Musical Goalies in Tampa

[droopydrew19]

Tampa pulled the trigger on a couple of deals involving goaltenders today.

In the First deal with Philly... (Budaj for Brown Hunter and a 2008 2nd) one of the best young goalies in the league was brought in. Brown has potential and hunter a perenial 20 goal scorer but goalies are hard to come by in the CPHL.

The second deal saw Budaj's stay in Tampa last about 30 minutes as he was flipped to San Jose along with Saprykan, Ducks top D prospect Mark Mitera, Pit2 2007 and the rights to Russian Kirill Koltsov for Martin Gerber, Metropolit and Top prospect Micheal Frolik.


So when you include the 2 deals Tampa gave up Brown Hunter Saprikan Mitera and a couple of picks for Gerber Metropolit and Frolik.

[nyrcrisfer]

I think all 3 teams end up with a good return for what they gave up.

[RT14]

The San Jose Sharks were heavily pursuing a young starting goalie in the CPHL and we feel we finally got our guy.

A great thanks must go out to the Tampa Bay GM, known as DroopyDrew! He really worked with the Sharks to make this happen for us after finding out Philly was attempting to play us both a little. In the end, we think we got a good deal and are extremely happy to have Budaj between the pipes this upcoming season.

The deal brings in some other great talent as well. Please welcome to the Sharks lineup:
Peter Budaj, G 24yrs 77ov RFA
At 24 yrs old, he's already played 1 full season as the starter in the NHL putting up solid #'s for an average team. With a 77 OV rating, he may not be the ideal starter, but he's no slouch and we are confident he can carry the weight. We're certainly no worse off then with Gerber anyways.

Oleg Sarykin, LW - 26yrs 73ov $2.2M/yr
"Freakin'" Saprykin as this GM likes to call him, is a talented young winger who still possesses some good potential and is starting to look like a solid two way player. He played 59 games with a dismal Phoenix Coyotes team in the NHL racking up 14 goals and 34 points and was a very impressive +8 considering his team. After joining the MUCH more talented team in Ottawa and being cosidered basically a depth player, his numbers declined but we're confident he'll end up with a team who needs his help this off-season.

Mark Mitera, D - 19yrs, Top 2 potential
At 6'3" 202lbs, Mitera has the ideal size, strength, toughness and skating ability to be a future top pairing defenseman in the NHL. We are very excited about his potential within our organization.

Kirill Koltsov, D - 24yrs, Top 4 potential
Koltsov is a very talented young Russian but has chosen to play in his motherland the last few years after showing incredible promise in the AHL. With the NHL's Vancouver Canucks in possible need of more defensive depth soon, we believe he could get another shot at the NHL this season and if he does should be a great Power Play specialist.

2nd round pick
Pretty self expanatory.

Leaving the Sharks is:
Martin Gerber, G - 32yrs 77ov $6Mil/yr
Michael Frolik, RW - 19yrs ECHL 1st line potential
Glen Metropolit, C - 33yrs 72ov $0.65M/yr

The Sharks look forward to building around Budaj now and are open to listening to any offers from other GM's, big or small.

[JiriHrdina]

I like what I'm seeing in SJ!

[Noops]

How was I trying to play you guys?

[RT14]

Originally Posted by Noops

How was I trying to play you guys?

Sorry, I should hav been more clear about that, but I thought I left it on a light enough note. I don't mean to say you were doing anything wrong, just that given your situation of goalies you probably should've had to end up giving up one for less than his worth but ended up getting very good value by negotiating with us both at the same time. No harm done though, and I may have done the same thing.