3:19 PM:
Darren Dreger: In a bizarre change, the Predators trade Victor Bartley to the Coyotes for Stefan Elliott. The Coyotes then send Bartley and John Scott to the Canadiens for Jarred Tinordi and a minor league player.
3:07 PM:
The Montreal Canadiens have a trade in the works that would send defenseman Jarred Tinordi to the Arizona Coyotes for Stefan Elliott and John Scott.
- Bob McKenzie: Sounding like Elliott won’t be Montreal long. Could be flipped.
- Darren Dreger: The Canadiens are trying to then send Elliott to the Predators for Victor Bartley.
The 23-year old Tinordi was drafted 22nd overall in the 2010 draft by the Canadiens. He carries a $850,500 cap hit.
The 24-year old Elliott was drafted 49th overall in the 2009 draft by the Avalanche. He carries a $650,000 cap hit.
The 33-year old Scott was undrafted. He carries a $575,000 cap hit.
The 27-year old Bartley was undrafted. He carries a $666,667 cap hit.
Some media thoughts:
- L.A. Lariviere: “Bottom line : Tinordi had little to no value on the market for a significant trade”
- Renaud Lavoie: “
#canadiens didn’t want to put Jarred Tinordi on waivers knowing he’ll get claim. Value on the trading market wasn’t high. - Grant McCagg: “There are multiple layers to the Scott deal. I would suspect this will officially end the DSP era.”
- Eric Engels: “I think it’s a trade that takes Scott (UFA) at 575K for Tinordi (RFA) at 850K… I don’t see Scott playing for
#habs” - David Pagnotta: “If that’s all it is for Montreal (Tinordi to AZ, Scott & Bartley to MTL, Elliott to NAS), it’ll free up some cap space for future deals.”
- Thomas Drance: “I often look at primary assists as a rough proxy for ‘puck-moving ability’. Bartley is oddly good by this metric“
- Adrian Dater: “John Scott left Gila River Arena already, with sources saying looking very unhappy”
What do you think of the trade?
Jarred Tinordi
Stefan Elliott
John Scott
Victor Bartley
