Trade confirmed: San Jose Sharks - Tampa Bay Lightning

Trade Details
San Jose Sharks Acquire: Vladislav Namestnikov ($1,250,000 retained - 50%) · $1,250,000$1,250,000$1,250,000 Sum: $1,250,000$1,250,000$1,250,000 Change: +$500,000 Change: +$500,000 Change: +$500,000	Tampa Bay Lightning Acquire: Michael Eyssimont · $750,000$750,000$750,000 Sum: $750,000$750,000$750,000 Change: -$500,000 Change: -$500,000 Change: -$500,000

I think Tampa is finally going to win a trade poll

Wait... that's it? So SJS, who is not making the playoffs, gave us a seemingly good 4th liner who is an RFA in exchange for a UFA who will never provide them any value and has a higher cap hit? Well... thanks I guess.

What’s the point for the sharks side. Maybe they flip him?

Absurd Jfresh card for Eyssimont lol

Namestnikov is better. That is the only thing in San Jose's favor.

Edit: And they shouldn't even want to win

I'm starting to feel bad that Namestikov is being handed around like a used kleenex, good bottom 6 player.

That's it? We traded away a bundle of dynamite for a cap dump... and we don't have any picks to compensate?! What the hell are you doing Mike?!

Miss him in WPG, big sad he was waived

Eyssimont takes penalties like it's candy. Benched by Quinn last game for that reason

Who cares as long as they win Cups

What is Grier doing

They're probably planning on moving Namestnikov. That has to be it.

Say it with me:

COMMON
GRIER
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He trades a top 3 Sharks skater since his claim and now he’s going to be happy with just a 4th after flipping Namestnikov.

Eyssimont could be worth a 2nd after this playoff run with Tampa if he performs his game with this big name of a team.

Not quite sure I understand wtf Grier is trying to do here?! If he gained a draft pick It would make sense but he didn’t. Why would you trade a 26 yr old RFA who’s making 1/3 the salary for a 30 yr old UFA who’s upside and production are behind him. I’m beginning to think Grier has zero clue what he’s doing. Also Sharks should be attempting to acquire right handed forwards as they only have 2-3 on the roster total. The best teams in the league have a nice balance of LH and RH skaters so they complement each other.

He also draws as many as he takes nearly. Is arguably a better player since he is so much is younger and so good already.

Terrible trade.

This is Grier trying to improve the team in the short term, or at least trying to show that he is, probably to bandaid hate from the vets for shipping out Meier

Long term this doesn't do SJ any bit of good.

Terrible trade, even though NameStinkoff is a better player, he won't do anything for us long term. We want to lose at this point anyway. Should have at least got a late pick in this

Eyssimont is only 26 and should have been kept through at least next season to see how he pans out.

The more I think about it, I think they Sharks are going to flip him. And instead of getting picks as a part of the dump, they had Tampa retain on him so they can move him. They only have one retention slot left that they'll likely want to use for Bonino or Reimer and this solves that problem.

How can people not see TB is clearing capspace here?!?

Tampa Bay wins, only because there was no reason for the Sharks to do this. The Lightning get an AHL in exchange for freeing up just over $1 million in cap space. Usually you have to pay for that.

I guess the Lightning win, only because they free up cap space.

More importantly JBB has room to move.

Namestnikov is going to be flipped allegedly

Hardest working player on the team tho

I need to stop defending Grier bruh this is awful