can we take a moment to realize that Bear is only available because he was beat out of a roster spot by Jalen Chatfeild.
so VAN pays a 5th, for a guy that was beat out of the roster spot by another guy that VAN let walk for nothing..... #assetmanagement
The fact that Florida, Toronto, Vanvouver, etc didn't offer more than this ridiculous return with retention tells you how low is the market for dumping salary. WOW
Or there is some serious problem with Bear but that's speculative.
Anyway it also tells you how confident MTL is about their rookies to not beat that offer
Watch David Savard will get traded for a 1st round pick this TDL or the next. No clue why Carolina didnt just wait it out on Bear as teams have more cap room at the TDL, they could have gotten a better return for Bear, much better!
Canes fans are pretty clueless on this site I found, had something argue with me that Haydn Fleury was worth a 1st round pick last year
Raanta was worth the same according to some but its more in line with timing and finding the right partner. Clearly, the Canes didnt know how to milk Bear's value like Kent Hughes did at last year's TDL or the Toffoli deal. You dont just not play a guy then tell teams you are willing to trade. Play him, boost the value and wait on an offer like Hughes did with Lehkonen and Toffoli, neither would have been traded had the offer not been so high!
I think it's a pretty fair deal, got a draft pick for a cap dump and I don't see much in Pederson. I wish Bear well but this helps us out when Patches comes out and we clear some cap room.
He's certainly gonna get every opportunity for ice time in VAN. They probably should've addressed their Defense over the summer, but it's not too late.
The fact that Florida, Toronto, Vanvouver, etc didn't offer more than this ridiculous return with retention tells you how low is the market for dumping salary. WOW
Or there is some serious problem with Bear but that's speculative.
Anyway it also tells you how confident MTL is about their rookies to not beat that offer
Toronto needs a legit top 4 RD. Not a guy who failed Carolina's system and couldnt beat Chatfield for a spot
A guy like Demelo makes more sense to spend assets and use Muzzin's LTIR on
Toronto needs a legit top 4 RD. Not a guy who failed Carolina's system and couldnt beat Chatfield for a spot
A guy like Demelo makes more sense to spend assets and use Muzzin's LTIR on
Think of it like this
Rielly-New guy
Sandin-Brodie
Giordano-Liligren
Totally agree on the need for a first pair defenceman. I don't think Demelo fits the profile.
And really not sure Dubas would get the green light to spend the high value futures required to get such a player considering he is on the last year of his contract. GMs going all in just to not loose their job is usually disastrous.
I think it's a pretty fair deal, got a draft pick for a cap dump and I don't see much in Pederson. I wish Bear well but this helps us out when Patches comes out and we clear some cap room.
can we take a moment to realize that Bear is only available because he was beat out of a roster spot by Jalen Chatfeild.
so VAN pays a 5th, for a guy that was beat out of the roster spot by another guy that VAN let walk for nothing..... #assetmanagement
Chatfield is a much better fit in Carolina than he was in Vancouver. Player performance isn't that black and white around the league, you should know