Friedman: Lightning linked to Cody Ceci

[Gil Gunderson]

When Cody Ceci gets traded, the fans of the team he goes to will be pleasantly surprised.

Probably because he’ll be used in his appropriate role on the bottom pairing.

 

[Korpse]

Probably because he’ll be used in his appropriate role on the bottom pairing.

He will be used probably but it wont be on the bottom pair.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Trading Ceci to their potential SCF opponent would be the biggest favor that Ottawa has done for San Jose.

 

[valente317]

Ceci for Honka.

I’m also a bolts fan, but I don’t see the fit there. They’ve got a lot of vets ready to walk this summer, but they can do better than Ceci via trade.

On the other hand, Dallas needs a 2/3RHD with Johns likely done, will never give Honka regular minutes, and Jim Nill has recently earned the mantle of bargain-bin-Jim. Seems like a realistic trade.

 

[Hellraising Senator]

Ceci would be solid addition to a team like Tampa. Where he wouldn't need to be a top pairing shutdown guy. Behind Hedman and McDonagh he will be in an ideal spot.

Ceci has just been miscast here in Ottawa.

That said he should not be worth a muzzin return although with the shortage of RHD he may well get close to it.

Hfboards think he is not valuable therefore he will get more of a return then people around here expect

 

[Taluss]

I'm still certain he has potential if used right. You can't expect a bottom pairing D to have good stats as a 1st line shutdown D.

 

[Hale The Villain]

When Cody Ceci gets traded, the fans of the team he goes to will be pleasantly surprised.

The way people talk about him you'd think he's the worst defenseman in the league.

He's a decent 4/5 guy that has been played like he's a #1 defenseman, so obviously he's struggled.

 

[belair]

Anton Stralman replacement. This guy is going to make so many people look stupid if he gets traded to Tampa. Remember who he'll be paired with.

 

[PetterssonSimp]

Friedman should relax here. They have really lax gun laws in Florida and I can see a lot of Bolt fans putting them to their heads right now

 

[AndreRoy]

Who on Tampa’s blueline is Ceci even an upgrade on? Certainly not Hedman, McDonagh, Stralman, Cernak, Sergachev, or Coburn. So why would we pay anything at the TDL for a guy who at best might be an upgrade on our seventh defenseman?

Next season we could use somebody to carry our bottom pairing, but we aren’t paying anyone $4M in cap space we don’t have to do it, and even if we could somehow free up the space we could do a hell of a lot better than Ceci. Ceci to Tampa was a rumor years ago before most of our current defense was even on the roster; apparently it just won’t die.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Please do this.

1st + Foote + Cirelli

 

[DFC]

Even the "good" insiders never get anything right when it comes to TB. Maybe that'll change under JBB, but under Yzerman? Nobody ever got out in front of anything.

So I don't know how much truth there is to this. Ceci doesn't make much sense for us at the TDL. Maybe in the off-season, depending on how things shake out.

 

[AndreRoy]

Please do this.

1st + Foote + Cirelli

Haha sorry to disappoint you but BriseBois is nowhere near that stupid. Ceci isn’t worth any of those pieces, much less all three.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

1st + prospect +3rd or equivalent
Just a funny feeling I think he will go for.

 

[God King Fudge]

Please do this.

1st + Foote + Cirelli

No matter how many Tampa threads you post in praying for overpayments, it won't happen.

 

[unicornpig]

so a team with hedman/mcdonagh/stralman/serg needs more defense?

 

[These Are The Days]

No!!

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

Ceci isn't as bad as everyone thinks. Put your bottom pairing D as a 1st line shutdown D and see how he does. Its not ****ing rocket science.

Hes overpaid like hell, but if he went to bolts and they played him where he belongs I dont see any downside besides what he makes. I'm staying with what I said in the thread I made about this... Ceci for a 2nd and mediocre prospect

Yup I see this as well. I could see Ottawa retaining some of his salary as well.
Tampa adding Ceci to their bottom pairing isn’t a bad move.

 

[Ivan13]

People calling Ceci straight up garbage is just further proof that they have no idea how deployment effects the stats.

 

[bukwas]

Tampa generally targets solid players. Can't see them abandoning that strategy when they're such a strong team.

 

[HoseEmDown]

I wouldn't mind Ceci, he's definitely an upgrade on Girardi, but it will all depend on the cost and if he's willing to take a pay cut next year or if he wants to go to arbitration. A 2020 2nd + Dominik Masin or Dennis Yan type of prospect I'd do. We'd have to flip Coburn right after and hopefully can get that 2nd back in that deal.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

so a team with hedman/mcdonagh/stralman/serg needs more defense?

Exactly

 

[Beville]

I refuse to believe the Bolts are that stupid as to pursue Ceci

I agree.

However, he can be there’s for a bag of pucks.

 

[Brock Radunske]

I really hope that is Tampa's home run swing...

 

[Sens]

Ceci isn’t garbage, but he’s not a top pairing guy. He’d make a decent #4 on most teams.

And he’d probably flourish on the Bolts bottom pair