Continued from: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2130063
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Some previous posts:
I give up on Trouba. Guy's on a future playoff team, they're right around the corner and he wants to leave.
Sign a contract. Play a season and see what happens. Then talk about it with the management. Holding out is childish. It's like sitting with your arms crossed and not listening because you won't get what you want.
Apparently he's good friends with Copp and Scheif.
Dekeyser + Tatar would work.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Then we could get rid of Stafford.
Didn't mention but Streit is also a lefty. I think Philly should be bumped to 'preferred'. Radko Gudas is the only natural RD they have. Among their D prospects we get down to at least #5 before we find a right shot.
The only impediment from the Philly side should be their cap situation. We could (should!) take Streit off their hands. He could play 2nd pair until Morrissey is ready to move up. He is a lot better than any of our depth LD. His contract is 5.25 mil for only 1 more year. His actual salary is 4 mil. We could probably get something good for him at the TD. That is assuming that last year was not his 'last' year. In that case he is just a cap dump that we eat.
The only impediment from Chevy's POV would be having to take a prospect instead of a plug and play replacement for Trouba. I don't think we would have any chance of landing Provorov but Sanheim is a very strong, near ready prospect. With us taking a cap dump philly would need to add something to Sanheim to make up the value. Strit covers the hole for this year. Sanheim is (hopefully) ready next year and we are stronger, longer with this deal.
I may be wearing the rose coloured glasses but it looks like a near perfect fit to me. Mind you I have seen near perfect fits before.
Philly fans refuse to acknowledge it (at least the ones I have seen) but they are absolutely desperate for a top 4 (2) RHD. Trouba and Philly should love each other. JMO
One thing we haven't talked about is trading Trouba for a guy like Johansen or Ducheme or something and then deal from our forward depth for the D we are looking for.
I'd imagine the starting point on ANY trade with them is Dekeyser. They would still have to add big time though.
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