We don't need volume, which we have plenty, but someone like Chicago might.
In a word no even though there might be a case for it but not really with the Canucks probably picking in double digits.On another Habs forum, It appears that I'm all alone that IF we get Bedard, to trade him for a kings ransom.
My reasoning is that Lindros was also a generational player but it was the Avalanche that won cups and Philly went nowhere fast with Lindros. Also looking at Oilers and they are not dominating despite having the current BEST player in the world AND another top 10 best.
A speculative Kings ransom trade would look like...Stutzle, Chabot and Pinto. I'm NOT saying that the Sens will do it, but that is what it going to look like, if not MORE.
Problem of course is that few teams have that many young players that they can trade away. NJ, Buffalo and Sens are the ones that have enough very good to great players to even make this kind of trade. Teams like the Habs have a LOT of young players but we basically have to cut deep into the team to trade for Bedard.
Another issue is cost. Example are the 3 Sens which combined and full potential can cost 25 million. That's far more then Bedard can get even if he is the highest paid player in the league.
On the other hand, an injured superstar hurts FAR more then 1 star out of 3.
Sooo....
Let's say your team won the lottery, would you trade Bedard?
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BTW, this is what the Lindros trade tree looks like...
Man I love Bedard but Power, Savoie, Kulich and an unprotected 1st is fair value and Lidros trade like IMO.
This is the answer. The cap has killed the big superstar blockbuster trades pre cap era. In the 90’s it was ridiculous how many star players were moved. no team could ever give the quality a team would want in giving up the bedard pick in a cap era, just the sad facts of it all…
It could be a franchise changer for the Canucks and completely life changing for Bedard. IF he went to Van and IF he has the career that all the hype suggests and IF he could possibly lead the Canucks to a Cup he could spend his career in Van as a folk hero and when he retires he could run for mayor or premier or pope or whatever he wants.
Habs open 19 million next season and if Hoffman goes, 22 million.
Keller is future ppg player, Cooley has potential to be top6 F and you got also high draft pick.
1. You guys need everything at the moment. Also that certainly isn’t volume you’re getting Power who will be a Calder nominee and 2 blue chippers.
On another Habs forum, It appears that I'm all alone that IF we get Bedard, to trade him for a kings ransom.
My reasoning is that Lindros was also a generational player but it was the Avalanche that won cups and Philly went nowhere fast with Lindros. Also looking at Oilers and they are not dominating despite having the current BEST player in the world AND another top 10 best.
A speculative Kings ransom trade would look like...Stutzle, Chabot and Pinto. I'm NOT saying that the Sens will do it, but that is what it going to look like, if not MORE.
Problem of course is that few teams have that many young players that they can trade away. NJ, Buffalo and Sens are the ones that have enough very good to great players to even make this kind of trade. Teams like the Habs have a LOT of young players but we basically have to cut deep into the team to trade for Bedard.
Another issue is cost. Example are the 3 Sens which combined and full potential can cost 25 million. That's far more then Bedard can get even if he is the highest paid player in the league.
On the other hand, an injured superstar hurts FAR more then 1 star out of 3.
Sooo....
Let's say your team won the lottery, would you trade Bedard?
~~~~~~~~~~~
BTW, this is what the Lindros trade tree looks like...
Without trading money Gretzky would never have been dealt either.
If Bedard were to do a "soft Lindros" and tell whomever had that pick he could gently suggest that he really wants to go to Van Might not have to give up those two but might cost a whole lot of high draft picks over a few years. After watching Gretzky get traded I believe anything can happen...
As an Avs fan, I must say that we also got very lucky and got an all-time great in the trade with Philadelphia. If we didn’t get someone as good as Forsberg, which is unlikely in most trades, that trade would have been looked at much differently.On another Habs forum, It appears that I'm all alone that IF we get Bedard, to trade him for a kings ransom.
My reasoning is that Lindros was also a generational player but it was the Avalanche that won cups and Philly went nowhere fast with Lindros. Also looking at Oilers and they are not dominating despite having the current BEST player in the world AND another top 10 best.
A speculative Kings ransom trade would look like...Stutzle, Chabot and Pinto. I'm NOT saying that the Sens will do it, but that is what it going to look like, if not MORE.
Problem of course is that few teams have that many young players that they can trade away. NJ, Buffalo and Sens are the ones that have enough very good to great players to even make this kind of trade. Teams like the Habs have a LOT of young players but we basically have to cut deep into the team to trade for Bedard.
Another issue is cost. Example are the 3 Sens which combined and full potential can cost 25 million. That's far more then Bedard can get even if he is the highest paid player in the league.
On the other hand, an injured superstar hurts FAR more then 1 star out of 3.
Sooo....
Let's say your team won the lottery, would you trade Bedard?
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BTW, this is what the Lindros trade tree looks like...
