McAllister's Headed to Davos

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Davos, Switzerland -- Gabriel McAllister’s days in Seattle are officially over.

 

Just after the weekend (and technically before the opening of the offseason, but we’ll ignore that) the Seattle Bears began their rebuild in earnest, trading McAllister, fellow forward Otto Axelsson, and the rights to free agent defenseman Mats Johnsson to HC Davos Dynamo. Heading back Seattle’s way was the fourth overall pick in this draft.

 

The trade was not exactly a shock to McAllister, who had heard rumblings that Seattle may blow up the team this offseason. In Davos, though, he gets everything that he wanted—a young team ready contend, with a chance to be a major piece of the offense, on a franchise that nobody in his agency has ever played for. In fact, Davos marks the seventh different franchise for the CIA agency, with only Quebec, New York and Helsinki yet to be represented.

 

“I’m happy to be here, and I’m happy to feel like I’m wanted,” McAllister told reporters at his introductory press conference. “I know that Seattle and Davos negotiated a long time on this deal, and I’m grateful the front office stuck with it and deemed my contributions worth it.”

 

Indeed, McAllister will be expected to be a playmaker right away. One of the frontrunners for the Season 60 MVP trophy, McAllister steps in as the only skater above 1,000 TPE currently in the league after S53 players are retired. And with a bunch of banked TPE and contract cash in the bank, he expects to be a force for his remaining three seasons.

 

“With the guys we have here, I see no reason why we can’t win right away,” McAllister added. “A championship has been a long time coming to Davos, and I want to be the one who helps break the streak of bad luck.”

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Good luck in Davos!

 

I was never able to have a successful retirement party with Ironside, Boeser, or Parechkin after leaving my team before retiring, so hopefully you can do it in Davos!

Ironside goes to Davos = Wildcard round loss

Parechkin goes to Seattle = Semi finals loss

Boeser goes to New York = Finals loss

 

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