Speculation: Trade Rumours and Proposals Thread Part 18:Soli Smells Like He Needs a Shower Edition

[The Perfect Human*]

Would anyone be in favour of taking a calculated risk on Ville Leino?

He's probably going to be bought out by the Sabres. 2 years at 2.5M per year?

Happily in a 3rd line role. Very similar to Peverley.

 

[H4LL]

I agree that the Penguins model cannot be matched as they have 2 of the league's 3 best players, but I don't at all think the Hawks model is unrealistic. RNH, Hall & Eberle bring all of the attributes Toews and Kane do. The things that separate the Hawks & Oilers is defense and depth. The core pieces are there (Toews/Hall, Kane/RNH, Hossa/Eberle, Sharp/Yakupov). The biggest piece needed for the puzzle is a Duncan Keith. Craig Button thinks Klefbom's biggest comparable is Seabrook. Obviously that could take a few years, and in a perfect world J. Schultz would turn into Keith. The biggest worry is that we may not have time for that.

Ideally, to follow the Hawks model:
Hall-RNH-Eberle
Gagner-(1)-Yakupov
Paajarvi-(2)-(3)
Hartikainen-(4)-(5)
Brown

1- Big C, doesn't have to be an offensive stud. Chicago uses Handzus/Bolland (Acquired via trade: Umberger? ? Kesler? Couturier? Ott? Lecavalier? Stastny? Grabovski?)
2- Monahan? Z. Smith
3- MacArthur, Stafford, Bickell, Latendresse, PM Bouchard, Stalberg
4- Lander? B. Boyle,
5- Latendresse, PM Bouchard

Bottom 6 of two way forwards that can ship in offensively, half of them big players. NOT guys like Smithson(no offense), Belanger(no offense, toughness), Smyth(no offense, toughness).

Smid-(1)
(2)-Petry
Belov-J. Schultz
Klefbom

1- Big minutes eater, puck-moving defenseman
2- Veteran top-4 defenseman, very responsible defensively

I'm sure there's great forward candidates that I missed, this was all off the top of my head.

You read my mind. This is exactly the strategy they should employ. Faith in MacT.

 

[Seachd]

Portzline says Columbus is out on Raanta, but I guess that's not exactly surprising.

 

[CREW99AW]

Any interest in trading a 4th rounder for Streit's rights? It would give your front office a few weeks, to hammer out a deal, before the feeding frenzy of the ufa market opens?

 

[McDNicks17]

Any interest in trading a 4th rounder for Streit's rights? It would give your front office a few weeks, to hammer out a deal, before the feeding frenzy of the ufa market opens?

Meh, I think the only reason why Streit would sign here is his connection with Krueger.

If he'll sign with the Oilers before UFA starts, he'll sign with them after it starts too.

 

[SDig14]

Meh, I think the only reason why Streit would sign here is his connection with Krueger.

If he'll sign with the Oilers before UFA starts, he'll sign with them after it starts too.

And I always worry when guys know this is their last pay day on the open market.

I can't see him signing before he tests the waters and sees which GM will be the moron of free agency.

 

[Valic]

Any interest in trading a 4th rounder for Streit's rights? It would give your front office a few weeks, to hammer out a deal, before the feeding frenzy of the ufa market opens?

Nadda, I don't believe in trading for players rights. If the player wants to play here, he will sign here.

 

[CREW99AW]

And I always worry when guys know this is their last pay day on the open market.

I can't see him signing before he tests the waters and sees which GM will be the moron of free agency.

That makes sense. From early March to now, I've been reading about Streit's possible salary expectations. The numbers have gone from 3 yrs/$10m to up to $6m per.
Sounds like Streit's rep, has reminded him this will be his last big contract and it's a weak ufa market.

 

[SDig14]

That makes sense. From early March to now, I've been reading about Streit's possible salary expectations. The numbers have gone from 3 yrs/$10m to up to $6m per.
Sounds like Streit's rep, has reminded him this will be his last big contract and it's a weak ufa market.

Ya, supply and demand might create a strange UFA period this year. Even at his age, streit can move the puck and be a top 4 guy, and the market is so weak he's going to command quite the premium.

 

[Asher]

Still no word on Raanta? I'd almost take a "Garfield" post by this point. Almost...

 

[Seedling]

Still no word on Raanta? I'd almost take a "Garfield" post by this point. Almost...

Well, his last tweet said he was off to the cottage. Maybe we wait until Monday.

You think he would have told the team but maybe the paperwork is taking some time.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/209685101.html



Says he cannot officially sign until today.

 

[nabob]

I like the chances of it bring the oilers due to the secrecy of it all. The Oilers front office has played everything really close to the chest the last few years.

 

[speeds]

For me, the problem with Streit is likely to be term, more than money per year.

Sounds like he's going to get 3 or more years, personally I would be hesitant to go more than one year, maybe 2 if the number is low enough (which would surprise me). I would let someone else take that risk.

 

[McGlassbangers]

Samuel Savolainen ‏@UL_Savolainen 6m

Kuulemani mukaan ainakaan Minnesota Wildin puolella ei ole vieläkään kuultu Raannan päätöksen lopputulemaa. #änäri #NHLfi

Minnesota Wild hasn't still heard anything from Raanta's camp. Should be a good thing.

 

[The Nuge]

Minnesota Wild hasn't still heared anything from Raanta's camp. Should be a good thing.

Thanks for the update. I'm definitely liking our chances. I just wish it'd be announced already

 

[frag2]

Minnesota Wild hasn't still heard anything from Raanta's camp. Should be a good thing.

You would think if Minny's camp hasn't heard anything from Raanta means they aren't in it...right?


RIGHT?!??!?!?!

 

[Asher]

Minnesota Wild hasn't still heard anything from Raanta's camp. Should be a good thing.

Unless you know otherwise I'm going to assume that the Oilers and Jets haven't heard anything yet either.

 

[McGlassbangers]

Unless you know otherwise I'm going to assume that the Oilers and Jets haven't heard anything yet either.

The only thing I know is we haven't heard those teams haven't heard anything but we've heard Wild hasn't heard anything so who knows.

 

[s7ark]

New thread is up here.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?p=66869951