Adarsh Sant Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Quote Hearing the Lightning has a side deal with the Vegas Golden Knights to protect one or more of its young defensemen. Those types of trades won't be announced until Wednesday, so details aren't available yet. GM Steve Yzerman neither confirmed nor denied whether he has a side deal. "It's not something I'd share publicly at this time," Yzerman told the Times. But it certainly makes sense for Tampa Bay to try to find a way to hold onto both Slater Koekkoek and Jake Dotchin, both of whom were left unprotected. Dotchin, 23, helped solidify the top-four in the second half of last season, joining Victor Hedman in the top pairing. Koekkoek, 23, was the 10th overall pick in 2012, and had a strong finish to the season in AHL Syracuse and should get a shot to crack the lineup next season. Both are restricted free agents. The Lightning protected Hedman, Stralman and Braydon Coburn as the third 'D'. As for the return, the Lightning could package a veteran defenseman - like a Jason Garrison or Andrej Sustr - with a prospect. Tampa Bay has several young promising forward prospects in their system coming out of junior. The Lightning also has two second round picks in this year's draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 oh $&!#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Didn't you make the other TB thread? Can't this go there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adarsh Sant Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Ossi Vaananen said: Didn't you make the other TB thread? Can't this go there? Which Thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Hmmmm Sustr is a young D isn't he? I'd take Sustr and + and run with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Benning better not pay anything stupid to have Gaunce/Sbisa/Boucher not taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 You trying to usurp Vintage?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsbergTheGreat Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 They don't want to lose Dotchin who stevie Y said he was really impressed with this year and see a big future for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Geez how many picks is Vegas gonna have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 55 minutes ago, Where's Wellwood said: Benning better not pay anything stupid to have Gaunce/Sbisa/Boucher not taken. haha. benning doesn't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Neilsons Towel Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Where's Wellwood said: Benning better not pay anything stupid to have Gaunce/Sbisa/Boucher not taken. It was already reported that the Canucks will not be making any deals with Vegas and will lose whatever player is selected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 8 minutes ago, Roger Neilson's Towel said: It was already reported that the Canucks will not be making any deals with Vegas and will lose whatever player is selected. Really? They're not going to offer a pick to protect Jack Skille? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I acquired Sustr in my fantasy league assuming he'd be staying with the Bolts. Hopefully he has success in Vegas if this is true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing With Pride Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I'm so curious to see how many draft picks (especially 1st rounders) that Las Vegas accumulates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Benning already gave McPhee the... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 If Vegas gets Garrison, Sustr, TVR in deals, unless they are moving them, they may not take Sbisa. It's getting harder to predict their expansion strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rattler Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Roger Neilson's Towel said: It was already reported that the Canucks will not be making any deals with Vegas and will lose whatever player is selected. If I'm Vegas, and I see the Canuck scraps, I might just offer a draft pick or two because I feel sorry for the poor nucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycanuckleheads Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Quote Benning better not pay anything stupid to have Gaunce/Sbisa/Boucher not taken. We aren't going to lose anything of value in the expansion draft! After looking at what was exposed, Sbisa is almost surely not going to be taken by Vegas. The 30 players chosen can only have a max-salary of $73 million - and there are a ton of way better options than Sbisa. Taking him actually harms Vegas. They need the $4 million of space a lot more than they need Sbisa. From the ~5 teams with the worst offerings (like us), they are better off taking the best player on the smallest contract, in order to keep their total-salary down. Which means we are probably losing Gaunce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, bloodycanuckleheads said: We aren't going to lose anything of value in the expansion draft! After looking at what was exposed, Sbisa is almost surely not going to be taken by Vegas. The 30 players chosen can only have a max-salary of $73 million - and there are a ton of way better options than Sbisa. Taking him actually harms Vegas. They need the $4 million of space a lot more than they need Sbisa. From the ~5 teams with the worst offerings (like us), they are better off taking the best player on the smallest contract, in order to keep their total-salary down. Which means we are probably losing Gaunce. And Gaunce can go down to their farm team without waivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks.brad Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 10 hours ago, Where's Wellwood said: Benning better not pay anything stupid to have Gaunce/Sbisa/Boucher not taken. The difference is the GMs that are protecting their assets are doing so because they have QUALITY assets. We just have...uh...players? Sbisa isn't worth much, Gaunce has 1 NHL goal in 77 games...and Boucher...eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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