Stars99Lobo37
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One thing Nill has proven so far, is he gets the guy he wants more often than not. Maybe things will change before free agency, but I wouldn't be shocked if he goes after him.
Im really bad with trade proposals, but what would you guys think of:
To Dallas:
Ryan Kesler
To Van:
2014 1st rnd pick
Jason Dickinson
Curtis McKenzie
Is that too much? Too little? Is Kesler even a good target for this team?
Benn - Seguin - Nuke
Ritchie - Kesler - Chiasson
Cole - Eakin - Sceviour
Roussel - Fiddler - Garbutt
EDIT: Im really high on Dickinson, so im not sure Id want to move him
It'd depend if Nill sees this team as in "win soon" mode, which I personally don't. Kesler only has 2 years left on his contract after this. That's a high price to pay for 2 years of service.
Also I'm not as convinced the #2C is the biggest priority of upgrade. I'd rather throw money at Statsny for no loss of assets.
That's a good point. Im just not sure Stasny would pick Dallas. I think I was just playing with the idea because Im watching the Van/Wpg game.
Fill me in here if I'm missing something, but I don't really see the infatuation with Fayne. He's in the Tim Gleason category to me. As in why the heck does he always get brought up in here?
Now Vatanen on the other hand...
Link? I haven't been paying attention so I'd like to read what's going on.
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Metallurg Novokuznetsk wants to add Anaheim Ducks' D Sami Vatanen to their team.
Metallurg holds Vatanen's Kontinental Hockey League player rights and if Vatanen doesn't get to play in the NHL, you might see the Finnish olympian in the KHL. The sporting director of Novokuznetsk, Valery Zelepukin, confirms.
- We are negotiating with hockey players that interest us. For example, the Anaheim defenseman Sami Vatanen. This Finn's KHL rights are in Metallurg, Zelepukin says on his club's website.
- But as you know, a lot of players want to try first in the NHL. And after that they will come to the KHL. If Vatanen doesn't get to play in the NHL, he has basically agreed to come to Novokuznetsk .
Vatanen was in the middle of a lot of trade rumors in the NHL before the March trade deadline. Vatanen's role in the Anaheim Ducks has been inconvenient. In Sochi, amazing playing efforts shown and Olympic bronze medalist Vatanen, has not recently been fitting to the Ducks' lineup.
Vatanen has not been recalled to the NHL, contrary to yesterday's news. According to the Orange County Register's Eric Stephans, Vatanen was practising with the Ducks to evaluate his injury condition.
Vatanen has been suffering from a lower-body injury and has not been able to play in the AHL since the first day of March.
he has good size, decent mobility, is solid defensively, is a right shot, and will likely be available for just the price of a contract. I don't think anyone is in love with the guy, but he'd be a nice addition.Fill me in here if I'm missing something, but I don't really see the infatuation with Fayne. He's in the Tim Gleason category to me. As in why the heck does he always get brought up in here?
Now Vatanen on the other hand...
Seems like a pretty big stretch. Fayne plays on the top pair of one of the better defensive teams in the NHL. He's very effective at limiting shots and playing a solid game in his own zone. Gleason is not ...
I look at a guy like Paul Martin that's been just as successful if not for injuries as he was in NJ, and I think Fayne is a guy that can keep his level of play up even on a different team. But yeah, Fayne and Greene play the toughest minutes for NJ.
I wasn't comparing them as players, just saying that they both seem to get overrated and over mentioned.