Michael Russo: Wild trade Chay Genoway to Washington for 2014 7th

[forthewild]

I like freeing up more contract spots. Fletcher gets another 7th round pick to find the next Haula/Graovac.

If wild get a pick out of this deal i'll be surprised, its more for the sake of trading a guy then its for a pick. If Fletcher wanted a 7th badly it be somebody else he traded.

Kinda like that Nystrom deal... its just to ship a guy off

 

[GopherState]

Look I like Schmidt's game but it's funny that we're championing signing him in a thread where the Schmidt of 2 years ago got traded for a 7th round pick next year. Possibly.

 

[Fel 96]

Cya, old man.

The only good thing on him as a player is that he has a good slapshot.

 

[Hall of Faber]

O M G! It's like the 4th of July again all over again!!! How does Fetch do it!?

 

[Fel 96]

Good news for Chay: He already knows DiSalvatore, Taffe and Wellman in Hershey.

 

[TheeNorthStar]

Bye Bye Geno. Good luck to ya.

 

[TaLoN]

The bigger move is probably signing Graovac and/or a college FA once their seasons end.

Keeps room to make a move and still be able to sign Haula. Good trade.

 

[Billy Mays Here*]

Meh, whatever. Hoping to see a bigger trade soon though.

 

[Avder]

Hey neat, a contract slot!

Oh, bonus... a throwaway draft pick!

 

[HobeyBroten]

This might be a stretch and a "SQUIRREL!" moment, but I had a dream we traded for Henrick Sedin.....ROFL!

 

[nickschultzfan]

Wild is racking up the late round picks lately.

 

[Randy BoBandy]

It also could be just getting rid of a D at the AHL level because Dumba's Red Deer Rebels will likely get bounced from the WHL Playoffs next week, and he is free to play in Houston after that.

I thought he was too young to play in the AHL?

 

[Jarick]

CHL players can join AHL teams after their season is over, but he'd still be ineligible to play next year. Stupid rules.

 

[TaLoN]

I thought he was too young to play in the AHL?

That only counts while his season is going in the CHL. It's very common for underaged CHL'ers to get a look in the AHL after their own season is done.

 

[Fel 96]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1375997

That pretty much confirms Genoway a roster spot now.

 

[this providence]

I'm worried about TP. Between Zucker getting hurt and now Genoway traded this has been a horrible week for "his guys."

The Zucker injury did put me in a bit of a funk...

 

[Minnesota]

And so begins our purge of the North Dakota _____.

 

[Dampland]

Genoway had a card? And someone paid actual legal tender for it? That's more surprising than the trade.

Don't make Dano mad! He might punch your horse.

 

[Beegoalie]

10 D in Houston right now..not sure Genoway is the one I would have moved but maybe the only one that made sense to Fletcher to be moved.

I liked Genoway but agree he wasn't going to play on the Wild this year or next year..one interesting thing to note is that he is on a 1 way deal next season. Maybe that factors into it.

 

[Northland Wild Man]

Well, good luck to him. It's pretty clear he wasn't going to get his chance with the Wild as the defense is becoming solidified. Although I hate to just let a PPG player in the NHL walk for almost nothing.

 

[Pinchy11]

This trade will cost us what 3 maybe 4 cups.

 

[Fel 96]

I would like to thank the MN Wild organization and the Houston Aeros for everything. Great people involved everywhere. Gonna miss it #classy

http://twitter.com/chaygenoway/status/312700295882870784

 

[Bookman]

Notable 7th round picks for the Wild - lucky 7, goes across regimes:

2000 - Sekeras in the 8th
2001 - Boogaard
2004 - Khodubin
2007 - McMillan
2009 - Haula
2011 - Graovac

No so shabby that.

 

[Sportsfan1]

Opening the room for Nate Schmidt to join the Wild now.