NHL free agency/Trades

**mberube** · 07-10-2009 10:53 AM

Now this is funny "A word of warning, there is some colourful language.":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnE_cBLPYJI&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fblogues%2Ecy berpresse%2Eca%2Fgagnon%2F%3Fp%3D70314647&feature= player_embedded

**Colby** · 07-10-2009 11:16 AM

I was just about to post that. A word of warning, there is some colourful language.

**LobWedge** · 07-10-2009 12:08 PM

Niiiiice!!! LMAOROFLPMP!!!!

**Chambokl** · 07-10-2009 12:31 PM

That was funny...

**leafseh** · 07-10-2009 12:36 PM

Funniest thing I've seen in quite some time... awesome!

**mpare** · 07-10-2009 01:30 PM

Great creativity. Loved it.

**mberube** · 07-10-2009 01:32 PM

Canadiens sign mara to one-year contract

**jonf** · 07-10-2009 01:43 PM

Rumours have Edmonton interested in Kessel. Could we maybe see a sign and trade with Ottawa? This is pure speculation, obviously, but an interesting possibility.

**sillywilly** · 07-10-2009 01:54 PM

i would trade kessel straight up for heatly.

**Weazl** · 07-10-2009 02:03 PM

It would take Kessel, and a D-man and a pick to equal Heatley right now.

**sillywilly** · 07-10-2009 02:08 PM

i wouldn't want that much back because we need to dump cap space, kovalev and kessel would more than make up for heatly... to get a Dman and a pick... that would add a lot of $$ to the already over the cap sens

**jonf** · 07-10-2009 02:33 PM

Heatley for Kessel would be a great straight up trade at this point. Assuming Kessel is signed in the 4-5 mil range, we save cap space and get a legit top 6 forward in return. Would I have made that trade 6 months ago? No way. But the Sens have to face the reality that it is NOT six months ago. They're in a bad situation and have to make the best of it. Getting a top 6 forward for Heatley and saving some money is a good trade at this point.

**LobWedge** · 07-10-2009 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by jonf

Heatley for Kessel would be a great straight up trade at this point. Assuming Kessel is signed in the 4-5 mil range, we save cap space and get a legit top 6 forward in return. Would I have made that trade 6 months ago? No way. But the Sens have to face the reality that it is NOT six months ago. They're in a bad situation and have to make the best of it. Getting a top 6 forward for Heatley and saving some money is a good trade at this point.

Not gonna happen. Boston was originally looking at Kaberle because he's under contract already at less than market value for his skillset, especially going into a projected cap decrease for next year. A deal like that would give them some much needed space to re-sign Lucic who's rookie deal goes RFA after this season. He's going to get a big contract. A Heatley $7.5M cap hit would handcuff them for a lot of years, and possibly put them in danger of losing Lucic to a qualifying offer. Not a smart move for a team that looks like it's trying to save money this year in anticipation of a smaller cap in 09/10.

**jonf** · 07-10-2009 05:26 PM

Sorry, I guess I was unclear....and a little off base in my initial post. I meant that perhaps Edmonton would pick him up, then trade him off to Ottawa. I referred to it as a sign and trade, but really it would be more of a trade and trade as Kessel is restricted. So, Kessel goes to Edmonton in return for something, and then Edmonton turns around and trades Kessel to Ottawa for Heatley. Does that make a bit more sense?

**Hacker** · 07-10-2009 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by jonf

Sorry, I guess I was unclear....and a little off base in my initial post. I meant that perhaps Edmonton would pick him up, then trade him off to Ottawa. I referred to it as a sign and trade, but really it would be more of a trade and trade as Kessel is restricted. So, Kessel goes to Edmonton in return for something, and then Edmonton turns around and trades Kessel to Ottawa for Heatley. Does that make a bit more sense?

Doesn't really make much sense to me. Murray was happy with Edmonton's original offer, it is Dany who is preventing that deal from going down. Trading Kessel back to Ottawa doesn't really do anything to make Dany want to take his ball and move to the City of Champions.\

That said, Kessel would like good in Sens colours

**jonf** · 07-10-2009 06:16 PM

The way I understand the initial edmonton deal was that heatley didn't reject it straight up, but wanted more time to think of it as it wasn't on his list of cities. When he hadn't ok'd it by midnight, the deal then had to change, as Murray wanted his 4 million back. The deal would still have to go through heatley, but I don't think he has ever said he wouldn't play in Edmonton.

Either way, for Ottawa to move Heatley, Murray is going to have to lower his expectations.

**spackler** · 07-10-2009 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by jonf

Either way, for Ottawa to move Heatley, Murray is going to have to lower his expectations.

I don't know, I wouldn't give him away, he still has value. They could always play him, let him build his profile back up over the season, and then try and deal him at the trade deadline. Seems really shortsighted just to give him away right now, it's not like the Sens are Cup contenders.

**jonf** · 07-10-2009 06:39 PM

I'm not saying give him away, but right now Murray wants too much to be able to move him. If he can do a one for one trade for a legit top 4-6 forward, and dump at least a couple mil in salary, that's a good trade. If the season started right now, they wouldn't be able to start a full lineup because of their cap.

**knickers** · 07-10-2009 06:47 PM

Hate to say this 9 days after laughing at Gainey and considering how much I hate the Canadians, but they are starting to put together a decent squad and if Ottawa does move Heatly at this point. Its gonna have to be for a impact player or two. The division is starting to pull away from them fast ( on paper of course).

**spackler** · 07-10-2009 07:02 PM

All they have to do is move Jason Smith to Binghamton and they'll be under the cap. Ottawa has to build some leverage back to get a decent deal for Heatley, Murray shouldn't settle for less than what Heatley will be worth to the team that gets him.

**sillywilly** · 07-13-2009 03:02 PM

i just heard that savard is getting traded for dubinsky!!! If this is true, what is boston doing? Dubinsky was COLD during the second half of the season. I guess they need a C for gaborik to play well. Any truth to this rumor?

**mberube** · 07-13-2009 03:12 PM

And were does that rumor coming from? There is no sign anywhere on the net.

Mike

**sillywilly** · 07-13-2009 03:24 PM

a friend of a friend is a scout for BOS and they really want dubinsky as they really watched him coming up. They are in a cap crunch and it makes sense if they can get NY to throw in a draft pick or another player. Saves them 4.5m this year if they make this trade

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