VSN Presents: Building a Contender - Davos/Malmo

[Alex 3,204]

@kirbithan

Continuing with our building a contender series, we’ll take a look at a S84 trade between Davos and Malmo, the trade was as follows:

Which to date, has developed into this:

Just to provide some context on the above trade tree, here is what each colour means; Green = Still on team and playing; Light Blue = Prospect for team; Orange = Played and retired with team; Yellow = Played and was traded; Red = Never played for team and is current FA. Also in this case to keep things a bit more organized, boxes are around each trades return for all of the trades.

 

We’ll start things off with Davos, Boston @CanucksFan never played for the team and is currently a VHLE free agent. Mason Jones @Masu Chan on the other hand played for Davos for 6 seasons prior to retiring, in that time he produced very well with 193 goals and 216 assists for a total of 409 points in 432 games played. Jones also performed very well in the playoffs with 38 goals and 49 assists for a total of 87 points in 81 games and currently holds the record for most playoff goals with Davos and is 2nd in points. Jones was never traded from Davos, and retired after winning the S89 Continental Cup.

 

Now moving onto the S85 MAL 2nd, Davos used this pick to select Karl Pederson @JeffD. Pederson was then traded to Calgary in a 3-way trade which saw Davos acquire Deron Nesbitt @AW13, the S86 CGY 1st, and S86 HSK 2nd. Of those picks Davos would only use one of them as they selected Lachlan Summers @kirbithan with the 1st round pick, Summers currently has a 89-33-14 record and a 0.929 career SV% with Davos. Both Deron Nesbitt and the S86 HSK 2nd would be traded.

 

Deron Nesbitt was traded to Seattle after 14 games where they had 10 points in exchange for Calix Pearce @Laine, the S87 SEA 3rd, and the S88 SEA 3rd. All of which would be traded.

 

Pearce was traded with 2 4ths for 2 4ths after 58 games where he had 26 points. Prior to being used, one of the 4ths and another 4th would be traded for John Poremba Jr @CrlineDijohn14, Poremba would play 1 season in Davos and then be traded to D.C. for Jack The Ripper @Ripper, who would also play 1 season in Davos, and would then be traded for Noodles Marconi @Eynhallow. In total Poremba and Ripper would have 54 points in their 2 combined seasons.

 

The S87 SEA 3rd would be traded to Riga with Maxwell Mathias @Underclass_Hero for Sunrise van de Schubbekuteveen @Thunfish, they would retire with Davos after having 31 points in 55 games prior to a cup run that saw Davos make the conference finals for the first time in a while.

 

Lastly, the S88 SEA 3rd would be traded with Vinny Detroit @dasboot to Los Angeles for a S88 2nd where Davos would select Tellemore Dew @Spade18 and a S89 LAS 3rd. The S89 LAS 3rd would then be traded with Gus Bentley @boatsinking123, Isamu Knievel @jakkysosa, and a S88 DAV 1st to Riga for Florida Man @zepheter. Florida Man would play the better part of 2 seasons for Davos prior to retiring, in that stretch they would have 43 goals and 64 assists for a total of 107 points.

 

Now moving way back to the S86 HSK 2nd that Davos acquired in the trade for Deron Nesbitt, Davos would trade this pick with Tom Creeg @Creegan610, a 2nd and a 3rd for Alfred Champagne @Anthique, who is still on Davos to date. Champagne currently has 75 goals and 80 assists for a total of 155 points in 288 games played, all with Davos.

 

After I finished writing this I decided to ruin it for myself as I then traded Tullemore Dew (acquired in the trade that sent Vinny Detroit to LAS) to Chicago along with the S90 DAV 3rd. In exchange Davos received DB III @wcats, and a S91 CHI 3rd.

 

Now finally moving onto Malmo, where @KaleebtheMightydecided to trade a lot as all but one of the initial pieces would be traded. The one that was not traded was the S86 DAV 2nd, where Malmo selected Sjin @Sjin. Sjin would never play for Malmo and is currently a prospect with London.

