All Encompassing Winger Acquisition Thread
 

WINGERZ

Player	Birth Year	Age	Current Team	Playoffs	Cap Hit	Signed Till	Role	Our Hope Hinges On:
Corey Perry	1985	27	Anaheim	In Contention	$5,325,000	2012-13	Crosby's Dream	Pending UFA
Bobby Ryan	1987	25	Anaheim	In Contention	$5,100,000	2014-15	Crosby's Dream	Pure Fantasy
Thomas Vanek	1984	29	Buffalo	In Contention	$7,142,857	2013-14	Crosby's Sniper	Burdensome Contract?
Drew Stafford	1985	27	Buffalo	In Contention	$4,000,000	2014-15	Crosby's School-Chum	Playing on Third Line
Alex Semin	1984	28	Carolina	In Contention	$7,000,000	2012-13	Crosby's Hired Gun	Pending UFA
RJ Umberger	1982	30	Columbus	In Contention	$4,600,000	2016-17	Malkin's Kunitz?	Burdensome Contract?
Jarome Iginla	1977	35	Calgary	In Contention	$7,000,000	2012-13	Crosby's Guerin	Pending UFA, Bourque-ing
Viktor Stålberg	1986	27	Chicago	In Contention	$875,000	2012-13	Crosby's TFK?	Ample Forward Depth?
Jamie McGinn	1988	24	Colorado	In Contention	$1,750,000	2013-14	Crosby's Neal	Ample Forward Depth?
David Jones	1984	28	Colorado	In Contention	$4,000,000	2015-16	Crosby's Pop-Star	Ample Forward Depth?
Ray Whitney	1972	40	Dallas	In Contention	$4,500,000	2013-14	Crosby's Wizard	Ample Forward Depth?
Brenden Morrow	1979	34	Dallas	In Contention	$4,100,000	2012-13	Crosby's Kunitz Redux	Playing on Third Line
Jaromír Jágr	1972	40	Dallas	In Contention	$4,550,000	2012-13	Crosby's Troll	Pending UFA, Nostalgia
Michael Ryder	1980	32	Dallas	In Contention	$3,500,000	2012-13	Crosby's Sniper	Pending UFA
Johan Franzen	1979	33	Detroit	In Contention	$3,954,545	2019-20	Crosby's Mule	Burdensome Lifetime Contract?
Aleš Hemský	1983	29	Edmonton	In Contention	$5,000,000	2013-14	Crosby's Playmaker	Youth Movement?
Magnus Pääjärvi	1991	21	Edmonton	In Contention	$1,525,000	2012-13	Malkin's Kunitz?	Ample Forward Depth?
Charlie Coyle	1992	20	Minnesota	In Contention	$975,000	2014-15	Crosby's Neal	Ample Forward Depth?
Dany Heatley	1981	32	Minnesota	In Contention	$7,500,000	2013-14	Not Crosby's Driver	Burdensome Contract?
PM Bouchard	1984	28	Minnesota	In Contention	$4,080,000	2012-13	Crosby's Quiet Room Bud	Pending UFA
Devin Setoguchi	1987	26	Minnesota	In Contention	$3,000,000	2013-14	Crosby's Neal	Hockey Trade?
Brian Gionta	1979	34	Montréal	In Contention	$5,000,000	2013-14	Crosby's Midget	Overpriced Veteran
Colin Wilson	1989	23	Nashville	In Contention	$2,000,000	2014-15	Crosby's Neal	Hockey Trade?
Patric Hörnqvist	1987	26	Nashville	In Contention	$3,083,333	2012-13	Crosby's Net-Front Screen	Pending RFA
Nino Niederreiter	1992	20	NY Islanders	In Contention	$2,795,000	2013-14	Crosby's Neal	Katie Strang Report
Radim Vrbata	1981	31	Phoenix	In Contention	$3,000,000	2013-14	Crosby's Sniper	Hockey Trade?
Ryane Clowe	1982	30	San Jose	In Contention	$3,625,000	2012-13	Crosby's Kunitz Redux	Pending UFA
Chris Stewart	1987	25	St. Louis	In Contention	$3,000,000	2012-13	Crosby's Neal	Little Hope, RFA, Hockey Trade?
Ryan Malone	1979	33	Tampa Bay	In Contention	$4,500,000	2014-15	See 2008	Overpaid Veteran
Clarke MacArthur	1985	27	Toronto	In Contention	$3,250,000	2012-13	Crosby's Big Chief	Underwhelming Performance, UFA
Николай Кулёмин	1986	26	Toronto	In Contention	$2,800,000	2013-14	Malkin's BFF	Underwhelming Performance
Blake Wheeler	1986	26	Winnipeg	In Contention	$2,550,000	2012-13	Crosby's Playmaker	Little Hope, Pending RFA

