[Friedman] Hearing Daniel Sprong on way back to Seattle for future considerations
November 9, 2024
[Friedman] Hearing Daniel Sprong on way back to Seattle for future considerations
44 comments
Wait what
Well that experiment failed…though I thought it was pretty good in his role
Me sad now
I get he hasn’t been great, but he hasn’t felt that bad
It’s Lekky time
Not surprised tbh, he doesn’t fit Toc’s system.
I love salary cap
Overall this doesn’t matter much in the big picture I guess but I’m kind of surprised they didn’t hang onto him at that price for longer. I don’t know if there’s enough NHL offence on the farm and with Boeser maybe down this just seems weird.
Maybe as simple as Tocchet just telling management “fuck this guy” and them cutting it off.
guess we got another trade incoming
is that lekkerimaki’s music?
Must mean Joshua is coming back, and the org would rather develop the young guys with the big club
Lekkerimaki call up coming??
So long to the best Daniel S. to ever play for the Vancouver Canucks 😢
tbh i thought he looked better defensively as the games went on
Has to be something else coming. Lekki up or a trade
I liked Sprong but he clearly is not a Tocchet type of player and they do need to open a spot for Joshua. Wouldn’t be surprised if they give Lekkerimaki a look if Brock is out for any extended time
We must *really* have wanted to get rid of him. Boeser is presumably out, we’re not in any sort of contact slot crunch, and his salary is under a million. We’re not even getting anything back, so he could have been waived with the same general result, but I guess we don’t want him in Abby or don’t want to pay his salary.
Be interesting to know what’s happened behind the scenes here.
Scored a sick goal in the preseason, never forget
Oh yeah, it’s Lekkerimaki-ing time.
Too bad, had a few good looks, but with Joshua coming back (I guess now fairly imminently) and some very solid AHL prospects to call up if needed, may as well accrue some cap space. Sucks it didn’t work out, but Tocc and management must have something in the works
If this is it and there isn’t a larger deal in play, I will be disappointed. Sprong posed a threat offensively with limited chances and wasn’t THAT bad defensively
Fuckin why tho
No. No no no
Regardless of what you think of Sprong, I love how this management is willing to get rid of players quickly who aren’t working out and make roster spots / cap space to do more things.
Seems like Rick was done with this dude.
i guess he sprung too close to the sun
I know he doesn’t fit the system but the timing of this trade feels odd especially after the Boeser injury
Woah, must be clearly a spot on the roster for another trade?
And must be a favour to the player because it’s weird that we wouldn’t just waive him ?
Why??????????
I’m thoroughly confused. Didn’t seem that bad, but maybe he was unhappy with his role?
Future considerations is such a boring thing to trade for
He was Kuzmenko’d for a bit
Considering he was never elevated up lineup or PP1 even down Boeser this was probably a favor to the agent
Oof. This F. Considerations guy has been bounced all over the league. Inherited someone else’s problem
Feels like he didn’t even really get a chance to settle here. I was hoping they’d at least wait until Joshua’s back and try those together. I hope we go get someone who plays more of a Sherwood-esque game for the 4th line on the cheap, none of the guys who’ve been called up have really impressed me.
Damn. I don’t like this. I thought he did well to drive offence in the limited capacity he was used.
I thought he was decent? Why?!?!?!
I don’t like this. Sprong has been exactly what we expected him to be. Why did we sign him if we don’t actually want that type of player?
ummm… why??? you got to think another move is coming. I don’t see us going to use Lekkerimaki or Räty on the 4th line long term, as it’s probably best if cook the rest the year in Abby. Bains definitely didn’t out play him. maybe Rick was asking for PDG back with the main club? but i still don’t think trading Sprong would be the best move in those cases as good cheap offensive depth for an injury worse case scenario. I really think another move has to be coming here
not a huge fan, i think he has played well given the circumstances and thinking about how the second half went last season and this season has started i would not be getting rid of scoring at all.
even if he didn’t end up playing a ton i would’ve loved to have him in situations where a top-6 player is injured. i just think back to last seasons game 7 where Boeser can’t play and the respective right wingers for Miller and Pettersson were Mikheyev and Lafferty.
This is the worst day of my life
probably doing sprong a solid tbh
It’s definitely a way of Allvin saying thanks for trying with us, didn’t work, go back to where you are familiar as a favour. As opposed to burying him in the press box or minors. Hopefully future FAs see that respect and are more inclined to sign here
What a brilliant move. Trade a guy who can’t play defence to a divisional and geographical rival. It’s the ultimate double agent move! Masterclass by Allvin
I guess that failed drop pass was it for him yesterday
From Tocchet calling him a superstar a couple games ago to being traded for nothing… Clearly coach didn’t like him, if I were to speculate, it would be behind the scenes stuff or not taking in practices the way they would like.
I say this because Sprong was not as bad as advertised defensive, was even improving and was a serious offensive threat in the bottom 6, helping offensively challenged teammates like Bains score. I did not like it when we skipped him during the shootout that one game and not giving him PP1 time when our PP has been dreadful. Whether you like him or not, if you put him in the line up, then just use him as a tool to win.
