WSH/PIT

[thom54]

To Pittsburgh
Ryan Kesler
David Schlemko

To Washington
Charlie Coyle
RJ Umberger
Christian Dvorak
Filip Ahl
2017 2nd rounder (CHI)

[Handsome&FairMike]

Sounds like a good time. Cheers Tommy.

[Fraser]

Huge Kesler homer. But my rational side really likes this for Thom.

[Matthew]

Good return on kesler. Mike gearing up for the playoffs.

[Handsome&FairMike]

Huge Kesler homer. But my rational side really likes this for Thom.

Yep - coyle is a beauty and Dvorak I think is the gem of the deal. hopefully kesler/Anaheim turns his season around

[The BBKL Insider]

Kesler is awful now-a-days

Good sell by Thom before he held out too long and lost huge value (like he did with Dustin Brown)

[thom54]

Kesler is awful now-a-days

Good sell by Thom before he held out too long and lost huge value (like he did with Dustin Brown)

I did NOT see Brown cratering like he did ... was also under the illusion of competing.
Shiv was right, the "retool" is on

[Fraser]

Coyle + Dvorak for Phaneuf + Lang

[thom54]

I dislike the announcer Jim lang

[Handsome&FairMike]

Kesler is awful now-a-days

Good sell by Thom before he held out too long and lost huge value (like he did with Dustin Brown)

...and I've scooped up the both of them haha. Look at me go.

[kimmer]

lol

[Robin Hood]

Shiv was right

As usual.

[The BBKL Insider]

Kesler is awful now-a-days

Good sell by Thom before he held out too long and lost huge value (like he did with Dustin Brown)

...and I've scooped up the both of them haha. Look at me go.

lol

you're gonna be so screwed when you're tight against the cap and can't move these bad players!

[Handsome&FairMike]

haha well managed to package off umberger in a move like this. I've still got some decent cap room right now with most of my guys on LT deals. But ya I hear ya. Was planning on waiting out this year, but hell with it. Might as well make a push for it.

[The BBKL Insider]

haha well managed to package off umberger in a move like this. I've still got some decent cap room right now with most of my guys on LT deals. But ya I hear ya. Was planning on waiting out this year, but hell with it. Might as well make a push for it.

Good Point.

[Bruyns]

Good move for both but find it a little funny seeing Mike trading for productive vets after selling his off pretty cheap last year.

[Matthew]

Good move for both but find it a little funny seeing Mike trading for productive vets after selling his off pretty cheap last year.

Lol. Re-build flip flopper.

[Handsome&FairMike]

Good move for both but find it a little funny seeing Mike trading for productive vets after selling his off pretty cheap last year.

Ya good point Matt - think it was more of a "make my team my own thing" last year. Now, after performing relatively well this year, I figure why not give it a go rather than waiting a few years.

Wasn't truly a rebuild - was a get younger and stay competitive re-tool.

[lightupdadarkness]

Like Charlie Coyle and Dvorak. Think Umberger gets bought out after this year but who knows but also think kesler will come around but does get a raise next year

[The BBKL Insider]

Coyle makes 1/3 of what Kesler makes and he has more points.

Kesler is a beast on the dot, but there are cheaper guys you can buy.

I love that Thom is learning from his past mistakes. Unlike wine, these guys dont get better with age.