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Capitals not moving Mike Green?
SPORTSNET: Elliotte Friedman acknowledged the rumor claiming the Pittsburgh Penguins would like to reacquire Jordan Staal, noting it will take a lot of serious salary movement to pull it off…The Boston Bruins haven’t asked Zdeno Chara to waive his no-trade clause and aren’t shopping him…There no expectation the Oilers will reach an agreement on a new contract with Jeff Petry…The Washington Capitals aren’t trade Mike Green for a rental player or prospects. It would take a major deal to convince the Capitals to move Green and that doesn’t appear likely…The Anaheim Ducks, LA Kings, Nashville Predators and Chicago Blackhawks are believed on Curtis Glencross’ list of acceptable trade destinations…Damien Cox reports the Lightning might be the only team willing to move a first-round pick as they have two.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: If you missed the rumor about Staal back to the Penguins you can read all about it here in today’s earlier rumor update. And yes, it means a serious salary dump by the Penguins to pull it off…No surprise the Bruins aren’t shopping Chara…I’ve had the feeling in recent weeks the Capitals will retain Green even at the risk of losing him this summer to free agency…Have to wonder if it’s all Western Conference clubs on Glencross’ list. If so, the Flames might be unwilling to move him to a potential playoff rival…The Sabres also have two first-round picks in this year’s draft could move one of them. Of course, it won’t be their own.
Latest from Larry Brooks.
NEW YORK POST: Larry Brooks reports the Rangers and representatives for pending UFA winger Mat Zuccarello aren’t close to a deal. It’s believed the Rangers offered up a four-year deal worth between $4 million to $4.25 million annually, while the Zuccarello camp seeks in excess of $5 million annually on a longer term. The Rangers have no plans to trade Zuccarello at the trade deadline…Chatter persists suggesting New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk might sign with his hometown Oilers this summer. The Islanders have the cap room to re-sign Boychuk but Brooks feels the negotiations could start at $6 million per season.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Zuccarello is simply too difficult for the Rangers to replace if they trade him this season. They want to re-sign him and he wants to stay, though I suspect he’ll have to accept considerably less than $5 million annually for the privilege…I think the Isles will happily pony up over $6 million per season to retain Boychuk, who’s a key reason behind their success this season. I doubt he’ll be joining the Oilers this summer.
Latest from Bruce Garrioch.
OTTAWA SUN: Bruce Garrioch reports the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers and Boston Bruins have shown interest in Arizona Coyotes center Antoine Vermette. They could be joined by the Pittsburgh Penguins…The San Jose Sharks are still shopping forwards Andrew Desjardins, Tye McGinn, James Sheppard and Tyler Kennedy. Some observers are wondering why the Sharks haven’t re-signed pending UFA goalie Antti Niemi…There’s reportedly plenty of interest in Calgary Flames left wing Curtis Glencross…The Dallas Stars aren’t expected to do much at the trade deadline. There’s some interest in Stars winger Erik Cole…Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin is reportedly only interested in acquiring players with term on their contracts. He’s among several GMs interested in Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Roman Polak… The Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks have interest in Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Andrej Sekera. The Hurricanes have tried to trade goalie Cam Ward but no one wants his $6.3 million cap hit. They could be willing to move winger Jeff Skinner in the offseason…The Edmonton Oilers tried and failed to re-sign defenseman Jeff Petry. The Anaheim Ducks, Penguins, Canadiens and Lightning are believed to have interest in him.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Nothing really new here. Lots of interest in Vermette, Sekera, Glencross and Petry. Not surprising the Hurricanes can’t find any takers for Ward. They might have better luck this summer when he only has a year left on his contract. Even then, the ‘Canes might have to pick up some of his remaining salary. Skinner’s injury history could dampen his trade value.
The Canes with Cam Ward are the exact reason I can see the Kings having to move Jones in the next year, almost impossible to move goalies at the best of time for a good return let alone goalies with 7 or 8 years left on a deal, like Quick.
Agree, and yes I can beleive at this point some one my need to over pay for Jones but If I was a GM of a team who could use tending I’d be calling LA regularly about Jones.
Goalies at the best of times r hard to deal n fetch less than expected usually. As much as they r the backbone of a team n paid as such. Ward has an anchor for a contract. Goalies r overpaid too often IMO.
I don’t think the Pens have interest in Vermette. They should go after another winger for their top 9.
Not sure they’re interested in Sekera or Petry with Ehrhoff possibly returning before the trade deadline.
I also think it’s not reasonable to bring back Jordan Staal cap wise.
I to can not find the sense in bringing back a player with such a high cap hit. It makes me wonder if they are kicking the tires on moving Malkin. Pitts GM seems to get a lot f love in the job he has done but I have always been less than impressed. How can a team who possesses all that star power constantly need top 6 help.
I agree jeff if the pens don’t go far in the playoffs I can see a major change happening to there roster
My take on teams like the Pens with big time C talent is they need scoring off the wing come playoffs. Shutting down n clogging the middle of the ice is standard playiff tactics. Add Goalies on hot streaks n playoff runs can go deep.