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44 comments
Wait what
Well that experiment failed…though I thought it was pretty good in his role
Me sad now
I get he hasn’t been great, but he hasn’t felt that bad
It’s Lekky time
Not surprised tbh, he doesn’t fit Toc’s system.
I love salary cap
Overall this doesn’t matter much in the big picture I guess but I’m kind of surprised they didn’t hang onto him at that price for longer. I don’t know if there’s enough NHL offence on the farm and with Boeser maybe down this just seems weird.
Maybe as simple as Tocchet just telling management “fuck this guy” and them cutting it off.
guess we got another trade incoming
is that lekkerimaki’s music?
Must mean Joshua is coming back, and the org would rather develop the young guys with the big club
Lekkerimaki call up coming??
So long to the best Daniel S. to ever play for the Vancouver Canucks 😢
tbh i thought he looked better defensively as the games went on
Has to be something else coming. Lekki up or a trade
I liked Sprong but he clearly is not a Tocchet type of player and they do need to open a spot for Joshua. Wouldn’t be surprised if they give Lekkerimaki a look if Brock is out for any extended time
We must *really* have wanted to get rid of him. Boeser is presumably out, we’re not in any sort of contact slot crunch, and his salary is under a million. We’re not even getting anything back, so he could have been waived with the same general result, but I guess we don’t want him in Abby or don’t want to pay his salary.
Be interesting to know what’s happened behind the scenes here.
Scored a sick goal in the preseason, never forget
Oh yeah, it’s Lekkerimaki-ing time.
Too bad, had a few good looks, but with Joshua coming back (I guess now fairly imminently) and some very solid AHL prospects to call up if needed, may as well accrue some cap space. Sucks it didn’t work out, but Tocc and management must have something in the works
If this is it and there isn’t a larger deal in play, I will be disappointed. Sprong posed a threat offensively with limited chances and wasn’t THAT bad defensively
Fuckin why tho
No. No no no
Regardless of what you think of Sprong, I love how this management is willing to get rid of players quickly who aren’t working out and make roster spots / cap space to do more things.
Seems like Rick was done with this dude.
i guess he sprung too close to the sun
I know he doesn’t fit the system but the timing of this trade feels odd especially after the Boeser injury
Woah, must be clearly a spot on the roster for another trade?
And must be a favour to the player because it’s weird that we wouldn’t just waive him ?
Why??????????
I’m thoroughly confused. Didn’t seem that bad, but maybe he was unhappy with his role?
Future considerations is such a boring thing to trade for
He was Kuzmenko’d for a bit
Considering he was never elevated up lineup or PP1 even down Boeser this was probably a favor to the agent
Oof. This F. Considerations guy has been bounced all over the league. Inherited someone else’s problem
Wingers ahead of Sprong:
Boeser, Debrusk
Joshua, Garland
Hoglander, Suter
Heinen, Sherwood
Legit nowhere to play him when we’re healthy.
More cap space.
Feels like he didn’t even really get a chance to settle here. I was hoping they’d at least wait until Joshua’s back and try those together. I hope we go get someone who plays more of a Sherwood-esque game for the 4th line on the cheap, none of the guys who’ve been called up have really impressed me.
Damn. I don’t like this. I thought he did well to drive offence in the limited capacity he was used.
I thought he was decent? Why?!?!?!
I don’t like this. Sprong has been exactly what we expected him to be. Why did we sign him if we don’t actually want that type of player?
ummm… why??? you got to think another move is coming. I don’t see us going to use Lekkerimaki or Räty on the 4th line long term, as it’s probably best if cook the rest the year in Abby. Bains definitely didn’t out play him. maybe Rick was asking for PDG back with the main club? but i still don’t think trading Sprong would be the best move in those cases as good cheap offensive depth for an injury worse case scenario. I really think another move has to be coming here
not a huge fan, i think he has played well given the circumstances and thinking about how the second half went last season and this season has started i would not be getting rid of scoring at all.
even if he didn’t end up playing a ton i would’ve loved to have him in situations where a top-6 player is injured. i just think back to last seasons game 7 where Boeser can’t play and the respective right wingers for Miller and Pettersson were Mikheyev and Lafferty.
This is the worst day of my life
probably doing sprong a solid tbh
It’s definitely a way of Allvin saying thanks for trying with us, didn’t work, go back to where you are familiar as a favour. As opposed to burying him in the press box or minors. Hopefully future FAs see that respect and are more inclined to sign here
What a brilliant move. Trade a guy who can’t play defence to a divisional and geographical rival. It’s the ultimate double agent move! Masterclass by Allvin
I guess that failed drop pass was it for him yesterday
From Tocchet calling him a superstar a couple games ago to being traded for nothing…
Clearly coach didn’t like him, if I were to speculate, it would be behind the scenes stuff or not taking in practices the way they would like.
I say this because Sprong was not as bad as advertised defensive, was even improving and was a serious offensive threat in the bottom 6, helping offensively challenged teammates like Bains score. I did not like it when we skipped him during the shootout that one game and not giving him PP1 time when our PP has been dreadful. Whether you like him or not, if you put him in the line up, then just use him as a tool to win.