LeBrun: Meier trade talks heating up

[Super Cake]

This is going to take until the last minute on trade deadline day.

 

[42]

My money's on NJ.

 

[themelkman]

HF sharks: "Grier is a GENIUS he's playing these GMs. way to hold out and drive the prices up mike, the other GMs are groveling at his feet!"
HF others: "Grier has lost ALL leverage, what a CLOWN, he's running out of time!! This is what you get for undervaluing our prospects, welcome to the NHL buddy lmao!"
...
Grier: Hey, hope you're doing well, want to talk about the deal again?
Other GM: Great to hear from you Mike, sure, let's see if something can work for both of us.

The truth

Grier: Hey so you sure you dont have anyone who played in Boston?
Fitz: Uh no but we have Holtz hes pretty..

Grier:*Hangs up*

 

[Patty Ice]

Good chance a deal never materializes.

 

[ParksnRec]

Its just one guy harping over Mercer having to be included just ignore him

 

[fasterthanlight]

The truth

Grier: Hey so you sure you dont have anyone who played in Boston?
Fitz: Uh no but we have Holtz hes pretty..

Grier:*Hangs up*

"Alright fine, Mike. Mercer is on the table."
"Mercer? How tall is he?"
"... 6 ft?"
*Hangs up*

 

[ParksnRec]

Good chance a deal never materializes.

If good chance is described as anything above 1%, sure

 

[MVP Zacha]

My point wasn’t about Mercer at all. It was about the general stinginess of a GM overly cautious to make a big move.

Must be talking about Grier?

 

[Patty Ice]

If good chance is described as anything above 1%, sure

Seems like the hang up is on quality not the framework.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Always ask yourself who wants that information out there.

Yost chimes in with Buffalo checking in after losing Tuch for weeks? The team with the cap space and assets to do it? Right at the moment it appears to be down to New Jersey?

Who wants that information out there?

San Jose.

Lots of teams would want that info out there. Not just San Jose. Any of the Devils competitors would want that out there too to drive up the price.

 

[ParksnRec]

Seems like the hang up is on quality not the framework.

Nobody knows what the hangup is so not sure how you can make that assumption

And I see no hangup lol. They waited to today for Marleau's retirement ceremony, and we have Dreger saying itll be done in 24hours

Seems about as fast as a deal can be made, in less than a day five days before the deadline

 

[Patty Ice]

Its just one guy harping over Mercer having to be included just ignore him

Haha

If I were Grier I'd be hung up on Mercer too. He doesn't need to settle.

 

[TheBeard]

Must be talking about Grier?

I’m talking about any GM afraid to take a risk, but Grier and the sharks still have to answer to the fanbase and a majority of them would happily keep Meier. If the devils struggle even in this postseason then the pressure on Fitz to rectify the situation increases dramatically.

 

[NJDevils#4]

Friedman reported yesterday that the extension / contract thing wasn't likely to happen.

If that’s the case I’d give them a 1st and that’s about it. F that.

 

[TheBeard]

Always ask yourself who wants that information out there.

Yost chimes in with Buffalo checking in after losing Tuch for weeks? The team with the cap space and assets to do it? Right at the moment it appears to be down to New Jersey?

Who wants that information out there?

San Jose.

Do you think front offices get their information from Twitter?

 

[Patty Ice]

If that’s the case I’d give them a 1st and that’s about it. F that.

That'd be an easy pass.

 

[Barry Tallackson]

Not bad

 

[Sota Popinski]

What devils fans have been inferring all along

Top prospect. Not the Devils rejects after the top 5 prospects are all deemed off the table.

 

[Patty Ice]

Nobody knows what the hangup is so not sure how you can make that assumption

And I see no hangup lol. They waited to today for Marleau's retirement ceremony, and we have Dreger saying itll be done in 24hours

Seems about as fast as a deal can be made, in less than a day five days before the deadline

 

[ParksnRec]

That isnt at all what you said so idk why you posted it

 

[Barry Tallackson]

Top prospect. Not the Devils rejects after the top 5 prospects are all deemed off the table.

Holtz baby, you’re going to love him

 

[Patty Ice]

That isnt at all what you said so idk why you posted it

That nothing is written in stone.

You are getting defensive about that there is a chance no deal even happens.

Go back to manifesting if that thought bothers you so much.

 

[Eggtimer]

Good chance a deal never materializes.

What makes you say that? I havnt heard anything that would indicate that

 

[Patty Ice]

What makes you say that? I havnt heard anything that would indicate that

Sharks don't need to trade Meier is why I say that. Grier can draw a line in the sand.

 

[Djp]

Buffalo and Detroit make a ton of sense but it's how daring their GM's want to be at the bubble. Buffalo just lost Dahlin and Tuch I saw so not sure if Adams wants to do that without knowing the severity of Dahlin's injury. Would be stupid to fork over assets and those guys miss a ton of time and they miss

Dahlin us day to day

tuch might be out a month

GM said they aren’t selling their future for a quick fix.

i,e. They aren’t doing a nemec+ Holtz+ 2 1sts ( more than Eichel) fir a 1+ rental.