Legend Killer
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Off Season Trade Thread vol. IV: Spezza's Long Goodbye
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Considering Andre mentioned giving the info to a mod, and the team he was referring to seems like it was most likely the Rangers, and then you make these posts about the Rangers and Stepan....is it safe to say Stepan was offered lol?
Legend Killer
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It seems like a lot of his shots are rushed or forced... Shooting for the sake of shooting... Im sure if he becomes a regular the coaches will have him change the way he plays somewhat..
Shooting the puck is great, but often there are better plays to be made, or being patient will present a better opportunity.
Just something I noticed watching him...
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The tacking on of impending UFAs and asking for players off our roster we dont want to part with. When there is substantial interest and your team isnt going anywhere until the next season, theres no reason to rush a trade.
Qward
Because! That's why!
I can think of a few reasons.
1) If the team is in the playoffs, you can't/wont make a change.
2) As soon as the season is over for most players they take a vacation right away. They might need to get medical approval before trade is official.
3) NHL might want teams to wait till draft to make it more entertaining.
4) Wait to see if you can get a better deal?
1) If the team is in the playoffs, you can't/wont make a change.
2) As soon as the season is over for most players they take a vacation right away. They might need to get medical approval before trade is official.
3) NHL might want teams to wait till draft to make it more entertaining.
4) Wait to see if you can get a better deal?
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Qward
Because! That's why!
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My first option is still to keep Spezza but if we go the trade route, we should try to get a very good winger rather than a #2-3 centre. We already have a lot of depth at centre and even though none of them are close to the #1 caliber Spezza can be, I think we're in a good position with Turris, Zibby and Lazar going forward.
I think Da Costa will be traded which leaves Smith and Pageau.
If we do get a centre back in return, it has to be a lefthanded centre.
I think Da Costa will be traded which leaves Smith and Pageau.
If we do get a centre back in return, it has to be a lefthanded centre.
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St. Louis was a favorite to win at the deadline. So I could see why they wouldn't want to change their top 6, considering they were so dominant. Not many expected their terrible run at the end of the season.
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I am pretty sure they already knew what they were going to do with Spezza and the reason for bringing Hemsky in was to show how effective he is with high skilled players. Thats speculation on my part though.
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I agree. He'd certainly be a secondary piece in a Spezza deal.
If Spezza was to go to NYR, I'd expect something like Brassard + McIlrath + 1st (or similarly valued prospect) in return.
Thanks for the information Andre. I was thinking the other day about Rangers might be a good trading partner too.
Just my pure speculation on how they will get the deal done with NYR:
Spezza + Condra/Greening/Wier/Boro
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Option 1. Stepan (or Brassard) + John Moore + 1st rounder.
Option 2. Stepan + Brassard + John Moore
Option 3. Kreider + Stepan + 2nd rounder
And I also checked Capgeek, and realized how tight Rangers are against the cap, and with all the RFAs they have, it makes lots of sense that they would unload roster players to make this deal happen...just a thought.
Just my pure speculation on how they will get the deal done with NYR:
Spezza + Condra/Greening/Wier/Boro
for
Option 1. Stepan (or Brassard) + John Moore + 1st rounder.
Option 2. Stepan + Brassard + John Moore
Option 3. Kreider + Stepan + 2nd rounder
And I also checked Capgeek, and realized how tight Rangers are against the cap, and with all the RFAs they have, it makes lots of sense that they would unload roster players to make this deal happen...just a thought.
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At the very least, all this Spezza talk has turned what was going to be a very dull offseason with a lot of complaining into a less dull offseason with lots of complaining.
Right, and that's why Brassard was the main piece in the trade proposal you commented on, not McIlrath.
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My point is, why trade Spezza if we are just trading him for a package in which a center is the main piece? We need a young defenseman coming back who has top pairing potential, or is a top pairing defender. If Brassard comes this way, then Zibanejad will be stuck yet again as the third line center, when he is capable of playing as the second line center.
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If I had to choose between Stepan and Brassard, I'd pick Stepan.
Stepan + Moore + 1st (me likey)
Stepan + Moore + 1st (me likey)
Qward
Because! That's why!
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/craig-custance/post?id=2840
Ducks need
1: Spezza or Kesler
2: Vet Defender
3: Vet Goalie
How about Spezz, Phillips, Anderson for Silf, our 1st, Sami Vatanen, Emerson Etem and Frederik Andersen?
I know they would never do that. Just busting their chops
Ducks need
1: Spezza or Kesler
2: Vet Defender
3: Vet Goalie
How about Spezz, Phillips, Anderson for Silf, our 1st, Sami Vatanen, Emerson Etem and Frederik Andersen?
I know they would never do that. Just busting their chops
Qward
Because! That's why!
Since they made it to the conference finals, they lost this next years 1st along with next years.
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