Rumor: Trade Rumour Thread I: Post-Lockout Madness

[Kershaw]

Think McBain is on the move for fitting in Sangs into the lineup?

[BBKers]

Renaud Lavoie ‏@RenLavoieRDS
Waivers: Maxwell, Ben(WPG) Bass, Cody(CBJ)Joudrey, Andrew (CBJ)Russell, Ryan(CBJ) Drazenovic, Nick(CBJ) Hendry, Jordan(ANA)
Maroon, Patrick (ANA) Guenin, Nate (ANA) Smaby, Matt (ANA) MacIntyre, Steve (PIT) Zatkoff, Jeff (PIT)Thiessen, Brad (PIT) Moore, Mike (NSH) Finley, Joe (BUF) Leggio, David (BUF) Schiestel, Drew (BUF)

Nothing there - is there?
Maybe an AHL contract to help The Whale?

[Punxrocknyc19]

Originally Posted by BBKers

Nothing there - is there?
Maybe an AHL contract to help The Whale?

i wouldnt mind Maroon or Bass for some grit and a little scoring help.. on d maybe bring back Guenin. other than that i dont see much

[Tawnos]

Originally Posted by MPF24

I think some of those guys are just done though. Don't expect to see them back in the NHL.

Maybe. But on a one year deal, the risk is minimal.

[Kershaw]

Thomas Hickey was waived. Along with Andrew Campbell.

Would put a waived claim on both and try to sneak them through waivers for depth on Connecticut.

[Clowes Line]

Penguins waived Thiessen? Would love to steal him.

[BBKers]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle
Nonis said today he thinks the waiver wire will be interesting at end of this week because teams will be shedding talent after short camp.

Since we have a 22 man squad at camp and 1-3 spots open in New York/Hartford combined - would think this might be opportune moment for us as well. No?

[CM PUNK]

Originally Posted by BBKers

Since we have a 22 man squad at camp and 1-3 spots open in New York/Hartford combined - would think this might be opportune moment for us as well. No?

potentially...but also likely to be a lot of crap available that won't help us.

[CM PUNK]

Originally Posted by Tortorella

Thomas Hickey was waived.

thats gotta be one of the worst picks in history...nearing jessiman level of bad. imagine if the kings had picked mcdonagh instead

[azrok22]

From what I recall, Hickey was a much more off the board pick than either Jessiman or McIlrath. Think McKenzie had him rated in the teens when he was taken 4th overall.

[HatTrick Swayze]

Jessiman was not that off the board. Just bad luck.

Hickey and McIlrath were about on par if memory serves correctly.

Biggest reach I can remember in recent years was Blake Wheeler in 04. And that one worked out.

[NYR Viper]

I would take MacIntyre and try to slip him down to the AHL...

[SFW]

Originally Posted by Punxrocknyc19

i wouldnt mind Maroon or Bass for some grit and a little scoring help.. on d maybe bring back Guenin. other than that i dont see much

I don't particularly care for Bass, but Maroon would be a great pick up.

[MPF24]

I'd pick up Hickey and take a chance...

[Blackhawkswincup]

Originally Posted by HatTrick Swayze

Jessiman was not that off the board. Just bad luck.

Hickey and McIlrath were about on par if memory serves correctly.

Biggest reach I can remember in recent years was Blake Wheeler in 04. And that one worked out.

Not for the Yotes

[Blackhawkswincup]

If you pick up player on waivers doesn't he have to start year on NHL roster? I thought that was case

[CM PUNK]

Originally Posted by Blackhawkswincup

If you pick up player on waivers doesn't he have to start year on NHL roster? I thought that was case

i don't think he has to start on the nhl roster...but you do have to put him thru waivers to send him down since he never cleared. and then the team that just lost him can take him back

[UAGoalieGuy]

Don't see why you'd want to pick up Hickey. The Kings waived him wout even giving him a shot in camp. That tells you something.

[KennyWu]

Originally Posted by CM PUNK

thats gotta be one of the worst picks in history...nearing jessiman level of bad. imagine if the kings had picked mcdonagh instead

Then we could have traded Gomez to them instead

[Fitzy]

Originally Posted by UAGoalieGuy

Don't see why you'd want to pick up Hickey. The Kings waived him wout even giving him a shot in camp. That tells you something.

That does, and where you're picked in the draft doesn't mean much after 5 years.

[UAGoalieGuy]

Originally Posted by Antithesis

That does, and where you're picked in the draft doesn't mean much after 5 years.

That draft in the first round has turned out pretty crappy overall. Only real impact players taken were P. Kane, McD, and Couture.

Second tier players (so far) are Vorecek, Van Reimsdyk, Gagner, Sutter, Alzner, Pacioretty, and Shattenkirk.

Turris is pretty much a bust for a 3rd overall pick. Same goes w Hickey. Lot more busts in the first round as well.

[Fitzy]

IMO Subban was a pretty good pick.

[MPF24]

Originally Posted by UAGoalieGuy

That draft in the first round has turned out pretty crappy overall. Only real impact players taken were P. Kane, McD, and Couture.

Second tier players (so far) are Vorecek, Van Reimsdyk, Gagner, Sutter, Alzner, Pacioretty, and Shattenkirk.

Turris is pretty much a bust for a 3rd overall pick. Same goes w Hickey. Lot more busts in the first round as well.

I think Shattenkirk, Pacioretty, Alzner and Voracek are a step above Gagner, Sutter, JVR, but below Kane, Couture and McD.

[UAGoalieGuy]

Originally Posted by Antithesis

IMO Subban was a pretty good pick.

Was just focusing on the first round. I mean some of those other guys might step it up a notch because they are still young.

I wonder if that draft was considered to be deep before it took place.

[BlueshirtBlitz]

Pacioretty is a stud. Did he hit 70 points last year? I know he had 35 goals. I'd take him any day of the week.