The latest on Eric Staal, Phil Kessel, Antoine Vermette, Jaromir Jagr, Keith Yandle, Antti Niemi, Jordan Eberle, Braydon Coburn and more.
OTTAWA SUN: Bruce Garrioch reports center Antoine Vermette hasn’t given up hope of re-signing with the Arizona Coyotes, though contract talks have been put on hold. The decision will be made by new majority owner Andrew Barroway. If unsigned, Vermette could become a valuable trade chip before the March deadline…The Winnipeg Jets could shop a defenseman. Dustin Byfuglien isn’t available but teams could have interest in Adam Pardy…Garrioch believes there’s a market for Phil Kessel and cites some NHL executives speculating Kessel or Dion Phaneuf could be moved this summer…If the Oilers decide to shop Jordan Eberle, it’ll be in the offseason…Despite the Penguins recent acquisition of David Perron they remain in the market for a forward…The Canadiens are also shopping for a forward…Colorado’s Daniel Briere could prove useful for a team lacking playoff experience, like the New York Islanders…Oilers right-handed defenseman Jeff Petry could be a good fit with the Red Wings…The Flyers want to move defensemen Nick Schultz, Carlo Colaiacovo and Michael Del Zotto, but rivals have more interest in Braydon Coburn, as well as center Brayden Schenn…The Wild are rumored to have interest in Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward, who has a no-movement clause but might waive it to go to a good team. The Hurricanes have had contract talks with pending UFAs Jiri Tlusty and Andrej Sekera but could shop them if they’re unsigned by the March trade deadline…The Blackhawks seek a defenseman…The Canucks are looking to move winger Zack Kassian…The Ducks could be shopping blueliner Mark Fistric.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: We’ve heard for weeks that Vermette was a goner, so this news he’d like to re-sign is interesting. It’ll depend upon his asking price and how much new majority owner Barroway is willing to spend…Don’t expect the Jets to part with Byfuglien, Tobias Enstrom, Zach Bogosian, Jacob Trouba or Mark Stuart…Of course there’s a market for Phil Kessel and even Dion Phaneuf! The problem is they’re in the first year of expensive long-term contracts, which are almost impossible to move during the season. If the Leafs decide to trade either or both the earliest it’ll happen is late-June to early-July, when teams have more cap space and willingness to spend…Unless Eberle demands a trade I don’t believe the Oilers will move him…If the Isles shop for a forward with playoff experience they’ll want one who’s much younger than Briere and still has something left in the tank…Petry could be a good short-term option for the Wings…The Flyers could move Coburn or Schenn by the trade deadline, but of course it depends on the offers…Ward is playing well this season but he has that injury history and full control of his trade status via his no-movement clause…Canucks GM Jim Benning recently claimed he’s not shopping Kassian…The Ducks were rumored in the market for a right-shooting defenseman. Maybe they could try flipping Fistric for one.
Eric Staal wants to remain with the Carolina Hurricanes.
SPORTSNET: Elliotte Friedman reports Hurricanes captain Eric Staal wants to stay in Carolina and has no interest in waiving his no-trade clause. Damien Cox claims the Wild seek a goalie but don’t appear to have interest in Carolina’s Cam Ward. He feels their focus could be on the Sabres tandem of Jhonas Enroth and Michal Neuvirth.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: No surprise Staal wants to stay with the Hurricanes. Unless GM Ron Francis tells him they want to move on without Staal, I don’t see him calling for a trade.
STARTRIBUNE.COM: Michael Russo reports of Wild GM Chuck Fletcher’s best option to address his goaltending could be waiting for the trade market to improve. Cam Ward is the biggest name out there but he’s coming off a couple of injury-plagued inconsistent seasons, is nine years removed from his playoff MVP performance, and carries an annual cap hit of $6.3 million.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Ward’s no-movement clause gives him full control of this situation. The Wild might be better off looking elsewhere for goalie help.
