Why did Chicago ever trade Panarin?

[Jordan Belfort]

looking back, it just seems ridiculous to trade that high of a caliber player. 80 point scorer for the last 3 years who had amazing chemistry with Kane and for some reason decided to trade him for a guy who had 35 points this year. Does anyone have any insight as to why Chicago traded him?

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[Ace101]

Wasn't it rumoured Kane and Toews asked for Saad back

 

[generalshepherd141]

Wasn't it rumoured Kane and Toews asked for Saad back

This, and the Hawks knew Panarin would soon be up for an extension that they couldn't afford.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Wasn't it rumoured Kane and Toews asked for Saad back

I doubt Kane asked for Saad back when he had such great chemistry with Panarin. Saad was Toews' linemate, so maybe he asked for Saad back but Kane was disappointed when Panarin got traded.

I don't think it was a very good move. Panarin is simply the better player, and he was the Hawks' 2nd best forward after Kane when he was there IMO.

 

[Mr Positive]

It seems to me like maybe they thought that Panarin was a bit of a product of Kane, and that Saad could do nearly as well but with cost certainty. But, obviously Panarin has been even better for Columbus than he was for Chicago (something that I did not expect), and Saad has been okay, but not Panarin.

Not only that but with cap growth it looks like they probably could have afforded to keep Panarin.

 

[justafan22]

$$$

They feared exactly what Columbus is going through right now.

 

[justafan22]

It seems to me like maybe they thought that Panarin was a bit of a product of Kane, and that Saad could do nearly as well but with cost certainty. But, obviously Panarin has been even better for Columbus than he was for Chicago (something that I did not expect), and Saad has been okay, but not Panarin.

Not only that but with cap growth it looks like they probably could have afforded to keep Panarin.

Yeah, no. Still can't afford a 9 million panarin unless you dumped Seabrook

 

[Mr Positive]

Yeah, no. Still can't afford a 9 million panarin unless you dumped Seabrook

that's extremely easy to fix. Panarin would start his next deal at 27 years old. The years where Panarin is 33-35 could be low cap years, and if you did that the cap hit would be no more than 7

 

[K Fleur]

Same reason they brought back Sharp. To get the band back together!

 

[eviohh26]

Thought he was tossed under the bus for getting swept?

 

[Bank Shot]

Possibly as bad as the Hall for Larsson deal.

 

[solidprospect]

Because they have cap issues.

 

[Claypool]

Brent Seabrook

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Because they made a mistake

 

[SoCalFan]

looking back, it just seems ridiculous to trade that high of a caliber player. 80 point scorer for the last 3 years who had amazing chemistry with Kane and for some reason decided to trade him for a guy who had 35 points this year. Does anyone have any insight as to why Chicago traded him?

I personally think it's a mix of losing Hossa and needing a heavier, two way player on Toews' line and Panarin being really f***ing expensive on the next contract. Hawks already have Kane that can play with anyone and they've won with that formula. Panarin was a luxury.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Because they have cap issues.

Saad for Panarin didn’t save them any money. It will when Panarin gets his new deal, but for last year and this upcoming year it doesn’t save them money. Never understood that deal.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Overreaction to the Hossa situation and the team decided that 4 years of mini-Hossa hopefully revitalizing Toews with Kane being able to shine regardless of his linemate was better than 2 years of Panarin at the same cap hit.

1 year in, doesn't look good, but not over yet.

 

[WSS11]

Because they gave Seabrook Panarin’s money by mistake

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

They knew Panarin was leaving via UFA in 2019/20 if just for cap reasons. Hawks wanted the certainly of 6m Saad long term, and Saad had come off a few good seasons which got him his 6m contract.

 

[Garbage Goal]

This, and the Hawks knew Panarin would soon be up for an extension that they couldn't afford.

Either way then it ties back to Kane and Toews since they individually have the highest cap hits in the league.

 

[GordieHowsUrBreath]

he was the scapegoat for them not getting out of the first round, since he wasn't a part of their cup teams

 

[Maukkis]

Three factors come to mind.

1) players asked for Saad back
2) horrific cap situation and the uncertainty of losing Panarin to UFA
3) Saad being the replacement for Hossa

 

[NyQuil]

Money.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Hindsight 20/20.

Saad is now s*** AF (what ever the reason is), wont "bounce back" either.
Panarin is even better what he was when he was traded.
Hossa retirement -> would of helped re-signing Panarin

If only Hawks would of waited and not haste on things
should not of traded Panarin (no matter what, possible "excuses" or not)

 

[Statto]

I think the logic for the move, mainly due to a mixture of cap issues and needing to rebalance the lineup makes some sense. We can debate how successful that was but you can see the thought process. My problem with the deal is that they didn’t get value, it needed a couple of decent draft picks heading Chicago’s way.