The Battle of Alberta: Trade Phaneuf
The Battle of Alberta: Trade Phaneuf.
The link is to The Battle of Alberta blog. The short version: Calgary needs an elite forward and has Phaneuf to spare now that they have “Jay-Bo.” So…
Frolov for Phaneuf?
Or is the reasonable version of that Frolov and Johnson for Phaneuf? Or Frolov and Hickey. Or Frolov and Purcell and Drewiske.
What would the Kings do with Phaneuf?
Phaneuf/Doughty
Johnson/Scuderi
Drewiske/Greene
Jones? SOD?
Maybe it’s a bad idea. And $6.5MM is a big bad cap hit. I guess maybe if you make it Frolov and Johnson for Phaneuf, it’s both fair (since Frolov is UFA next summer) and it works for the Kings, as an upgrade over JJ. So then it would be:
Phaneuf/Doughty
Jones/Scuderi
Drewiske/Greene
SOD
And up front:
Smyth/Kopitar/Williams
Moller/Stoll/Brown
Parse/Handzus/Simmonds
Ivanans/Richardson/Harrold
Yeah, okay, I would do it. That’s a better team. And maybe it’s a pipedream since we would essentially be trading our two most problematic players (albeit potential stars) for one big monster defenseman.
Cult of Hockey has a great post on the Heatley trade from the Oilers’ point of view…
…and I think it applies just as well to the Kings:
The Oilers offered three good players for Heatley. The Oilers deal was far superior to the one that Murray accepted from San Jose. They must be cursing Heatley right now in Ottawa. Me, I’m just glad Heatley isn’t an Oiler, not because Heatley’s any kind of bad person or weak player. He’s one of the top snipers in the league, in fact. But I believe the Oilers’ only real hope — if the team’s goal is to compete for the Stanley Cup — isn’t in picking up a short-term, one-dimensional paycheque man, even if that one dimension is scoring 40-50 goals a year. If Edmonton is to win consistently, the Oilers need to build around youth. They need a young base of talent who want to stay together and won’t demand the sun, moon and stars in financial compensation from management. This is the Detroit model, it’s the best model in the salary cap era, so why not follow it? Smid and Cogliano are young players on the way up, players who still might improve significantly. They are also relatively cheap players right now. The Oilers aren’t close to winning the Cup, and the team is going to need more than just one veteran sniper to win in the playoffs. It will take a group of young players who improve as a group, who play as a team, who push one another to excellence. When this notion becomes the core belief of Oilers’ management, things will start improving in Edmonton, and not until that time.
NHL Teams Hunt for Talent in a Frenzied Bazaar – WSJ.com
Since most traditional hockey stats focus solely on offensive production, a better way to measure all-around talent is to pinpoint the players who are most important to their teams. To do this, we can rank every skater by who played the most in “clutch” situations—the last two minutes of tied or one-goal games. Those playing in these scenarios are, by and large, the most talented players in the league—NHL coaches know who needs to be on the ice when the game’s on the line, regardless of egos or contracts.
So which team has grabbed the most talent by this measure? Los Angeles has been the biggest gainer thus far, signing two of the top-five clutch-time players who were available, notably Ryan Smyth, who played in more than half of Colorado’s crucial minutes last season.
Montreal has been the busiest, replacing almost 50% of its clutch minutes with five players who played at least 32% of their old team’s key ice time. The Rangers also cut ties with some big names, but picked up Marian Gaborik, who topped our list of clutch players. The biggest loser figures to be Florida, which lost its top two defensemen. Anaheim and Pittsburgh also took a big hit, losing multiple top-four defensemen each.
via NHL Teams Hunt for Talent in a Frenzied Bazaar – WSJ.com.
Stan Fischler (StanFischler) on Twitter
If nothing else, Heatley has proven what we’ve known all along; that it’s a PLAYERS’ MARKET, and may the Senators suffer the consequences.
via Stan Fischler (StanFischler) on Twitter.
