Confirmed with Link: Rutta/2019 7th to TB for Koekkoek/2019 5th

[BobbyJet]

Can we call him 4K?

 

[clydesdale line]

Most thing I see from TB fans describing Koekkoek's game... he's a great/exceptional skater.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Another good trade by Stan. Upgrading the pick. Taking a chance on a former high pick. Wonder how they do the defense now. Davidson already cleared. Koekkoek will need waivers if they send him down. Or maybe just sending forsling down.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Almost $1.4M in cap space from this trade?

 

[deytookerjaabs]

Rutta has talent, and I hope he finds it over there...this just isn't a Kempny or Daley situation, he was just outplayed and given many chances...good luck dude.

Agreed, he didn't come back the same after injury etc but he had a good stretch of games last year and it might just take him time to get the big stride back.



It's not like he was noticeably better than some vets while riding the pine and press box.


And for Tampa it's not a bad depth move having Rutta in the back pocket going into a serious contending post season. He's not been great, but he's no ****ing pylon either.

 

[Spectra]

Nothing to dislike about this trade, nice.

 

[bwana63]

Seriously really liking this trade. IMHO the best part is not the cap freed up this year, but next year--since Rutta is 100% off the book, buried or roster. That's 2.25M to spend on someone deserving.

Yep, total slam dunk. Bowman is incompetent.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Can we call him 4K?

I already made that joke in this thread. But yes, we should call him that.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I brought it up elsewhere but Davidson would have been a better target for Tampa. It’s another deal I don’t get why the other team did it unless it was as a favor to 4K.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Very low risk to medium reward. Could be a servicable #5/6

Never got a proper chance in Tampa, with the emergence of Sergachev, Dotchin (until he **** the bed) then the acquisition of McDonagh.

He hasn't been that good however, but maybe a change of scenery helps, because this is likely his last chance at an NHL job, or he's an AHL/Europe bound.

How is it low risk instead of no risk?

Even if 4K never plays for this team, you still upgraded a 7th to a 5th and gave up a guy that any team in the league could’ve claimed a few weeks ago.

 

[bwana63]

Doesn’t Scotty Bowman attend most Lightning games? Maybe Stan got a tip from the old man that Slater was a guy to look into.

This is an intriguing trade for sure. I remember Koekkoek being really fast and having some skill. Wonder if there’s still a player there.

It didn't work out with Jurco, but it most definitely did with Panic. Sometimes a change of scenery does wonders. Nothing to lose.

 

[Kevin Musto]

So now we have a 1st, 2nd, two 4ths, two 5ths, a 6th, and a 7th.

That's 8 new prospects. (for now)

 

[CallMeShaft]

I brought it up elsewhere but Davidson would have been a better target for Tampa. It’s another deal I don’t get why the other team did it unless it was as a favor to 4K.

Woohoo, it's catching on!

 

[Kevin Musto]

unless it was as a favor to 4K.

You think he wore Hawks pajamas growing up?

 

[clydesdale line]

So now we have a 1st, 2nd, two 4ths, two 5ths, a 6th, and a 7th.

That's 8 new prospects. (for now)

Gonna bet Bowman tries to trade a pick in each round to get a late 3rd back.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Gonna bet Bowman tries to trade a pick in each round to get a late 3rd back.

If there's someone worth it, sure. But that's a deal that would only get made on draft day, not prior.

 

[clydesdale line]

But that's a deal that would only get made on draft day, not prior.

Yea that's what I was referring to.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

If there's someone worth it, sure. But that's a deal that would only get made on draft day, not prior.

Absolutely, only if they’re chasing a guy that suddenly falls

 

[AmericanDream]

So now we have a 1st, 2nd, two 4ths, two 5ths, a 6th, and a 7th.

That's 8 new prospects. (for now)

yep, and I have penciled in a 3rd rounder or additional 2nd with a Forsling/AA combo trade...

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Koekkoek is a left-handed shot with size, two things the Hawks defensive prospect pool lacks.

Also, bet on the Lightning to win the Cup.

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

Either Bowman is feeling the heat and he's finally throwing his stones on the table to make some bold moves or as others have mentioned, maybe Q was given too much say in roster construction over the years and handcuffing the FO

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Either Bowman is feeling the heat and he's finally throwing his stones on the table to make some bold moves or as others have mentioned, maybe Q was given too much say in roster construction over the years and handcuffing the FO

I wouldn’t classify any trade except the Schmaltz deal as bold.

 

[AmericanDream]

Koekkoek is a left-handed shot with size, two things the Hawks defensive prospect pool lacks.

Also, bet on the Lightning to win the Cup.

yep, Rutta plays top pairing with Hedman now lol

 

[Kevin Musto]

Either Bowman is feeling the heat and he's finally throwing his stones on the table to make some bold moves

Definitely not this. He hasn't made any panic moves. They've all been smart and calculated, even the small trades like this one. He has certainly been active though. He knows this team is heading in a good direction so I think he's trying to do some prep work for next season.

 

[AmericanDream]

I am going to just say this again - we just got a 5th round pick for a guy we sent to the minors making $2mil plus and has ANOTHER year left on his deal...the 7th rounder we swapped is nothing to lose..people are nuts who have been arguing against those of us saying AA and Forsling can fetch 2nd/3rd rounders respectively...the deadline will get even crazier, teams in the hunt or contenders want everything they can to push them over the top - we will get a few more nice picks here or possibly awesome lotto tickets like Burakovsky...