Blues Trade Leopold to Blue Jackets
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 12:23 pm
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Rather get something than not play him all year and let him walk at the end.STLADOGG wrote:An NHL player for a 5th rounder?
$2,250,000.
If it were at all possible, I'd swap Ott out and Barbashev in right now.cardsfan04 wrote:Yeah, agreed it's definitely step 1. I'm curious what step 2 is and when we'll see it. Is step 2 more cap space, a trade before the deadline, or using the cap space for offseason signings.
I doubt we see step 2 for awhile though. If we could trade Berglund or Ott to free up some more space, I'd be all for it. I'm not as down on Ott as some of you are though. I think there's a really big contrast between Ott last year and this year.
Every time I hear his name I think of Barbasol.glen a richter wrote:If it were at all possible, I'd swap Ott out and Barbashev in right now.cardsfan04 wrote:Yeah, agreed it's definitely step 1. I'm curious what step 2 is and when we'll see it. Is step 2 more cap space, a trade before the deadline, or using the cap space for offseason signings.
I doubt we see step 2 for awhile though. If we could trade Berglund or Ott to free up some more space, I'd be all for it. I'm not as down on Ott as some of you are though. I think there's a really big contrast between Ott last year and this year.
Agreed. Ott isn't as useless as he was when playing hurt last year but his $2.7 cap hit is ridiculous for a nailed-on 4th liner with very little scoring upside who takes penalties but doesn't fight. He's no more productive than Reaves, has less energy and costs more than twice as much. Leopold falls into the same boat for me and, honestly maybe even Berglund. All guys who the Blues may hope look more valuable to other teams than us who will then take them off our hands despite their somewhat significant salaries. I think #21's gonna have to score some before that happens though. Three years at $3.6 per is something most teams will think long & hard about before taking.glen a richter wrote:If it were at all possible, I'd swap Ott out and Barbashev in right now.
It's a cap move, man. Do the rules allow you to give a guy away for nothing? If so, they might well have done that. You know the old "Future Considerations". The Blues are up against it and looking even just medium-term #91, 17 & 34 are going to have to be paid in the next few years. The ice time freed up will give some D prospects a chance to play too.ViPeRx007 wrote:Shouldn't the title be, "Blues Give Leopold to Blue Jackets"?
I mean, really, a 5th rounder 2 years from now? You couldn't have gotten anything better from a team who is desperate for D help? I realize that money is the main reason for this move, but still.
I understand that. I know it was a cap move; I basically said that at the end of my comment. It's not like Leopold is garbage though. He's a veteran who's fairly dependable and would be a starter on a lot of teams. I guess we're desperate for cap space, so it makes sense to just dump some people for whatever we can get. I'm just greedy and was hoping to pick up a few bonus pieces; nothing huge, obviously, but something a bit more than a 5th rounder.ecbm wrote:It's a cap move, man. Do the rules allow you to give a guy away for nothing? If so, they might well have done that. You know the old "Future Considerations". The Blues are up against it and looking even just medium-term #91, 17 & 34 are going to have to be paid in the next few years. The ice time freed up will give some D prospects a chance to play too.ViPeRx007 wrote:Shouldn't the title be, "Blues Give Leopold to Blue Jackets"?
I mean, really, a 5th rounder 2 years from now? You couldn't have gotten anything better from a team who is desperate for D help? I realize that money is the main reason for this move, but still.
Now hoping for more desperate takers for Ott & Berglund.
I have to agree with Viper. We really couldn't get a 4th Round pick? We had to settle for a 5th Rounder?ViPeRx007 wrote:I understand that. I know it was a cap move; I basically said that at the end of my comment. It's not like Leopold is garbage though. He's a veteran who's fairly dependable and would be a starter on a lot of teams. I guess we're desperate for cap space, so it makes sense to just dump some people for whatever we can get. I'm just greedy and was hoping to pick up a few bonus pieces; nothing huge, obviously, but something a bit more than a 5th rounder.ecbm wrote:It's a cap move, man. Do the rules allow you to give a guy away for nothing? If so, they might well have done that. You know the old "Future Considerations". The Blues are up against it and looking even just medium-term #91, 17 & 34 are going to have to be paid in the next few years. The ice time freed up will give some D prospects a chance to play too.ViPeRx007 wrote:Shouldn't the title be, "Blues Give Leopold to Blue Jackets"?
I mean, really, a 5th rounder 2 years from now? You couldn't have gotten anything better from a team who is desperate for D help? I realize that money is the main reason for this move, but still.
Now hoping for more desperate takers for Ott & Berglund.
I can't tell if you're making fun of me now or not...lol.gaijin wrote:I have to agree with Viper. We really couldn't get a 4th Round pick? We had to settle for a 5th Rounder?ViPeRx007 wrote:I understand that. I know it was a cap move; I basically said that at the end of my comment. It's not like Leopold is garbage though. He's a veteran who's fairly dependable and would be a starter on a lot of teams. I guess we're desperate for cap space, so it makes sense to just dump some people for whatever we can get. I'm just greedy and was hoping to pick up a few bonus pieces; nothing huge, obviously, but something a bit more than a 5th rounder.ecbm wrote:It's a cap move, man. Do the rules allow you to give a guy away for nothing? If so, they might well have done that. You know the old "Future Considerations". The Blues are up against it and looking even just medium-term #91, 17 & 34 are going to have to be paid in the next few years. The ice time freed up will give some D prospects a chance to play too.ViPeRx007 wrote:Shouldn't the title be, "Blues Give Leopold to Blue Jackets"?
I mean, really, a 5th rounder 2 years from now? You couldn't have gotten anything better from a team who is desperate for D help? I realize that money is the main reason for this move, but still.
Now hoping for more desperate takers for Ott & Berglund.