Steve Dangle breaks down the deal that saw the Utah Mammoth acquire MacKenzie Weegar from the Calgary Flames in exchange for THREE 2nd-Round Picks, Jonathan Castagna and Olli Maata
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could have done better… a lot of 2nds.. is the scouting department up to par to make use?
oh well , in.a way just speed up the rebuild and move players that have value is true
He's captain material so good on the Mammoth for picking him up but between his age and his speed (this year at least) he just didn't fit the mold of what Calgary is building.
Calgary gets fleeced again. No top prospect no 1st round pick. Look at what St. Louis got for Parayko. Calgary is going to be bad for decades.
Minus 35. The Flames unloaded a problem on Utah. Kadri still need to go.
If you have a decent front office, you can kill it with 2nd round picks. Lane Hutson was a 2nd round pick. That's a big "if" for corporate, oil tanker, "product/customers" Maple Leaf SPORTS(???) ENTERTAINMENT (??????) . Sucks to be you guys, I genuinely feel bad for the real deal Leafs fans, but I love that the whole Toronto Matthews era is defined by failure. Good luck.
Weegar is cooked. And has 5 years left after this one. This is a haul for Calgary, Weegs has been horrible this year and now we won't be left holding the bag on him
the mammoth just became the west dark horse
… I actually like this trade for both teams. Weird.
No retention for weegar on flames side and those 3 picks two of them can get another 1st rounder and Calgary scouting is pro
Later first early second is all basically a wash and depends on teams draft boards
He doesn't maata
One can always sell 2 of those 2nd round picks to Dubas for a late 1st.
Is this the new definition of "BLOCKBUSTER" in the NHL? Surely not Steve, you are better than this
If this was last season I’d call this a crazy move for the Flames, but seeing where things are now, it makes sense. They’re embracing a rebuild (or at least part of a rebuild), so they’re shoring up draft picks. Weegar has been having a terrible season as well (his plus/minus is awful, where he’s usually pretty damn good), so this may give him a spark too. Flames have some good up-and-coming talent and they want to add whatever they can in the draft for future seasons. Hopefully this all bears fruit.
What’s stopping Calgary from moving up in the draft with those 2nd round picks and Vegas’s 1st round pick…
How is this a blockbuster? It is a quantity over quality trade.
If BT was still doing our drafting I'd be less excited but Conroy seems to be pretty good at finding value even deeper into the draft than the 2nd round
Weegar has also been bad this year. He’s also 32. No guarantee he returns to form
Funny seeing one person say that Utah got fleeced and another say that Calgary got fleeced. Ultimately I think both teams win here, unless Weegar's horrible season turns out to be just the way he's playing going forward. In that case it's a clear win for Calgary to move the player, unretained, for a respectable haul, and a clear loss for Utah. But seems more likely than not Utah will get at least a couple good years out of him, so everyone should be happy with this deal.
I love the SDPN bias against Calgary. They always say too that Calgary is all talk but everyone they were rumoured to be selling moved so far
If they can hit on their picks, it can be a solid return for Calgary.
Flames fan here.
LOVE IT. Didn’t retain anything, Weeg’s has had a TERRIBLE year, Flames are in a full rebuild, they now have 6 picks in the first 2 rounds and they could get even more if they move Kadri and Coleman.
We have some really good prospects coming lol Wyttenbach and Reschny. Conny is building purely with young.
I love this deal. No reason to keep Weegar here, we’re just adding to the cabinet.
Please please please I’m begging you do a trade tree from the original Florida and Calgary deal cause BOYYY it’s going to end huge when it does
i really like when sdpn talks hockey
Roughly 15% of second round picks become impact players
As a coyotes fan, I’ve been preaching about Bill Armstrongs genius FOR YEARS. Nobody saw the long game and couldn’t see the play when he was taking on all those dead contracts. He’s been brilliant. And I’m still bitter the team got shipped out.
as a calgarian who lives in utah currently, i think it works for both teams. flames need prospects and all picks they can get, if weegs turns it around and gets back to his game, that is very good for utah and he will be playing with better D partners and on a better team who's more offensive
Steve, trust me. Weegar is brutal. In contention for Commodore's Masters tourney
For me, I’m just glad the Flames aren’t holding the bag if Weegar has age regressed and not just had a bad year.
If he improves again, good for him, still didn’t fit the flames timeline. I hope he wins there.
This is one of those rare trades where I immediately feel like both teams won.
Lane Hutson and Zharovsky were 2nd round picks. So were a lot of other great players…
Weegar is aging and we'll pass his prime
The Rangers pick is currently 2 picks from being a 1st
GMBA does it again!
Solid return for Calgary tbh. Those 2nd round picks are quality.
Flames fan here, Weegar was pretty awful this year, so I am very happy with the return. I think you are over valuing Weegar a bit to be honest.
The NYR 2nd will end up being almost a 1st. Flames turned one asset into 5, and the picks are currency. You don't have to draft with them.
LOL that is not a blockbuster tree. It's not even big
The blue line is as important as ever for hockey teams. This pickup may give Utah stability to avoid blowout losses. The hope is he can put up points every night if Utah wants to be a real cup contender. It’s a 9 out of 10 trade for Utah.
we need a top 10 2nd rounds picks from the last 20 years
Marino and Schmidt will probably stay as the 2 line and Durzi will play with Cole
Castagna listed as utah #10 best prospect in latest edition of the hockey news – weegar – 35 plus minus this year is cause for concern