Pre-Game Talk: Trade Deadline: Valid Rumors ONLY (Confirmed Trades in OP / Vanek to MTL )

[17futurecap]

The Erat/Forsberg trade was awesome. When does McPhee get fired?

 

[RGY]

The Erat/Forsberg trade was awesome. When does McPhee get fired?

Maybe we can cash in on Ovechkin right now

 

[Thunderhead]

Not really interested in moving Stepan for either of those guys. Stepan is young, good defensively and will improve. Staal is a couple years older, better defensively, worse offensively right now. Don't see the need. Kesler is too old. Totally lateral.

He was young last year , now is young this year . Truth is , he's not good enough .

 

[*Bob Richards*]

The Erat/Forsberg trade was awesome. When does McPhee get fired?

Like Slats, he's here until the universe experiences heat death.

 

[Punxrocknyc19*]

The Erat/Forsberg trade was awesome. When does McPhee get fired?

the day Glen Sather does

 

[Samuel Culper III]

What? He was clearly YOUNGER last year. He's a young hockey player. Not good enough for what? He's not a 1C, clearly. Neither is Kesler. Why trade for a 30 year old when your 23 year old puts up more/same points.

 

[DudMan28]

Stepan needs to hit the weight room. He has the smarts to be great, but his athleticism is well below average.

 

[Jackpot]

Stepan needs to hit the weight room. He has the smarts to be great, but his athleticism is well below average.

Agreed, Stepan has a tendency to glide instead of getting his nose dirty. Don't like that about his game at all. He's no Jagr without the puck, he needs to increase his physical presence on the ice tenfold.

 

[NikC]

Stepan needs to hit the weight room. He has the smarts to be great, but his athleticism is well below average.

this. kid is a stick. no power. he has no presence on the ice.

 

[Zil]

Like Slats, he's here until the universe experiences heat death.

Leonsis is more married to his GMs than Dolan. See Grunfeld, Ernie.

 

[Nightshift]

The pick that went for Robidas was conditional and its John Mitchell ( no not that one ) going from Wash to Phx, not Garret Mitchell. If it matters.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=675589&navid=nhl:topheads

 

[AHB*]

Color me shocked that anyone would trade for Robidas after that horrific injury.

 

[Samuel Culper III]

Color me shocked that anyone would trade for Robidas after that horrific injury.

He's skating. He'll be back in the lineup mid-March. Pretty sure they got a medical evaluation prior to the trade.

 

[AHB*]

He's skating. He'll be back in the lineup mid-March. Pretty sure they got a medical evaluation prior to the trade.

I know, but still, would you take that risk? This isn't a 22 year old, this guy is 37.

I mean a 4th rounder is nothing to scoff at. Why wouldn't the Ducks go after someone healthier....just seems odd. Maybe someone can clear it up.

I assume their plan is for him to sit on the bench anyway, just as depth.

 

[Samuel Culper III]

They want to win. Robidas for a 4th is a risk worth taking. They're win now. A 4th that would be 3-5 years away is something they can afford to lose. If Robidas ends up contributing it's a steal and he helps them fill a need. They don't plan got him to sit. They've already said as soon as he's ready he's pairing with Beauchemin.

 

[n8]

https://twitter.com/NYP_Brooksie/status/441013223580385280

Tony Gallagher was right.

The Vancouver media didn't buy the Kesler to the Rangers rumors because Kesler doesn't want play for AV again. Dan Murphy. Gallagher. All of those guys.

good job there AV. the cost would have been too high. tomorrow morning will be fun.

 

[Fanned On It]

I just wish Stepan's straight line speed/acceleration was faster than it is. Right now his speed is like.. below average.

 

[Tawnos]

I know, but still, would you take that risk? This isn't a 22 year old, this guy is 37.

I mean a 4th rounder is nothing to scoff at. Why wouldn't the Ducks go after someone healthier....just seems odd. Maybe someone can clear it up.

I assume their plan is for him to sit on the bench anyway, just as depth.

Because a 4th rounder IS something to scoff at.

 

[Samuel Culper III]

Because a 4th rounder IS something to scoff at.

Didn't want to be that blunt about it, and he asked for an explanation, so I tried, but basically this.

 

[Miller Time NYR]

I just wish Stepan's straight line speed/acceleration was faster than it is. Right now his speed is like.. below average.

More like nonexistant, hopefully he works on that in the offseason.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Wasn't he faster last year? Looks like he ate too many Krispy Kreme donuts during contract negotiation.

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Wasn't he faster last year? Looks like he ate too many Krispy Kreme donuts during contract negotiation.

Training camp holdouts are a lose-lose for players/team/agents/fans.

 

[bobbop]

good deal for Caps... that Brown kid is a pest.. would fit well on a line with Wilson and Klesla is an decent.

Giood deal for Caps because they got rid of Erat. Neither Klesla or Brown will ever be a contributor. Klesla included to even out salary.

 

[bobbop]

They want to win. Robidas for a 4th is a risk worth taking. They're win now. A 4th that would be 3-5 years away is something they can afford to lose. If Robidas ends up contributing it's a steal and he helps them fill a need. They don't plan got him to sit. They've already said as soon as he's ready he's pairing with Beauchemin.

Anaheim can do this because they have a deep farm system, good young defensemen and a raft of draft picks. Some of which may be on the move in the next 24 hours.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Also, Nill supposedly accommodated Robidas and sent him to the team of his choice. Dater reported earlier today that other Western Conference GMs were pissed that he went for so little.