Kellan Tochkin Talk

[wshdrvvn]

uh oh, trouble in paradise...

[Plum]

Goodbye, and good luck Tochkin.

[stonecoldstevebernier]

Kellan Tochkin ‏@toch16 2h

As Ricky Bobby would say, thank you, sweet 6 pound 7 ounce baby Jesus #freshstart

Sounds like someone's happy to be out of here. Wish him the best regardless.

[UticaHockey]

For some reason Tochkin had fallen out of favor with Vancouver. I believe he was the only player under contract with the Canucks that did not receive an invite to training camp rather reported directly to the Comets camp instead. He was likely ECHL bound before the trade so maybe this will be a good start over for him.

[Primal Optimist]

Kellan Tochkin ‏@toch16 2h

As Ricky Bobby would say, thank you, sweet 6 pound 7 ounce baby Jesus #freshstart

Sounds like someone's happy to be out of here. Wish him the best regardless.

[BananaMash]

Kellan Tochkin is an idiot on twitter....hashtag wontplaynhlhockeyever

[Ghostsof1915]

If Dalpe turns out to be a regular NHL'er we could be praising Gillis for ages for this one.

[UticaHockey]

Tochkin was a throw away in this trade. What Vancouver really traded was the 4th round draft choice while Carolina dumped salary.... Particularly with Welsh where he will be making $1M a year to play in Utica. Capgeek shows him on a $1M one way contract. If Dalpe stays in Vancouver it could be a good trade.

[SamJamIam]

Tochkin was a throw away in this trade. What Vancouver really traded was the 4th round draft choice while Carolina dumped salary.... Particularly with Welsh where he will be making $1M a year to play in Utica. Capgeek shows him on a $1M one way contract. If Dalpe stays in Vancouver it could be a good trade.

[Plum]

People are talking about Welsh like his cap hit is 1M but that's just his salary. He is on a two year deal, with an AAV of 850K. Eriksson is making more (although Welsh is obviously overpaid). Now what's confusing to me is that the first year of his contract was two-way (105K/700K) and his 2nd year is one way (1M). Can someone clear up how his cap hit gets calculated if he's left in the AHL? (I assume it would be significantly less unless there's a rule relating to age/number of games played that affects cap hit.)

In the end we get an AHL player and a probable roster player for a bit of salary, a 4th and a throwaway player who wouldn't have done much in the AHL. Where's the downside for us exactly?

[TOMapleLaughs]

Welsh could also turn into a decent bottom-6 player. Any way you cut it Gillis did well on the trade. Carolina's need to dump that $1mil was paramount. (Also, they have better young kids to toss into the lineup now.)