THE FACTS:
- Spezza requests trade, Murray says he will oblige
- Brad May said Spezza never asked to be traded, instead asked for "commitment from Ottawa"
- Spezza's "10 team Refusal List" includes all 4 Western Canadian teams. Unsure if Toronto or Montreal are on that list.
- Calgary made an offer of: Hudler, Backlund, possibly Wideman, and a combination of 2nd and 3rd round picks.
(will update this as news & legit sources are made available)
Doing god's work, son.
What would be people's good (but realistic) return for Spezza qualiy as?
Mine would be:
Blues:
Spezza + Wiercioch for Shattenkirk + Berglund + STL 2nd
Anaheim:
Etem + 10th + Rakell (reaching a bit here, probably more realistic is Kerdiles/Sorrenson instead of Rakell, or we could add a small piece)
Dallas:
Chiasson + Oleksiak/Ritchie + 14th
Nashville:
Wilson + Sissons/Aberg/Beck + 11th
NYR:
Spezza for Staal + Brassard + meh prospect
Blues:
Spezza + Wiercioch for Shattenkirk + Berglund + STL 2nd
Anaheim:
Etem + 10th + Rakell (reaching a bit here, probably more realistic is Kerdiles/Sorrenson instead of Rakell, or we could add a small piece)
Dallas:
Chiasson + Ritchie + 14th
Nashville:
Wilson + Aberg + 11th
I mean I really like the return but I hate the idea of trading Wier.. he has great potential and next season maybe he'll actually get ice time and show how good he is.
Assuming the prospect we got back from Nashville was Aberg, I'd be fine with all of these. I'd like to see if we can pry Dillon out of Dallas, but I realize that may not be the way this plays out.
What would be people's good (but realistic) return for Spezza qualiy as?
Mine would be:
Blues:
Spezza + Wiercioch for Shattenkirk + Berglund + STL 2nd
Anaheim:
Etem + 10th + Rakell (reaching a bit here, probably more realistic is Kerdiles/Sorrenson instead of Rakell, or we could add a small piece)
Dallas:
Chiasson + Oleksiak/Ritchie + 14th
Nashville:
Wilson + Sissons/Aberg/Beck + 11th
NYR:
Spezza for Staal + Brassard + meh prospect
I like the St Louis scenario the best out of these. While it seems like overkill to add Wiercioch, who has a shot at turning into a legit 4/5 D, the reality is that Wiercioch helps nothing sitting in the pressbox for us. I would rather see us move him than have him go through another season where he sees limited action. Plus we really need a top end D coming back.
Spezza for Kadri and Gardiner + 1st trumps them all by a mile.
Spezza for Kadri and Gardiner + 1st trumps them all by a mile.
I'm sick of this team.