But I don’t think that’s what it proves.
Sean Leahy (Sean_Leahy) on Twitter
[Sens not stuck w/ bonus yet] McKenzie: As long as a Heatley trade done before midnight ET July 1night $ can be moved to new team #nhl
The Puck Stops Here : “There are a few things we can say about the draft which are probably true”
Yep.
On average three players selected in the draft will go on to have Hall of Fame careers. It is hard to identify them at this point. It is a reasonable guess that John Tavares may be one of them, but that is far a certainty. Probably at least one of them is not yet selected after the first day of the draft and may be found in the very late rounds of the draft. Several more players will go on to have significant careers, but fall short of Hall of Fame level. Again, identifying them is all but impossible. Some players who are highly rated and have scouts gushing over them today will fail to have any significant NHL career. Your guess is as good as mine for their identity.
It was NOT a surprise that the New York Islanders selected John Tavares with the first overall pick. I don’t care what was written by the media in the days leading up to the draft that suggested it wasn’t a given and tried to create a false controversy to gather further interest in draft coverage. Tavares looks like the best player at this point, he has looked like the best player for quite a while, he outplayed Victor Hedman at the World Junior Championships, if you are paying attention there is no reason not to pick him.
In terms of impact next season, this draft will have little. Maybe a handful of players selected will play an NHL game next year. About two of them will remain in the league all season, while the rest get quickly returned to their junior teams. I think the news that makes the biggest impact next season is the trade of Chris Pronger. The Anaheim Ducks traded Chris Pronger and Ryan Dingle, an AHL forward with little potential to make an NHL impact to the Philadelphia Flyers for Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa, two first round draft picks (this year’s and next) and a third round pick to be taken in 2010 or 2011. It is a hefty price for Pronger, who will be 35 this October. I am surprised the Flyers believe they have salary cap room for Pronger. I don’t think they do. I think they are forced to make further moves to make the salary cap. I think this means Daniel Briere will be moved, likely for limited return, in order to do this. Anaheim will likely win this deal over the long term, but they should be weaker next year as much of their take is futures that won’t be ready to make an impact yet. I am not convinced Philadelphia will be any better with Pronger in the line up, given the other moves that will be necessary to make the salary cap. I think the big winner next year could be the team that gets Philadelphia assets (like Briere) at a cut rate price. If Briere can be healthy, that team will see a big benefit.
From (the great) Matthew Barry: I Loved All The Things That DIDN’T Happen!
1) Tavares – So Dreger and the Union Leader and almost everyone else on XM204 was saying Duchene was going first – THAT didn’t happen and it didn’t seem like there was ever any doubt it was Tavares.
Dreger – so plugged in, and yet…
2) Brian Burke’s failure to move up – yes, he good a great draft pick and that was a CLASSIC sound byte of him telling Bryan Murray “we’re taking your guy” – but what I loved even more was the look on his face when the Kings took Schenn.
What’s extra funny was that it was obvious even before I heard about the sound byte that this is exactly what he was doing. You don’t usually get a quote — much less an exact quote — and MUCH MUCH less a sound byte of an exact quote — of what would normally be a “photoshop a caption” moment. Also, I agree completely, the shot of Burke after Schenn was selected was like a Saturday Night Live parody.
3) As Ek mentioned, JayBo didn’t move – Vinny didn’t move – Jack Johnson and Alex Frolov are still Kings. Every time Bettman said “we have a trade” it was for draft picks. THAT’S HOW IT SHOULD BE – It was about the DRAFT and not trading players.
4) Flyers fans weren’t given a box of chocolates after being used, abused, and pounded like a slab of veal. FOUR first round picks???? FOUR for Pronger???? That’s just NUTS!!!!! The price just went UP, UP, UP on Heater and every other talented player. If you’re going to pay 4 1st rounders for a guy with 1 year left on his contract and will be on the other side of 35, what’s Heater and Gaborik and Hossa and all of the others worth?