THE BOSTON GLOBE: Fluto Shinzawa believes the heat is on Toronto Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis to give his future full-time head coach the right players to support scoring star Phil Kessel, but it’s a rebuild which will take time and Nonis might not be the GM who undertakes it…The New Jersey Devils believe Michael Ryder still has some offense left in the tank, but they could be in the minority…The Bruins need an upgrade on defense. Shinzawa notes Arizona’s Keith Yandle might be available, though it could cost Torey Krug along with “maybe another young roster player, a pick, and a prospect” to land him. They also have to clear out cap space for Yandle’s $5.25 million cap hit through next season…A possible goalie option for the struggling Wild is San Jose’s pending UFA Antti Niemi.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Some Leafs fans believes Kessel should be traded. It remains to be seen if Leafs management feels the same…Ryder’s a spent force, but I wouldn’t be surprised if a playoff contender took a chance on the pending UFA winger…Landing Yandle could cost the Bruins more than they’re willing to pay. Lots of clubs will be interested if he hits the trade block and that could drive up the bidding…If the Sharks feel confident in Alex Stalock as their starter they could move Niemi. The Sharks and Wild have a trade history so perhaps there could be some interest there from Minnesota.
TVA SPORTS’ Renaud Lavoie pours cold water on the “Jagr to Montreal” trade rumors. “Even if people speculate about it, don’t expect a trade involving the Habs and NJ for Jaromir Jagr. My understanding is it won’t happen.”
THE BUFFALO NEWS: Mike Harrington reports Sabres GM Tim Murray claims what trade calls he’s been getting from rival GMs is of the “tire-kicking” variety.
Nice to have a daily rumors post that does not include Chris Stewart.
Now if we can only get one w/o Vermette’s name in it …
he is available, as well as 3/4 of the team that underperform so whats the issue?
Please……Take Keith “Turnover and a Goal” Yandle. We will take Krug.
So Yandle is worth Krug (a quality young offensive d man), another young roster player, a pick and a prospect?
I know little about advanced stats and admit that i have not watched a lot of coyotes games.
i like Yandle but I wouldn’t even come close to that package….in fact to me it sounds ridiculous.
If Chia and the Bruims did a deal like that for Yandle he should be fired immediately.
By adv stats or any other metric that can measure anything. That kind of deal os terrible for so many reasons imo.
Well I guess every once in and while I can agree with you guys about something.
i don’t know.
Chars, Hamilton and Yandle on the same blue line
I think if you are going for a cup all that may be worth one Stanley cup.
I guess to me it depends on how valuable all the other pieces are beyond Krug.
The Bruins aren’t adding anybody like that unless they unload a lot of money, they have no cap space as it is and still have to resign Krug, Smith and Hamilton. They’ve paid all their core handsomely for past performance IMO they will be wanting to rebuild in a couple of years but Krecji’s 7.25 million contract will be unmovable and soon Chara’s will be too.
Jeff,
Yes, if they can get a cup out of it, sure.
Does Yandle improve the blue line that much to make that team a legitimate contender?
Is Yandle that much better than Krug, that by swapping out Krug and another roster player that the Bruins who are a playoff bubble team at the moment become a legitimate shot.
Then yes, it is worth a cup. I just do not think that this is the year. Maybe looking ahead to next year?
krug has shown a few flaws this season with the bruins injury woes on d and losing boychuck! nowhere in the article does it say a high end prospect or a high pick(1st) besides Pasternak the bruins prospects aren’t great im not saying the trade happens but for yandle with another year left on his contract I could see a trade of around that
Ditto
yandle is great but for krug, a prospect and a pick….i may take that chance
As usual, I agree with your take on these rumours, Lyle. When you apply considerations such as contract length, salary and no-movement clauses, it really takes the fizz out of many rumours, some of them floated by newspaper columnists and other “experts” who should know better.
However, I’m sitting on Stalock in one pool, and hoping the Niemi trade happens sooner rather than later.
Im sitting on Stalock too. He always seems to be put in the worst situations though. Ive got Wingels as well. Not sure where SJ is going or how they will affect change. Hard too see how moving out there vets improves their outlook unless they are serious about retooling – one step back two steps forward. I guess we may find out what returns they bring back if there is a deal… but it seems that this team may be stuck as is for a couple years unless someone agrees to be moved or unless we see more from Hertl and Wingels.
Agree with you Gordon on the Yandle to the B’s. Price seems way too high. While Krug has some warts, Yandle does too. They bring basically the same skill set with Yandle having more experience and Krug cheaper.
With the Bruins cap situation I think they would take the cheaper route. They need to sign some key pieces again next year or have holes to flll, although Iggies bonus from last season goes away.
Dougie Hamilton, Carl Soderberg, Reilly Smith, Krug, McQuad, Paille, Campbell, Bartkowski.
The priorities are Hamilton and Soderberg and they will also both get significant raises.
