If Seattle would have pulled that shit (hiring Pierre) I would have had to seriously consider if I was staying on board lmao
Protection lists for the expansion draft are due by Saturday I believe so the news should be picking up soon!
Went to the Lightning boat parade which was neat but it's way too damn hot to be doing anything outside.
Keith has a NMC so I assume that, on top of his salary, Chicago wanted to move him so they didn’t have to waste a protection spot on him and Edmonton... idk lol someone who has been around and won in the past so maybe he provides intangibles for the young guys?
"The official deal, according to a source, was the Blackhawks sent Keith to the Oilers for defenseman Caleb Jones and a third-round pick" From same article: According to a league source, the Blackhawks could be in play for Vegan Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. Then some choice pulls just to show how bad EDM is: Was this a fair price? Lazerus: It's frankly shocking that this trade was made without the Blackhawks retaining any salary. Keith wanted to go to Western Canada to be closer to his son, and the Blackhawks really had no other potential trading partner but Edmonton. Edmonton theoretically had all the leverage, but the Blackhawks came out with more than $5.5 million in freed-up cap space and a cheap and solid young defenseman in Caleb Jones, who could help entice Seth Jones to come to Chicago via trade. Nugent-Bowman: Holland had the hammer and didn't use it. Keith had a full no-movement clause and was only considering a trade to a few teams. Holland surrendered a defenseman who seemed to be on the outs but one who has played top-four minutes in each of the last three seasons, plus a third-round draft pick with no money retained. That's a big price.