Proposal: Trade Rumours/Proposals PART XXXXII

[GermanSpitfire]

My theory is people loved him cuz they could call him Rudy and it reminded them of the movie and simpler times. RUDY RUDY RUDY

Yeah - maybe we just wanted someone to root for. Great movie.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Maybe Ottawa will sign him for Belleville - then you get your Balcers back!!!

He'll almost certainly get another 1-way contract from a different team.

 

[Cosmix]

I don't see the Sens parting ways with any of their core identity prospects. In my opinion that includes at minimum 2 forward lines and one d pairing: Greig-Pinto-Sokolov, Ostapchuk-Kastelic-Boucher, Sanderson-Kleven

The Sens already made a trade for their top six forward target so the only other big trade they will be looking to make will be for a top 4 d. They have plenty of other valuable prospects as trade chips that aren't as much identity players. In particular if they are acquiring a d man then it would make sense that one of Brannstrom, JBD or Thomson would be the key prospect going the other way.

For a top 4 D, I would include any 1 or 2 of Sokolov, Ostapchuk, Kastelic, Boucher, Brannstrom, Kleven; however, I want to retain Greig, Pinto & Sanderson.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Stepan trade was awful but has very little to do with losing Balcers. Galchenyuk? Sure. But ultimately, still, pretty inconsequential.

No need to drag anyone over the coals & obviously theres is a difference over what they were then vs what they are now. There are/were very fair arguments that neither move was good asset management, but also fair to say that neither move was super consequential in the long run.

Stepan acquisition happened after the Galchenyuk signing.

 

[Ralph Malfredsson]

My theory is people loved him cuz they could call him Rudy and it reminded them of the movie and simpler times. RUDY RUDY RUDY

Sometimes -- when I'm lonely -- I still sit and think about him.... and it hurts to remember all the good times.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

lmao Kadri rules

 

[Cosmix]

I can’t get a read on who you guys would rather dump, Zaitsev or Del Zotto?

Both. Preferably Zaitsev due to his contract.

 

[cudi]

Sometimes -- when I'm lonely -- I still sit and think about him.... and it hurts to remember all the good times.

I have one of those human pillows but its Balcers.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

What are your thoughts @Hale The Villain on the buyout of Dahlen and Balcers. You were upset we moved both those guys

Dahlen came off a deec year. That buyout a bitch surprising. Balcers as well. A good bottom 6 defensive forward

 

[DueDiligence]

As a Florida fan I think part of reading Weegar would be to re sign Giroux

Florida is in cap hell. Even if they trade Weegar they won't be able to sign Giroux unless he takes a $3 million or less per year offer.

 

[SpezDispenser]

lmao Kadri rules

Haha, go f*** yourself Kadri. #notafan

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

To me the biggest problem with the Burrows deal was the extension. That would have been a no go for me and I liked Burrows.
Dahlen well .. I liked him but .. you have to give up something

Balcers .. was not a huge loss... its in the context of who Dorion brought in that it looks worse.
I actually liked Chlapik more than Balcers but both would be 4th liners at best on the Sens right now. Easy to move on.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Florida is in cap hell. Even if they trade Weegar they won't be able to sign Giroux unless he takes a $3 million or less per year offer.

That’s not necessarely true. Duclair will be LTIR’d until January. They could sign him now and they have a lot of time to deal with it.

 

[Cosmix]

Who is better defensively Weegar or Chyckrun?

We need a f..ing stud stay at home RD for Sanderson

If we sign Giroux offense will be taken care of

We need to clean our GA

We need to improve both GF and GA to become a bubble playoff team. Must get closer to 3.0 GF and 3.0 GA.

Even Burns at 50% retained is gonna be rough. He is 37 and signed 3 more years.

4Million for a 40 year old Burns is alott

Burns is Too old at age 37.

 

[Hale The Villain]

I think it's more likely the Panthers open up cap space to sign Marchment than Giroux.

He'd be cheaper and is more of what they need.

 

[BankStreetParade]

Another prospect that this board was infatuated with is now gone in San Jose.
Balcers was a replacement-level player.

They'll just scream about AsSeT mAnaGEmeNt like they know the true value of some of these players around the league. But a great organization like San Jose took him so he can't be bad! But now they're buying him out so...now what are we supposed to think about him????

The number of things the HFSens hive mind have been wrong about in the last 2 months is starting to get alarmingly high. Keep telling those of us who take a more balanced view of things that we're just trolls/shills/bots for the organization/Melnyk/Dorion...it must be so deflating to be so wrong about so many things and I can understand why they feel the need to lash out at some of us.

 

[Silencio]

lmao Kadri rules

Hey maybe he can air his free agency decision live on ESPN. Bring in some local kids as a backdrop, donate the broadcast money to charity. Could call it something like....The Choice.

 

[benjiv1]

That’s not necessarely true. Duclair will be LTIR’d until January. They could sign him now and they have a lot of time to deal with it.

I could be mistaken, but don’t they need to be cap compliant at the start of the season, before you can assign to LTIR?

 

[JimmySpaetzle]

Sometimes -- when I'm lonely -- I still sit and think about him.... and it hurts to remember all the good times.

Rudy’s on a train to nowhereeee

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Stepan acquisition happened after the Galchenyuk signing.

Yes, but Stepan was a C and played an entirely different role than Balcers.

 

[Senscore]

Not too high on Weegar.

Adding him would be fine but I really wouldn't pay very much.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Grain of salt but I hear from a second hand (maybe even third) but I trust them that weegar does NOT want to come here lol

 

[Micklebot]

To me the biggest problem with the Burrows deal was the extension. That would have been a no go for me and I liked Burrows.
Dahlen well .. I liked him but .. you have to give up something

Balcers .. was not a huge loss... its in the context of who Dorion brought in that it looks worse.
I actually liked Chlapik more than Balcers but both would be 4th liners at best on the Sens right now. Easy to move on.

In all cases pretty much everybody agreed they were expendable, the complaint was always about the return (or lack of). The position gets twisted into "obsessed with Balcers" or "thought Dahlen was the next coming" when in reality it was always more about the players coming in place of them.

 

[SixthSens]

I like Weegar. Not giving up 2023 1st rounder like, tho.

I’d give up our 2024 1st unprotected… we still need to have depth coming through the system, and given the supposed depth of the 2023 draft, I’d prefer to hang on to that pick so we have at least one more good prospect coming through that will be an ELC for a good duration of the mid 20’s while we’re further along in contending.

 

[SensFan1010]

2023 1st top 10 protected for signed weager 5x5 is fine by me