Sure looks like we take a really big cap hit on this......Huh. Flyers trade Gudas for Niskanen.
plus 1/3 of Gudas' cap hitCan't say that's the news I expected to see when I refreshed twitter.
I think I like this deal. I think Niskanen is better than Gudas, though he's got 2 years @ 5.75 left instead of 1 year @ 3.35.
I think they both have their stregths. Niskanen gets a slight nod at being the better player. i think he fits better in Vigneaults system than Gudas does so i think that may be the reason for the trade.Can't say that's the news I expected to see when I refreshed twitter.
I think I like this deal. I think Niskanen is better than Gudas, though he's got 2 years @ 5.75 left instead of 1 year @ 3.35.
This is huge!!!! As you know we needed at least 1 player with a cup on his resume.Also adds a Stanley Cup winner.
This is huge!!!! As you know we needed at least 1 player with a cup on his resume.
I think we traded Gudas at his peak value. He had his best year as a Flyer last season. It wouldve been nice to ship him out west so he cant go head hunting on our guys 5 times a year.plus 1/3 of Gudas' cap hit
Agree the fact that he is good enough to play top pair with Prov pushes every other d man down a step and makes us much deeper on the back end.Yep. I like the Niskanen addition a lot the more that I think about it. Adds the cup winner to a very young back end. That will be invaluable for the young guys.
Plus he's good enough to play on the top pair with Provorov. He's mostly been playing top pair with Carlson in Washington (I think).
Even though we got a few years older i think those years of playoff experience will pay off.I think the Flyers traded Gudas after one of his better years, and the Caps traded Niskanen after one of his lesser years. If they both revert back to the mean, this is a pretty significant on-ice upgrade.
Why is Washington only paying $2.35 of Gudas $3.35 salary? Are we picking up the difference?I think the Flyers traded Gudas after one of his better years, and the Caps traded Niskanen after one of his lesser years. If they both revert back to the mean, this is a pretty significant on-ice upgrade.
Part of the dealplus 1/3 of Gudas' cap hit
I would rather have had that trade straight up without paying the extra on Gudas salary. This makes it a less attractive trade.The Washington Capitals have acquired defenceman Radko Gudas from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defeceman Matt Niskanen.
The Flyers retained 30 per cent of Gudas' $3.35 million cap hit on his contract - which runs through next season - in the deal.
Niskanen is signed for two more seasons at a $5.75 million cap hit, meaning the Capitals save $3.41 million on next year's cap in the swap.
Do you like this trade?Huh. Flyers trade Gudas for Niskanen.
I hope so because we need some grit back there and Morin paired with Hagg (if we keep him) would be a very gritty pair.Morin better make the team with Gudas gone.