Yandle has another year left at over $5M, so that option doesn’t make much sense.
Id question that tho Krugs game may have warts like you mention he is still young as far as NHL D men go and hasnt been in the league all that long, Yandle has been on a defensive team for quite a while now and still has almost as many warts as Krug…very good offensive D man, who os not great at playing D.
i always thought Yandles defensive game is underrated.
He plays both ends well and was one of the main reasons the coyotes performed so well every season despite the pundits always putting them outside the playoffs.
Sorry to disagree jeff but Yamdle in his own end is pretty bad. He starts in the Ozone pretty much more than anyone on the team and by the looks of his analytics he end up in the D zone more often than not, generally has more shot attempts against him when he is on the ice compared to the other D men…all those shot attempt against shouldnt be happening when the play starts 200 ft away from your goalie.
Hmmm…I will have to ponder this and watch him more closely.
After all I am Mr. Flip Flop. You know a guy who can admit to being wrong.
I’m not admitting that though but I do appreciate the solid argument. Gives me food for thought.
agreed mr noel…im glad someone assess the game and players as i do
I am a huge Chara fan – but that big contract + diminishing returns are really starting to hurt the Bruins.
I dunno the contract for what you would pay for a guy to replace him even with a top 4 type guy would be similar, amd you are not getting the experience or leadership he brings, I think the issue with how they are performing relative to their cap position is more to do with guys like Kelly, and even tho I love nhis type of game normally Lucic is not performing at the level he is being paid at….If you look at the blueline by the time Charas deal expires, his replacements (in theory) would be ready to transition in to his role quite nicely imo. Basically I am not sure Charas contract for what he brings to the team is the issue.
Tough for me to say anything bad about Chara – so much respect. You need him on the ice in crucial situations, where he exceled before – not as much today. As far as leadership goes, tough to find too many players that could replace that part of his game. If nothing else, the fear of standing in front of the B’s net when Chara is pissed off. He is just not the player he was two seasons ago and carries a huge hit on a team that really needs the cap space.
Playoff hockey is different than in season hockey. It’s weird but true and Chara shows up come playoff time.
boston trades seguin for erickson, morrow and smith. then they dump a younger boychuk b4 chara or seidenberg……not looking good. however pastrnak shouldve been the #2 overall pick in last years draft. sorry buffalo fans but reinhart is not half the player this guy has proven in juniors, recent playoffs for juniors and almost a 3 goal hat trick yesterday. this player is the real deal thus far and a steal last draft. if they only wouldve kept boychuk.
lol so they should do it again with Krug plus for Yandle?
I want Zak Kassian back in buffalo. Never should have left. Cody who???
Dorky Darcy – toasted again on another trade. Pray hard for Arizona.
Please explain what’s going on with Cody Hodgson. I just don’t get it.
Hodgeson – I think it’s the same things that dogged him in Vancouver, just not able to bring his game together. He didn’t want to be a 3rd line center in Vancouver, so they trade him to Buffalo. Looked like he had top 6 forward potential traded for Zassian who is more like a career third liner. Is It Hodgeson or the Sabres? Hard to really judge a player in Buffalo. Circumstances really are not going to bring out the best in too many players. Sabres have now tagged him with a contract that may make him untradeable.
Hodgson’s problem is confidence this season. He is still making really nice passes, but his linemates are not finishing on their end. The confidence issue is clear in that he keeps missing the net on his shots because he’s trying to make perfect shots (targeting far corner or up over the goalie’s shoulder, etc.). He just needs to let it go, like his goal on his first shift back after being benched… got the pass, fired it over the goalie’s shoulder (Montoya on Florida, I believe). He’s overthinking things, needs to just let it go and try to have fun again. Problem is, not much fun in Buffalo this season. Nearly every game I’ve watched, the opponent’s rinkside commentators have made note of the lack of energy on the Sabres’ bench each game. Sad really.
I can see the flyers trading a D at the deadline. All are in play. With colburn being a legitimate top 3 on most contenders should bring a good return. Brayden schenn could be part of a bigger trade in a ne off season-with a lot of teams looking for a #2 centre.
To me, Timonen is the player of interest. If he’s cleared to return in the next week, he would be a nice trade chip. He’s never won a Cup and is retiring at season’s end.
Everything points to Philly extending Nick Schultz. He’s been their best defenseman. And I agree that Coburn is gone. He’s better suited on a 2nd pairing and could help a contender.
