continue....
Need to get a blueliner soon.
Plekanec and Beaulieu to Calgary for Dougie Hamilton and Michal Frolik .
I don't think Calgary would have any interest in this and it certainly doesn't address our 2nd line centre issue
So you expect to get top 4 dman and top 6 center in one trade?
No, not necessarily, but if you're going to trade Pleks you need to bring in a centre to replace him unless your plan is DD for the rest of the year. I'm sorry, but it doesn't make sense to put the team in that position without addressing the biggest need first.
7. Speaking of forwards, very curious to see where things go with Columbus and Brandon Saad. He’s fifth on the Blue Jackets in scoring, fifth in time-on-ice among forwards. But he was almost a healthy scratch last week and, somewhere, the team wants to ease its cap crunch. Chicago investigated it last season, but couldn’t make things work. He’s 24 years old and has a lot to give.
How about getting a guy like Shea Theodore or Brandon Montour from Anaheim? The Ducks are pretty stacked on D.
Saad is pretty legit, why does he keep being involved in trade rumors? That would make 2 trades in 3 years for a top 6 LW with 30-goal upside...Saad to fill that LW spot in the top 6?
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-thoughts-will-nhl-walk-away-2018-olympics/
6M caphit, so it would take some maneuvering.
I thought I remembered rumors of MB going after Saad before.
what ufa dman even makes our top 4 aside from Burns/Shattenkirk? real weak crop this year
Saad to fill that LW spot in the top 6?
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-thoughts-will-nhl-walk-away-2018-olympics/
6M caphit, so it would take some maneuvering.
I thought I remembered rumors of MB going after Saad before.
I think Plekanec doesn't do much and he's finished.
I wouldn't mind
Galchenyuk
Danault
Desharnais
Mitchell
down the middle. Potentially adding another depth center at the deadline.
Hamilton is a top 3 and can eat 20+ mins per game.
Frolik is a smart two way and is a Therrien type of player. Can play all 3 forward positions.
Byron-Galchenyuk-Radulov
Pacioretty-Danault-Gallagher
Frolik-Desharnais-Shaw
Carr-Mitchell-Flynn
Andrighetto
Hamilton-Weber
Markov-Petry
Emelin-Pateryn
Price
Montoya
Friedman talked about the potential of Saad being made available. He might just be throwing ideas out but:
Saad-Galchenyuk-Radulov
Pacioretty-Plekanec-Gallagher
That's a real top 6. Assuming he is made available, and knowing that MB was after him previously, what does he cost without giving up these 6.