
David Clarkson
41-Year-Old
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Dealt back to Toronto
Clarkson (back) was traded to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday in exchange for Garret Sparks. The Leafs also acquired a 2020 fourth-round pick in the deal.
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Toronto was able to make a savvy-cap move, taking on Clarkson's $5.25 million cap hit for the next two seasons, with the ability to place him on the long-term injured reserve list. The move allows the Leafs to build a roster with a projected cap hit up to $92.5 million, while dealing with Clarkson and Nathan Horton's contracts on LTIR. This move is in light of Mitch Marner still unsigned, and gives the team more flexibility as the two sides work towards a solution.
Toronto was able to make a savvy-cap move, taking on Clarkson's $5.25 million cap hit for the next two seasons, with the ability to place him on the long-term injured reserve list. The move allows the Leafs to build a roster with a projected cap hit up to $92.5 million, while dealing with Clarkson and Nathan Horton's contracts on LTIR. This move is in light of Mitch Marner still unsigned, and gives the team more flexibility as the two sides work towards a solution.
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Clarkson was only three games into his tenure with the Jackets when he tore his oblique last March, ending his season. He comes to Columbus after two horrendously ineffectual years with the Maple Leafs, following what's become a trend of ex-Devils signing big contracts with other teams and then tanking completely. Clarkson is expected to serve as the third-line right winger in his new home, so he'll be hard pressed to provide much from a fantasy perspective outside of help with PIM and hits, and even those contributions could be limited if he misses significant time to injury, as he has the last two seasons.
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Contract dealt to Vegas
Clarkson (back) was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, TSN's Bob McKenzie reports.
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Contract may be shopped in package deal
The Blue Jackets have a deal in place with the Golden Knights to ensure that a very specific list of Columbus players are exempt from the expansion draft, but this agreement may also be contingent on the Vegas club acquiring Clarkson (back) and his $5.25 million annual cap hit, The Columbus Dispatch reports.
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May never play in NHL again
Clarkson's back will likely never allow him to play hockey again, The Columbus Dispatch reports.
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Still not ready to return
Clarkson (back) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's matchup with the Ducks.
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Taken off LTIR
Clarkson (back) has been taken off long-term injured reserve, per the NHL's official media site.
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