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I stand by my offer of Jeff Schultz and a mid-round pick. You stay relatively young, save $750K, and get a guy who can play 20 minutes and PK very well.
Well, there is Campoli who would fill that need well. Also, Hammer makes excellent breakout passes, he just isn't going to carry the puck much for you and plays a stay at home approach.
Omark and Smid? Cheap options for top 9 forward and 5/6 d-man. I don't think most Oil fans will like it even though one of their own has proposed it.
I would definitely do that if Smid isn't asking for much more than 1.8.
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Originally Posted by mgn
Darn, the Sabres have about 3 cheap and serviceable young d-men that could play in the bottom 4 (Weber, Butler, Gragnani), too bad they don't have a cheap forward. Gerbe would fit the description, but don't want to part with him.
I could do with Gaustad and Butler.
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Originally Posted by Beezle
2nd round pick because it's more of a salary dump and I don't think he's better than someone like Mezaros who got traded for a 2nd rounder.
It's not a salary dump, we can field a very competitive team next year and have no reason to trade Hjalmarsson. He had an off year last year, but that's only because him and the whole team had a rough start to the year. He was -13 to start the year in 12 games and finished with a +13.
Him and Seabrook are really our only 2 guys on D that hit to hurt.
Not only that, he makes 500k less than Mezaros cap hit, and Mezaros was coming off of 2 brutal years.
If you think Hjalmarsson is only worth a 2nd rounder, you're nuts.
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I stand by my offer of Jeff Schultz and a mid-round pick. You stay relatively young, save $750K, and get a guy who can play 20 minutes and PK very well.
That's what Hjalmarsson does, but better. Plus Hammer has chemistry with Seabs and Campbell, and Schultz doesn't know Chicago's system. It's not worth saving minimal amount of money.
What's wrong with Hecht? He's a hell of a 3rd line center, among the games best IMO. I understand the cap hit but it's only for 1 year and wouldn't limit our ability to sign a good D to replace Hammer or resign Sharp.
Just for the sake of accuracy I feel compelled to point out that Hecht is actually a LW. Although after being into pressed into service year after year as a C for the Sabres, who routinely get all their real Cs injured, he can play either. I still think he is a little better at LW, though.
From the Avs how about something along the lines of McClement + O'byrne for something like Hjalmarsson + 3rd. IDK about the exact value or whatever.
Great #3 C (I remember Hawks fans asking for O'reilly in an earlier thread) who's being underutilized and is relatively cheap (and will be relatively cheap to re-sign as well) on the Avs plus a cheaper young defender with size and physicality who can play with Campbell
Hammer isn't available. Why would Bowman trade him a year after matching his offer-sheet?
Because at the time, he had to satisfy fans who were slowly watching their Cup-winning team fall apart. IIRC Bowman said not two weeks prior to the offersheet that he would not let Hammer get away, so he had to make good on his promise.
and for the offers... Jeff Schultz and a 3rd? Hecht as main piece?
you got to be kidding right?
Hjammer is a young Top 4 Defender under contract another 3 years. Now add that he has great chemistry with Campbell. They were the 2nd Pair of the Stanley Cup Winning team.
And the Hawks have no other DMen like Hjammer is
and for the offers... Jeff Schultz and a 3rd? Hecht as main piece?
you got to be kidding right?
Hjammer is a young Top 4 Defender under contract another 3 years. Now add that he has great chemistry with Campbell. They were the 2nd Pair of the Stanley Cup Winning team.
And the Hawks have no other DMen like Hjammer is
