Mister Ed
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- Dec 21, 2008
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Like the title says, will he be traded and where is the most likely destination?
Carolina is apparently looking for a veteran defenseman. Maybe work a deal for Semin.....?!!!
I think right now they haven't moved him because they don't want all of Kindl, Lashoff & Huskins in the lineup at any one time. You always need depth of the backend, especially in a short season, once Carlo is back I think we'll see White traded away for a 2nd+3rd (similar to the Odyua deal).
if they're trading him i don't get why they would scratch him and lower his value
If White + Cleary, or Quincey + Cleary got traded at the deadline, I would be ecstatic.
This post has made the wheels turn a bit for me.
1. The DRW know what they have in White and Huskins. White is a top 4 d-man who can contribute on the PP. However his PP contributions this year have been nil. Huskins is a bottom pairing d-man who is a very solid PK'er.
2. Smith has recently returned to the lineup. I believe White has been scratched in part to see what Smith and Kindl bring to the PP. Kindl hasn't done anything yet, will Smith?
3. Quincey adds absolutely nothing to the PP. He's a PK'ing d-man who plays mostly 3rd pairing mins. That guy ain't worth $4 million a year. Are they giving him some of White's EVS mins to see if he can hold his own? I think Holland may be forced to Jason Williams Quincey even if the return is the equivalent of Kyle Calder.
I am not impressed with Kindl or Quincey. Q is by far the worst contract on the club and I have to imagine a guy who is as cap obsessed as Holland will do whatever it takes to correct that mistake. I think both White and Kronwall need Ericsson's steadying presence. Kronwall is winning out because he can actually put up points. That leaves White as the odd man out right now. However if Kindl adds nothing to the power play a pairing of White and Lashoff could work out quite nicely. I'm guessing our best pairings could work out to the following:
Kronwall-Ericsson
Lashoff-White
Smith-Huskins
Just a thought. Each pairing has an offensive d-man with a d-man who is a force on the PK. In this case Q and Kindl would be the odd men out and Colaiacovo fills his perfect role as the 7th d-man as he's always a risk to get injured.