I don’t think it’s going to inflate anything, for the simple reason that, in Heatley’s case, Murray is over a barrel, and the UFAs have to find someone with cap room, which is a rare commodity and getting rarer all the time. Also, to state the obvious, Philly is (probably) out of the UFA market.
Okay, okay, take it easy, I know Lupul was a complete salary dump and I’ll be so happy not to see Prongers stupid grin in the West anymore, but still, Sbisa and 2 first rounders is still a serious price to pay – Now, tell me, now that you ADDED a million dollars to payroll, who gets dumped next?
At least six million worth of somebody.
via HockeyBuzz.com – Matthew Barry – I Loved All The Things That DIDN’T Happen! .
Just Saying: Philly is at $56MM and change with six players left to sign
They’ll need at minimum $5MM to do it, and they’ve got about $1.5MM in cap space. Let’s just pretend that they spend a reasonable $8MM on those six players. They’ve got to shed more than $6.5MM in salary by October. I guess maybe they can give Briere away; that would about cover it. Unfortunately, nobody wants that contract, do they?
Los Angeles Kings (LAKingsHockey) on Twitter
http://twitpic.com/8i8eu - Right now…Dean Lombardi and Ottawa GM Bryan Murray chatting in front of Kings table…stay tuned! DE
NHL.com – News: Senators say there’s nothing imminent on Heatley – 06/25/2009
Assistant General Manager Tim Murray said Thursday that no serious offers for the services of Heatley had surfaced yet, despite published reports to the contrary.
Ottawa executive vice-president and general manager Bryan Murray is shopping Heatley after the sniper told the team during the Stanley Cup Final that he would like to be moved.
“I think there is a lot of tire-kicking going on,” Tim Murray said. “It doesn’t sound serious and then a team calls and makes a serious offer, which could happen at any time. Lots of discussions; I know that Bryan has talked to a number of teams. It doesn’t seem like there is a serious offer there right at this moment.”
Thank god.
via NHL.com – News: Senators say there’s nothing imminent on Heatley – 06/25/2009.
From Working the Corners: Agent on trade rumors: ‘I think Doug tried to see the value for Ryane Clowe’
Just talked with Ryane Clowe’s Quebec-based agent, Paul Corbeil.
He, too, had seen the TSN.ca reports from the NHL draft site saying Clowe was the subject of trade talks that Sharks GM Doug Wilson was having in Montreal with several teams, Toronto and Philadelphia among them.
Corbeil, of course, knows that Clowe’s current contract expires July 1, when he becomes a restricted free agent. Any team to which Clowe is traded would retain his rights for another year, when Clowe turns 27, but after July 1 his new team could have to deal with offers from other franchises that might be interested in luring him away.
Conceivably, that could limit what Clowe brings in return.
“You never know, Ryane could be traded,” Corbeil said. “But I think Doug tried to see the value for Ryane Clowe.”
Wilson did return my call early this evening, but he wouldn’t confirm or deny the reports on TSN.ca, saying only that negotiations with Clowe were ongoing. If one way for Wilson to strengthen his position is to see his value on the market, the GM wasn’t saying.
Corbeil backed up everything Clowe talked to me about yesterday. How Clowe wants to stay in San Jose and isn’t eager to test the RFA market, how he and Clowe both understand the salary cap restrictions that the Sharks are facing.
Corbeil wouldn’t provide details of his contract counter-proposal, but described the current one as “a real fair offer in the market right now. We don’t ask for the sky.”
The agent said he understood that Wilson needed to check out all his possibilities when it comes to Clowe’s future, and said it was the natural that rumors would be circulating just before the NHL draft.
“All the GMs are here right now and all the agents. All the journalists,” Corbeil said. “It’s the time for the rumors.”
Like Corbeil, I wouldn’t rule out anything. Both Wilson and Coach Todd McLellan were disappointed in the performance of the Sharks’ second line in the playoffs and Clowe is on that line. But I also wouldn’t automatically jump to the conclusion that he’s played his last game in teal.
via Agent on trade rumors: ‘I think Doug tried to see the value for Ryane Clowe’ | Working the Corners.
