[Trade] Tkachuk (8 yrs x $9.5 mil) + `25 4th to FLA for Huberdeau, Weegar, Schwindt & `25 1st

[LIP MAN]

Originally Posted by CSharp

Wow! Is this for real? Holy crap - it is! That's what I'm talking about! Wished it could've happened to get a blockbuster deal done for Gaudreau. Damn, that means no chance of tanking!

It’s real. And it’s spectacular.

[Jethro Choicebro]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

This is such a shocking twist. This off-season feels like a WWE storyline.

First we have the Gaudreau heel-turn. Then his faction-mate decides to leave behind him.

Then when all hope for the fans seems lost, a complete 180 happens out of nowhere which nobody, not a single person predicted.

I’d laugh if I wasn’t so numb

Such a crazy 8(?) days since the Johnny debacle

[djsFlames]

Flames have 4 d-men now that would instantly be the defacto #1D on the Oilers.

[Bonded]

I hope Tkachuk kills it for Florida. He did the Flames such a solid

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by Saqe

You guys didn't watch Weegar, he had the worst brain farts in the league. He looked great otherwise but horrible moments which at an aggregate dont show up in stats.

And just like with Brodie when he was here people fixate on the 1% of bad plays a guy makes and ignore that he’s great 99% of the time.

Except that Weegar is much much better than even Brodie was in that 99% of the time.

Elite puck movers take risks some times that end up bad. Why even guys like Karlsson, Doughty and Subban got criticized for it but end up winning Norris trophies still.

[Saqe]

Originally Posted by jg13

you mean another top pairing dman?

yeah he is.

He really wasn't but is looking to get paid like one. But Sutter will get the best out of him like Q did, I can imagine.



Huby is 30 if Calgary signs him and is looking for a massive contract. Great player but tough to sign seems like.

[MrMike]

So the first is top ten protected not just lottery protected.

That just ruins this whole thing!

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

So he is another Brodie

A Brodie who hits and has a lot more blocked shots!

179 and 156 last season! I'll take that any day.

[SeanCharles]

Originally Posted by Pickle Juice

Dube, hanifin a first for Pasta?

Hahaha that would excite and terrify me all at the same time.

Can we re-sign all these guys if it happened?

[GioforPM]

Treliving is gonna pull out all the stops to sign these guys. He knows he has to. And we know he didn’t cheap out on Gaudreau, so I expect he will give an overpay to make sure this trade lasts.

[browna]

Originally Posted by getbak

No state income tax.

Also, the rumour was that he was one player who had the most negative reaction to all the COVID restrictions here. As long as DeathSantis is running things in Florida, COVID restrictions won't be a concern.


I'd also guess that while these guys love the adoration when they're on the ice, the anonymity while living your day-to-day life has appeal too.

Meh, it's $76MM with less tax, nice weather, a committed owner, decent team. St L would be in his dad's shadow anyways. Carolina he would've been just as anonymous. Who knows about the validity of Dallas and Vegas etc.

His parents are building a house in FLA too.

[AndyM]

Originally Posted by Saqe

Huby is 30 if Calgary signs him and is looking for a massive contract. Great player but tough to sign seems like.

How so?

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Saqe

You guys didn't watch Weegar, he had the worst brain farts in the league. He looked great otherwise but horrible moments which at an aggregate dont show up in stats.

Is there a player in the league you can't say that about?

Just as you shouldn't judge a player on his highlight reel, you also shouldn't judge on the lowlights.

[Jetfire]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

Something to think about....

The off-season is going terrible, lose Gaudreau, tkachuk wants out...

Suddenly we see the tweet... Our hero Scorch is going to return...

And everything turns around.

All hail Scorch!

Just a horrible summer up until now, we even lost Willy Joosen.

[RedHot25]

As someone else just said, this trade is so much fun. Just so much fun.

Traded Tkachuk. And the constant chewing of his mouthguard

A defense man who makes some brain farts but still ended up with nearly 50 points who may be comparable to Giordano in his prime.

A well he's too old for us replacement for Gaudreau who is the same age as Gaudreau, who many wanted to re sign

A first round pick that ..well...it's a year or two from now

This is an actual hockey trade. And it's so much fun given the circumstances - a star player who said "trade me" to a very small number of teams.

So much fun.

[sketchyt]

I would've taken and been happy with the debunked Kyrou, retained Krug, and 1st for Tkachuk.

I guess that's why I'm not an NHL GM.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

This is such a shocking twist. This off-season feels like a WWE storyline.

First we have the Gaudreau heel-turn. Then his faction-mate decides to leave behind him.

Then when all hope for the fans seems lost, a complete 180 happens out of nowhere which nobody, not a single person predicted.

I’d laugh if I wasn’t so numb

posted earlier but

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by Bonded

You stalking me again

Get a life

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Bonded

I hope Tkachuk kills it for Florida. He did the Flames such a solid

Might have to change my username to CalgaryPanthersFan soon.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by sketchyt

I would've taken and been happy with the debunked Kyrou, retained Krug, and 1st for Tkachuk.

I guess that's why I'm not an NHL GM.

amazing how poor that looks now