Confirmed with Link: Quaider dealt to Rangers for Kampfer and a 4th

[UncleRico]

Am I the only one that likes this? McQuaid was a good character guy, but he's a borderline NHLer and the 8th best D-man on the team, making $2.75 million and being one of the most injury-prone players in the league. Saving over $2 million in cap space could be huge for flexibility. Thought this should have happened a while ago after K. Miller emerged as the better player.

It only makes sense if they use the cap space. Otherwise this makes no sense to move him for that return.

 

[LouJersey]

a 4th is pretty good for McQuaid. He gets 1 goal a year and misses about 25 games due to injury. I love the guy, but he's a bottom pairing guy.

Bruins are in no position to be dealing current NHL'ers for draft picks IMO. Again, use the space, ok, but we will see.

 

[BBB24]

Unless this is a move to dump salary for another trade the bruins have lined up, this trade makes no sense. Really questioning Sweeney’s trades during his bruins tenure.

112 point season and you question his tenure, McQuaid is 7/8 depth on this roster, you need to look just a bit deeper for your answers. I love McQuaid, never wanted him to ever leave, but business is business and this is the right move, 2m for a press box player is not how you manage a cap. Sweeney make tough decisions and usually gets them right, happy to have him running the show.

 

[northeastern]

Like him but the cap is the reason for this

 

[LouJersey]

112 point season and you question his tenure, McQuaid is 7/8 depth on this roster, you need to look just a bit deeper for your answers. I love McQuaid, never wanted him to ever leave, but business is business and this is the right move, 2m for a press box player is not how you manage a cap. Sweeney make tough decisions and usually gets them right, happy to have him running the show.

Again, did the regular season start? We are one injury away from having Kampfer, Zboril or Moore on his offside playing RHD. I'll pass.

 

[patty59]

Only makes sense if we use that money though.

Like @Dellstrom mentioned earlier, this stinks like a poor man’s Boychuk trade. If this is a deal made in hopes of maybe making another down the line, that “next deal” isn’t going to happen. Or if it does, it’ll likely be too little/late.

It's nothing like the Boychuk trade. Boychuk was our #2 dman and there was no one else to take his minutes. McQuaid is #7 or #8 and there are 3 other RDs right now that are ahead of him.

 

[BruinDust]

I mean if he wanted to be moved then I'm ok with it.

I suspect that you are probably right and that he asked out and they did this before camp to avoid a Boychuck situation.

Again, it sucks, love him and I'm ok with the picks. I don't like Kampfer.

I wanted them to keep McQuaid here and finish out his contract. Kampfer I don't know enough about but know I'd prefer McQuaid.

We'll see what comes of the rational. I'm just speculating. If he wanted to go somewhere where he had a better opportunity to play everyday then good on Sweeney for accommodating him.

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

Like him but the cap is the reason for this

But is there any real reason to clear that space right now unless they're going to need it?

 

[EverettMike]

Kampfer's hit is only 650k. Just bury him in Providence and save even more space.

 

[Dellstrom]

But is there any real reason to clear that space right now unless they're going to need it?

To sign Stempniak and Winnik for 1.25m ea

 

[DrJustice]

Again, did the regular season start? We are one injury away from having Kampfer, Zboril or Moore on his offside playing RHD. I'll pass.

I actually think Connor Clifton is a guy that might get some games on the right side this year if they have injuries.

 

[LouJersey]

I actually think Connor Clifton is a guy that might get some games on the right side this year.

I do like him as well, so maybe.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

It's nothing like the Boychuk trade. Boychuk was our #2 dman and there was no one else to take his minutes. McQuaid is #7 or #8 and there are 3 other RDs right now that are ahead of him.

It could be a lot like Boychuk.

Trade a fan favourite for cap space and no plan to use it.

Trades are hard.

 

[UncleRico]

112 point season and you question his tenure, McQuaid is 7/8 depth on this roster, you need to look just a bit deeper for your answers. I love McQuaid, never wanted him to ever leave, but business is business and this is the right move, 2m for a press box player is not how you manage a cap. Sweeney make tough decisions and usually gets them right, happy to have him running the show.

Sweeney’s drafting has been great but his trades have been absolutely miserable since the lucic deal and that was like 3 offseasons ago.

Name his last good trade.

 

[mar2kbos]

Well it explains why my brother saw Neely with Mcquaid this morning at Warrior.

Indifferent about the trade, but I do feel they lose some character and toughness. Sweeney might be going a little overboard with small and fast.

 

[mikelvl]

Sense or no sense, I am incredibly sad about this. Quaider never complained and was the ultimate teammate. He was ferocious. His forecheck caused the turnover that allowed Lucic to find Horton for the Game 7 winner vs. Montreal. And he is such a great guy. Forever a Bruin.

 

[Duffy04]

Does this mean Zboril might get a better chance of getting called up? I ask out of ignorance.

I really don't want to see Kampfer on the ice in a Boston game.

It's possible, but Quaid played the right side and Zboril is usually on the left. I think this just shuffles the bodies in the press box a little bit, not so much the guys projected to be on the ice.

 

[Krupp]

If Adam wanted to play and start elsewhere, i'm ok with it. I just don't get why Kampfer. The man's 29, hasn't even managed 200 games in the NHL.

Was there literally no one else they could've gotten for this? Quaider had a lot more NHL games under his belt. Has Stanley Cup experience. Tough PK'er, hard worker. His only problem is he's a slow skater in a faster league.

 

[LouJersey]

Kampfer's hit is only 650k. Just bury him in Providence and save even more space.

Yeah hopefully, we already lived through the first Steven Kampfer era, I doubt anyone here is strong enough to survive another one.

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

To sign Stempniak and Winnik for 1.25m ea

The meltdowns on this site would be legendary

 

[blazenlo]

Not happy! Good Luck Quaider.

 

[EON]

Great move. McQuaid's time was up here, he was going to be paid 2.75 M to be the 8th dman this season.

Bury Kampfer in Providence and Boston will have 5.6 M in cap space. Plenty of room to add an asset this season. Maybe Nash is considering a return?

 

[northeastern]

But is there any real reason to clear that space right now unless they're going to need it?

Maybe they need it? Better to have the space than having it in the press box just in case right?

Miller obsoleted mquaid.

 

[mikelvl]

If Adam wanted to play and start elsewhere, i'm ok with it. I just don't get why Kampfer. The man's 29, hasn't even managed 200 games in the NHL.

Was there literally no one else they could've gotten for this? Quaider had a lot more NHL games under his belt. Has Stanley Cup experience. Tough PK'er, hard worker. His only problem is he's a slow skater in a faster league.

It could be that the Rangers needed to move a contract to make the deal. Kampfer sucks but hopefully he never sees the ice.

 

[BBB24]

Again, did the regular season start? We are one injury away from having Kampfer, Zboril or Moore on his offside playing RHD. I'll pass.

You are not even close, an injury away, really. Chara, Moore, McAvoy, Grizz, Carlo, Miller, Krug, spot gor Zbrol for a little time if needed, depth is fine