lets keep all winger acquisition talk here.

I'd give anything to have one of those top 2.

Other than those 2 I'd love to have Iginla. Him and Sid, Geno and Neal would be simply unreal.

Let's just get Tarasenko I'm sure STL will give him up for Lovejoy & a 1st right?

He's never talked about but I think Getzlaf would look great as Crosbys winger. Pending UFA but I think the Ducks keep him.

I'm a big Clowe fan and his #1 on my list. I think the Pens top 6 needs his size and brand of mean.

I also wouldn't mind seeing Hemsky. He would be just what the PP needs. Tons of skill and a righty shot. I also think he's gettable. His injuries worry me though.

Morrow is another guy that worries me because he always seems to miss time and is slightly older than I would like to see. If the Pens could somehow get Ritche worked into a deal I would pass out. Gotta say the East really needs to see a line of Clowe-Crosby-Morrow..

Based on how Morrow looked last season and so far this season, I've very little interest in him.

From the list in the OP (good list Lost in Crafton!), I would look into acquiring Clowe, Ryder, PM Bouchard, Setoguchi, Hörnqvist or Malone (if Tampa retains some of his salary) if their respective teams are well out of contention at the deadline. I've a feeling the rest of the players would come at too high of a cost, either in the form of assets or salary. I'm pretty sure Minnesota makes the playoffs though, which would limit "my" list quite considerably.

Why is Chris Stewart listed as "No Hope"?
Blues have great winger depth and a bunch of righties and he wasnt exactly blowing them away before.


I really wish we could have taken advantage or when Brown was "on the block" or Stewart was struggling or when Oshie, Wilson were "in the doghouse". But of course those GMs arent stupid. Im not sure Brown was really on the block and theres no saying hed have been cheap.

Magnus Pääjärvi might need a change of scenery. He's a former #10 overall pick, so Edmonton might not wish to part with the investment they made in 2009. He was scratched against Vancouver, whatever that means.

What could we possibly offer, that we would be willing to part with, that would make the Blues listen? They have no need for picks or prospects, and are probably only interested in youngish proven top 9 forwards (that are at the very least as good as Stewart) or top 4 defenders. At this point in time, we don't make very good trading partners.

The reason nobody talks about Getzlaf is because he is a Center.

Besides the big names, Ryan Clowe would be my target but not sure the Sharks would move him

Also as much as I wanted Parise, if the Ducks can't work out an extension with Perry Shero better be ready this summer to offer him a huge deal

I believe we have the cap space but why not try and get Viktor Stålberg
or Magnus Pääjärvi.. If not both... Paajarvi would develop great being on Malkin's wing and big Stalberg on Crosby's wing with Kunitz

Michael Ryder stands out to me. Could get him for Kunitz like money and ive always like his shot. Think he could be a 35 goal winger consistently with Crosby.

