Dreger: Oilers and Sens were close to a Hall for Ceci deal before it fell through (Hall ended up in NJ)

[hockeykicker]

dreger mentioned it today. Obviously it means nothing since it Never happened. Always interesting to see deals that didn't happen but were close. Would that have been a fair deal?

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[oXo Cube]

Yeah, I'm not a Chia supporter but I don't believe this is true. Borderline deliberate sabotage.

This should be a fun thread anyway.

 

[HSF]

1. Larsson wasn't offered at the time and once he was Chia jumped on it
2. Chia used Ceci to get Larsson out of NJD

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Man Edmonton dodged a bullet there, No way is Cody Ceci worth Taylor Hall Ottawa still would've needed to add on top of Ceci rather easily.

 

[hooverdam]

God bless Peter Chiarelli.

 

[Liver King]

so it was between a bad trade and a worse trade

 

[Jerzey Devil]

Good

 

[Skip2myBordyloo]

Edmonton dodged a bullet there. Larsson is much better.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I believe it

 

[Skobel24]

As fun as it is to rip on Chia, I'm sure every GM has had deals that have almost gone through that'd have fanbases react negatively.

1. Larsson wasn't offered at the time and once he was Chia jumped on it
2. Chia used Ceci to get Larsson out of NJD

Source?

 

[ManofSteel55]

You would assume it would have been Ceci+, no? Mind you, we assumed Larsson + when the trade first broke as well.

 

[These Are The Days]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Oh my God! I've never been one to jump on Chia because the players he's traded (especially Seguin) were never going to bring back equal value. But f***ing Ceci??? For Taylor Hall??

Wow

 

[HSF]

Source?

These are my guesses as to what happened

 

[tony d]

I'm an Ottawa fan but Cody Ceci for Taylor Hall straight up would have been absolute and total robbery. Wish it would have happened.

 

[Skobel24]

These are my guesses as to what happened

Oh, okay. I got the impression you were claiming what actually happened.

 

[Brock Radunske]

I'm pretty happy Edmonton has Chia, otherwise they might have already won or be very close to a cup right now....which would be unbearable

 

[oXo Cube]

You would assume it would have been Ceci+, no? Mind you, we assumed Larsson + when the trade first broke as well.

I don't see why you would assume this when Dreger straight up says in the interview that this might not have been the case.

 

[syz]

NJ probably called while Melnyk was checking his bank accounts and contemplating if he wanted to pay Hall's salary.

 

[FerrisRox]

I can't get into it here because of the rules of the site, but I would put zero stock into this "report." Take *anything* that Darren Dreger says with a massive grain of salt. I personally (and with very good reason) don't believe a single word he says. His "connections" are dubious at best and within the industry he has a very well earned reputation for being a stooge for agents and management in terms of parroting whatever he's told for whatever reasons they want.

 

[Del Preston]

I can't get into it here because of the rules of the site, but I would put zero stock into this "report." Take *anything* that Darren Dreger says with a massive grain of salt. I personally (and with very good reason) don't believe a single word he says. His "connections" are dubious at best and within the industry he has a very well earned reputation for being a stooge for agents and management in terms of parroting whatever he's told for whatever reasons they want.

Apparently he's already backpeddling on this "rumour". The guy is a clown.

 

[Ryan Michaels]

We're all laughing at Ceci for the trade now but before it was Larsson everyone on the trade boards was demanding Subban/OEL/Weber types. That said this would have been extra horrible.

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

Melnyk would have said no anyway

He's not trading one player for another where the acquiring player is making roughly $3 mil more in salary per year

Let's be honest

 

[FerrisRox]

Apparently he's already backpeddling on this "rumour". The guy is a clown.

Again, I can't get into it here, cause of the site rules, but I assure you, it's worse than you think.

 

[SenzZen]

Dreger gets to rip on Ottawa and Edmonton with the same "story"?!

Gotta fill that airtime!