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Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
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Working on more, but hearing Rutger McGroarty is being traded from Winnipeg to Pittsburgh

Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
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Working on more, but hearing Rutger McGroarty is being traded from Winnipeg to Pittsburgh
- homiedclown

All name team

Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
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1m
Working on more, but hearing Rutger McGroarty is being traded from Winnipeg to Pittsburgh
- homiedclown

Can’t believe we got groaty. Terrible name. Wonder what we gave up

Apparently his camp was demanding a team with an nhl spot for him which caused other trades to fall apart. Next to sid?

This sounds like the behaviour of someone named rutger mcgroaty

What do you think we have up? The Nashville 2nd?

What do you think we have up? The Nashville 2nd?
- Brownsoldier

By my math, salary has to be leaving. Rakell, Eller, or Acari?

By my math, salary has to be leaving. Rakell, Eller, or Acari?
- Brownsoldier

He’s just on ELC right?

By my math, salary has to be leaving. Rakell, Eller, or Acari?
- Brownsoldier

Jesus Christ… we are sending Yager??

He’s just on ELC right?
- Victoro311

He’s an RFA. Needs to be signed I think.

He’s just on ELC right?
- Victoro311

He’s an RFA. Needs to be signed I think.

He’s not on an elc l. He refused to sign in winnipeg

Edit - he is also committed to playing in Michigan this year.

Double edit. Trade is for yager

No idea what the return is, but I love it. The exact kind of player we should be using draft capital for. Lets say its NSH's 2nd round pick. That pick probably has a less than 15% chance of making it to the NHL full time. Based on Jfresh's analytics, this kid has a 80% of being a regular in the NHL.

Dubas playing the odds. I bet FSG loves that.

Jesus Christ… we are sending Yager??
- Brownsoldier

Oh sh!t. I dont love it as much now. Yager and McGroarty would've been a great group to build around.

Now Im not so sure what Dubas sees here. Maybe he wants the player who is ready now? Yager is the guy who Dubas refused to trade the pick because he really wanted him.

Oh sh!t. I dont love it as much now. Yager and McGroarty would've been a great group to build around.

Now Im not so sure what Dubas sees here. Maybe he wants the player who is ready now? Yager is the guy who Dubas refused to trade the pick because he really wanted him.
- SuperHenderson13

Groaty is committed to going back to college this year, but can still sign his elc with us.

“Playmlaing wing prospect with a touch of physicality. Needs to work on foot speed”

If they are close to equal I think I’d rather the sniper centre who can skate well.

Groaty is committed to going back to college this year, but can still sign his elc with us.
- 10inchTerror

Im looking at Jfresh and he has a higher % of becoming a star NHLer and a regular NHLer than Yager. If it's 1 for 1, Dubas might just be playing the analytics and taking the lower risk bet. I doubted Yager was going to be ready for this season anyway.

And this is a lack of knowledge on my part - but is a guy really "committed" to going back to school? If he's ready now, why would he wait another year?

Groaty is committed to going back to college this year, but can still sign his elc with us.

“Playmlaing wing prospect with a touch of physicality. Needs to work on foot speed”

If they are close to equal I think I’d rather the sniper centre who can skate well.
- 10inchTerror

So was it 1 for 1?

Im looking at Jfresh and he has a higher % of becoming a star NHLer and a regular NHLer than Yager. If it's 1 for 1, Dubas might just be playing the analytics and taking the lower risk bet. I doubted Yager was going to be ready for this season anyway.
- SuperHenderson13

Neither is groaty but maybe he’s closer 🤷🏻‍♂️. Seems like a lot for someone refusing to sign with their team anyways. But quickly reading up on him he seems like a typical Winnipeg type of player. Interesting though.

Jesus Christ… we are sending Yager??
- Brownsoldier

Damn that sucks

I like this move on its merits, but I love this move on the idea of yinzers saying "Rutger McGroarty" when calling into sports talk radio shows in Pittsburgh for hopefully the next 15 years.

I like this move on its merits, but I love this move on the idea of yinzers saying "Rutger McGroarty" when calling into sports talk radio shows in Pittsburgh for hopefully the next 15 years.
- SuperHenderson13

My only thought is he is maybe 1-2 years ahead of yager to have an impact in the nhl. I don’t like giving up a potential scoring centre for potential play making winger but I like that groaty has size and physicality.

Also curious about his demands. Says a bit about his character. Read somewhere he is close friends with gauthier or same agent or something like that. Hope he doesn’t turn out to be a problem.

McGroaty is the better prospect with the higher pedigree and is closer to the NHL. Obviously you do this trade. It just makes it a bit less good on the aggregate that we had to give up our best prospect instead of being able to stockpile.

McGroaty is the better prospect with the higher pedigree and is closer to the NHL. Obviously you do this trade. It just makes it a bit less good on the aggregate that we had to give up our best prospect instead of being able to stockpile.
- Victoro311

Yup the two of them could have been lethal. Will have to watch both their careers now.

It’s one for one. I think it’s a marginal upgrade.

Hopefully he’s not as big of a wussy.