If freaking David Clarkson ends up in Nashville just kill me now
some serious wildazz guessing going on now in here.
Where did you see that Eklhnd mentioned Clarkson? I went back & read all 7 pages of comments on the hockey buzz article & never saw him mention it.
Where did you see that Eklhnd mentioned Clarkson? I went back & read all 7 pages of comments on the hockey buzz article & never saw him mention it.
is a big rumor involving the Predators and the Columbus Blue Jacket’s Ryan Johansen. Eklund at HockeyBuzz.com reported the following:
Predators “Seriously In” on Ryan Johansen. (e4)
Hearing a few names including a top flight defenseman and a veteran forward could be soon heading to Columbus for Ryan Johansen…..
There are still other teams casing Johansen…(many more than are currently chasing Drouin for what it is worth….) but the Preds look to be the most far along and they possess the best possible package.
Don’t at all be shocked if a veteran player with a big salary number is included by Columbus in this Johansen deal. There are some contracts to be moved by Columbus for sure…
more to come.
Ryan Johansen is certainly one of the players that Preds fans are excited about. He is only 23-years old and very talented. Over the past two seasons, he had 59 total goals and 134 points. He has been off a little this season with only six goals and 26 assists but that 26 pts would still put him in a tie for first among Predators forwards. He is definitely a number one center and would have a domino effect on the rest of the lineup for the Preds.
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There have been a ton of discussions as to which defenseman the Predators would offer for an elite center. I tend to believe it would be Ryan Ellis or Matias Ekholm along with more. In this case, a “veteran forward” could very well be Colin Wilson who has been mentioned in trade possibilities.
As for a veteran player with a big salary number coming back, there are two players that fit that mold that the Blue Jackets would probably like to part with. They are right up against the cap with less than $2 million to play with. The two players are David Clarkson and Scott Hartnell. Both are over 30-years old and have salaries at or near $5 million per
Yes that's why we started speculating about Hartnell....because Clarkson would be so stupid that it wasn't worth wasting our time. Of course, Poile isn't above making a stupid trade so it's still concerning.Predators “Seriously In” on Ryan Johansen. (e4)
Hearing a few names including a top flight defenseman and a veteran forward could be soon heading to Columbus for Ryan Johansen…..
There are still other teams casing Johansen…(many more than are currently chasing Drouin for what it is worth….) but the Preds look to be the most far along and they possess the best possible package.
Don’t at all be shocked if a veteran player with a big salary number is included by Columbus in this Johansen deal. There are some contracts to be moved by Columbus for sure…
more to come.
Ryan Johansen is certainly one of the players that Preds fans are excited about. He is only 23-years old and very talented. Over the past two seasons, he had 59 total goals and 134 points. He has been off a little this season with only six goals and 26 assists but that 26 pts would still put him in a tie for first among Predators forwards. He is definitely a number one center and would have a domino effect on the rest of the lineup for the Preds.
As for a veteran player with a big salary number coming back, there are two players that fit that mold that the Blue Jackets would probably like to part with. They are right up against the cap with less than $2 million to play with. The two players are David Clarkson and Scott Hartnell. Both are over 30-years old and have salaries at or near $5 million per
Call me crazy but I would be totally ok with taking on Clarkson in the RyJo deal if its Ellis or Ekholm going the other way and we get to keep Jones
I don't know if you mean "bad" as in sheer dollars or value of the deal, butYou do realize that Clarksons cap hit and contract would be as bad as Webers recapture only more drawn out. Right.
Not to mention you still have Jones and FF without a contract and Neal and Johanson needing one after next year right.
I don't know if you mean "bad" as in sheer dollars or value of the deal, but
Clarkson has a cap hit of 5.25 mil for this season and 4 years after it.
Clarkson's salary:
15-16: 5.5
16-17: 7.0
17-18: 7.0
18-19: 4.75
19-20: 3.25
Weber's cap hits are $7,857,143 from now until 2022.
Weber's salary until 2020:
14.0
12,0
12.0
6.0
6.0
You do realize that Clarksons cap hit and contract would be as bad as Webers recapture only more drawn out. Right.
Not to mention you still have Jones and FF without a contract and Neal and Johanson needing one after next year right.
Call me crazy but I would be totally ok with taking on Clarkson in the RyJo deal if its Ellis or Ekholm going the other way and we get to keep Jones
On Johansen…
Still hearing Nashville...the timing may be sooner than later. Montreal and Minnesota are also among the leaders….After those three there is a field of many…
We would never fit under the cap if we re-sign Forsberg and Jones while taking on clarksons contract with ryjo