Darryl Evans via Twitter: Kings Interested in Ryane Clowe with two e’s
LAKingsHockeyRyan Clowe’s name came up today in trade circles here in MTL. From what I’ve heard, the Kings have shown interest. DE #nhl
via Twitter
I’m not sure if that makes me more or less secure re Frolov’s future with the Kings. Would he be a #2 LW behind Heatley, or a #3 behind Heatley and Frolov? Ugh.
Russo’s Rants: Trade chatter
As of now, Chuck Fletcher is still trying to make a trade, with the emphasis on the trying. As proof by the crickets throughout the NHL, it’s not easy making a trade right now, not when as a colleague said to me today, there’s about 150 players on the block, of which 100 nobody wants. The problem I am sensing from the numerous execs I’ve talked to is sort of what I alluded either in an article or the blog or the Twitter — I don’t know, it all sort of runs together.
There are lots of teams looking to get rid of really good players, but good players with really big contracts. So those teams automatically want picks and prospects back, which as you know if you’ve been reading the Strib, the Wild isn’t exactly filled to the brim with. So, hence Fletcher’s problem. And hence, the league’s problem. You can’t just acquire a $4 million player in today’s game without giving up some dough.
He’s inquired about nearly 40 players, including Phil Kessel and Dany Heatley. But there are many others that I either don’t know about or don’t want to write because it’s just rumor, so who knows what Fletcher gets done — or quite frankly, if Fletcher gets something done.
I’ve been told Ottawa’s cut its targeted teams down to seven. I’ve been told the Wild is one of them. But I’ve also been told L.A.’s hot after him and would consider giving up winger Alex Frolov, a quality defenseman and the fifth pick, which let’s be honest, the Wild can’t contend with.
And, five minutes later, I still think it’s insane. Check out Hextall’s comments on the Kings website re Heatley. If anything, the red-flag comments seem more damning when you see them in context. Is the entire Kings brain-trust just blowing smoke up our a***s every time they talk about a potential trade? Are we supposed to take every interview or fan-chat as coded messages or shots across the bow of opposing GMs?
I still think it makes no sense to trade one LW for another. Yes, it’s an upgrade, in theory. But, forgetting the red-flags, like for example that Heatley is having a problem in OTT with their — wait for it — DEFENSIVE SYSTEM and doesn’t like — WAIT FOR IT — BEING BUMPED FROM THE FIRST POWER PLAY UNIT, how the hell is that supposed to work with Terry Murray, who bumps people from the first power play unit all the way down to the fourth line as punishment for a bad pass.
I just have to believe DL will not pull the trigger on a Heatley deal. Dealing Johnson I would be okay with. Not Frolov. And not the 5th.
If DL makes that trade, the only way he will be able to make it up to me is by signing Hossa next week.
From The Hockey News/Ken Campbell: THN at the NHL Draft: Trade buzz building
The most likely player to be dealt is Dany Heatley of the Ottawa Senators, with the Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild emerging as the front-runners. The Kings would likely have to give up a package that would include Jack Johnson and Alexander Frolov, while the Wild might surrender a package that would include second-year forward James Sheppard.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that’s utter b.s..
via The Hockey News: Ken Campbell’s blog: THN at the NHL Draft: Trade buzz building.
