McKenzie: I wouldn't be shocked if Jonathan Drouin were dealt

[Beautvillier]

These clowns are going to be in the basement in no time. They just can not manage relationships with young talented players.

if i had a post to describe hfboards it would be this one

 

[seafoam]

Hamonic +

The maybe being Dal Colle?

 

[Bad News Benning]

Framework for a potential three way (less valuable pieces and salary can be added if necessary to make it work for all parties).

To Buffalo- Tanev
To TB- buffalo 1st (Makar or Heiskanen)
To Vancouver- Drouin

It would be nice to see more three way trades in the nhl. Can't remember the last significant three way deal.

 

[Beautvillier]

Framework for a potential three way (less valuable pieces and salary can be added if necessary to make it work for all parties).

To Buffalo- Tanev
To TB- buffalo 1st (Makar or Heiskanen)
To Vancouver- Drouin

It would be nice to see more three way trades in the nhl. Can't remember the last significant three way deal.

why would tampa ever do this?

 

[Jyrki Lumme]

A rebuilding team trades a D over 30 who already has a questionable contract and health concerns going for a potential first line winger?

Seems like a good move to me.

Yeah, you're right. I didn't consider that. But I can't help but feel that their high end forwards aren't the key problem, their putrid defence is more to blame. Who do they have coming who will help fix that? Meloche? Anyone else?

So instead of having anything that even remotely resembles and NHL quality defence; you have Duchene, MacKinnon, Landeskog, Rantanen, Drouin, Jost, and likely another high end forward prospect coming. That's like what an 8 year old playing NHL GM mode would do.

 

[ScottyDont]

What would Tampa Bay want from San Jose? Naturally Vlasic, Burns, Couture, Hertl are untouchable.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

A rebuilding team trades a D over 30 who already has a questionable contract and health concerns going for a potential first line winger?

Seems like a good move to me.

If the Avs miss out on 1 OA and grab Liljegren at 3 or 4, that would make it easier to justify trading EJ for a forward.

 

[The CyNick]

This deal is the result of Tampa's cap crunch, so they can't really take back salary, unless the team trading for Drouin also had money to take on a short term or long term bad contact from Tampa.

 

[Habs76]

If the Avs miss out on 1 OA and grab Liljegren at 3 or 4, that would make it easier to justify trading EJ for a forward.

I assume you mean Heiskanen? Liljegren is not a top 5, or even top 10 pick.

 

[AlphaBravo]

Tampa fans may not like this for one reason or another, but if Yzerman was looking for a top 4 defenseman in return for Drouin, the Kings make a great trade partner. A Muzzin for Drouin trade would meet Yzerman's needs.

 

[ohmyjlord]

Wouldn't Montreal be interested in Johnson+Drouin? They need a C (TJ).

Galchenyuk and Sergachev are probably 2 pieces that would interest Tampa, depending.

I doubt MTL would be interested in two RFA, probably looking for a substancial raise, in return of Galchenyuk, who might have to re-sign for less, and an ELC that is pretty much their only hope to replace an aging Markov.

 

[Bad News Benning]

why would tampa ever do this?

Because its it's almost impossible to land offensive right shot defenseman which is what yzerman is looking for. Added bonus would be that it's cheap player on elc for three years. Obviously this only happens if Tampa is high on a defenseman like Makar or Heiskanen.

 

[VanJack]

Framework for a potential three way (less valuable pieces and salary can be added if necessary to make it work for all parties).

To Buffalo- Tanev
To TB- buffalo 1st (Makar or Heiskanen)
To Vancouver- Drouin

It would be nice to see more three way trades in the nhl. Can't remember the last significant three way deal.

What's skinny on Drouin?....can he play in the middle?....could see the Canucks being interested, even though they're also thin on left wing....particularly if they fall out of the top-two in the draft and lose out on the top two centres.

 

[GoldiFox]

Bill Peters (Canes Coach) has brought up Drouin multiple times, unprovoked, in the past year as an example of the type of winger that the Canes need (high-skill playmaker). Wouldn't be surprised if the Canes made a run.

 

[Butchered]

Bill Peters (Canes Coach) has brought up Drouin multiple times, unprovoked, in the past year as an example of the type of winger that the Canes need (high-skill playmaker). Wouldn't be surprised if the Canes made a run.

Man it'd be nice to have a coach that actually wants skill players.

 

[joestevens29]

So is this partially because Yzerman is selling high on an asset that caused him grief?

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Wasn't there a rumor earlier of Hanifin being a possibility to be dealt?

Obviously he doesn't fit the RH d-man bill, but still.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Wasn't there a rumor earlier of Hanifin being a possibility to be dealt?

Obviously he doesn't fit the RH d-man bill, but still.

Handedness is not an issue. See #23:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-thoughts-islanders-working-hard-john-tavares-extension-pitch/

A LHD may actually work out better for Tampa, if they believe Dotchin is legit.

 

[Bad News Benning]

What's skinny on Drouin?....can he play in the middle?....could see the Canucks being interested, even though they're also thin on left wing....particularly if they fall out of the top-two in the draft and lose out on the top two centres.

The canucks are thin everywhere

Drouin would be a winger on the canucks. I expect the canucks to take the best available center with the 1st which is why they can afford to deal tanev for a young winger. Canucks defense would be a gong show next year without tanev but next years draft is loaded with promising defenseman so it would all work out fine.

 

[D0ctorCool]

I could definitely see something around Tanev for Drouin. I'd have no problem adding as a Canuck fan.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Handedness is not an issue. See #23:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-thoughts-islanders-working-hard-john-tavares-extension-pitch/

A LHD may actually work out better for Tampa, if they believe Dotchin is legit.

Well then I'm calling that to happen.

 

[Creativero]

You're quite obsessed with TB failing, aren't you?

I'm not obsessed. It's just what's going to happen. The writing is on the wall.

 

[nikolai19]

To Tampa Bay: Jake Muzzin and Johnny Brodzinksi
To LA : Jonathon Drouin

 

[Sky04]

10 days late bud

 

[AlphaBravo]

To Tampa Bay: Jake Muzzin and Johnny Brodzinksi
To LA : Jonathon Drouin

If there is a condition that Drouin gets signed to a contract before the trade, I would make this deal.