Avs Acquire Ryan Johansen (50%) From Preds for Alex Galchenyuk

[Phil]

 

[Pete]

Not sure I really understand this one. 

[Cash or Czech]

Paying Johansen $4mil to be on your team is decent value. Paying $4mil for him to not be on your team is odd, especially if the return is the rights to a guy who didn’t put up a point in the 11 games he managed to play for Colorado. What is Nashville even shedding salary for?

[Pete]

40 minutes ago, Cash or Czech said:

Paying Johansen $4mil to be on your team is decent value. Paying $4mil for him to not be on your team is odd, especially if the return is the rights to a guy who didn’t put up a point in the 11 games he managed to play for Colorado. What is Nashville even shedding salary for?

Must be that the player just asked for out.

 

Or, Trotz coached him and realized he didn't want him on the team back then, and now he can get him off the team because he's the GM. 

 

 

Edited June 24, 2023 by Pete

[Phil]

My guess is the player asked out.

[Cash or Czech]

Great place to land, too. This year’s Avs struggled because of a lack of depth. He should take over that 2C role no problem. 

[Valriera]

The future of lafreniere and kakko, if we’re lucky 

[Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc]

Wtf is this?

 

1. Galchenyuk was with the Avs??

2. Why are Preds giving away Johansen at 50% to a team in their division?

[Cash or Czech]

Pure cap dump

[Phil]

2 hours ago, Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc said:

Wtf is this?

 

1. Galchenyuk was with the Avs??

2. Why are Preds giving away Johansen at 50% to a team in their division?

 

They apparently needed the roster space.

 

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Although it looks bad on the surface, it is not hard to admit that the Predators did not have much leverage here. He was heavily overpaid at $8M per year, and getting his contract off the books was a priority this offseason.

 

The Predators are also loaded at center right now, with Tommy Novak, Cody Glass, and Juuso Parssinen more deserving of the top three center spots right now. Having Johansen play on the fourth line making as much as he was making was really not an option for the team and they had to do something about it.

 

https://predlines.com/2023/06/25/nashville-predators-johansen-trade-avs/