Confirmed with Link: Curtis Glencross Traded to Washington for 2nd&3rd Round Picks

[Johnny GODreau]

Hey guys!

I present to you....

Beautiful

 

[Wayne Primeau]

Beautiful

"C'mon, guys, don't look at the camera!"

 

[Flameshomer]

Certainly redeemed himself, but that was ever soooo lucky. The Gaustad trade happened a year before the Forsberg trade. I'm saying Poile is fortunate to not have been fired in between.

Not really man, I'm just trying to show you evidence that the trade deadline aquisition prices are certainly affected by supply/demand and other traditional economic principles. There are examples every year, Gaustad is just an obvious and glaring one. He was one of the only centers to get traded that deadline, with many teams looking.

Situation is currently the same with Glenny. The only other on the market forward of his calibre is really Antoine vermette (meh), and maybe the leafs forwards but they'd be way more pricey

 

[DCDM]

Take it for what it's worth...

Andrew Walker ‏@FAN590Walker 38m38 minutes ago
Hearing Glencross to the #Capitals is a distinct possibility by Monday. #Flames

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I could totally see it actually, really solid fit IMO.

 

[FLAMES666]

Take it for what it's worth...

Walker isn't really a legit source.

 

[Lunatik]

Walker isn't really a legit source.

he's not, but he doesn't usually post rumors either does he?

 

[InfinityIggy]

It would make sense I suppose.

 

[FLAMES666]

he's not, but he doesn't usually post rumors either does he?

Well is he not similar to Boomer?
Who you didn't consider a reliable source last week on the Glencross thing.

 

[Lunatik]

It would make sense I suppose.

They have all their picks except their 7th, thay also have Buffalo's 3rd and Coyote's 4th. With having the Sabres' 3rd it wouldn't hurt them as much to ship off a 2nd rounded. Their prospect pool doesn't overly impress me outside Bowey, so I'm not sure who I would target from them.

 

[Johnny GODreau]

They have all their picks except their 7th, thay also have Buffalo's 3rd and Coyote's 4th. With having the Sabres' 3rd it wouldn't hurt them as much to ship off a 2nd rounded. Their prospect pool doesn't overly impress me outside Bowey, so I'm not sure who I would target from them.

Connor Carrick + BUF 3rd ?

 

[Lunatik]

Well is he not similar to Boomer?
Who you didn't consider a reliable source last week on the Glencross thing.

Boomer often makes his speculation sound like rumors though, he does it on the radio too. I've rarely seen one of his rumors come to fruition. Quite frankly I think he is a bumbling idiot who knows about as much about hockey as I do about knitting (which is nothing).

And I was more asking about Walker because I don't know much about him. But if he doesn't speculate or post rumors often, it would make more sense that he actually heard it from someone he deems reliable.

 

[DCDM]

Walker isn't really a legit source.

I know, that's why I prefaced it the way I did. Figured it would at least make for some conversation.

 

[FLAMES666]

Boomer often makes his speculation sound like rumors though, he does it on the radio too. I've rarely seen one of his rumors come to fruition. Quite frankly I think he is a bumbling idiot who knows about as much about hockey as I do about knitting (which is nothing).

And I was more asking about Walker because I don't know much about him. But if he doesn't speculate or post rumors often, it would make more sense that he actually heard it from someone he deems reliable.

I agree about Boomer.

As for Walker basically a radio host just like Boomer, used to be on the Fan 960 so I would probably say there inside info would be very similar. Also Walker is in Toronto so there is constantly a lot of BS coming out of there. Not sure how much he really choose to tweet though to put that type of stuff out there

 

[Volica]

Take it for what it's worth...

This could be an interesting trade. Flames send Glenny far away where he can't hurt them; and pick a partner that has some good pieces.

If Minny got a 3rd today, I imagine the cost of Glenny Treliving has asked for is probably a first. Now it's just a matter of finding the team that will bend a little or Meeting in the middle.

I wonder what the Caps have on the table even. Any more Forsbergs!?!?

 

[FLAMES666]

This could be an interesting trade. Flames send Glenny far away where he can't hurt them; and pick a partner that has some good pieces.

If Minny got a 3rd today, I imagine the cost of Glenny Treliving has asked for is probably a first. Now it's just a matter of finding the team that will bend a little or Meeting in the middle.

I wonder what the Caps have on the table even. Any more Forsbergs!?!?

Thing is Bergenheim does not have a trade clause. Our return could be somewhat limited. If we got anything more then a 2nd + B prospect I would be shocked

 

[DCDM]

It's an unpopular choice but with Kane getting hurt tonight, I wonder if the Hawks will be desperate enough to want Glencross to help while he's out (and add depth when he's back).

 

[Lunatik]

I agree about Boomer.

