Confirmed with Link: Ryan Dzingel traded to Ottawa for Cedric Paquette, Alex Galchenyuk

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Oh wow that’s nice

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I feel like it's being greedy to claim that there's a hole to plug within this:

Aho
Svech
TT
NN
Necas
Trocheck

I get that there's some inconsistency in there, but those are six legit top-6 forwards.

Not to mention that Staal is beasting and McGinn clearly had some ‘decent’ chemistry playing up in the lineup as well

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Oh wow that’s nice

That's a hell of a road trip. Hopefully they have similar taste in music!

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Oh wow that’s nice

Drive to NC. Goodness that is a big ask for them to do. 12 hours.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

We have family in CT and upstate NY and as a kid I used to do 2 or 3 12-hr trips a year. I loved them bc my dad would hook up a power converter to the car charger and I got to play my PS2 on a little mini box TV the whole time.

As an adult I like them slightly less but if I’m behind on podcasts I don’t mind at all.

 

[HisIceness]

Damn thats one hell of a road trip.

 

[DaveG]

Oh wow that’s nice

That's one hell of a drive. Hopefully they're the ones behind the wheel

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

That’s a hell of a long way to drive!

 

[Lempo]

Oh wow that’s nice

The Blue Jackets owner sent his private jet to get Patrik Laine. We're not up to Ohio standards.

 

[Unsustainable]

That’s an easy drive

 

[BHD]

Yep. I mean fact of the matter is this gives us an offensive option for the taxi squad while the kids keep getting playing time in the A. Chucky, Lorentz, Geekie in the taxi squad, Paquette slides in for Geekie on the 4th line where he's an effective energy guy and penalty killer.

Yeah, he was playing poorly in Ottawa, but I strike that up to disinterest in going there to begin with. I look at it a lot like what happened with Jeff Carter where he was shockingly traded from a contender to Columbus and was pissed about it. The second he was traded to another contender in LA he was rejuvenated, I get a feeling similar will play out here especially with an opportunity to stick it to his old team.

Sullivan wouldn't wait for him to get acclimated before dropping him to the bottom six, and - as expected - he dwindled after that. I can see him clicking with Necas, kind of like what the Canes had with Dzingel/Haula/Necas.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

That’s an easy drive

In the summer.

 

[VibesAlive]

What a great move to get Paquette. Love it. Chucky not so much.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Sullivan wouldn't wait for him to get acclimated before dropping him to the bottom six, and - as expected - he dwindled after that. I can see him clicking with Necas, kind of like what the Canes had with Dzingel/Haula/Necas.

Honestly, I think the big thing with Galchenyuk is that teams need to stop forcing a square peg into a round hole and actually play him at center, which has openly been his preferred spot. Create an unusually offensive fourth line, have him center it, and create all sorts of lineup mismatches against less-skilled competition. With Jordan Staal as an elite defensive 3C, you can play around with a different kind of 4th line.

 

[BHD]

As someone who watched the Bolts' checking line go against the Pens in the playoffs, Paquette - along with Boyle and Callahan - was a thorn in Crosby's side.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Honestly, I think the big thing with Galchenyuk is that teams need to stop forcing a square peg into a round hole and actually play him at center, which has openly been his preferred spot. Create an unusually offensive fourth line and have him center it.

There’s this guy Cedric Paquette that probably wants that spot.

 

[BHD]

Honestly, I think the big thing with Galchenyuk is that teams need to stop forcing a square peg into a round hole and actually play him at center, which has openly been his preferred spot. Create an unusually offensive fourth line, have him center it, and create all sorts of lineup mismatches against less-skilled competition. With Jordan Staal as an elite defensive 3C, you can play around with a different kind of 4th line.

He was used primarily on the LW with Malkin. The only thing he could do was shoot from a bad angle after Geno tried to skate through everybody.

 

[Stickpucker]

I like this deal for both teams. As someone who saw a good bit of young Gally I have a hard time believing he's this bad. Im hoping he still has that shot....with all the passers we have he could be a huge beneficiary.

I haven't seen Rod really help anyone revitalize their career.... hoping he has that in his bag of tricks.

 

[Lempo]

Cedric is a name invented by sir Walter Scott for his book Ivanhoe.

I've played enough Defender of the Crown to approve.

 

[VibesAlive]

I wonder if Justin Williams, special advisor to the GM, special advised on this one?

 

[HisIceness]

I haven't seen Rod really help anyone revitalize their career.... hoping he has that in his bag of tricks.

Nino?

 

[cptjeff]

That's a hell of a road trip. Hopefully they have similar taste in music!

Been there, done that. Went to school at Clarkson (actually pretty close to Ottawa) and drove to and from NC a couple times a year. It's long and boring, but it's not a hard drive. You just get on 81 and stay there. With 2 drivers, not too hard to just trade off and push your way through without stopping at a hotel (which I usually did).

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

I like this deal for both teams. As someone who saw a good bit of young Gally I have a hard time believing he's this bad. Im hoping he still has that shot....with all the passers we have he could be a huge beneficiary.

I haven't seen Rod really help anyone revitalize their career.... hoping he has that in his bag of tricks.

He does. His shot is definitely his best quality. He’s a little slow but he’s looked decent for Ottawa in the games he’s played.

How has Dzingel looked this year?

 

[A Star is Burns]

Nino?

My thoughts exactly. Most of the guys we've picked up were supposed to be decent already too I feel like. Not as many reclamation projects to assess this on for Brindy.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

I haven't seen Rod really help anyone revitalize their career.... hoping he has that in his bag of tricks.

Trocheck and Nino are the biggies. Also, Skjei's really improved since coming here.