From Minneapolis Star Tribune: “The number of players on the trade market is overwhelming”
According to numerous NHL insiders who are in Montreal preparing for this weekend’s draft, the number of players on the trade market is overwhelming. The reason? With the economic future of the NHL uncertain, salary-cap strapped teams are trying to unload players before the cap potentially drops significantly after this upcoming season. The players on the market seem to be fitting into two categories: marginal players with exorbitant salaries, such as Philadelphia’s Joffrey Lupul (four more years at $4.25 million) and Buffalo’s Jochen Hecht (three more years at $3.53 million), and top players who warrant big raises on expiring or soon-to-be-expiring contracts. One player who falls into the latter category — and one who might intrigue the Wild — is Bruins sniper Phil Kessel, the former Gopher who scored 36 goals in 70 games last season. The 21-year-old Madison native is a restricted free agent and seeking a deal worth between $4.5 and $5 million a season. While the Bruins plan to meet this week with agent Wade Arnott in hopes of re-signing Kessel, the Bruins are $6 million shy of the anticipated salary cap for next season, and have several other key players to re-sign. According to numerous sources, Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli is fielding offers, but because he can’t take hefty salaries back, he’s looking for a first-round pick and at least one top young player.
Los Angeles Kings (LAKingsHockey) on Twitter
Just spoke with Hexy about what OTT is asking for in exchange for Heatley. He said “1 or 2 players and our fifth pick.” DE
Pass.
Via Faceoff.com: Heatley remains a tough sell
If Murray can’t get a deal done by Friday, it’s not going to break his heart, because only one of the interested teams has offered a draft choice.
That’s interesting.
Burke Reveals Standards, Updates Zeno’s Paradox
Burke stated that the Leafs had no interest in the two-time 50 goal scorer, largely because of the way he has chosen to handle his trade request. “We’re not going to be in on that,” Burke stated. “He’s a good player but I have certain guidelines on how players ask for trades. [...] When you have players come ask you for a trade, I tell the players ‘don’t finish that sentence,’ because once you ask, I’m going to move you,” Burke stated. “If a player wants out, you’re darn right I’m going to move you.” [That's pretty clear. Call it Rule #1. "If you ask for a trade, I will trade you, provided you finish the sentence."] “I’m not kissing anyone’s ass to play in my town, so to hell with you, don’t finish the sentence.” [Okay. I guess that's Rule #1a: "...but I hate you now."] My second rule is if I hear about this, you’re not going anywhere.” [Rule #2: "However, if you tell anybody else that you want a trade, and I hear about it, I will not trade you. Instead, I will make your life a living hell."] While Burke stated that he has no problem with players requesting a trade – [But, see Rule #1a above.] — he was unhappy with Heatley’s decision to go public with his request, thus making Senators’ general manager Bryan Murray’s chances of moving the sniper extremely difficult. ”For a player to pop off and say he wants out or leak it (to the media), in my mind you are now no longer interested in your team. […which, per rule #2 above, you will play for until your contract expires, because of rule #1a above.]
Spector’s Blog: Lubo
The Edmonton Oilers are rumored willing to part with defensemen Lubomir Visnovsky ($5.6 million per season against the cap until 2012-13) or Sheldon Souray (cap hit of $5.4 million per season until 2011-12) in hopes of landing offensive depth.
via Big Ticket NHL Players Hard to Move. • Spector’s Blog – FOX Sports Blogs.
TSN: Heatley Heatley Heatley (Heatley)
Bryan Murray (a.k.a. Murray 2):
“I have had some conversation with several teams. I don’t really have a timetable but I have encouraged anybody that is really interested to try to make the contact before the draft and we will get something done by that time I hope.”
via TSN .
Meanwhile, am I to understand that Heatley chaffed under the OTT team defensive system? Is that the deal? If so, that sounds like one of these.
The Hockey News: Heating up
Heatley reportedly wasn’t happy playing for coach Cory Clouston, who replaced Craig Hartsburg at mid-season and reduced the winger’s playing time, including moving him for a spell onto the team’s second power-play unit.
With five years and more than $37 million remaining on his current contract, Heatley’s decision sparked considerable vitriol from Senators fans as well as a few pundits slamming him as spoiled and selfish, even comparing his trade request to Alexei Yashin’s contract holdout a decade ago.
Not every pundit opted for character assassination. Chris Stevenson of the Ottawa Sun took the more sensible approach of suggesting Heatley’s request provides an opportunity for Sens GM Bryan Murray to not only free up valuable cap space, but also add much-needed roster depth.
