In order to have a chance at winning a potential series with the Pens in the playoffs, a move or 2 is clearly needed.
We need to add 2 forwards who are atleast top 9 guys, if not top 6 and we could also use some help on D
The market sucks as we all know and the talent available for rentals is pretty slim, but Boston and Calgary should be able to make something happen.
Heres how you compete this postseason, without "selling the farm"...
Caron, Subban, koko and a 1st this year as well as a 2nd next year for iginla and glencross
Bartowski and a mid round pick for Kuba
(Add chudinov and/or ferlin to either deal if needed)
Marchand-bergy-seguin
Looch-krecji-iginla
Glencross-peverly-horton
Paille-kelly-campbell
Soderberg/thornton (thornton plays till kelly is 100%)
Chara-seids
Kuba-boychuck
ference-hamilton
Johnson (mcquaid probably plays if healthy, maybe hamilton sits?)
Soderberg wont help this team this year, he needed to lose in the first round for any shot of that to happen, now he'll most likely just be a spectator once he comes over.
Iginla and glencross should fit in to the system here and kuba is a defenseman i could see Chia making a move for due to his Ottawa ties. Kuba, if acquired, most likely would then be bought out by the Bruins in the offseason. (Him or kelly, or atleast one of them would be moved, wouldnt be surprised to see both of them or atleast one of them back in ottawa next year)
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I like next years lineup even better potentially, and we could have some cap flexibilty as well depending on Soderbergs contract parameters. If yeti isnt in the longterm plans, resign one of iginla or horton.
Marchand-bergy-seguin
Looch-krecji-soderberg
Glencross-spooner-peverly
Paille-Campbell-knight
Macdermid
Chara-boychuck(time to upgrade next year?)
seids-Hamilton
Krug-mcquaid
Johnson (solid 7th dman)
Rask
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