Tootoo isn't dead weight. All you're doing is swapping $3M worth of dead weight for $4.25M worth of dead weight. The only difference being, Booth won't get scratched, so he'll be taking away ice time from others, and we all know it won't be other veterans.
Useless, useless trade. A move for the sake of making a move.
They are also realistic moves, just throwing out some of the things we can do realistically. They might work, they might not, I don't see the future and don't pretend to.
David Booth when healthy is a 6'2" 220 lbs winger that skates well and provides secondary scoring. We have benched Sammy and are only going to play Tootoo 6 minutes a night and have been shopping him for months. I know he has his fans around here but this is realistic.
If/when Booth goes down to injury, you call up Jurco, Sheahan or the like, or if the Tatar deal isn't done of course Nyquist. I prefer this chance to a guy that while exciting for us doesn't provide much in terms of what his coach or front office sees which is quite clear from continually shopping him and usage.
If Booth never gets healthy his 4.25 goes on the LTIR anyway, oh well we tried.
But sure lets try trading our scraps and the youngsters we are willing to part with for Shattenkirk, Campbell and some of the other things that will dominate this thread. Those guys are not available for what we are willing to part with.
Booth can be had for cheap because of his contract and because of his injury issues, sure it isn't a deal we should jump and down for but it is an idea.
Also his existence on the cap, might provide movement towards a Franzen buyout and helps block Cleary's almost certain extension if we keep the roster as is.
Another guy that might be had on the cheap is Havlat out in San Jose, given the way the lineup has clicked without him, his injury history and contract.