It’s been suggested Heatley, a two-time 50-goal scorer, could net perhaps a puck-moving defenseman and a top-six winger in return.
Heatley, who has a no-movement clause, will have a say over where he could be dealt and it’s believed he would prefer to play for a Western Conference team, although his agent said his client isn’t fussy so long as he’s allowed to play a “significant role.”
Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, L.A., Anaheim and San Jose have been cited as possible trade candidates.
That’s given rise to wild trade speculation, with Dion Phaneuf, Roberto Luongo, Dustin Penner, Corey Perry and Patrick Marleau bandied about as possible returns, but it is highly unlikely those players will be swapped for Heatley, especially if the Senators’ concern is for depth and extra cap space.
Given the uncertainty over the salary cap for the next two years, the Vancouver Sun suggested Heatley could be one of several expensive players on the move this summer.
That may well be, but a stagnant cap could also mean teams trying to move high-salaried players might find a limited market.
At 28, Heatley is still in his prime and should attract considerable interest, but there are conflicting reports over how many teams have contacted Murray about his disgruntled winger.
One reason could be the $4 million bonus he’s due to get on July 1 whether he plays for the Senators or not.
That’ll put pressure on Murray to move Heatley before that date, but the GM could find interested parties more willing to wait until after then so as not to take on that bonus.
via The Hockey News: Rumor Roundup: Rumor Roundup: Heating up.
Change of scenery? Dany Heatley may want out of Ottawa – ESPN
Is Senators winger Dany Heatley seeking his ticket out of Ottawa? Sources tell me that is the case.
According to those sources, Ottawa GM Bryan Murray has been notified of Heatley’s desire for a change of scenery and is mulling his options. On the record, though, Murray said Heatley is still a Senator.
“We signed him to a long-term deal and we expect him to honor it,” Murray told ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun on Tuesday morning. “At this point in time, he’s a Senator.”
Murray could retool the Senators’ roster by moving Heatley. Of course, any trading partner would have to have the budget room necessary to accommodate the remaining five years of Heatley’s deal, which counts for $7.5 million against the cap. Heatley is thought to be interested in a move to the Western Conference.
via Change of scenery? Dany Heatley may want out of Ottawa – ESPN.
Tampa Bay Online: Returning to top starts at the back
We can’t go a month in this town without some sort of chatter that Vinny Lecavalier is about to be traded. This time, the L.A. Kings supposedly have interest, and there is always Montreal. Vinny has always been the untouchable one, but this might be a good time to seriously explore a deal that could bring in at least three frontline-caliber players.
Vinny’s value may never be higher and the Bolts’ needs may never be greater. It might be time to see if there is really a dance partner out there willing to meet the Bolts’ price because they could rebuild around Stamkos and Tavares.
via Returning to top starts at the back.
Just for emphasis, at least three frontline-caliber players, and VL’s value may never be higher. Exactly.
No thanks.
10 offseason moves that would make sense – USATODAY.com
3. Los Angeles Kings going after Marian Gaborik: Two summers ago, Dean Lombardi dipped into the free agent marketplace with poor results. But the timing was all wrong. They spent all last season in rebuilding mode, and now they have a strong collection of talented young players, such as Drew Doughty, Jack Johnson, Dustin Brown, Jonathan Quick, Anze Kopitar, etc., who are just starting to emerge. The Kings look a bit more attractive than they have in the past. And doesnt it seem like Gaborik was born to play in LA?
NHL Fanhouse: Idea of Moving Luongo Shortsighted
The crux of Cole’s case is that guys like Nikolai Khabibulin and Marc-Andre Fleury are not paid like franchise players. That’s simply not true. Khabibulin is in the final year of a four-year, $27 million deal he got after the lockout. The Blackhawks put him in waivers in September, but decided to keep him around. Fleury, meanwhile, will be making over $5 million each of the next four seasons.
