McKenzie: Bishop will be moved at some point

[Skinnyjimmy08]

get him in Vancouver... involve Miller in the package going back so he can share duties with Vasi during his final year of his contract and it shores up the expansion draft situation cause Miller will be a UFA anyways

Im not a fan of Markstrom for the Canucks to become a #1

 

[Skobel24]

Bishop to Anaheim at the deadline
Fleury to Dallas for Niemi+

What I think will happen.

Ducks are likely comfortable with Gibson.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Ducks are likely comfortable with Gibson.

absolutely

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

The big elephant in the room for Dallas is they likely cant acquire Bishop without moving one of Niemi/Lehtonen and Tampa has no space to take either (more for beyond this year since neithers contract is expiring)

So it would likely require either buying out one of Niemi or Lehtonen, or finding a third team in this rodeo to unload one of them, which makes the entire scenario highly implausible

 

[DaveG]

I could see the Canes being a player, but again I doubt Tampa would want to take back Lack even with him on a reasonable contract that expires after 17-18.

Move the knight instead

This isn't getting enough love.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Bishop to Anaheim at the deadline
Fleury to Dallas for Niemi+

What I think will happen.

Not happening Anaheim is comfortable with Gibson, And with Bishop's nearly $6 million price tag i doubt if Anaheim can afford him even for a little while.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Ducks are likely comfortable with Gibson.

Yup with Gibson playing well in Anaheim, No need for Bishop and he more then likely would be to expensive for an internal budget team like Anaheim any ways.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

I'd rather go with Elliott. He'd be cheaper.

With a better SV%

 

[GoldiFox]

Hurricanes would look like a solid Playoff contender with Bishop in net. However, they would need him to agree to an extension before any trade.

 

[tjs*]

As others have mentioned we have zero cap space or expansion protection spots to spare, which means any deal would have to

a) return a highly skilled young expansion-exempt player, either at the NHL level or ready for it within a year, who would fit a key organizational need,

b) involve Callahan going along with Bishop as a cap dump, or

c) involve a top-six forward on a great contract coming our way who would be a cheaper replacement for one of our young RFAs, who would in turn be moved next summer.

Even with an extension for Bishop worked out ahead of time there aren't going to be a lot of teams with the cap space to pay him what he wants and the willingness to either give up their top young player/prospect, take on Callahan's contract, or send us a top-six forward on a great deal. And Bish is worth too much to our Cup chances this season to give him away for any less. So I find such a trade unlikely.

 

[johna2626]

Stars make so much sense, but I don't know how they end up moving one of their other goalies to do it.

One of them gets caught with drugs crossing the border???

 

[Maplebeasts]

didn't we already know this?

Season is already close to starting and he is still around, so ofcourse he will start season with TBay.

If he isn't moved this year, ill be completely flabbergasted

With the expansion draft coming, I agree it's fairly obvious that guys like Bishop and Fleury will be on the move. Both will probably fetch good returns at the deadline from any contender needing an upgrade between the pipes.

 

[Nordic*]

It's ironic how Ottawa is one of the teams with the biggest need of a new #1 goalie, since Anderson has past the top of the hill.

 

[ATypicalCanadian]

get him in Vancouver... involve Miller in the package going back so he can share duties with Vasi during his final year of his contract and it shores up the expansion draft situation cause Miller will be a UFA anyways

Im not a fan of Markstrom for the Canucks to become a #1

I'm not a fan of us trading for a UFA goalie who will want big $$ and will cost some good asset's. Also Yzerman will mould Benning like a piece of clay...

We're supposed to be rebuilding, not throwing assets out the window for a UFA who may not even sign with us.

The idea of giving up Hutton, Virtanen etc heaven forbid our first rounder for the next few drafts makes me sick.

 

[tjs*]

With the expansion draft coming, I agree it's fairly obvious that guys like Bishop and Fleury will be on the move. Both will probably fetch good returns at the deadline from any contender needing an upgrade between the pipes.

Bishop's a UFA next summer so the expansion draft has nothing to do with him being traded or not (aside from limiting the sort of return Tampa can accept due to their inability to protect additional players.)

 

[holly01]

subscribed, this seems like a very interesting thread

 

[gdsmack267]

Bishop on Anaheim would be scary. Only way that happens is if Gibson doesnt look ready

 

[FinnLightning26]

I hope they don't move Bish just for the sake of doing it. He's more valuable for the Cup run than some picks or prospects.

 

[SnoopDogg]

yeah no s*** bob mckenzie

 

[go4hockey]

Ya we know. Dallas will be the winner.

The only problem for the Stars is they need to find a way to move either of the goalies they are stuck with at this point.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

There's some value in TB keeping Bishop at the deadline if offers aren't strong enough or if no team who wants him can fit him in cap wise. Ultimately, it depends on how far Vasilevskiy has come, and what the difference is between the two at this point. TB is a contender, so having Bishop for another run, plus the possibility of LV negotiating a contract with Bishop and taking him in the expansion draft (thus saving TB a player who otherwise would be taken) has some value.

 

[go4hockey]

Bishop to Anaheim at the deadline
Fleury to Dallas for Niemi+

What I think will happen.

Ana has no need for a goalie. If they felt they did they would not have traded one to the Leafs. Ana make less than zero sense.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Ana has no need for a goalie. If they felt they did they would not have traded one to the Leafs. Ana make less than zero sense.

They traded Andersen to the Leafs because they would have lost either him or Gibson to the expansion draft if they kept him plus they couldn't afford Andersen's new contract. Gibson hasn't proven that he's capable of being a starter over a full season yet. If Gibson falters as a starter, it wouldn't surprise me in the least that Anaheim would go after Bishop as a 1 year rental to go after the cup. It would be similar to what the Blues did when acquiring Miller from the Sabres.

Not happening Anaheim is comfortable with Gibson, And with Bishop's nearly $6 million price tag i doubt if Anaheim can afford him even for a little while.

Bishop at the deadline will cost like a quarter of that. That's why I specifically said "Bishop at the deadline".

 

[Volodya Krutov]

Unless a proposition Yzerman can't refuse, Tampa is likely to keep Bishop for one last run at the Cup with that group before the cap crunch. Then, they'll give the starting job to #88, under the less stressing context of a transition year, which is perfect development-wise

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Bob McKenzie must have been bored today