 

In terms of the players that were actually traded, we’ll cover the Noodles Marconi branch first as it is by far the biggest and most complex. Marconi was traded with a 4th to Riga for a 3rd. That 3rd was then traded with Donny Carter @TheNeonShaman to Vancouver for Watson Power @Tape-to-Tape and William Futch @Futch.

 

After 34 games with Malmo each, Power and Futch would put up 30 and 8 points respectively before being traded together again. Power and Futch were sent to Chicago for a S87 CHI 1st, and a S88 CHI 3rd. The 3rd was then traded to Vancouver for Bob Vladovechsenkchushkin @Grape. 

 

Bob would perform well in their 1 season with Malmo where they had 35 goals and 30 assists for 65 points in 72 games. Bob V. would then be traded in the S88 offseason to Helsinki along with Matty Fire @MattyFired and Mo Probert @Yahtzee for Tim Stuzle @NineIQ v2, S89 VAN 2nd, and two 3rds. Tim Stuzle would not be traded and is still a prospect in Malmo, and Malmo would select Karl Herzlich @LastGoon007 with the 2nd round pick. Both 3rd round picks would be traded.

 

The first 3rd would be traded for Jack the Ripper, who would then be traded with a 4th for a 2nd. The second 3rd would be traded with a 2nd to London for Ivan Retoslav @eagle_3450. To date Retoslav has 73 points in 72 games played and is currently a pending UFA with Malmo. 

 

Now going back to the S87 CHI 1st that Malmo acquired for Power and Futch. Malmo would use this pick to select Logan Foley @WildfireMicro, Foley would never play for Malmo as they would be traded in a blockbuster early in the S90 offseason as Malmo would trade them, and two 2nds to Seattle for Daniel Weaver @ThePerfectNut. That finally concludes the Noodles Marconi side of things for Malmo.

 

Back to the initial trade, Malmo would trade the S85 Warsaw 3rd and a S85 1st to New York for a later 1st, where they would select Tater Tottingham @Trunkxolotl, a 2nd and a 4th. The 2nd and 4th would then be traded to Davos for a 3rd and Justin Adolfson @NJDevils24. With the 3rd, Malmo selected Mats Zuccarello @Battlepopcorn, who is now retired. Adolfson would play in Malmo for 2 seasons where they would have 51 points. Neither Zuccarello or Adolfson would be traded. However, Tottingham would be.

 

For the final time, going back to the initial trade as Malmo would select Reid Johnson @TopTiddee2 with the S85 Davos 1st. Johnson would then be traded with Tater Tottingham, Doug Britton @Doug Britton, and a S87 MAL 2nd to Helsinki for Cobalt Burns @Ledge, Hammar Voss @BOOM, and a 4th (not used). Burns would not be traded and would go to free agency after 2 seasons and a bit in Malmo where they had 98 points in 167 games. Voss on the other hand would be traded after just 23 games in Malmo where they had 25 points. Malmo sent Voss to Moscow for two second round picks that Malmo would use to select Justin Lion @Emperor_Fun, who should make his VHL debut this season and Big B @Bigb33. Both Lion and B are currently prospects in Malmo’s system. That concludes our trade tree (woo)!

 

Looking back it is interesting to see the different trajectories of both teams as Davos was competing for a cup for all the time since the initial trade, whereas for Malmo you can almost see their re-tool process laid out. As far as a winner it is hard to tell as both teams went in vastly different directions, so I’ll end this one with a question: Who do you think won the trade given Davos’s success, and Malmo’s extremely bright future?

[WildfireMicro 420]

I actually played a single season for Malmo before being traded I believe 

[TheNeonShaman 214]

Beautiful trade tree, making me want to get back to work on my never ending project

[jakkysosa 155]

Great work! It's also ironic to see since I got traded to Riga only to end up on Malmo in the end lmao

[Dom 1,445]

@Alex I remember that trade, you kept offering me trades for Mason Jones for a whole season untill I said yes

 

[KaleebtheMighty 1,509]

6 hours ago, WildfireMicro said:

I actually played a single season for Malmo before being traded I believe 

Yeah you did, put up 12 goals and 13 assists too!

[TopTiddee2 186]

I ended up going back to Malmo but retired the player