Confirmed with Link: [VGK/CAR] Erik Haula for Nicolas Roy + Conditional 5th Round Pick

Big Daddy Cane

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Love it.

He's very cheap next year relative to his 17-18 production at just $2.75 mil. There's no long-term commitment attached to him as a 2020 UFA. He can play center now and shift over to the wing for Necas later, if re-signed. A center pushes Wallmark down instead of a wing forcing Foegele to the 4th line coming off his big postseason. He scored 12 PPGs in his big year; there's a fit for him in the mid-slot/netfront of a reformed PP.

A Foegele - Haula - Necas speed line changes the dynamic of the Bottom 6.
 

Roboturner913

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It's verrrry nice!

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I liked Nic a lot. Hope he makes it and has a great career, but he looks more and more like a career bottom 6 grinder. Great job moving him for a legit scorer.
 

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the fruits of having drafted and developed well enough to trade pieces that can't fit into your lineup for those that can is a luxury we haven't had in a long time. losing saarela and roy barely dents the depth in charlotte but just helped the big club in a major, major way in picking up our backup goaltender and a forward who can slot anywhere in the middle six.

i liked nicolas roy, but he's a player for a league that no longer exists. he would have been just fine in the clutch and grab era but in a league that values skating as much as this iteration does, he's just not that guy. i would love for him to prove us wrong, but this is insane value.
 

Ole Gil

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What's great about a guy like Haula vs. say Marchessault, is Haula willl be a UFA next year, and they can just do this again next year. Fill a roster spot with a underpaid cap casualty. The way other GMs are paying players, this is going to happen over and over and over for the foreseeable future.
 

bobc222

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Personally don't like it, shedded cap space, better not have been just for this...also always loved Nic Roy as a prospect.
 

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