Confirmed Trade: [TBL/NSH] Ryan McDonagh and 2024 4th round pick for 2025 2nd and 2024 7th round picks

[Regal]

I didn’t read it clearly and assumed this was a necro of the original trade to talk about what a good year McDonagh had. Interesting move. Tampa might be shaking some things up to get back to contender status I guess.

 

[Curufinwe]

No one knows for sure but speculation that he didn't fit the new culture when trotz/brunette came in.

I get it, but I'm surprised they couldn't trade him at 50% for a pick like the Flyers did with Hayes.

Duchene is much better than Hayes.

 

[CanadienShark]

Cirelli to Toronto
Marner to Nashville
Stamkos Resigns
Necas to Chicago
Kane to Boston
Lindholm to Boston
Reinhart Resigns
Guentzel Resigns
Marchessault Resigns

Lots of resignations there.

 

[BHD]

Wasn’t McDonagh supposedly unhappy with how the trade went down? Or am I mistaken?

 

[CowbellConray]

Tampa needs to make another deal, I'm actually surprised Jeannot wasn't going back the other way to save some cap impact

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Necro bump?

 

[BHawk21]

Lots of resignations there.

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[ThunderRoad]

Tampa has missed McD ever since the trade but I don't understand what they are doing in terms of cap space - that was the whole reason he was traded initially for literally nothing in return.

And Hedman wants an extension this summer, along with the "we want Stammer back."

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Trotz and Brisebois clearly have no respect for the remaining teams in the hunt for the cup- making trades like this during playoffs is in the unwritten rules and is extremely fround upon

Yeah it’s like A Rod announcing he wouldn’t Extend with the Yankees during the Red Sox World Series

 

[Aoko]

I could see Cirelli on the trade block for sure now.

Without a doubt. Stamkos isn't going anywhere. AC is on his way out.

 

[TheNewEra]

I'll take one over the hill cernak for cheap

 

[jetsforever]

Weird time for a pretty big trade

 

[EveryDay]

I could see Cirelli on the trade block for sure now.

I don't think anyone would take him unless TB keep a portion of his salary.

He's a 40 pts player playing with really good players in TB top6, he's overpaid.

 

[ThunderRoad]

Wasn’t McDonagh supposedly unhappy with how the trade went down? Or am I mistaken?

He didn't want to leave and the speculation was his arm was twisted a little to waive his NMC, but he always said he wanted to return to Tampa to live (but that was spoken of in his post playing days).

 

[MarkovsKnee]

It's a good pickup by TB, but that leaves them with a little over $5m to resign Stamkos & one more depth forward, which can come in at minimum wage. Still that leaves just over $4m for Stamkos.

Someone else going out of TB?

 

[seabass45]

Shouldn't have dumped him in the first place.

Who could they have dumped instead? They were in cap hell and their younger stars were getting monster extensions (Point that year, Sergachev the following). Couldn't trade anyone with a full NMC (Stamkos, Kucherov, Vasilevskiy). The way they ended up framing it to him was "look you're the only one who we can afford to trade right now so if you don't pick your spot we'll put you on waivers and you'll end up with one of the worst teams in the league". So he picked Nashville.

 

[Guttersniped]

Good lord, the Lightning now have no 2024 1st, 2024 2nd, 2024 3rd, 2025 1st and 2025 2nd

They’re cornering the market on 2025 7th Rd picks tho.

 

[CanadienShark]

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Thought maybe they were leaving the NHL for the 3 on 3 league.

 

[JKG33]

Wasn’t McDonagh supposedly unhappy with how the trade went down? Or am I mistaken?

Yea I think Tampa told him either pick a place you don't hate and we'll make a trade happen, or you're going on waivers

 

[Mickey Marner]

Who could they have dumped instead? They were in cap hell and their younger stars were getting monster extensions (Point that year, Sergachev the following). Couldn't trade anyone with a full NMC (Stamkos, Kucherov, Vasilevskiy). The way they ended up framing it to him was "look you're the only one who we can afford to trade right now so if you don't pick your spot we'll put you on waivers and you'll end up with one of the worst teams in the league". So he picked Nashville.

Sergachev.

 

[Brodeur]

When was the last time there was a significant trade in the middle of the playoffs? I thought it was some unwritten code that trades like these don't happen in the playoffs.

Usually there isn't any rush to make a trade in May versus June. But occasionally there can be a handful of deals.

Carolina traded Adam Fox's rights to the Rangers late April 2019. Winnipeg traded Kevin Hayes' rights early June 2019. Ditto the rights to Scott Darling and Ben Bishop during the 2017 playoffs. Looks like the Erik Gudbranson for Jared McCann+ deal was in May 2016. Going back a ways, the Kings got Roman Cechmanek during the 2003 playoffs.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Imagine thinking you could beat MMC at posting a trade

NSH clearing cap space for a Marner trade

Duchene buyout penalty more likely.

Good trade for the Lightning, wonder if this is because they missed out on Hanifin. Nashville sure cleared out a lot of salary.

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

I am confused lmaoooo

Why did we trade him in the first place just to bring him back? What are we even doing? lol

Wasn’t McDonagh supposedly unhappy with how the trade went down? Or am I mistaken?

He was, Because he loved it here and kinda came out of left field.

 

[ThunderRoad]

Who could they have dumped instead? They were in cap hell and their younger stars were getting monster extensions (Point that year, Sergachev the following). Couldn't trade anyone with a full NMC (Stamkos, Kucherov, Vasilevskiy). The way they ended up framing it to him was "look you're the only one who we can afford to trade right now so if you don't pick your spot we'll put you on waivers and you'll end up with one of the worst teams in the league". So he picked Nashville.

BriseBois could have waited on those extensions to Sergachev, Cirelli, and Cernak and then make them prove they were in line with those raises (he could have negotiated with them the following summer, like the hardline stance he took with Stamkos). None of them took a home town discount at the time. The flat cap put them in hell with giving out raises for the success the team had, but BriseBois could have held the line with taking less to keep window open, etc. And now essentially, he is admitting a mistake and giving up a 2nd round pick to fix it? I don't understand this move (although welcome McD back with open arms), it just doesn't make sense.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Anyone know when Cernak's NTC kicks in? As I understand, the earliest he would be eligible for one is May 28th, 2024 (his 27th birthday) but it is just as or maybe even more likely to start mid- to late-June than it is on his birthday.