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

[A Star is Burns]

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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[Roboturner913]

Hopefully Haula is over his leg thing, although a Minny fan on the main board mentioned that he was practicing in preparation for the playoffs if they had gotten in.

If we bring back either Willy or McGinn now, I'll be happy with this offseason.

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[cptjeff]

A guy who has scored 29 goals in a single NHL season for a guy who will likely never even play 29 NHL games in his career. I'm looking for a catch, but, uh... Holy cap casualties, batman.

 

[bleedgreen]

Fast, skilled, two way, plays center well and kills penalties.

Came for cheap as Roy imo has stalled a bit and doesn’t look like the skating will ever be good enough to be a regular, maybe a role player.

Thumbs up.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

I hope this isn’t the only improvement though

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

I wonder if Haula is good enough to push Jordan down to 3C?

I think that this gives Necas a good chance to develop into a center instead of throwing him into the deep end now.

Nice job by management here and helps to understand yesterday's trade a bit more. I do hope we have one more big move left.

 

[bleedgreen]

Pushing Wallmark down and adding a speedster makes us a quicker team for sure. Allows Wallmark to keep developing on the fourth without a ton of pressure to be better offensively.

He COULD be our second center if he clicks with someone but Rod loves him some Staal so it’s hard to imagine Haula getting more minutes than him.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

 

[cptjeff]

Haula is also a guy who keeps going at speed late in games, he strikes me as a really well conditioned guy who will be good friends with Brindy.

 

[Canes]

I wonder if Haula is good enough to push Jordan down to 3C?

I think that this gives Necas a good chance to develop into a center instead of throwing him into the deep end now.

Nice job by management here and helps to understand yesterday's trade a bit more. I do hope we have one more big move left.

There won't be a lot of difference between the 2nd and 3rd lines in ice time. Both will probably PK, Jordan will get the tougher matchups when he can, and both will probably get some PP time as well.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Hoping we get 20-25 goal Erik Haula and not 12-15 goal Erik Haula.

But honestly, for what we gave up, even 12-15 goal Erik Haula is good value.

 

[Roboturner913]

I wonder if Haula is good enough to push Jordan down to 3C?

If he's still capable of 29 goals, maybe you put him on Aho's wing and maximize that potential. If we have a top 6 of

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I'm very OK with the third line being something like Martinook-Wallmark-Necas (it worked last year with Svech in that spot)

- and that's a worse case scenario, we could still sign Willy or another forward

 

[A Star is Burns]

Would be nice to find a righty at some point as insurance if Willy doesn't come back.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

A guy who has scored 29 goals in a single NHL season for a guy who will likely never even play 29 NHL games in his career. I'm looking for a catch, but, uh... Holy cap casualties, batman.

I wouldnt get excited about the 29 goals, nor would I ever expect him to do that again. That 1st Vegas season was one big anomaly.

 

[DougieSmash]

I predicted this two months ago. Now go for Labanc.

 

[bobbythebrain]

I predicted this two months ago. Now go for Labanc.

What you think of Gauthier as a prospect? I wonder if the Jesse Puljujarvi for Gauthier rumor has legs? Was this a precursor or maybe Haula was the alternative?

 

[FlyingSquirrels]

When are we going to finally slot Staal as the 3C where he belongs? These lineups with him written in as the 2C juat seem to throw the lines way off.

 

[Muuri]

Now, sign Donskoi and trade for Ristolainen.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Now, sign Donskoi and trade for Ristolainen.

Got to get Laine first.

 

[My Special Purpose]

When are we going to finally slot Staal as the 3C where he belongs? These lineups with him written in as the 2C juat seem to throw the lines way off.

You realize none of us make the actual depth chart, right?

Fine move. Underwhelming considering our ammo. But there's still time.

 

[Muuri]

Got to get Laine first.

Raanta or Saros as a new goalie maybe?

 

[Roboturner913]

This guy likes to camp out in front of the net. I like that.

 

[GoldiFox]

I wouldnt get excited about the 29 goals, nor would I ever expect him to do that again. That 1st Vegas season was one big anomaly.

Haula scored at nearly the same 5v5 rate in 15-16 (12 goals in 967 minutes), 16-17 (14 goals in 995 minutes), and his first year in Vegas 17-18 (17 goals in 1320 minutes). He just 1) played a lot bigger role in Vegas than Minny and 2) also scored 12 PP goals whereas he never received PP time in Minny.

 

[MisterEd89]

Thread title change now?

 

[Anton Babchuk]

we're also giving up a conditional fifth round pick. that changes everything. this trade is garbage.