Trades and Potential Trades

3 way trade in the works between tampa, ottawa and ?

EK

 

This one’s for LENNY...
“Karlsson’s a garbage pick.”
- Don Brennan (Ottawa Sun 21 June 2008)

 

https://www.nhl.com/news/marian-hossa-traded-to-arizona-coyotes-by-chicago-blackhawks/c-299476496

Hossa and his remaining years dealt to Arizona in a 7 player deal !

 

I feel privileged to have been in Chicago to witness Hossa's 500th NHL goal, (Oct. '17 vs. Philadelphia). Marion is a great player and this is a classy act on his part given that he had a NMC. Chicago owes him a debt of gratitude.

 

With only Hinostroza and a 3rd coming to the Yotes (other players are AHL fodder). That is a massive contract. Yotes are inept, but have drafted early for so long that they could...never mind.
Hossa is done and the desert heat won't cure him.

 

Jordan Oesterle going to Arizona also. Played 20 mins a night last year on D for the Hawks.
Anyone have an idea how Hinostroza will be used in Arizona?
Coyotes did all right and they’re only actually paying Hossa $200k per season while getting above the cap floor.
They did same thing in the past acquiring Pronger, Trianglehead, and Bolland.
Hawks just lost some depth, already a concern. They have something like $8.5 in space but still need considerable pieces.

 

Hawks are in a tailspin, $8.5M and nothing out there. No wonder bobs awol.

 

Hmmm... 18 is less than you need for a team. And while $8.5 isn't a lot, it's not like there are all-stars running around in FA to spend it on... Not good, for Chicago, right now. Gonna need those stars already on the squad to shine real bright.

 

Patches to the Hawks?

 

Bob is not AWOL because the Hawks are on a downswing. The suggestion is insulting to our dignity, and an injustice to Bob.

 

Penguins’ big defense spending continues with Oleksiak



Perhaps it’s fitting that the Pittsburgh Penguins put a bow on big defense spending by re-signing Jamie Oleksiak, one of the largest humans you’ll see roaming a blueline.

The team announced that they signed the 25-year-old to a three-year contract that will carry a $2,137,500 cap hit. He’s generally listed at 6-foot-7, which is just a couple inches shorter than Zdeno Chara.

(It only seems fair that he was frequently called upon to drop the mitts once he arrived from Dallas then, right?)

In a vacuum, it’s an inoffensive contract, although some will grimace a bit at giving three years to a potential depth defenseman. Your overall opinion of the big blueliner will vary depending upon how you value what he brings to the table. His size is valued by many, and he didn’t take on too much water from a possession standpoint.

There’s little denying that he enjoyed something of a career rejuvenation in Pittsburgh, echoing Trevor Daley and Justin Schultz, even though his gritty style makes him quite different from those fleet-footed defensemen. After averaging just 15 minutes per game with the Stars, Oleksiak’s ice time shot up to an average of 17:24 in 41 contests with Pittsburgh.

That ice time plummeted during the postseason, as he only logged an average of 13:43 per contest.

We’ve seen teams get burned by handing an extension to a defenseman who thrived during a brief audition, such as Brendan Smith‘s disastrous turn with the Rangers, although the Penguins didn’t shell out as large of a cap hit here.

The larger concern might be that the Penguins could be guilty of a mistake a lot of contenders fall victim of: locking up a lot of depth players when it might be wiser to allow more room to scour the market for cheaper options in the bottom of the order. On the other hand, maybe Oleksiak will end up being another successful reclamation project in Pittsburgh?

Either way, the Penguins are locked in with quite a few defensemen, so substantial commitments abound.

It’s a pricey group, too. Via Cap Friendly’s estimates, the Penguins are spending almost $27M on seven defensemen: Oleksiak, Schultz, Kris Letang, Jack Johnson, Brian Dumoulin, Olli Maatta, and Chad Ruhwedel. (NBC Sports)

 

i feel no pity for the hawks or their fans with 3 cups in 6 years. 1 cup is enough to last a long time as a fan, 3 in 6 years is enough to last forever. back to the middle of the pack toews and kane !

 

And it was only a joke, maybe he's awol because it stopped being fun here anymore.

 

It's not a funny joke. You are making it a lot less fun.

 

ok hitler

 

You didn't know bob that well, he wasn't a nice poster, he took shots at everybody's team and was honest about it. When I thought he went too far I would let him know. If he saw my post he would've probably liked it, that's the way he was. Anyways, how many days until hockey season starts?

 

You can stop making inflammatory comments, and then hide behind the rubyard that "it was only a joke" when called on it.

You can stop claiming that you are "only stating facts" then later change your defense to "IMO" when it becomes overwhelmingly evidence that your "facts" are false.

You can stop making it personal by calling people names, and then have false umbrage when others have "made it personal".

In short, stop being an insipid manipulator of others' words. You're not smart enough to keep that up when you're challenged.

If you stop these things then it will be more fun around here. Before your next trite retort, remember that no one has started any of the offenses you perceive to be against you. We (yes, it is plural) have responded to your comments.

Make this about sports again and it'll be a lot more fun again.

 

I have no idea what you're talking about.

 

Nor do I care.