MrJoshua
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Trade for Duchne?
What the hell. If you're swinging for the fences you might as well swing as hard as you freaking can.
That said, I'd be shocked and I doubt any of us would be happy with the price.
Trade for Duchne?
Could see that, wouldn't hate it.
I'm pretty sure that's only correct when trading for a player like Subban, whose NTC/NMC hasn't kicked in yet. Preds can choose whether or not to honor that. But if the traded player has a NTC/NMC already in effect, it's part of the contract and waiving it to go to a new team does not nullify it. Hartnell's NMC will still be in effect.
Otherwise why would the Jackets have left it on his contract when THEY traded for him?
Trade for Duchne?
I hope I'm wrong but I don't see us spending what Ladd probably wants.Top 5 in order of likeliness IMO for forwards.
1. Ladd
2. Boedker
3. Staal
4. Backes
5. Okposo
johansen? would love to get rid of ribeiroI think we're close on Ladd. Like thecloser said, he has ties with Lavy and is a fit on that 1st line. Wouldn't bother me, but still, I'd go for Nielsen or Staal. With how this team is being built, and the way we're gonna go all the way next year, I just don't see Ribs-Fish punch down the middle as a right solution.
I'd love to get Backes, but I'm afraid he's looking for more than 3-4 years. He's already 32.
didn't St. Louis offer him 5.5 for 5 years and he turned it down?
Yeesh...if so, do not want (at that rate). Isn't he an older, more physical Craig Smith?
with who going the other way? If we send Wilson and CBJ eats half the salary that opens up 1,562,500 in cap space.
Wilson - 3,937,500 cap hit
Hartnell @ 50% retained - $2,375,000
Cap Space from move $1,562,500
Per his agent by way of Vingan, the Predators also have interest in Eric Staal.
Unless it was for dirt cheap and short term...say, 2 years, 3M per, I would pass on that. That's a player that's fallen off a cliff in a major way the last couple of seasons.
He doesn't. We can do better.Thinks about it, how in the world does harts fit into an offense Poile and Lavi are trying to build. He was not fast when he played here and I feel pretty sure he has lost speed. We just moved the guy that needed a guy in front of the net to clean up his rebounds. Is Hartnell a sniper that would benefit from PK Riberio or RJ setting him up? No Is he on a good contract? Hell No. Then exactly why would Poile go after him he does not fit and his contract is a boat anchor. Harts is good at what he does but thats not the skillset we are looking for.
But he can play center... in a pinch. That makes him attractive to me. Also, his agent has indicated he wants to play for a contender on a shorter term deal. Could be a good fit. No reason he doesn't reach 50+ points with our team.
I would prefer a couple of other guys, but Staal isn't a bad option.