As for Walker basically a radio host just like Boomer, used to be on the Fan 960 so I would probably say there inside info would be very similar. Also Walker is in Toronto so there is constantly a lot of BS coming out of there. Not sure how much he really choose to tweet though to put that type of stuff out there

I'd definitely take what Walker says with a grain of salt since I really don't know anything about him.

But after reading his tweets from over the past week or so he does sound like a bit of a blowhard and I do feel dumber for reading his drivel.

 

[Lunatik]

Thing is Bergenheim does not have a trade clause. Our return could be somewhat limited. If we got anything more then a 2nd + B prospect I would be shocked

I don't think enough teams would have been interested enough in Bergenheim to drive up the price though. If Glencross has a 7 team list, it is basically half the playoff teams and I doubt more than that wanted Bergenheim.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Walker and Boomer are actually best buds, maybe Boomer IS Walker's source?

Seriously though, consider Trotz is the Caps coach. The Caps are loaded with skill, I could actually see a gritty guy who can score being tried with Ovi. Plus they're a contender, maybe Curtis would waive. I wonder if the Caps would pay a 2nd and a 4th? To get Bowey, maybe we throw in Reinhart?

 

[FLAMES666]

Well Chicago could find themselves with the extra cap space if the reports of Kane possibly being out for 6-10 weeks is true. Glencross would probably be on there radar.

 

[Taranis]

What a brutal blow for them leading up to the playoffs.

 

[Lunatik]

What a brutal blow for them leading up to the playoffs.

They are not a playoff lock either, they are only 4 points up on Winnipeg. I think it's unlikely they miss, but it could get interesting for them without Kane.

 

[DCDM]

The Flames are the headliner in this week's edition of Friedman's 30 Thoughts. Some more discussion material potentially.

They had chances in the first period, plenty of them. The Rangers were a little loose.

But the Flames had two problems. One was Cam Talbot, playing his best 20 minutes since Henrik Lundqvist’s injury. The second was themselves. Several good chances were wasted by bad passes or poor choices. By the middle period, the Rangers were stingier and most of those opportunities were gone.

The result was a 1-0 shutout defeat that kept Calgary outside of a playoff position, one point back of Minnesota. The only good thing was the Wild coughed up a hairball, losing a game in Edmonton they needed to have.

“We can’t play ‘safe,’” captain Mark Giordano said in a very quiet post-game room. “When we have chances to make plays, we have to try and make them. Not chip it in.”

“You have to make a confident play.”

It’s easy to look at the Flames and Florida Panthers as this year’s “Little Trains that Could,” surprise teams writing a happy story. Players who should be content with an unexpected run, whether or not they actually make the playoffs. The problem is that fans may think that way, but players don’t.

Veterans like Giordano know they only have so many chances to take a shot at it. They’ve seen the 2006 Oilers, the 2010 Flyers, the 2012 Kings and know if they get in, they have a chance, no matter how long it seems.

That’s why it was so quiet in their room. They knew they’d missed a chance.

One of the quietest was Curtis Glencross, who shot wide on a glorious set-up in the final seconds. As the puck caromed around the boards in the Rangers’ zone, he looked up to the heavens in disbelief. Try as they might to insulate themselves, players know what is going on.

They know it will be a surprise if Glencross isn’t traded by Monday. And, they know they will not be as good a team if he is dealt for a draft pick and/or a prospect. GM Brad Treliving was 45 kms away from his group last night, watching Arizona/Islanders, but the Flames are travelling with a heavy organizational presence, so there were plenty of team executives at Madison Square Garden.

They were just as disappointed as the players.

You can see what this means. Calgary knows giving up the future doesn’t make sense. Not at this stage in their growth. But, what Treliving and his staff know is you have to reward your team when it deserves it. You have to show your young guys you’re there to win.

Whatever they get for Glencross (or think they are going to get), they’re going to invest it in this season. Maybe a bigger deal pops up for a good player with term, and the add really jolts the team. But, failing that, they’re going to try and bring in a little something, because they know this group deserves a legit chance.

4. Washington is not on Curtis Glencross’s original list of teams he’d like to go to (Anaheim, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Tampa Bay), but the Capitals would be great for him if that first line spot is available.

The Los Angeles Times’ Lisa Dillman reported the Kings were not a fit. It is possible, probably likely, Glencross expands his group. St. Louis’s Doug Armstrong and Rob DiMaio attended Calgary/Rangers on Tuesday. It wouldn’t be a stunner if they were watching him closely, too.

 

[CraigsList]

Washington is a good fit. I think we should trade Glencross and Reinhart for the Capitals' 2nd and Buffalo's 3rd rounder. Reinhart has a much better opportunity to crack the Caps' roster than ours. I really want him to play in the NHL, he's just not going to get the playing time he deserves here.