Senators and blues trade

[janesvilleaces]

Senators send

Pick 9 in the draft
Patrick Berglund 4.5 2021 fully paid

to blues

For pick 6 in the draft

We do this to gain the roster spot and move up 3 spots in draft. Berglund is playing in Sweden so is no help to me. We have tons of cap space so paying on him isn't an issue. Blues to confirm.

[Rob]

 

I already swapped the picks since 1-6 is OTC.

[SlackJack]

 

[WestCoastExpress]

Am I missing something here?

Why would St.Louis trade down 3 spots in the draft, while picking up a player no longer in the NHL...?

I must be missing something, right?

[shooter47]

Blues confirm. We trade down 3 picks to acquire a fully paid Berglund.

[Rob]

if he Flexes Berglund he saves cap money since the contract is paid by Ottawa.  St Louis is trading 3 draft positions for $2.3m here, while sacrificing their FLEX position.

[WestCoastExpress]

if he Flexes Berglund he saves cap money since the contract is paid by Ottawa.  St Louis is trading 3 draft positions for $2.3m here, while sacrificing their FLEX position.

Gotcha, knew I wasn’t thinking of something

 

[Rob]

He could also buyout.  Won't save as much that way but will preserve the FLEX.

[WestCoastExpress]

Sneaky smart. Definitely wasn't in my repertoire of trade moves. Guess that's why he's the champ

[jmtrops]

and he still got his guy