The Penguins are another team in cap hell heading into next season. They have 11 players signed at a cap hit of $47,969,167 which leaves them just under $22 mil (if the cap remains the same) to sign 10. They have 8 UFAs to sign – or waive bye-bye to – in Goc, Downie, Comeau, Martin, Ehrhoff, Fleury and Greiss and two RFAs in Bennett and Bortuzzo. It’s fine to shrug that off by saying they’ll just fill in with what they need from the UFA list themselves – but there’s not a whole lot available this year and what is there considered top-end players such as Vermette will be outside their price range. It’s also easy to say they’ll create cap space by dealing such as Scuderi ($3,375,000 to 2016-17) – but that too is easier said than done considering other teams – like Toronto, Chicago, L.A. and Boston – hunting around to find trade partners for their own unwanted. It’s going to be an interesting summer.
MAF is not a UFA, just resigned start of this year
Considering Fluery is resigned and Comeau and Ernhoff are the only ones going to be resigned and 22 million to resign 10 players that isn’t bad. Like to see what affordable players the pens will hunt for. Especially when only 2 of the UFA’s are most likely going to get signed
That’s what happens when a quality site like CapGeek goes under and we have to rely on the likes of HockeyBuzz whih still lists Fleury as a pending UFA. OK, so he’s signed for $5,750,000 so that brings them to 12 signed for next year at a hit of $53,719,167 leaving them just over $15 mil (if the cap remains the same) to sign 9. Let’s say Comeau and Ehrhoff are the only UFAs they retain – at a current $700,000 and $4 mil that would leave them just over $10 mil to sign 7. But of course both are going to want some sort of increase. Let’s say Comeau comes in at a bargain $1.2 and Ehrhoff goes to $5 mil, and now you’re talking just over $8 mil to sign 7. Do they go right to the cap with no wiggle room? I can’t wait to see what “affordable” (read “cheap”) they sign to flesh out a roster either.
Sadly, the Boychuk chatter has begun. Boychuk/Leddy have been extraordinary this season. The Snow/Wang team will have to dig deep to resign both (Leddy a RFA), but deservedly so. Losing Boychuk would put the Isles in a tough spot this offseason. Great player, colorful personality, meshes well with locker room and team system.
Don’t worry #22, Boychuk isn’t going to the Oilers or anywhere for that matter. The hometown attraction only works when your home team has a chance to win the cup within the timeline of your career. Hamhuis and Garrison took hometown discounts to return to BC because at the time the Canucks had put together a team that could contend. As with Stamkos and Tampa, Boychuk is playing on a team loaded with talent that could be a contender for years while his hometown team is a poorly managed dumpster fire. His next contract will make him wealthy beyond his wildest dreams so an extra million or so per year the Oilers may offer won’t be enough for him to move from the penthouse to the outhouse.
Unless you are good friends with Boychuk, I don’t know how you could make this statement. If money isn’t the issue then you think the only thing that should matter is the Islanders’ likelihood to win the Cup. That would be true if players weren’t actually human. Do you ever consider that he might make a decision based on what is best for his family rather than focusing only on winning another Cup? Maybe he wants to be near his parents or siblings in Edmonton. Maybe his wife is from Boston and she wants to be near her family. Maybe his wife is a farm girl and can’t stand living in the city. I don’t know the answers to any of this but I think fans are selfish when they judge players simply on their desire to win a cup. Parise/Suter went home to a weak Minnesota team, Marty St.Louis left Tampa to be near family, Shane Doan stays in Phoenix to live on a ranch – good on them for not putting hockey ahead of everything else.
@MAW
Making either 5 or 6m a year has nothin to do with whats best for your family. Plenty of money n players play for cups not money. That takes care of itself. A few players r about money 1st Semin etc.
@Mawman is bang on! I’ve said it on here before and I’ll say it again Boychuk won’t be resigning with the Islanders. Nothing to do with the team or talent on the team.
@bruinnyandthejets
I’ve noticed you have said that many times throughout the year and you seem very sure of that ‘fact’. So what makes you think he won’t resign? What does it have to do with?
Not once have you elaborated on your prediction with theories as to why he won’t resign.
Not all players play for cups – and just FYI Boychuck does have one. We all know that once you get one, sometimes you’ve fulfilled that goal.. others wants more.. depends on the person.
Personally, I would play for the Islanders. I am a bruins fan and losing #55 sucked, but I can see why he might want to stay there. They are a good young team who is realistically probably a good goalie away from a deep playoff run.
I think maybe MB like he has with beaulieau needs to give tinordi a longer look he looked good most of the nite last nite KISS im not sure polak is the answer … he didn’t fit into the blues plan and gunnerson seems to be quite a nice fit
id rather see him take a chance on petry …. they need at least one big right winger (Kassian)maybe a pkg with eller could work for both the canucks and habs
just sayin
Besides their own, who’s first rounder does Tampa Bay own?
I think it’s Rangers because Nyr made the finals
Rangers 1st from the St Louis trade
Winnipeg also has 2 first now I believe.
Have to give nonis (or whoever actually made the deal) credit here if in fact no one else is willing move to a first. He did good.
