Dayton Trades Tyutin and prospect to Minnesota for Andreas Borgman...

Fedor Tyutin's Time In Dayton Is Over 

Veteran defenseman Fedor Tyutin had caught the eye of at least three CCHL teams over the last few weeks with his steady play, league leading shot blocking skills and his team best plus / minus rating for the Dayton Musicmen.

The common wisdom held that Dayton is rebuilding.  They aren't going to be a factor this season in the CCHL and they would like to acquire younger assets and cut payroll, where possible.

General Manager Bill Corfield made a trade earlier today that achieved both of those goals.

Shortly before 2:00pm this afternoon, the league office received confirmation of a trade between Dayton and the Minnesota Norsemen. In the deal, Dayton sends Tyutin and prospect Brent Gates to the Norsemen for defenseman Andreas Borgman and MIN's 12th rounder in the 2018 CCHL Entry Draft.

Minnesota has hovered around .500 so far this season and felt that a proven veteran blueliner could help improve their goals against. Tyutin, who is in the last year of his contract is due $5.3M for this season. It is unlikely Minnesota would resign him after this season. Tyutin is expected to become a free agent.

Minnesota had already traded all of its 2018 draft picks, and parting with its 12th rounder wasn't too difficult to accept.

"Blake is pretty easy to work with. He doesn't play a lot of games, doesn't lowball you, doesn't waste your time. It took us less than an hour to figure out something that worked for both of us." said Corfield.

Borgman, a 21 year old blueliner who had most recently played with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey league, where he posted 15 points in 45 games. He also added 10 points in 14 playoff games, which tied him for the lead with all defensemen. Borgman was also named the SHL's "rookie of the year."

"We love the kid from Sweden. He's slotted to be a 3rd pairing guy for Toronto this season in the NHL and we'll closely watch how he develops. He plays a solid 2-way game and he fits in with our other young defensive prospects like Chabot, Sanheim and Dante Fabbro. He's looked good in the preseason games so far for the Leafs. There a good young team, who are only going to get better. It's a good situation for him to be in. We have to wait and see how he does, of course."

Dayton also gave up young 20 year old Brent Gates, who is entering his 3rd year at the University of Minnesota. A 3rd rounder in the NHL, he could prove to be a hometown favorite some day for the Norsemen.

"Given our current depth at Center, we felt we could move Gates in order to get Bergman. If you want quality, you have to pay for it in this league." said Corfield.