Confirmed with Link: Vesey to EDM for 7th round pick

[Buds17]

Hadn't played for the organization to this point, and though even the minimal return is still a long shot to pan out, it's not outright impossible.

 

[Leaf Fans]

It's actually over 2 months worth. NCAA UFA's do not re-enter the draft and expire on August 15th.

Oh, my bad. I thought that they had his rights till June 30th and he could sign with any team after the 15th. Still It can't be bad considering we would lose him regardless.

 

[Green Snow Storm]

Sure is! Waste a 6th round pick on a player that you then trade for a 7th round pick! Great asset management indeed!

It definitely is when the player you wasted the 6th round pick on was about to walk for nothing. Going to be hard to spin this as anything but a minor positive move.

 

[deletethis]

According to my sources, the 7th round pick is currently celebrating the trade.

 

[Trapper]

If Dubas is big on asset management, I highly approve.
Every little bit counts.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Mark Hunter would have gotten a 5th, at least.

And then drafted the next Jamie Benn with the pick

 

[Boutette]

According to my sources, the 7th round pick is currently celebrating the trade.

According to my sources he and Bergman have completely trashed his hotel room in Malmo in anticipation!

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Sure is! Waste a 6th round pick on a player that you then trade for a 7th round pick! Great asset management indeed!

yeah huge blunder by Dubas to waste a 6th round pick on this guy back in 2014. What was he thinking?

 

[Mikeyg]

Hopefully bergy is still alive and working for us in 2020, pull us 2 more AJ’s and a 1D while you’re at it! Dude is money with 7th rounders, imagine if we ever gave him a second...

 

[Warden of the North]

I can't believe they gave him an ELC.

Pretty mind-boggling.

Chiarelli probably trades their first with Lucic to get rid of him and uses Vesey as the reason why the first is expendable

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

With all the the horrid draft picks lately by the Leafs, mid to late rounders that the Leafs don't want, maybe the Dubas can accumulate a whack of 7th rounders.

 

[Al14]

yeah huge blunder by Dubas to waste a 6th round pick on this guy back in 2014. What was he thinking?

Dubas or no Dubas, the organization downgraded a 6th round pick to a 7th!

Couldn't they have somehow got a 6th rounder out of Edmonton? Trade Vesey for a 7th, that upgrades to a 6th, if he signs with them?

 

[Muston Atthews]

Dubas or no Dubas, the organization downgraded a 6th round pick to a 7th!

Couldn't they have somehow got a 6th rounder out of Edmonton? Trade Vesey for a 7th, that upgrades to a 6th, if he signs with them?

Why stop at a 6th round pick?

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Dubas or no Dubas, the organization downgraded a 6th round pick to a 7th!

Couldn't they have somehow got a 6th rounder out of Edmonton? Trade Vesey for a 7th, that upgrades to a 6th, if he signs with them?

Vesey isn't worth a 6th round pick. He might not even be good enough to play in the AHL. It's not Dubas' fault that the previous regime picked a bust late in the draft. But it is good that he recouped some value over it

 

[Canada4Gold]

Not sure I'm more surprised that we were able to get something for Vesey or the fact that anyone wanted to give him an NHL contract.

Thanks I guess? Free pick.

 

[Legendary]

Has MLSE started working on his statue yet?

 

[pspot]

Maybe to flip for JT

 

[The CyNick]

Lol @ people talking about asset management.

 

[The CyNick]

It definitely is when the player you wasted the 6th round pick on was about to walk for nothing. Going to be hard to spin this as anything but a minor positive move.

Its a nothing move.

 

[crump]

Any chance of acquiring his brother in free agency is officially dead.

Actually, it was pretty classy of Dubas to wait for the Caps to win the Cup to announce this deal as to not take attention away from it and minimize that achievement.

 

[Menzinger]

Getting even a 7th for a near guaranteed bust is better than nothing

 

[Menzinger]

Any chance of acquiring his brother in free agency is officially dead.

I remember when some Folks used to claim that if the Leafs got his brother, they could trade Nylander lol.

Pretty embarrassing in retrospect

 

[LeafsNation75]

I remember when some Folks used to claim that if the Leafs got his brother, they could trade Nylander lol.

Pretty embarrassing in retrospect

Wasn't it Darren Dreger who said they would trade Nylander if that happened?

 

[Menzinger]

Wasn't it Darren Dreger who said they would trade Nylander if that happened?

Yep, said it would be a “smart” move too.

Hilarious in retrospect

 

[LeafsNation75]

Yep, said it would be a “smart” move too.

Hilarious in retrospect

There is a reason why after McKenzie and LeBrun some don't consider him to be as great compared to them when it comes to rumors.