Confirmed Trade: [VAN/VGK] Nate Schmidt for 2022 3rd round pick - Part II

[lawrence]

Better than whatever boatload of assets they were thinking of sending for OEL.

which was still not enough.




Dhaliwal called it, tweet was removed though. Another hit die dhaliwal wow he works in the office it seems like.

 

[Dump Itch]

Stecher is better, younger, and cheaper than Schmidt. Benning messed up again lmao

 

[AcerComputer]

Wish Leafs nabbed him. Just wow.

 

[Diamonddog01]

Good lord this is a win for Vancouver. Benning managed to salvage was what up until now a putrid offseason.

 

[Atoyot]

The only time a contract in the AHL counts against the cap is if it is above $1,075,000 (that's this year's number; in any given season it is calculated as league minimum + $375,000)

Ah k so they can be buried as a one way if it's below that, thanks for the info!

 

[Deen]

 

[The don godfather]

Kinda expensive for what he does . Glad bruins stayed out.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Can any Vegas fans give an honest scouting report on Nate Schmidt?

Not a Vegas fan but...

Great skater, excellent puck mover, holds the line and pinches very well, some physicality but doesn't throw many hits, mostly for establishing leverage. He's played some of the most difficult minutes in the league as a Knight with McNabb as his partner and performed well in those minutes. Stylistic comparable would be someone like Morgan Rielly.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Stecher is better, younger, and cheaper than Schmidt. Benning messed up again lmao

lol Stetcher shouldn't even be mentioned in same sentence as Schmidt... cmon

 

[CartographerNo611]

WTH did Vegas do to anyone to be taken advantage of like this??

Announce to the world they going after the big prize with no cap room. Sign that big prize. Then trade Schmidt after signing the big prize. That’s how to not leverage your assets 101z

 

[avsfan9]

Nice job nucks

 

[pled]

So players on two way contracts in the NHL have their NHL salary counted against the cap while they're making their AHL salary?

no they make their nhl contract and their nhl salary count against cap

they make ahl salary in ahl

and if their nhl cap is big enough it will still count partly on the cap but thats the same for one or two way

 

[Skallagrim]

Which one is the bigger robbery, this deal or Patrick White for Christian Ehrhoff more than a decade ago?

 

[DropTheGloves]

I know he's improved leaps and bounds since, but could you imagine someone in 2017 telling you that Nate Schmidt being traded for a 3rd would be the heist of the (any) off-season?

 

[The Duck Knight]

How good is Nate at actually defending? Curious as I haven't watched him as much. Wonder if a Hughes Schmidt pairing would be good or not

Let's put it like this if they aren't playing together it's because Hughes is on the 2nd pair to get him easier matchups. Schmidt is a top pair 2 way D that will do well even against the oppositions best players. He's not elite at anything but he's pretty damn good at everything.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Kinda expensive for what he does . Glad bruins stayed out.

Lol!

 

[Filthy Dangles]

I know they landed a superstar but this still feels wrong.

Nate Schmidt was there from Day 1 and a huge
figure in the community off the ice (and on of course) for the team. And they dumped him solely to fit in the big stud from a rival.

Oh well, at the end of the day Vegas got better, at least on paper

 

[57special]

Wow...excellent move for the Canucks. Not so hot for VGK. They should've let themselves get bent over for a Fleury trade, not a Schmidt trade.

 

[Eggtimer]

I am really disappointed the Bruins couldn’t best that. LHD is their biggest need. Here is a guy who plays 22 minutes a night for one of the top contender and he goes for a 3rd round pick. Or were the Bruins on his 10-team no trade list? Maybe Schmidt was upset they want to trade him and put all the teams he thought might want him on the list (and forgot Van)?

That’s exactly what Schmidt did.
Did not want to move and picked 10 teams that had the cap room , needed a D and was rumoured to be interested . Assumed that the Knights wouldn’t move him in same division or that the Canucks didn’t have enough cap room .
No way my team (Devils) don’t match or beat the offer if they wer not on the list

 

[XX]

Anyone checked on Tampa lately? How are they feeling?

 

[TeddyBare]

This does help Vancouver with 5v5 offense he pushes the pace.
Schmidt does give back a bit 5v5 in his own zone.though but not that much

He is a right shot which Vancouver doesnt have any of
its a respectable trade from their stand point

He is better than Tanev
But keeping stecher and making this trade would have been amazing for Vancouver for their defense core.

 

[stl76]

This market is just bananas...great pick up for Van!

 

[lawrence]

Good lord this is a win for Vancouver. Benning managed to salvage was what up until now a putrid offseason.

As pissed as I was this trade is a steal. Good trade by Jim actually.

 

[TeddyBare]

Anyone checked on Tampa lately? How are they feeling?

I dont follow?

 

[Ivo]

That’s exactly what Schmidt did.
Did not want to move and picked 10 teams that had the cap room , needed a D and was rumoured to be interested . Assumed that the Knights wouldn’t move him in same division or that the Canucks didn’t have enough cap room .
No way my team (Devils) don’t match or beat the offer if they wer not on the list

Silly to not include Van on his list then. They were trying to get OEL just a few days ago.