But I think the Stars are in win now mode especially with the signings of Whitney and Jagr. If they're totally out of it by deadline, maybe they will want to move him but if it's close I think they keep him

Heck I'd even take Jagr back

Due to cap uncertainty, I don't think it would be prudent to go for anybody who is owed or will be owed big money beyond next year. As much as we could use another skilled winger, it would be a luxury at this point, not a desperate need.

In view of that, if I were Shero I'd look to go one of two directions. Either a pure rental (Iginla or more likely a lesser cost rental) or an under the radar younger guy at a reasonable cost.

What could we possibly offer??

They dont need more forwards. Why would they trade Stewart and expect a better winger in his place?

Theyve been looking for left handed defenders, someone to play with Pietrangelo. That could cater towards us just fine. Depending on his value we would have the assets to make it happen, itd just be a matter of whether Shero saw it as worth it.

That doesn't mean he has to stay there. Look at how Lemieux played center. He was pretty much a LWer way before the Lemieux-Francis-Jagr line was put together.

Another name worth mentioning is Havlat?

Also I know Morrow is at a low point but maybe that just makes him tradable. Low ball Dallas.

What can we offer Edmonton for Pääjärvi? Like us they have a plethora of promising defensemen, and I don't think they'd have any interest in draft picks, as that would just set their rebuild back further. They are looking to win in the near future, and the only things I could see them being interested in is a good two-way physical center with size for their 2nd line or a (potential) #1 defensemen. I would expect them to try and package Pääjärvi and Gagner for an upgrade in one of those positions.

All that aside, I'm not even convinced Pääjärvi would be a better option for our top 6 this season than Bennett.

Why are you so convinced we dont have the assets to get anyone?

You say Paajarvi might not be an upgrade for us but insist they'll want a 2nd line center or #1 dman for him?

IDK about thier stable of promising Dmen, adding Shultz helped.

Iginla, Clowe, or go home.

I'll clarify. My point was that they are looking to win now, and we would probably have to offer an equal or better player for them to be interested. Unless we have other players that can step right and replace the player we traded away, we would just fix one problem and create another. When one of our defensive prospects are ready for top 4 duties I agree that Stewart would be a very attractive and possible addition, but I don't envision that happening during this season (hence the "at this point in time" comment). I would love to be wrong on that part though :).

I don't think we have a lot of expendable assets that are attractive to other contending teams. We have plenty of expendable pieces attractive to teams looking to rebuild.

I'm saying he's one of their better trade baits to include in a trade for possible upgrades in positions of need.

At the very least, in addition to Schultz, Klefbom and Musil looks very promising, while Petry has looked good so far in the NHL. I don't see young defensemen as a need for them, unless it's a potential #1.

Whatever happens, I would not be in favor of trading young prospects for older, pending UFA players. I would much prefer someone who is still on their ELC or pending RFA (similar to Neal, I guess). The idea of trading someone like Morrow+ to rent Iginla for a few weeks (potentially) is not good. Iginla is past his prime and will still be expensive to re-sign. Add to that, we would be resuming the search for winger in a season or two. Let's think of a long (er)-term solution. Someone who can potentially play here for the next decade.

Can someone explain to me why everybody is so crazy about getting a winger? Im sure everybody would agree if our big guys stay healthy were gonna be top 5 in offense(prob 1st). If the pens had a great winger last year somebody like rick nash does anybody think that would of changed the result of the flyers series? Pens tryed to outscore everybody in the playoffs last year that style dont work in the playoffs just ask bruce boudreau and the caps. Pens upgrading there top 4 def should be there priority.

The D looks fine currently.

There's no need to go cheap on Sid's wing anymore with Staal's big salary gone. Many of us have waited patiently to see how good this team can be when both Sid and Gino have legit wingers. It's time for that to happen.

A winger can also add defense through offense by helping Crosby attack and consequently pinning other teams in their own end.

Maybe we're thinking to big. I wouldn't mind going after Tatar, Brett Ritchie or Austin Watson.

Another vet to add to the list would be Vermette.

I think Ritchie is still in juniors, but yes!