhaps he gets another shot at C when he returns from his offseason shoulder surgery, or maybe he could be a trade chip for a lateral center or a bottom pairing RD.

I have no idea how Columbus might stack their lines but I’m guessing.

Line 1 LW Laine C Roslovic RW Voracek
Line 2 LW Nyquist C Texier RW Bjorkstrand
Line 3 LW Domi C Jenner RW Bemstrom
Line 4 LW Hofmann C Stenlund RW Robinson

1st Pair LD Werenski RD ??? Trade or FA
2nd Pair LD Gavrikov RD Boqvist
3rd Pair LD Bean RD Kukan

Goalies:
1A: Korpisalo, 1B: Merzlikins

Scratches:
RW Sherwood
LD Harrington
LD Carlsson

That's pretty darn close actually to how Jackets fans have been sketching them up.

- We still don't know if they'll try to acquire a center like Danault. Texier at #2C is rough, he hasn't proven himself at #3C yet.
- Elvis is the #1 goalie.
- You're right that there isn't an obvious answer on the top pair RD spot. Peeke will get one of the RD jobs.

Most likely there is a lot more movement to come, but if it's these forwards, then I'd like to see a line of Robinson - Domi - Bjorkstrand. That line had the best chemistry down the stretch. Laine - Roslovic - Voracek seems like an obvious offensive minutes unit to start with.

 

[FlyguyOX]

Yeah I’m fine with the trade. Atkinson fits a stylistic need for the flyers and opens up more cap space. Voracek is the better player but it works for both teams.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

I really like philly’s lineup the only problem with it is Kevin Hayes the weakest link. Hopefully Vigneault wises up and puts Hayes over to RW.

Line 1 LW Farabee C Couturier RW Konecny
Line 2 LW Van Riemsdyk C Giroux RW Atkinson
Line 3 LW Lindblom C Frost RW Hayes
Line 4 LW Aube-Kubel C Laughton RW Allison

1st Pair LD Provorov RD Ristolainen
2nd Pair LD Sanheim RD Ellis
3rd Pair LD York RD Braun

Goalies:
Starter: Hart
Backup: ???

Scratches:
RW/C Laczynski
LW/C Bunnaman
LD Morin < UFA Resigned