Panik traded to Arz for Duclair

[soccer24]

Happy?

[Giovi]

like duclairs wheels and upside. they shed the panik deal. looks good to me.

[Pez68]

I like it. Duclair has talent and great speed. He can play. He's 22, as well. Plenty of time to improve.

[khawk20]

I am not unhappy about this deal. Duclair is a nice infusion of youth up front with scoring upside playing for a contract.

[gadi]

Good deal for the Hawks. We all pretty much agree that Panik over achieved and was over paid. For all of Duclair's issues, he's younger and cheaper. And if the vets in the room can't reach him, then you let him go.

[dhull10]

I like Panik and he had some good stints for Hawks but it sounds like a positive move so see ya.

[khawk20]

With panik off the books...lots of cap space with the LTIR not used yet...

[jimc]

Panik fucking sucks and was badly overpaid


BYE!

Duclair is only 22 and is impending RFA...controllable and only makes $1.2 mil per.

He certainly has upside, and is in a great position to cash in this summer playing on a much more talented squad...the issue us....will he? Kid is dumb and soft and has real attitulude and maturity issuess, but there is next to no risk here.

[dhull10]

Jan 11, 2018 0:32:45 GMT jimc said:

Panik fucking sucks and was badly overpaid


BYE!

Duclair is only 22 and is impending RFA...controllable and only makes $1.2 mil per.

He certainly has upside, and is in a great position to cash in this summer playing on a much more talented squad...the issue us....will he? Kid is dumb and soft and has real attitulude and maturity issuess, but there is next to no risk here.

 I see you are God status. You must be wondering why it took so long for the world to notice!

[jimc]

I wouldn't get too excited over the kid when Q is going to play him 9 mins per night on the 4th line.

It will be a real battle of wills between Duclair and Q...AZ were trying to sell him for parts for 2 years and found no takers until today.

[markwojo]

WTF...how did Stun win a trade so lopsidedly? This is a huge win even if Duclair is a total bust. Shedding Panik's hideous cap hit for the rest of this year and next in itself is a huge win. Mix in that Duclair actually has significant upside that he may achieve and this could end up being a huge win of a trade. Put Duclair with a pass first guy and watch him pot 20 (and then have Stun extend him for 4X4).

[markwojo]

When you look at the fact that Panik was already been paid a million of his annual salary as a bonus and that Clendening is on a one way deal earning 650K to play in the AHL, the deal makes SOME sense financially for the Yotes. I'll take the 22 year old on pace for his 2nd 20 goal season (playing 13 minutes a night) verses a guy that washed out of two franchises and hit 20 goals at age 25 playing playing 15 minutes a game with better players.

[lari]

I'm not sure about this trade on paper. But let's see how Duclair plays.

He's a small, stickhandling winger, 185lbs.

I don't think Panik was the problem. He hits people, goes to the net and sometimes even scores goals. The problems this team has are with the core players. If offered Duclair for Panik, in a vacuum I'll pass every time. Contract favours Duclair though, so whatever. It's a marginal move anyway.

Maybe Duclair has some chemistry with the Hawks' other small finesse perimeter players.

[stbhawks19]

Great move just getting rid of Panik’s cap hit on its own.

Duclair is worth taking a flyer on, low-risk high-reward, but who the hell knows where Q will slot him.

[garyu]

Jan 11, 2018 2:14:40 GMT stbhawks19 said:

Great move just getting rid of Panik’s cap hit on its own.

Duclair is worth taking a flyer on, low-risk high-reward, but who the hell knows where Q will slot him.

Eveybody knows. Duclair will take Hayden's spot.