Quoting: HockeyFan989
Rumour has it even before Carolina sent the OS they had a long term deal in place around 4 mill aav
One thing tho… CAR gm isn’t stupid, dude may be held back by a cheap ass owner but he know what he’s doing
MB got schooled.. don’t forget KK recently turned 21 and is a former 3rd overall pick
So was Galchenyuk once upon a time. Bergevin did pretty good with both the Domi and then also the Anderson trades from that point forwards.
Rumours don’t mean a whole lot, I would hope you’d agree. $5.185mm is the floor he can get if he wants it. And who doesn’t want money?
Bergevin basically traded a young and unproven asset of Kotkaniemi into Dvorak, who’s 25 and signed to a great deal for the next 4 years. So “schooled”? Um, no.
The Kotkaniemi acquisition (and cap hit) may or may not work out for Carolina, but either way, Bergevin’s good with his return. He was even able to lottery protect Carolina’s first round pick in the process to hold onto the upside potential in the event the pick winds up in the top 10.
Once again, shrewd GMing from last year’s runner up (and almost a tie with the winner) for GM of the year.