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Montreal Canadiens Acquire David Schlemko From Vegas

June 22, 2017 at 12:13 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee Leave a Comment

Another pick-and-flip from the Vegas Golden Knights as the Montreal Canadiens have traded for David Schlemko. The Golden Knights will receive a 2019 fifth-round pick in return. Schlemko was the expansion selection from the San Jose Sharks last night. David Schlemko

It was clear that the Montreal Canadiens needed to add defense after trading away Mikhail Sergachev and Nathan Beaulieu while losing Alexei Emelin in the expansion draft. They’ve found that depth in the former Sharks defender, and it comes at a very low price. The 30-year old defender will join his seventh career team, previously suiting up for the Coyotes, Stars, Flames and Devils in addition to the Golden Knights and Sharks.

Impressively, Schlemko turned a one-year $625K contract in 2015-16 with the Devils into a four-year $8.4MM deal which still has three years left on it. That $2.1MM cap hit is reasonable for a player who can contribute at both ends of the rink, and actually has sneaky-good possession numbers. His shot suppression ability is excellent, and he’s put up nearly 20 points in each of the last two seasons.

In fact, Schlemko likely adds more than Emelin ever did even if they play very different styles and it will come for just over half the salary next season. George McPhee seems to have done the Canadiens a favor, clearing cap space and providing a better defender. Even so, Montreal still has quite a bit of work to do as this can’t be the only acquisition they make on the back end.

It is interesting that this is all the Golden Knights received for their San Jose selection, even though there doesn’t seem to have been any side-deal with the team. Brenden Dillon, Dylan DeMelo and Paul Martin were all left unprotected, and each of them seems to have more value than a 2019 fifth-round pick. Perhaps there is something else going on behind the scenes, but it does seem like a rather poor return for a serviceable defenseman.

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