Confirmed Trade: [WSH/MTL] Ilya Kovalchuk (50% retained) for 2020 3rd round pick

[Not The One]

per Kovalchuk, Bergevin had better offer on the table.
Bergevin consulted Kovalchuk on the desired destination

Classy.

Hope we can get him back next year for a reasonable price.

 

[DangleCity]

Classy.

Hope we can get him back next year for a reasonable price.

Classy, but also stupid.

 

[xxsciroccoxx]

so much for that talk of a 2nd round pick +. And they had to retain!

2 retention slots used up...

For like 2 months lol. Haters gonna hate!

 

[vippe]

While it's a great story [Ovy and Ilya are obviously friends], I'm not sure what the Caps are going to do with him.

Their top 6, while underperforming lately, is still, Ovechkin, Backstrom, Wilson, Kuzy, Oshie and Vrana. He's not displacing any of them.

Their 3rd line is more of a shutdown line and the only one off that line I'd consider him replacing is the opposite winger in Panik.

I don't think he'd be on the 1st PP unit and the way the Caps dedicate so much of each PP to their 1st unit, it's hard to see his impact on the 2nd unit.

I think Montreal's GM did a good job turning him into a 3rd rounder. I think the Caps got a skilled player in limited spurts at a fair price, but I'm just not sure where he fits in with one exception. If this is a depth move, then maybe OK. Last year, when Oshie got hurt in the Carolina series, it would've been nice to have a player of Ilya's caliber available on the bench for a limited stretch.

Ofc it is. You said it yourself, Caps dont want to be in a similar situation like last years playoffs.

He wasnt brought in to fill a specific spot. He's going to be a great utility player, he can play on the first, second or third line when needed and knows how to play the PP if asked.

Not sure why people are trying to make this some sort of puzzle, it really isnt. Caps got a great player with basically no caphit at a very very decent price.

 

[vippe]

Edit: sry double post, forum is as slow as it's ever been right now :O

 

[Firsov99]

M

Classy, but also stupid.

Maybe he wants to sign him as a free agent in the off season. So he didn’t want to spoil his relationship with the player over a marginally better return.

 

[Theodore450]

M

Maybe he wants to sign him as a free agent in the off season. So he didn’t want to spoil his relationship with the player over a marginally better return.

Don’t use logic with habs fans

 

[ole ole]

Bergevin paid like $600K for a 3rd. That’s pretty sweet.

big winner is Kovy. His best chance at a cup.

You number is way off.

 

[ole ole]

We retain 50% and only get a 3rd?! Bergevin got fleeced, hard.

No that's the agreement he had made with Kovi when he picked him up.


["Kovy wanted a chance to win the Stanley Cup this year. His choice was to go to Washington," shared Bergevin of the 36-year-old, who scored six goals for 13 points in 22 games in Montreal. "We worked together and we made a trade that was good for the player, but also for the organization. Trading Kovy to a place he wouldn't have liked was not in my plans. I tried to do what was right for the organization."]

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

Giving up a pick for a player you could have easily signed in the off-season seems like a L to me.

What is a trade deadline?

What benefits do trade deadline moves have?

How does prorated and retained salary cap work?




Go ahead and answer these three questions and circle back around to see if you still don't understand why a team would trade for a player at the TDL but have 0 interest in them in the off season.

 

[OldCraig71]

Unforgivable. 30 spots dropped in the draft to stay on good terms with a 36 year old UFA.

But yet he did nothing for

 

[Goal Caufield50]

Guess multiple 2nds by multiple teams was a stretch. Single 3rd was reasonable/predictable.

Bergevin had a better deal; including Boston and let Kovy choose. I believe Kovy will return the favour.

 

[Hostile Offer]

Classy, but also stupid.

It's not stupid. Things like this matter when you consider signing in Montreal as a UFA.

 

[philip]

You've got to try Kovy with Kuznetsov at least a bit. If they are remotely on the same wavelength it might fire up Kuzy who looks in need of some motivation and Kovy will get chances left, right and centre. I might even be tempted to up Eller to 2nd and make Kovy/Kuzy/Hag the 3rd for a bit, see if they get slightly easier matchups.

 

[Pandaman11]

From healthy scratch to waivers to worth a 3rd round pick.

Blake, McLellan, Desjardins: all clueless. And the worst thing is: even a blind person could see that they're mishandling the situation!

New GM + Gallant next summer.

 

[biturbo19]

I find the idea of retaining half of $700k absolutely hilarious.

 

[ViD]

I mean say anything you want but in this case Bergevin is a big time winner, signed Kovy for minimum, got the fans and media attention, won some games and got a free 3rd pick.

If somehow Jackets don’t make the post season, Washington will have my support

 

[sandysan]

I'll have to cheer for Washington in the playoffs now

yeah 5 weeks of service obviously means unending loyalty from the fan base.

I thought that the one year Radulov love was bad, 5 weeks of kovalchuck and years from now some fans will still be pining.

jesus.

 

[Burke the Legend]

But yet he did nothing for

Love the guy but he f***ed up. Should have hired an agent.

 

[Burke the Legend]

yeah 5 weeks of service obviously means unending loyalty from the fan base.

I thought that the one year Radulov love was bad, 5 weeks of kovalchuck and years from now some fans will still be pining.

jesus.

I think there are still Kostitsyn fanboys here.

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

I find the idea of retaining half of $700k absolutely hilarious.

I mean with the top echelon of teams the cap becomes so tight that being able to add players does come down to that type of money. At full league minimum it would really limit the possibilities for the Caps

 

[CupInSIX]

For like 2 months lol. Haters gonna hate!

I don't know if I'd call it hate, more like the annoyed gonna annoy.

Because gloating to Bruins fans how they're going to give up a 2nd + to get Kovalchuk last month was kind of annoying.

 

[Fainting Couch]

Giving up a pick for a player you could have easily signed in the off-season seems like a L to me.

I agree 100%! You get him for free in the off-season, pop him in a time machine and then use him for the last 2 months of the previous season when you needed him and could fit him under the cap.

It's simple math, people.

 

[DangleCity]

M

Maybe he wants to sign him as a free agent in the off season. So he didn’t want to spoil his relationship with the player over a marginally better return.

That would also not be smart.


You would do something like that for someone who has been a lifer in the organization

 

[1909]

M

Maybe he wants to sign him as a free agent in the off season. So he didn’t want to spoil his relationship with the player over a marginally better return.

Once Kovalchuk will get the taste of what is a REAL contending team, he will stick with them or similar teams like Washington. Or retire in California in his rich mansion.