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Los Angeles management is pleased to announce a trade with the Arizona Coyotes that we believe to be equitable for both franchises.Traded to ArizonaC John Tavares, $6.0m (2011-2015) Note: Tavares is looking for a new contract worth $8.9m (2015-2020) as the Top rated Center in Franchise NHL.Traded to Los AngelesD Mark Giordano, $2.4m (2013-2016)G Peter Budaj, $0.5m (2014-2016)We approached the Coyotes with the opportunity to acquire the Top ranked Center in the league and informed them of Tavares' expected raise. We feel that he can be a centerpiece for any team given he's only 24 years old and surrounded by talented young players in the NHL. In return we asked for Giordano who is older, comes with a cheap cap hit but only has 1 year left on that contract before he gets a sizable raise. Budaj was tossed in by Arizona.Simple, straight forward deal.Thank you Blkhwkfn! GO Hawks!
Gotta say this is interesting but good for both teams. I think Tavares has more value as a 24yo on a team breaking out than a 31yo Giordano but there is benefit going both ways.
That is the trade off in this deal. Young with large cap commitment for a veteran with one last cap friendly year before he cashes in on his last big contract.In this league, I believe choices have to be made to keep a franchise competitive while you avoid getting your head crushed against the cap ceiling.Here's to a well balanced trade that hopefully both teams profit from.- DD