I can so see the Avs being dance partners with the Leafs. Duchene and O’Reilly would look great as Leafs and Kessel and Phaneuf would fit right in as Avs. I can also see Kessel as a King (Carter as a Leaf) and Phaneuf as a Pred (Weber as a Leaf). All three possible scenarios are boable and good for everyone involved.
Ummm. No!
Honestly can we just ignore the fact I am a Leaf fan.
…just leave me out of it when refering to Leaf fans please? lol
That almost sounds like your ashamed of being a leaf fan.
“Psssssst…..don’t tell anyone I am a leaf fan”
Haha, I just. Teasing schticky
EVERYONE KNOWS SHTICKY IS A LEAF FAN!!!
Say what???
No way the Avs give up the depth at Center and put that kind of pressure on MacKinnon to carry the team. Never mind the fact they get older and WAY more expensive in the process. Dion for Shea?!?!? HAHAHA – not a snowballs chance. Weber is a perennial Norris candidate. Dion… not so much. Carter for Kessel would be awful for the Leafs. Not enough return.
You are as delusional as Baltic is if you think Kessel is more valuable than Carter! I can tell you I would NEVER trade Carter for Kessel, first off Carter has proven to be just as potent goal scorer as Kessel, but unlike Kessel is very good at both center and wing while having a VERY good defensive game. and if that’s not enough, he has a cap hit that is $3 mill per year cheaper.
I know its hard to measure the “intangibles” that Carter brings. Yesterday you said Kessel wouldn’t help LA? I did a little research, and now that Pearson is out (their 2nd leader goal scorer with 12) do you still think Kessel wouldn’t help? I mean, I like Carter, but Bozak is having a more productive season. In fact Bozak would be tied for the team lead in points for LA. So I think a deal of Richards, Toffoli and Muzzin for Kessel and Percy might actually carry more weight than I initially thought.
I can’t see Nashville trading Weber. His contract is front loaded so that in the first six years it pays over 80 mil out of the 110 mil. He is in his third year of that contract, and in his first year he got the 13 mill signing bonus twice. So what I am saying is that for the past three seasons his cap hit has been just over 7.8 cap hit for 23.4 approx. but the Predators have paid 13 mill a year in signing bonuses for three years, twice the first year for 52 mil plus his three mil a year for three years to bring it to 55 mill allready paid out. That’s 31.6 mil (approx) allready invested into his contract. Any deal involving Weber would have to compensate them for the player as well as the investment of capital. And that price would be huge, too big in my opinion to see a deal of any type, any time soon. And over the next three years that investment number just gets bigger. And Dion is no Weber. Not even close.
That’s supposed to be one million a year for three years. He gets $13 mil a year signing bonus and 1 mil a year to play. Wish Cap geek was up.
Year Salary Signing Bonus Cap Hit
2012-13 $1,000,000 $13,000,000 $7,857,142
2013-14 $1,000,000 $13,000,000 $7,857,142
2014-15 $1,000,000 $13,000,000 $7,857,142
2015-16 $1,000,000 $13,000,000 $7,857,142
2016-17 $4,000,000 $8,000,000 $7,857,142
2017-18 $4,000,000 $8,000,000 $7,857,142
2018-19 $6,000,000 $7,857,142
2019-20 $6,000,000 $7,857,142
2020-21 $6,000,000 $7,857,142
2021-22 $6,000,000 $7,857,142
2022-23 $3,000,000 $7,857,142
2023-24 $1,000,000 $7,857,142
2024-25 $1,000,000 $7,857,142
2025-26 $1,000,000 $7,857,142
Didn’t format right, but the yearly hit is $7.857142. Weber is still owed $29 million in bonuses.
Either which way..Weber is not getting traded. The Preds have paid a lot of money to keep Weber, even getting extra cash kicked in by the owners to cover his bonuses.
Plus I don’t see any player on the Leafs that the Preds would be interested in trading Weber for.
Dion is not in the same class of player, just the same cap hit.
And that is why I feel Dion is overpaid, as he should not be in the same ballpark as probably the best overall dman in the game.,
Gary comparing uncompareable contracts again…no Phaneuf is not anywhere near the player Weber is but I guarantee that if Webersigned a deal under the new CBA instead of the old one his cap hit would be way higher than Phaneufs…its ridiculous, if his contract was limited to the new structure the same as Phaneufs was Weber would be well over a 10 mill per guy.
