
Instant Analysis - D David Jiricek Traded To Minnesota Wild! w/ Steve Dangle
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- 1 Dec 2024
Steve Dangle recaps and analyzes the move that saw defencemen David Jiricek traded form he Columbus Blue Jackets to the ...
Million dollars. Well, well, well. Steve Dangle here on the Sdpn YouTube channel. Streaming a game. We're streaming a live game, The Leifs and Lightning. We're heading into the third period. But right now in my leaves Jersey with the blue room in the background, I'm going to do an instant analysis video, breaking down the trade between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild. You can both hate me equally because there was a big, big old trade today between the Blue Jackets and the Wild. David Urechek, sixth overall pick from just a couple of years ago and noted Alan Walsh client on the move heading to Minnesota in exchange for Damon Hunt and four picks. I had it in front of me moments ago, and this is what I get for doing a live... There it is. The Minnesota Wild acquired David Yurichek and a 2025 fifth round pick from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Damon Hunt, a 2025 first round pick that is top five protected, a 2026 third round pick, a 2026 fourth round pick, and a 2027 second round pick. Now, Minnesota has all these gosh darn pics, or rather, they had these gosh darn How did they get them?
Well, the 2025 first rounder is theirs. If it ends up in the top five this year, it probably won't. It will slide to 2026. The 2027 second rounder is their own. But the third rounder from 2026 is actually originally Colorado's. Colorado sent it to Minnesota last year in exchange for trade deadline acquisition, Brandon Duane. And the Leifs with the 2026 fourth round pick How did the Leifs give the Wild that pick? He played tonight. He is playing tonight, Connor Duhre. That's right. You might remember that little trade. He originally came from Minnesota. Look, Forget the pics. Well, unless you're the Blue Jackets, then definitely remember the pics. Who are the players involved in this deal? If you're the Blue Jackets, you want to know a little bit about Damon Hunt, because David Jureczek is the piece resistance in this deal. Damon Hunt, he's 22 years old. He's a defenseman. He has played some NHL games. He doesn't have an NHL goal yet. He has one assist in 13 career NHL games. He was a pretty prolific player in the WHL with the Moose jaw Warriors. He's played a bunch of games with the Iowa Wild.
He's only played one game in the NHL this year with the Minnesota Wild, which is somehow less than what David Yurichek has played. David Yurichek. Sixth round... No, sorry. Sixth overall pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2022. Alan Walsh has a podcast with Adam Wild of Sdpn called Agent Provocator. And if I'm Adam Wild, and I will pressure him to do this, my first, second, and third question to Alan on the next show that they record together is what on Earth happened with David Yurichek and his relationship with the Columbus Blue Jackets. In 2022-2023, his first pro season, he played four NHL games. It didn't go great. He took a penalty. He was a minus four, whatever. Blue Jackets weren't good, but he played 55 games as an 18-year-old, a 6'4, over 200 pound, right shooting defenseman, 18-year-old in the American Hockey League. It's difficult to get into that many games as an 18-year-old in the American Hockey League. 6 goals, 32 assists for 38 points. And I know defense is not evaluated by how many points you score, but it helps. That's real good. The next season, he plays 43 games. That's a decent amount of games.
Over half an NHL season in the NHL, he puts up a goal, nine assists for 10 points. 29 extra games in the AHL, seven goals, 19 points in 29 games. Again, that's a pretty good rate at the AHL this year. Two goals, three points in four games in the AHL. Really, really good offensive defenseman in the AHL. He did play some games in the NHL this year. Put up one assist, whatever. Maybe the Blue Jackets don't believe... Sorry, Adam Jureczek is his brother. Maybe the Blue Jackets don't believe David Jureczek is NHL-ready. Fine. Fine. He's 21. He just turned 21 on November 28th. As of the recording of this, that was two days ago. If he's not NHL ready, oh, well, you might say, who cares if he's NHL ready? The Blue Jackets suck, and he doesn't need to be getting benched for Jordan Harris, who the Blue Jackets got from the Habs in the offseason. Fine. I understand that. But at the end of the day, this is a young player who can go to the minors and can improve his skillset in the minors. It's so rare that a player is over-ripened or over-developed in junior or in the American Hockey League.
I don't understand what about David Jureczek's situation was unsalvageable. Obviously, something has gone backward from last season, because last season, he got into half their NHL games, more than half their NHL games with 43. This year, he's only played 10 professional games, four in the AHL, six in the NHL. The AHL games appear to have gone pretty well. Again, 6'4 over 200 pounds, scoring at a decent clip. And your organization thought he was good enough to draft sixth overall two years ago. What happened? Now, what happened is Don Wadel took over, and he clearly does not believe in what the old Blue Jackets regime before he got there was all about, because the sixth overall pick is out the door. You better get a King's ransom for him, and you get a defensive prospect. He's okay. A first rounder, a second rounder, a third rounder, and a fourth. It's good value, but is it enough for a dude you pick sixth overall? Time will tell. Big, big deal for the Blue Jackets and the Wild. And now what's left to be seen, will UriChek play games with the Wild, and how soon will that be?
For now, that is it for this one. Thank you very much for watching. Click like if you like this Trade Breakdown. Click subscribe if you really liked it. Tell all your friends, doing these live and in one take is hard, but thank you for bearing with me. There we go. How do we feel? How do we feel? How'd I do? How'd I do? Let's go to the super chat. Oh, my goodness. Third period is about to begin. Sid, show and tell, please, Steve. Ah, yes. I'm going to have to do that at a commercial break. A robber bet, not saying, but saying, Still get nervous with a leaf lead. Yeah, I understand. Third period is the. Cimón Benoît puts it on, gloved by Masalewski, but he doesn't hold on to it. Where is it? Brujaha in front of the lightning net. Just 19 seconds into the third, leaves have a scoring chance there.