Trade Deadline Thread

[Winger98]

Traded him for the equivalent of scratch tickets.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Talk about selling low.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Talk about selling low.

 

[InsideAccess93]

Kenny doing Kenny things, got to give him credit. Id be ecstatic if I wan an Oilers fan

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

We got Gagner too. Meh. I would have rather kept AA.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

We got Gagner too. Meh. I would have rather kept AA.

 

[HisNoodliness]

It'll be entertaining to watch what happens in Edmonton with AA there. I'd have preferred a first, or Puljujarvi and a 2nd... But I can handle 2 seconds. We need a lot of picks to keep rebuilding. Maybe we don't get a good player from either, but having more picks means we're increasingly likely to hit on some of them. Plus we can make trades to target prospects we really want using these picks. Yzerman means it when he says he's not looking for a quick turnaround.

 

[chances14]

not exciting return. But I think a lot of people are overlooking the fact yzerman's gonna have some ammo for draft day deals with all these extra picks

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

not exciting return. But I think a lot of people are overlooking the fact yzerman's gonna have some ammo for draft day deals with all these extra picks

meh

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

not exciting return. But I think a lot of people are overlooking the fact yzerman's gonna have some ammo for draft day deals with all these extra picks

meh

 

[ShelbyZ]

So the general summary was getting Timashov for free and getting 2 late 2nds and a late 4th to open roster spots for Goloubef and Gagner and pay some bills for the previous GM's new team. Trust the plan.

 

[ShelbyZ]

So the general summary was getting Timashov for free and getting 2 late 2nds and a late 4th to open roster spots for Goloubef and Gagner and pay some bills for the previous GM's new team. Trust the plan.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

So the general summary was getting Timashov for free and getting 2 late 2nds and a late 4th to open roster spots for Goloubef and Gagner and pay some bills for the previous GM's new team. Trust the plan.

Just looking at it all, I think AA was walking after next year. So it's either trade him for a couple seconds now or wait and trade him for a couple seconds later. People underestimate how much AA's reputation (like Vanek's before him) tanked his value.

 

[RedMenace]

TRADE AA FOR WHATEVER YOU CAN GET!

*trades AA for what he can get*

DAMMIT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, YOU SUCK!

 

[Henkka]

In:
EDM 2nd 2020
EDM 2nd 2021
EDM 4th 2020 (conditional 3rd 2021, jos EDM will reach conf.final)
D Cody Goloubef
W Dmitry Timashov
F Sam Gagner

<>

Out:
D Mike Green
W Andreas Athanasiou
W Ryan Kuffner

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

So the general summary was getting Timashov for free and getting 2 late 2nds and a late 4th to open roster spots for Goloubef and Gagner and pay some bills for the previous GM's new team. Trust the plan.

Just looking at it all, I think AA was walking after next year. So it's either trade him for a couple seconds now or wait and trade him for a couple seconds later. People underestimate how much AA's reputation (like Vanek's before him) tanked his value.

JGP had a good reputation. AA didn't. Not anything about his personality... just that he's more saddled with the one-way electric forward that doesn't play defense than a two-way guy.

Like all Edmonton fans are gonna be excited to have him next to McDavid when any coach with a brain doesn't try to do that for one millisecond when not on the PP.

 

[MBH]

TRADE AA FOR WHATEVER YOU CAN GET!

*trades AA for what he can get*

DAMMIT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, YOU SUCK!

Trading AA for "whatever you can get" was a stupid strategy to begin with.
There was no hurry, no deadline, no impending UFA.

Expected Yzerman to do what he did with Drouin. Decide to trade him, wait until his value was high, move him.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

People are really fixating on what they think AA could become, and not enough on what he is today. Especially considering we've got that quote about how frustrated with him the team was.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Trading AA for "whatever you can get" was a stupid strategy to begin with.
There was no hurry, no deadline, no impending UFA.

Expected Yzerman to do what he did with Drouin. Decide to trade him, wait until his value was high, move him.

So what if his value got worse? as the season/off-season went on

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

People are really fixating on what they think AA could become, and not enough on what he is today. Especially considering we've got that quote about how frustrated with him the team was.

AA wasn't going to "become" anything. He's been in the league five years now. The guy we had last year is the best he's gonna get

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

AA wasn't going to "become" anything. He's been in the league five years now. The guy we had last year is the best he's gonna get

Exactly. And maybe not the average of what we'd get, either.

 

[RedMenace]

Trading AA for "whatever you can get" was a stupid strategy to begin with.
There was no hurry, no deadline, no impending UFA.

Expected Yzerman to do what he did with Drouin. Decide to trade him, wait until his value was high, move him.

You also have to think about the potential RFA process/headache as well, especially for a guy who obviously wasn't a core piece moving forward.

AA didn't have nearly the clout Drouin had. There's no guarantee AA will turn it around anywhere, let alone later on in Detroit; 2nd round picks and an expiring contract are fine.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

TRADE AA FOR WHATEVER YOU CAN GET!

*trades AA for what he can get*

DAMMIT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, YOU SUCK!

Exactly AA was one of my favorite wings and I know my opinion of him definitely wasn't the majority. I swear some of you just love to complain. You wanted AA gone at all costs but now they are nitpicking the return....

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Exactly. And maybe not the average of what we'd get, either.

Actually that is complete bs. He is not going to get better playing with McDavid? Wtf? When I mentioned Larkin falling off this season everyone mentions the bums he has as teammates. AA scored 30 goals in the NHL last season with the same bums but "that's the best he will be" going to a good team and on a line with a generational player in his prime. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pavels Dog]

Hell of a deadline from Holland.

Kinda disappointed Yzerman couldn't do more.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Just looking at it all, I think AA was walking after next year. So it's either trade him for a couple seconds now or wait and trade him for a couple seconds later. People underestimate how much AA's reputation (like Vanek's before him) tanked his value.

JGP had a good reputation. AA didn't. Not anything about his personality... just that he's more saddled with the one-way electric forward that doesn't play defense than a two-way guy.

Like all Edmonton fans are gonna be excited to have him next to McDavid when any coach with a brain doesn't try to do that for one millisecond when not on the PP.

Most of the forwards and defensemen don't play "defense" on this team either. No need to harp on AA you got what you wanted. Now it will be my job to never let you guys forget what you said when he excels in Edmonton next to McDavid. (And I won't forget)