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Post by BEARD Thomas (Commish) on Mar 23, 2021 11:21:21 GMT -5
To BUFFALO:
Marc Staal Vladislav Gavrikov Nicolas Aube-Kubel Vladislav Kolyachonok CAR 1st 2021
To CHICAGO:
Jaccob Slavin Dmytro Timashov NSH 4th 2021
Sabres...agree. Super difficult to deal our captain and best defenseman, but in all honesty, Slavin was underperforming and after having extensive talks with a few teams, this was definitely the best move we could see making.
Gavrikov is a mini-Slavin in wait, IMO. Only a year younger but longer controlled and a bit of a late bloomer, he's played well thus far in BEARD and I look forward to continuing to steer him towards being a very reliable defender for years to come. Oddly enough, Kolyachonok could be the steal of this deal. Just 19, he's got a mean streak and plays solid enough, and ought to continue that on my farm. Staal had to be in this for salary purposes and I will probably look to flip him for additional assets.
Aube-Kubel should be a top-nine forward next year if he keeps pace on the farm, while having another 1st for the upcoming Entry Draft definitely helps. Losing Timashov and a mid-pick isn't losing too much, so for the haul, I think I've done as good as I could have done. Just hard to believe I'd be doing this at this stage, but - the deal was the right one for me.
Good talks Dan.
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Post by CHI - Commish Bacon on Mar 23, 2021 11:28:36 GMT -5
Hawks agree.
We’ve been looking to add a top D to complement Carlson all year and we’ve obviously done that with Slavin. Thanks Tommy
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