Cheveldayof in Winnipeg got Buffalos 3rd best 1st rounder TBD still.
whose first rounder…
Winnipeg just acquired the lower of the two Buffalo previously acquired (NY Isles or St Louis Blues)… Buffalo has choice of the two. Part of the Evander Kane / Tyler Myers trade.
I think it was the lowest of the 3 firsts the Sabres had in the Kane deal
It’s actually just Buffalo’s choice which one of the 3 1st rd picks Winnipeg gets.
What annoys me most about this site is that this is supposed to be about trades. Yet every time you mention a possible trade you always end of contradicting yourselves. Eklund maybe a little absurd in his predictions but at least he offers something!
That’s where you’re wrong, Rick. I post up rumors as reported by the mainstream media and offer up my analysis. I fail to see where I’m contradicting myself.
Wrongo Bucko…
Its a rumours forum
rick w murray ??? Remember,Spector knows if you post under an alias.
A trade that makes sense for the Habs and the Hawks is Eller for Bickell. Eller seems to always be on the outside looking in when it comes to Therrien…has great upside and would fit the Hawks need for a centre…Habs get a big physical winger..Dollars are within 500k. I would be surprised if the Habs and Hawks were discussing an Eller/Emelin for Sharp/Bickell deal before Emelin’s injury..with maybe some other pieces rounding out the deal…Emelin is a physical d that will help Chicago and this deal also provides the Hawks with a little cap flexibility.
Why not Ward in Edmonton ? Only for a year and they have room. Played in Red Deer as a junior.
The Oilers dont have the cap space for Ward. I think they only have about 4.5 million or so; even if they fit Ward by trading away 2-3 million in salary, that would still restrict them from any further moves in the off chance that they are competing for a playoff spot next year.
Ward is a stiff with that contract along with Smith in Arizona.
I think without many if any true #1 goalies around to be had a tandem of 2 1B goalies is the Oilers option still. Scrivens n Fasth r backups at best n need to be dumped on the heap. Still til D is improved not much matters.
No surprise to me to read the words “nothing new” to describe a Bruce Garrioch anything.
lol like Bruce has any say on what rumours are being spread about. I suppose he could generate some of his own to keep people like you happy.
Tell you what if you don’t like the same old rumours being posted I will create some lies for you to ponder.
Crosby is being traded for Stamkos and Pittsburg is bring in bot stalls, Edmonton is bringing in Quick by trading Hall and RNH. Oh and Ottawa is trading with SJ to bring in Thornton and Marleau.
Is this what you expect Bruce to do so you can have something new to read.
Joel, most rumors are lies so not much different. Some of the so call rumors you read are based on what a reporter thinks would be a good trade for his or someone else team. Then people started commenting on them or picking them apart. like your Thorton and Marleau would never agree to go to Ottawa; there is no surfing in the Nation Capital. Yes there is some rumors that have some actual bases to them while other are just a thought out loud.
Great game by the Leafs last night! Finally some push back! I think the Jets play woke them up. I hope the Jets make it they will be exciting team in the playoff’s if they do. Also excited to see the Islanders team this year they are for real I think.
I’m guessin trades will break any day very soon.
Bubble teams:
Florida, Philly, SJ, LA, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, Minnesota n Colorado.
Idk about Philly n SJ n Minny swinging any big deals if any.
Philly has cap problems.
SJ stars have NTC.
The Bruins n Florida n Jets n the Avs could make a major trade.
Bruins cap problems so only a big deal i can see if any.
Florida at the right price needs scoring while trying to dump UFA’s.
Jets have D assets n u see a deal still ti come for F depth.
LA who knows but cap crunch tells me hardly doubt much happens if at all.
Flames have cap space n I expect it being used.
Canucks minor hockey trade only since JB won’t trade picks or top prospects unless a deal he cannot refuse. Eg top 6 W
Yeah me to. Any day now like say in the next week or two.
As a Nucks fan I’d like to see Stewart in our jersey.
I Cannot see how it can be done given askin price n JB’s stance keeping top picks n prospects though.
Although it would be unfortunate to lose Glencross and what he has brought to the team over the years, it would be good to get something for him, instead of losing him to FA and getting nothing. Need to trade him to an Estern Conference team though. Be interesting to see which East teams are on hi acceptable trade teams. As an added thought, I wonder if in the offseason, if LA buys out Mike Richards, Calgary signs him to a more logical deal, then trades for Kessel. Have Kessel and Richards on a line with Raymond, and have Monty, Johnny Hockey and Jiri Hudler, Bennett, Jooris, and Wolf. I think the Flames would be even tougher next season.
So Calgary trades for Kessel without giving up any young roster players?
Also, there is no world in which Mike Richards is a #1 centre anymore.
rumours are the same as gossip ,im at a loss why people get paid to gossip.btw ihate even looking at these sites because of this
Regardless, thanks for your patronage. Evidently something keeps drawing you here and I appreciate your support.
I’m amazed that Garrioch is still employed, since he never actually brings anything a true value to the table.
My personal favourite of his “great insight” is his dual claims of Bergevin being interested in bringing in soon-to-be UFA Vermette…while later stating that he’s only interested in players with additional term.