Besides all that, Nashvillr is a cup contender, they don’t trade their best skater.
but, yeah, crazy money.
@Baltic….It is WAY too early to be drinking. Pace yourself.
so in your lala land it’s duchene and o’reilly for kessel and phaneuf?
and kessel for carter or phaneuf for weber? wtf are you smoking???? you’d have to trade both kessel and phaneuf to have a shot at weber. that deal to the avs has zero chances of happening. why would the avs trade two centers(leaving them a little empty down the middle)? think before you post man, you’re making yourself look like a buffoon. the only deal that could(and that’s a maybe could) is the carter for kessel but you can forget about that right now.
let me make it clear. yes kessel is a pure goal scorer, i hate the guy but yes he is what he is. problem is he has a major attitude problem and no team will want to bring him in without hesitations. you’re not gonna get fair value for the guy back and that’s just plain and simple. if he is moved you better hope that the return gives you a nice pick(s)back and some interesting player and a character guy that can help change the culture of the locker room. you guys should be praying all day and night that somehow you can pry ROR out of colorado. I will hate you for it but that is a guy you want.he’s not gonna be cheap.
phaneuf’s return will suprise you. you’re not gonna like it but at this point just be happy he’ll be gone if they move him. i won’t be surprised if they don’t. besides a change in attitude in the leafs locker room starts with kessel being moved
I’m am going out on a limb here and assuming in between his drinks he was going to tell us many many other pieces would need to be added to make these trades remotely viable but got interrupted with a few belches and hiccups then passed out before he could say that.
The Leafs would be crazy to trade Kessel, how do you replace a guy who is top 10 in the scoring the past three years and what is he #8 right now? They will never replace that offence. If he could play defence he would be the best in the league. The Leafs need to put a competant defensive centre with him and it will make a huge difference.
Smokin that good-good there fella. Three trade scenarios. Not one would come close to fruition. You should throw in Bozak for Malkin and Crosby.
Wild need to address goalie… Not sure on cap space though (need cap geek back!) but I believe they’d need to move salary in a trade to get a legit solution in net…be a waste of a year to keep going like they are. In the playoffs they could really make a deep run with their lineup
Is it me or is Bruce Garrioch = Eklund. I think he just talks out his rear to get people to read his work. Take Philly for example….why would philly be shopping Shultz? Aside from Streit scoring Shultz has been hands down their best Dman, he’s cheap and is not going to cost them 5 mil to resign. Del zotto is much improved but you could say the same about him, no ones gonna dish out big money for him. Why would those be the Dmen philly is shopping? You’d think that coburn (high price and track record as he’s only played well with a guy like Timmo as his partner) would be the guy they wanna dump. Like I said Bruce = Eklund. How much of his “insider” info has ever come to fruition anyway???
Spot on!
ya Garrioch reads future trades off the back of plates from the buffet table the way old ladies read it off tea leaves in cups.
he’s trying to be the new Elliot friedman but he’s more like bruce friedchicken. he does have some connections to sens management and then some but ya, he’s making himself out to be bigger then he is(not in the literal sense)
here here right on
I believe the Leafs will be quiet on the trade front until the off season. They don’t have a coach in place and therefore don’t have a feel for what systems the new coach will work with.
To start a new rumour… Why hasn’t Babcock signed in Detroit and why are the Leafs willing to wait until the off season to find their coach. Call it drunken Leaf fandome but I see them waiting to take a shot at Babcock and letting him be in on finding the right combination. He probably has some connections to Shanny or else I would say it is a crazy thought.
YOUR DRUNK AND IT’S DRUNKEN FANDOM BABCOCK IS NOT GOING TO TORONTO HE DOESN’T WANT TO GO TO A TEAM THAT’S A PROJECT WITH NOTHING OR VERY LITTLE IN THE SYSTEM COMING………
I really think Babcock will end of staying in Detroit. But, he may also look at the challenge of going to Toronto and bringing home the Cup. Scotty Bowman never had an issue with moving on and accepting a challenge somewhere else, why won’t Babcock and where better to do it than Tronna?
bowman had no trouble moving he was offered the job in toronto and turned it down flat, he felt itwas beyond repair and irreparable and he didn’t want it to tarnish his reputation ….toronto is a huge project and babcock doesn’t want that either so he’ll ether stay in detroit or sign somewhere other than toronto……
Stop yelling at him… But ya I do t believe the Babcock to toronto rumours either. If he wants to coach another championship team it won’t be in TO. But one rumour I did hear which throws a whole different spin is what if Babcock wants to move a step up and be a gm or gm and coach? A lot of guys in the past have done it but not so much recently..
