You don't trade a guy who is a top pairing d-man for someone who might be an all-star center. Not unless OEL has demanded a trade.
Yeah, you're probably right. Then we draft BPA and wait a year or two - we might have to give up one of the 4-5 kids (including this year's choice) at forward to get a solid top pairing dman.
Instead of the "home run" I'm thinking maybe moves along the lines of
Sign Bryan Allen 2 years @ $3.2 million
Sign Josh Harding 2-3 years @ $3 million per
Move Nik Khabibulin to Tampa or a team looking to get to the cap floor.
Would be an OK off-season. Maybe target a Jordin Tootoo also.
2 things:
1.) Wouldn't Tampa just sign Harding if it worked out like that?
2.) I'd love to get Allen, but rumor has it that he wants $4M+. Not only that, but he's limited. No doubt he's terrific defensively, but after picking up Shultz, we need to add someone back there with some semblance of offense.
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Love how grabovski at a higher cap hit and longer term is a good deal, but hemsky is not. Very similar players IMO. Grabo is more healthy but who knows how he'll be 5 years from now.
What's awesome is that he is making the same ampunt as horcoff. Damn that's a bad contract....
Love how grabovski at a higher cap hit and longer term is a good deal, but hemsky is not. Very similar players IMO. Grabo is more healthy but who knows how he'll be 5 years from now.
What's awesome is that he is making the same ampunt as horcoff. Damn that's a bad contract....
Agreed on all points. What a bad deal. I know someone might get that desperate in the offseason, but it just looks terrible.
Regarding the Grabovski signing, where does this put us in contract talks with Gagner? Obviously lower and Gagner isn't a UFA, but I think our hopes of a lower cap hit may have gone out the window.
Regarding the Grabovski signing, where does this put us in contract talks with Gagner? Obviously lower and Gagner isn't a UFA, but I think our hopes of a lower cap hit may have gone out the window.
well i dont know i expected gagner to be on the upper end of 3.5-4 already.
what were you thinking before and what are you afraid of now.
@DarrenDreger: Turco would be ineligible if claimed by another team for remaining reg season and playoffs because he didn't sign before trade deadline.
@TSNBobMcKenzie: So only motivation for a claim on Turco would be to keep BOS from getting him. If he clears, eligible to play for BOS in reg season only.
Would you guys consider this if we land 1st overall?
To LA: 1st overall, Gagner
To EDM: Kopitar, Voinov
Supposedly Kopitar and Sutter aren't seeing eye-to-eye. As much as Gagner has progressed, the chance of having a 1-2 punch of RNH, Kopitar down the middle would surely be too much to resist. Voinov wouldn't be as complete as the high end Dmen in this draft, but he'd bring the same level of offence and could play right now. LA also gains significant cap room should they pursue Suter. They also get Carter back down the middle.
Our top 6:
Hall-RNH-Ebs
MPS-Kopitar-Hemsky
Their top 6:
Yakupov-Carter-Williams
Gagner-Richards-Brown
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