elvis15 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 https://www.nhl.com/news/arizona-coyotes-not-signing-conner-bleackley-who-can-re-enter-nhl-draft/c-280854820 "Arizona GM says supplemental draft pick 'more valuable asset' " Quote Red Deer forward Conner Bleackley can re-enter the 2016 NHL Draft after Arizona Coyotes general manager John Chayka confirmed Wednesday the team will not sign the former first-round pick to an entry-level contract. The deadline for Bleackley to sign a contract was Wednesday. As a result, Bleackley is eligible for the 2016 draft and the Coyotes will receive a 2016 supplemental second-round draft pick. The Coyotes now have eight picks in the draft, including two each in the first and second rounds. The 2016 draft is at First Niagara Center from June 24-25. "We're going to take the compensation pick," Chayka told NHL.com at the NHL Scouting Combine. "There's a lot of value in that pick. That's not to diminish anything Conner has done or the type of player he is. He had a good Memorial Cup. He's a good player, but at this point [the draft pick] is a more valuable asset for us." The Colorado Avalanche selected Bleackley with the 23rd pick of the 2014 draft. He was traded to the Coyotes along with forward Alex Tanguay and defenseman Kyle Wood for forward Mikkel Boedker on Feb. 29. Bleackley, 20, had 46 points (13 goals, 33 assists) in 55 games with Red Deer of the Western Hockey League this season. Bleackley sustained a wrist injury when a skate blade severed tendons during the first period of a win against Edmonton on March 19. It was his second major injury of the season; he missed six weeks because of a broken left kneecap sustained Jan. 23. The wrist injury was expected to keep him out for the remainder of the season, but Bleackley returned for all four games in the Memorial Cup held in Red Deer, Alberta, from May 20-29. He had two assists, a plus-4 rating and four shots on goal in the tournament. "Hats off to him for returning to the lineup and playing well," Chayka said. "It's not easy to do, especially at a Memorial Cup level to come back off an injury like he had and perform the way he did. It's a pretty special thing, but we're in the business of maximizing assets so that's our decision." I know there was a little bit of talk about him from our perspective at the draft two years ago, and in proposals, but I was more interested in the management of the asset to take the pick in return vs signing a prospect. EDIT: for the Canucks perspective: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonny_Bohonos_14 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I'm curious where this puts him in the draft. Obviously his stock has taken a hit, but would he still be worth a late 2nd or early 3rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heated Blue Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I really feel for the guy. To come back from such a serious injury so quickly and put in a good showing only to be cast aside by the team that drafted him. Hopefully it motivates rather than crushes him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucypass Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 They get the 23rd 2nd round pick right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Nice luck to be able to opt out of an injury riddled player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 19 minutes ago, suitup said: They get the 23rd 2nd round pick right? 53rd overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucypass Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 10 minutes ago, elvis15 said: 53rd overall. Yes that's what I was trying to say thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 1 hour ago, Heated Blue said: I really feel for the guy. To come back from such a serious injury so quickly and put in a good showing only to be cast aside by the team that drafted him. Hopefully it motivates rather than crushes him. The Avalanche were willing to trade 23rd to Pittsburgh at the draft. I find interesting how they never really warmed to the pick and I think if he didn't get traded to Arizona they too would have chosen the compensatory pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Getting the compensatory pick is a smarter move at this point anyways. If it doesn't turn out well for them then tough luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Avery Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Get the pick. It's the best choice at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 OK so here's an interesting question. Lots of rumours or supposings as it were that Arizona will try moving up somehow still, obviously the matthews connection Is it possible they want this extra pick to see about using it as part of a package deal to move up as opposed to a question mark in bleackley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Anything's possible, but then they could have also used Bleackley for that. 1 hour ago, suitup said: Yes that's what I was trying to say thanks. I got it, just added the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 28 minutes ago, Warhippy said: OK so here's an interesting question. Lots of rumours or supposings as it were that Arizona will try moving up somehow still, obviously the matthews connection Is it possible they want this extra pick to see about using it as part of a package deal to move up as opposed to a question mark in bleackley? they might get to the 4 or 5 spot to get Tkatchuk, but not a chance they get to one. Plus, I was shocked when Colorado drafted this guy in the first place He really can't skate very well. They took him in that trade knowing they weren't going to sign him, and that the second was coming in compensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Brutal not to stand by your pick. Sure the 2nd rounder is probably comparable to what Bleackley has done, but the compensation pick is not meant to be used this way. If there was a general disagreement between both parties or Bleackley wouldn't sign, then i'd say go for the pick, but choosing not to, in order to land a 2nd is just shady. I'm not a fan of this move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 12 minutes ago, Ossi Vaananen said: Brutal not to stand by your pick. Sure the 2nd rounder is probably comparable to what Bleackley has done, but the compensation pick is not meant to be used this way. If there was a general disagreement between both parties or Bleackley wouldn't sign, then i'd say go for the pick, but choosing not to, in order to land a 2nd is just shady. I'm not a fan of this move. Yeah, the optics aren't good although the loophole exists. It's kind of a MLB move except I think the MLB teams only have a year to try and sign the player before they go back in the draft and gain the compensatory pick. We'll probably start to see more of this in the next few years as the statasticians take over the hockey world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehdee Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 What a joke! Why does Arizona get a compensation pick simply for refusing to sign him? Its nobodies fault that they drafted a player they later changed their mind on. Its not like there was some big contract dispute, they simply decided they would rather have another shot at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayRayDown Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 3 hours ago, Heated Blue said: I really feel for the guy. To come back from such a serious injury so quickly and put in a good showing only to be cast aside by the team that drafted him. Hopefully it motivates rather than crushes him. 18 minutes ago, ehdee said: What a joke! Why does Arizona get a compensation pick simply for refusing to sign him? Its nobodies fault that they drafted a player they later changed their mind on. Its not like there was some big contract dispute, they simply decided they would rather have another shot at it. "The Colorado Avalanche selected Bleackley with the 23rd pick of the 2014 draft" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 People are missing the fact that Arizona just recently traded for Bleackley in the Mikkel Boedker deal. This isn't the "whoops we messed up" fallback plan that some people seem to be thinking it is. They likely knew all along that they weren't going to sign him after they traded for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Quite possibly. It's sort of like trading for Jared Cowan and then not playing him knowing you can buy him out for positive cap space in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 1 hour ago, Warhippy said: OK so here's an interesting question. Lots of rumours or supposings as it were that Arizona will try moving up somehow still, obviously the matthews connection Is it possible they want this extra pick to see about using it as part of a package deal to move up as opposed to a question mark in bleackley? more likely Tkachuk as he is from arizona as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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