While Cole is correct that Jonas Hiller isn’t paid like a franchise guy in Anaheim, Jean-Sebastien Giguere certainly is, and he’s still on the team. The Ducks are tying a significant amount of cap space up for a goalie they aren’t even using, which to me is not a sound blueprint to follow when building a team.
The Canucks have a lot of decisions to make this offseason. They have $31 million or so tied up in 11 players for next season, but key free agents like Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Mats Sundin, and Mattias Ohlund.
With three big-time forwards possibly gone, Vancouver will need to use some cap space to take care of that problem, as well as hoping that young guns like Mason Raymond continue to develop into top-line players.
In the meantime, it’s probably not a good idea to get rid of a potential MVP candidate who may be the best hope your franchise has to return to the playoffs next spring.
The Province: The hard truth — Canucks must deal Luongo
The irony, then, is that the Canucks will have to trade Luongo in order to build a team that would be good enough to win with Luongo.
Think about it for a minute. It’s now apparent the Canucks have more holes in their lineup than Luongo can fill. Their defence was exposed against the Blackhawks as too slow and too conservative. They need scoring. They could also use more size. And speed.
Trading Luongo would not only bring in some prized assets for the organization, it could free up the capital to make a run at a Jay Bouwmeester and make it easier to sign the Sedins.
Granted, this means turning the goaltending over to young Cory Schneider and a veteran of some description, and that means you won’t get what Luongo gives you on a night-in, night-out basis.
Then again, if the rest of your team is good enough, you won’t need lights-out goaltending every night.
This also seems to be the model in the new NHL. The game is so fast and the players are so skilled, it’s virtually impossible to win with a shutdown game and a great goalie.
The Blackhawks just proved that, and Detroit, Pittsburgh, Washington and Carolina play a similar style.
Boston and Anaheim are closer to the dead-puck-era game, but the Ducks also feature two Hall-of-Famers on their blueline and the Bruins led the East in goals scored.
The Canucks, for their part, have to raise their game to the level of the NHL’s very best teams. The quickest way to do that is to trade Luongo, which may sound crazy.
But, to paraphrase that noted hockey man Albert Einstein, it isn’t any crazier than doing the same thing over and over and expecting the results to change.
Edmonton Journal Brain Farts a Hemsky for Dustin Brown AND Matt Greene Trade Har De Har HAR
If the Oilers could get two front-line players for him, at least one a bigger, stronger body like winger Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings and retrieve hard-nosed defenceman Matt Greene, too, would they consider it?
Is it that far-fetched? I don’t think so.
via Hemsky trade is plausible .
I do. Think it’s far fetched. Far fetched and stupid. I might not throw up at the idea of Hemsky for Matt Greene straight-up. Might not. But, might.
Fire up the grill: Five NHL offseason trade scenarios – USATODAY.com
The problem for Kovalchuk is an uncertain economy leaves him unsure how he can be paid on the open market. It’s possible the salary cap could go down in 2010-11 and teams will be scrambling to shed high-priced players.
Noted.
via Fire up the grill: Five NHL offseason trade scenarios – USATODAY.com.
Around The Habs: I wanted you to trade for a big-ass scorer and you didn’t do it and I was mad but now I am glad
Anyway, people started hasseling [Gainey] for not landing Hossa. After looking at what the Pens gve away for him, I knew it was good for him not to. Take a look at the Pens now, they lost Armstrong, Christensen and Esposito and a draft pick for Hossa and Dupuis. Good thing Bob didn’t pull the trigger on a deal like that or this team would be destroyed (not that they aren’t already). The Pens were screwed. Once the season went to waste after they got eliminated, they had basically traded away three solid, young players, for Pascal Dupuis.
via Around The Habs.
This is what I’m worried about happening to the Kings this summer. Well, not really. Because I don’t think Lombardi will make such a trade. But it’s what I think would happen if one of the trades people (i.e. Kingnuts) keep negotiating with themselves (e.g. Kovalchuk, Heatley, etc.).
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