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Les Panthers viennent de shipper Versteeg et Philippe Lefebvre VS Jimmy Hayes et Dylan Olsen, Les Panthers vont conserver la moitier du salaire de Versteeg sur leur masse.

Me semble que c'est pas cher payé pour un gars comme Versteeg : excellent en défensive et capable de marquer des buts. Son seul problème était pt son contrat, mais si les Panthers conservent la moitié du salaire.... Well.

Un mot ! Bah ...

BLACKHAWKS GRAB VERSTEEG

What a boon for the Chicago Blackhawks. Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon once was the Hawks’ main executive, so this trade almost smells of an old buddy deal (an extremely poor man’s version of Kevin McHale sending Kevin Garnett to Boston many moons ago). The fact that the Panthers also retained a good chunk of Versteeg’s salary makes this even more lopsided. It’s surprising the Panthers didn’t receive at least a second-rounder for their troubles.
Some of Kris Versteeg’s value in Florida came from being one of the go-to guys, which almost certainly won’t be the case in Chicago. Even so, being a supporting cast member rather than a marquee guy did him just fine in his last run with the Blackhawks; he scored 20 goals in Chicago's first contemporary Cup run in 2010 and should enjoy strong linemate support.
My guess is that he'll get top-six minutes, which is all you can really ask for. As a three-time 20+ goal scorer, he could bring renewed value after this trade.
Versteeg is worth an impulse buy even before knowing exactly where he’ll fall into the mix. Other Panthers forwards might benefit by proxy, too, especially since I don’t expect much of the players Florida nabbed in return.
Still, the biggest winner is Chicago in reality and Versteeg owners in fantasy. (ça c'est moi!)He’s available in 93 percent of Yahoo leagues as of this moment, so give the nice mid-tier sniper an add if you’re needy offensively.

Il a quand même 8 points en 13 matchs avec les Hawks. Je pense qu'il est un excellent complément dans une équipe bien garnie. Avec les Panthers, il était dans le top 4 des attaquants. C'est un joueur de 3e trio qui peut facilement remplacer sur les 2 premiers trios et jouer en avantage numérique pour les Hawks à l'occasion.

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Philippe Lalancette
DG des Blue Jackets de Columbus


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