Bruins trade Hamilton to Calgary, Lucic to LA

[bustaheims]

lakingsinsider: Boston retaining 2.75 million of Lucic's salary.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Lucic for $3 million is a great bargain for LA.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Perhaps a change of scenery will do Lucic well.  He's in the West coast, closer to home, and can play with a team that can utilize whatever he can provide in the hockey sense.

To some, it's tough to see Lucic other than a Bruin.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Doesn't seem like a good trade for the Kings. And it'll be a disastrous one if they can't re-sign him after this season. They already have $54mil on 14 players committed for 16/17, and that's without Kopitar. Obviously something will have to be done about Richards soon but it'll still be tight.

 

[bustaheims]

Doesn't seem like a good trade for the Kings. And it'll be a disastrous one if they can't re-sign him after this season. They already have $54mil on 14 players committed for 16/17, and that's without Kopitar. Obviously something will have to be done about Richards soon but it'll still be tight.

Rumour is they're finally going to buyout Richards. That'll help some, but just highlights how stupid it was of them not to do it last summer when they could have done it for free.

 

[Frank E]

Is Rask next?

 

[Joe S.]

How is Kessel not worth a ton if this is what freaking lucic can net?

This is just a ridiculouslyridiculously bad trade for LA.

 

[Kin]

How is Kessel not worth a ton if this is what freaking lucic can net?

Kessel is getting paid a ton of money on a long term and a lot of people don't like his game?

 

[Joe S.]

How is Kessel not worth a ton if this is what freaking lucic can net?

Kessel is getting paid a ton of money on a long term and a lot of people don't like his game?

I know what you're saying but honestly I wouldn't even trade kesstraight lucic straight up

 

[Kin]

I know what you're saying but honestly I wouldn't even trade kesstraight lucic straight up

Sure, but I'd guess that all 30 teams would take Lucic. I don't think that's true of Kessel. That will go a long way to determining value.

 

[rdowdall]

I know what you're saying but honestly I wouldn't even trade kesstraight lucic straight up

Sure, but I'd guess that all 30 teams would take Lucic. I don't think that's true of Kessel. That will go a long way to determining value.

Is that just because of the contract though?  If he had term on his deal, say 4 years at 6 would all 29 teams still take him?

 

[Joe S.]

Fair enough I guess I'm in a minority opinion here.

 

[Kin]

Is that just because of the contract though?  If he had term on his deal, say 4 years at 6 would all 29 teams still take him?

I think so, I mean, barring a team like Chicago who couldn't take him anyway.

 

[rdowdall]

Is that just because of the contract though?  If he had term on his deal, say 4 years at 6 would all 29 teams still take him?

I think so, I mean, barring a team like Chicago who couldn't take him anyway.

Perhaps I am biased as I am not a big Lucic fan.  I think he can do a lot of things to hurt his team.  I think when he is on, he is one of the top power forwards in the game.  When he is off though I don't think he does much, which is really similar to Kessel.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Zboril, DeBrusk, Senyshyn, holy crap man. How on earth did they pass on Barzal?

 

[L K]

Zboril, DeBrusk, Senyshyn, holy crap man. How on earth did they pass on Barzal?

It's just a weird collection of picks.  Zboril I really like.  DeBrusk seemed like he was picked about 5 or so spots too early and Senyshyn is just completely out in left field to me.  I don't particularly care for either of the Lucic or Hamilton trades in and of themselves so I'm not going to give their GM/scouts the benefit of the doubt early on either.

 

[Tigger]

I get trading Lucic but Hamilton? That's a pretty underwhelming return for him.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I get trading Lucic but Hamilton? That's a pretty underwhelming return for him.

Like I get why they did it, he wanted more than what they were prepared to offer. But guys like Hamilton are exactly who you open your wallets for. Over the next 10 years he might be better than any defenceman that they have.

 

[bustaheims]

I get trading Lucic but Hamilton? That's a pretty underwhelming return for him.

Like I get why they did it, he wanted more than what they were prepared to offer. But guys like Hamilton are exactly who you open your wallets for. Over the next 10 years he might be better than any defenceman that they have.

Yeah. Bit of a confusing start to their new GM's tenure.

 

[Tigger]

I get trading Lucic but Hamilton? That's a pretty underwhelming return for him.

Like I get why they did it, he wanted more than what they were prepared to offer. But guys like Hamilton are exactly who you open your wallets for. Over the next 10 years he might be better than any defenceman that they have.

I guess we'll see how he makes out contractually but unless he was after some egregious term and salary I really don't get it.