News: Vadim Shipachyov retires (official 11/9/17)

[DingDongCharlie]

Not a smart move to show future free agents how you'd treat them. Scores a goal with 3 games and limited ice time. I get the team wanted to hold onto those scrub waiver eligible 10th defenceman in hopes of a late pick from a desperate team but really.

 

[bleedgreen]

I don't get that argument. Other players won't sign with them because if this? Not buying it.

Someone who needs a contract will take a contract. If they are picky enough to choose other teams over Vegas it will be because they didn't want to play in Vegas, not because they are defending the honor of shippy.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

I don't get that argument. Other players won't sign with them because if this? Not buying it.

Someone who needs a contract will take a contract. If they are picky enough to choose other teams over Vegas it will be because they didn't want to play in Vegas, not because they are defending the honor of shippy.

Has nothing to do with honouring Ship and everything to do with wanting a semblance of job security

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

McPhee is one of the NHL's worst GM's, and he has built a terrible roster. Didn't give his team's best players minutes because 3rd and 4th liners got off to an unsustainable start and he didn't want to put defensemen on waivers that no one was going to trade for.

And Vegas screwed themselves over this season by starting out so well. This was the draft to tank, get Dahlin, now they'll pick like 7th or 8th, even if they start losing a lot of games. They won't be able to draft a generational player, and they'll have the worst roster in the league.

 

[uncleben]

I find it hilarious how people are still grilling McPhee for this while literally no other team wanted him. Maybe Shipachyov is just a bad NA hockey player, and being a prima donna about playing in the NHL makes teams not want him? No way, the collective ideas of HF just know so much more than McPhee.

No other team wanted him at that price.

 

[Oddbob]

Key thing here, is they were able to keep Brad Hunt on the team.

 

[llamateizer]

I don't understand how can a team terminate a contract like that.

Can he sign a contract in the NHL?

 

[Pile]

I don't get that argument. Other players won't sign with them because if this? Not buying it.

Someone who needs a contract will take a contract. If they are picky enough to choose other teams over Vegas it will be because they didn't want to play in Vegas, not because they are defending the honor of shippy.

How do you not get that argument? It has nothing to do with honoring another player..

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

I wonder if they'd trade Gusev's rights back to us since they're not going to need them.

 

[AppsSyl]

Buddy. We get it. YOU LOVE TRADES. McPhee no trade. Me bent out of shape. Waaahhhh.

Lol. I love trades? See how often I post trades, not very.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

NHL Career Summary...

 

[thekernel]

Vegas basically could not have handled it any worse

 

[Keep Sorokin Me Babe]

Aren't Gusev and Ship close? The biggest loss for VGK here will be if Gusev never ends up reporting to them, he'd be by far their best player

 

[Pia8988]

Doubt Gusev was coming anyways

 

[cgf]

Hey Joe Sakic...

WHAT THE **** ARE YOU DOING?

You have been openly and embarrassingly shopping an offensive center for two years but have yet to trade him. You are a tire fire of a hockey team with low expectations this season. You have a sizeable contingent of Russians on your active roster. You have cap space. You have an open roster spot. And there is a 30 year old Russian offensive center on a two year contract available to you FOR FREE.

Why would the rebuilding, in the middle of a youth movement, Avs want a 30yo too 6 C? Especially with Compher, Kerfoot & Jost already breaking in at that position?

The avs need to move Duchene for futures to get younger and to draft Dahlin / Smith / McIsaac next spring.

 

[JetsFan815]

I hope McPhee personally apologized to Ship. I think McPhee salted the earth in Vegas for Russian free agents and perhaps even college free agents for ~10 years by handling this the way he did.

 

[Depch]

Delete

 

[belair]

Why would the rebuilding, in the middle of a youth movement, Avs want a 30yo too 6 C? Especially with Compher, Kerfoot & Jost already breaking in at that position?

The avs need to move Duchene for futures to get younger and to draft Dahlin / Smith / McIsaac next spring.

To be competitive? To be better? To gain a free asset who may become a top six NHL center?

The trade everything away for young players rebuild is a flawed method. Look at Arizona.

 

[serp]

This seems dumb . Its not like his contract is that small. You sign a guy as an international FA for 4.5 Million per then barely play him and buy him out after not even playing 15 games with him just dressing in 3. I don't get it Vegas can easily afford to give him some time . Its not like they're contenders. Yes they're off to a hot start but i sincerely doubt this is a permanent thing . If he still sucks after the year or at the deadline you can still buy him out . I don't know seems like a massive waste.

 

[Revelation]

Hahahaha I love how triggered this guy is because McPhee didn’t give baby his bottle.

You’re baby. Your bottle is trade news.

>muh trade

I've had McPhee run my team into the ground for 15 years, I know compared to Benning he's brilliant but for the rest of us that still doesn't cut it. Then again I'm talking to some genius who probably took part in burning his city to the ground his team got rekt by boston in 2011 lmao

 

[Revelation]

Aren't Gusev and Ship close? The biggest loss for VGK here will be if Gusev never ends up reporting to them, he'd be by far their best player

Doesn't matter, they'd give him two games then waive him after he scores a goal. McFail gonna McFail.

 

[Pia8988]

Doesn't matter, they'd give him two games then waive him after he scores a goal. McFail gonna McFail.

Crickets as no GM lining up to acquire him.

 

[Revelation]

Crickets as no GM lining up to acquire him.

Yeah, truly a mystery why they wouldn't acquire a rookie on a 2 year 4.5 million deal after having set their roster and spent their budgets. Totally proves that Vegas handled him adequately. 3 games is probably even too much for a high profile free agent to prove himself, especially on a team full of such amazing players.

 

[Pia8988]

But if he is so good they should all be lining up to get him. It is a free top 6 Center according to people here.

 

[Scott Stevens]

>muh trade

I've had McPhee run my team into the ground for 15 years, I know compared to Benning he's brilliant but for the rest of us that still doesn't cut it. Then again I'm talking to some genius who probably took part in burning his city to the ground his team got rekt by boston in 2011 lmao

In 1994 I was too young to drive to get downtown to riot, and in 2011 I picked my girlfriend up after her shift at St. Paul’s to get her the heck out of downtown.