Especially since he hasn’t resigned with the Wings. I am sure the Illitch family will pay him accordingly to stay behind the bench. All depends on what Mike Babcock considers a challenge.
he’ll find it a challenge to win another cup with the redwings as their core is solid and they have great young and up and coming talent …he sees that situaton and realizes he’s close to winning there i think that,along with his relationship with iilitch and holland will ultimately lead him to staying there plus illitch will open the vault and pay him a ton…he’ll make him the highest paid coach in the league
if that indeed is the case he’ll want to go to where he has full antomony and is the boss he doesn’t want to have bosses to report as he would in toronto with the board or with shanahan,so that too will deter him from taking that job
Of course Kessel and Phaneuf have trade value. If they were allowed to hit the free agent market they would of found the same if not more dollars and term the Leafs offered.
Just need the flexibility of the of season to make a deal.
Krug is a bit of a gongshow in his own zone. Can’t puch anyone off. Doubt he ends up being anything more than a power play specialty player (and over rated at that) patrolling your bottom pairing. Being an RFA he is on the verge of signing a contract (with someone) that will be a major overpayment based on his skills IMO. Putting him in a deal makes sense as I doubt Boston will pay him what he will demand.
The same logic applies to Reilly Smith although I think he is more valuable to the Bruins than Krug is. It just might be the prefect time to deal Krug.
Krug, mid range prospect and one of the Isles 2nd round picks might get it done. There is also a major misunderstanding that the Bruins have no cap room. A couple of weeks ago PC noted that they have yet to use Savards LTI $$, meaning they do have a nice chunk to add without having to dump major salary.
Niemi to Leafs is plausible, though it would more likely happen in the off-season. I suppose there would be interest in Kessel to boost 5-on-5 scoring, and Sharks have plenty of space to absorb his contract. Plus Kessel did play with Pavelski during the Olympics.
On second thought, forget it. Didn’t realize how much Kessel actually makes.
However, JVR makes just a tad more than Niemi. Just sayin’.
Niemi to Wild is more realistic. Package Niederreiter and Scandella in a swap for Niemi?
niemi is a ufa at the end of the yr nino maybe but that would be it more like a pick going to sj
Agree with you PJ on Krug’s play and the Bruins cap space. But IMO Yandle isn’t much of an upgrade. The B’s cap issues will be there next year when they need to sign numerous players, specifically Hamilton and Soderberg. With uncertainty regarding next years numbers a one dimensional D man at that price is risky. Big ticket for a run this year when you have a hole on your top line as well.
kassian for Krug, plus possible 3rd or 4th from either side to even it out
While Krug would provide the Canucks with a much needed PP quarterback, I cannot seem them giving away so much size from their team, especially playing in the West.
Kassian certainly has been frustrating to watch because he has all the physical attributes/tools to be a dominant top 6 player but he seems to lack the mental capacity to put it all together. I still maintain hope for Zach because he is still young and I am sure that confidence is factor is his poor play. He needs to take more pucks to the net and use his size to his advantage rather than dipsy doodle and feather passes from the perimeter. The dangles and the passes will open up only when he starts bulldozing to the net and knocking in pucks.
If they leafs bomb, the March/Summer trade rumors should be fun for us leaf fans. We can for once, speculate on getting a good player/pick for our “star” players rather than the other way around.
Yandle to Boston makes no sense. Makes more than Just keeping Boychuck.
Choice one keep Boychuk
Choice two trade Krug and assets for Yandle.
Defense in Boston is fine need to move Eriksson ASAP for a forward add a pick or prospect get someone with some emotion.
i think the habs will add another major piece like they did in vanek last year …as a habs fan i hope it’s eberle but i’m not holding my breath it’ll be somebody that we haven’t heard in rumors and it’ll totally shock us
if they don’t burn the city down first after the next lost
Like him or not, reimer to the wd makes a lot of sense. His salary should fit in perfectly and of they do t like him, they can let him walk. Would cost around a second rounder. I’d be game with a nino – reimer deal. Or just goassive and go reimer, kessel and jvr for about 12 million in salary dumps,nino, two firsts and a second. I’m lost without capgeek!
Reimer to Minnesota does make sense to me. I’m sure they could determine a fair return.