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The Trade Deadline

bustaheims said:
This is shaping up to be one sleeper of a trade deadline. It's going to be all 4th liners and depth defencemen.
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To burn up a vacation day or not...that is the question.  :-\
 
Sarge said:
No kidding... Not sure if you heard Burke today but he said things are kind of sleepy right now.... Not enough sellers and those who are selling are asking crazy prices.
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A number of GMs have said the same things. 20 or so teams that think they're still in it, all asking about the same handful of players. Sellers thinking they can drive up the price because of it. None of it's surprising (or, really, unprecedented), but, unless there's a little more separation created in the next 2 weeks, trade deadline day is probably going to be pretty boring.
 
If memory serves, weren't we also expecting a slow deadline day this time last year  - for the opposite reason? I recall, oodles of trades by this time last year and a bunch of folks thinking there wouldn't be anybody left by the deadline... My, what a difference. 
 
bustaheims said:
Sarge said:
No kidding... Not sure if you heard Burke today but he said things are kind of sleepy right now.... Not enough sellers and those who are selling are asking crazy prices.
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A number of GMs have said the same things. 20 or so teams that think they're still in it, all asking about the same handful of players. Sellers thinking they can drive up the price because of it. None of it's surprising (or, really, unprecedented), but, unless there's a little more separation created in the next 2 weeks, trade deadline day is probably going to be pretty boring.
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I wonder if this sort of situation, and perhaps an injury or two to the right players on the right team, might make it possible to unload a guy like Komisarek without the leafs paying much of a price?
 
princedpw said:
I wonder if this sort of situation, and perhaps an injury or two to the right players on the right team, might make it possible to unload a guy like Komisarek without the leafs paying much of a price?
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Probably not. Even with the higher prices, teams will really value the cap space and flexibility that picking up a rental provides.
 
I can't predict Burke.  If he dealt Komisarek, MacArther, and Jeff Finger for Ovechkin I wouldn't be surprised.  If anyone can pull rabbits out of his hat, it's Brian Burke.  Of course a 2nd line of Ovechkin/Grabs/Kulemin still wouldn't solve the need for a #1 center!
 
moon111 said:
I can't predict Burke.  If he dealt Komisarek, MacArther, and Jeff Finger for Ovechkin I wouldn't be surprised.  If anyone can pull rabbits out of his hat, it's Brian Burke.  Of course a 2nd line of Ovechkin/Grabs/Kulemin still wouldn't solve the need for a #1 center!
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Be a scarry line though  ;D
 
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CarltonTheBear said:
Certainly, but I don't think Rutherford deals with if it isn't for full value.
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Probably not, unless he knows there's no chance at re-signing him.

Or, you know, maybe not.

DarrenDreger: Because of interest in resigning him and now injury, Tuomo Ruutu is no longer a trade option.
 
DarrenDreger: Zidlicky has said he would waive to go to NJD, however, Wild hasn't asked him to...yet, and may not trade him until the summer says source.
 
TBLightning: Kubina being held off the ice to protect the team's interests. Has been asked for teams he would be willing to move to.
 
 
BlueWhiteBlood said:
Tomas Plekanec, who has been with the Canadiens his entire NHL career, has been the subject of talks with several teams. While the Canadiens have dropped out of the playoff hunt and are looking forward to next season, they want an established player in return for Plekanec, preferably a winger with some size.

While Plekanec said Friday that he wasn?t aware of being the subject of any trade talks, The Gazette has learned that the player?s agent let it be known earlier this month that the veteran centre would be willing to waive the no-trade clause which was part of the six-year, $30-million deal he signed in 2010.

Interesting... If the Canadiens would deal with us, I'd be willing to pick him up and trade Grabbo, but that's me.
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Would depend on cost but that's an interesting sideways move that I'd consider too.
 
@RealKyper: #SNtrade. Told Plekanec has never been approached to lift his no move clause and hasn't even given a minute thought of leaving #Canadiens.
 
Deebo said:
@RealKyper: #SNtrade. Told Plekanec has never been approached to lift his no move clause and hasn't even given a minute thought of leaving #Canadiens.
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*Poof*?

Though the article did say it was his agent, not him, boh...

 
Tigger said:
Deebo said:
@RealKyper: #SNtrade. Told Plekanec has never been approached to lift his no move clause and hasn't even given a minute thought of leaving #Canadiens.
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*Poof*?

Though the article did say it was his agent, not him, boh...
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I guess Rick Curren is now back peddling....

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