Situational Trades Will Not Result in an Uptick in Commerce Motion
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on TSN Radio in Montreal and was requested with the current flurry of trades will there be extra coming? Pagnotta doesn’t suppose so as a result of the 2 trades have been situational.
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Host: “A few trades that occurred final week, does that open the door for extra trades right now of the season?”
Dave Pagnotta: “Properly, these have been conditions; if something, it’s escalated to maybe early-level discussions. However Utah depleted on the blue line due to accidents, they needed to offer themselves every week or two to determine if, internally, they’ve choices to fill in no less than some void left by Marino and Durzi.
Clearly, they felt they wanted some exterior assist. Detroit had a surplus of defensemen. They transfer out a contract in Olli Maatta and a physique frees up some cap house for them. Utah can afford it, and it’s an expiring deal, so it doesn’t hamper their plan on the blue line past this season. Olli Maatta goes to be UFA subsequent July. In order that was a situational transfer out of necessity for Utah, given the circumstances they have been handled these accidents.
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Toronto, transferring out Liljegren additionally situational, each cap smart and surplus on their finish. That they had been making an attempt to maneuver Liljegren for the reason that summer season earlier than he even signed his two-year extension with or contract on the time with the Leafs. And him and his agent, Peter Whelan, making use of just a little bit of additional stress as soon as the season bought going, after they realized, okay, we’re not going to be within the prime six, which is what we thought we’d be. Both play me or commerce me, not a proper request or demand, however I’m placing you on discover.
And the Leafs due to their cap state of affairs and the quantity of men they’ve on the again finish, they obliged. They made the transfer, and San Jose advantages from it, as a result of I feel he’s going to be a fairly stable defenseman commonly. However San Jose advantages from that as a result of (A) they’ve the cap house. (B) they’ve the additional belongings to maneuver it out and see they’ve bought a possibility to fit this man within the lineup frequently and see what he does.
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If something, each of these strikes, situational strikes, have enhanced, or no less than allowed conversations to select up for groups just like the Canadiens, just like the Geese, just like the Islanders, who’re additionally now handled some harm blows on the again finish, to see what’s on the market.
And possibly that entices a crew to make a transfer, usually it doesn’t, as a result of, once more, the wage caps a little bit of a ache. However I’m not anticipating a flurry of early season strikes simply due to these two conditions that that performed out.”
