Red Wings Trade Rights for Brad Stuart to the Sharks

[higgyfan4]

@DetroitRedWings
TRANSACTION: The rights to defenseman Brad Stuart have been traded to San Jose for a conditional pick in the 2014 NHL Draft.

@SanJoseSharks
PR: #SJSharks acquire rights to D Brad Stuart from @DetroitRedWings for a conditional draft pick in 2014

 

[puckhead]

amazing.
Wings lose both Lidstrom AND Stuart in one summer.

 

[higgyfan4]

‏@DetroitRedWings
TRADE: The rights to defenseman Brad Stuart have been traded to San Jose for Andrew Murray and a conditional pick in the 2014 NHL Draft.

@DetroitRedWings
Both Brad Stuart and Andrew Murray are scheduled to become UFA's on July 1.

 

[li0lsh]

Stuart indicated he wanted to play closer to family in SJ area

 

[higgyfan4]

amazing.
Wings lose both Lidstrom AND Stuart in one summer.

Lidstrom was sort of a surprise, but we all knew Stu would be gone to Cali.

 

[puckhead]

Lidstrom was sort of a surprise, but we all knew Stu would be gone to Cali.

I was just teasing - comparing the two.
Suter will fill one of those holes, anyways.

 

[DevilishWon]

I was just teasing - comparing the two.
Suter will fill one of those holes, anyways.

Going to have to sell a lotta pizzas for Suter

 

[puckhead]

hmm.. more to the deal?

@JeffMarek
DET trades Brad Stuart to SJ for Andrew Murray + cond pick in '14. Stuarts family stayed in SJ when he went to DET from LA.


why would SJ give up assets for a guy who only wants to go one place, and will be a UFA in a month?
:confused2:

 

[li0lsh]

hmm.. more to the deal?

@JeffMarek
DET trades Brad Stuart to SJ for Andrew Murray + cond pick in '14. Stuarts family stayed in SJ when he went to DET from LA.


why would SJ give up assets for a guy who only wants to go one place, and will be a UFA in a month?
:confused2:

Doug Wilson will give up picks for pucks now a days...

 

[DevilishWon]

hmm.. more to the deal?

@JeffMarek
DET trades Brad Stuart to SJ for Andrew Murray + cond pick in '14. Stuarts family stayed in SJ when he went to DET from LA.


why would SJ give up assets for a guy who only wants to go one place, and will be a UFA in a month?
:confused2:

Maybe..just maybe Ken Holland is smarter than everyone in the SJ organization put together. Actually there is a lot of evidence to support that. That said it still doesn't make sense unless they think he might go elsewhere

 

[pixburgher66]

Not sure why SJ felt the need to do this...I mean, I thought it was common knowledge that he was going there anyhow.

 

[higgyfan4]

I was just teasing - comparing the two.
Suter will fill one of those holes, anyways.

gotcha

Going to have to sell a lotta pizzas for Suter

I will do my part. As long as I don't have to eat them.

 

[Slimpikins]

Andrew Murray is a ufa on July first as well so that really didn't cost the Sharks anything. Depending on what the conditional pick is, this is nothing more than San Jose letting Stuart know they are serious about signing him.

I'd still rather they not give up a pick but it's not like the Sharks just got suckered.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Fuck.

 

[pixburgher66]

Man the Wings D is gonna be different next year. Poor Howard. Not that it'll be horrible or anything, but growing pains are imminent.

 

[Slimpikins]

Fuck.

Now I like the trade even more.

 

[higgyfan4]

Now I like the trade even more.

Yeah, well, he's a bit of a drama queen.

 

[higgyfan4]

@wingingitmotown
I can't believe the Wings and Sharks have the gall to make this trade announcement while the Finals are still going on... jerks.

 

[puckhead]

Andrew Murray is a ufa on July first as well so that really didn't cost the Sharks anything. Depending on what the conditional pick is, this is nothing more than San Jose letting Stuart know they are serious about signing him.

I'd still rather they not give up a pick but it's not like the Sharks just got suckered.

yeah, that part of it seems to be symbolic, I guess.
reminds me of last summer when the Nucks traded Shirokov, who had already left for Mother Russia

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Now I like the trade even more.

I'm just sorry to see him go.

Especially to the Sharks.