Game Day: Canes Vs. Sens Jan 13, 08

504Heater wrote:

RobbyJ wrote:
You missed the point. Boyle cost SJ Carle and their 1st, so you gave TB our 1st along with Mez. Hence no EK.

From next year's draft, so we still have EK in the system.

Plus, I would get Boyle for Mez and a 2nd. Trust me on that, the Lightning were wet to the knees about Mez. Look at what we got for him!

Sorry, you're right about the draft. I still think we'd be giving up a lottery pick this year, since all our re-signed players have the Vanek Flu. And TB would not have taken a 2nd IMO.

RobbyJ wrote:
Sorry, you're right about the draft. I still think we'd be giving up a lottery pick this year, since all our re-signed players have the Vanek Flu. And TB would not have taken a 2nd IMO.

But they gave a 1st and 2 good players to acquire Mez in the first place - AND - Boyle waived his NTC to come here. All Murray (or me) has to say to him is, tell them you'll only waive it for her. Game on. I think it's close to a one-for-one, that's how badly TB wanted to trade Boyle and how badly they wanted Mez.

Plus, adding a guy like Boyle on the backend changes this entire team, adding Boyle and Streit changes everything. We'd be very fast, mobile and powerful on the backend. It would've trickled down to Phillips and A-Train. Our forwards would be the recipients of awesome outlet passes and one of the best PP QB tandems in the NHL in Streit and Boyle.

Man...we'd be sexy as Dung right now. Goaltending would be a small issue, but imagine if Auld played the way he did in this scenario? We'd be the beasts of the East IMO.

Anyway, it didn't happen so now you have to look forward to building that kind of blue-line for the future.

Which is why a guy like Hedman or Cowen, and a centre behind Spezza, should be the target at the draft.

Also, can we stop referring to Karlsson as EK? Whenever I see that, I think of something else.

Maybe Erik the Red or something, once he puts on the Sens jersey.

asq2 wrote:Anyway, it didn't happen so now you have to look forward to building that kind of blue-line for the future.

Which is why a guy like Hedman or Cowen, and a centre behind Spezza, should be the target at the draft.

Also, can we stop referring to Karlsson as EK? Whenever I see that, I think of something else.

Maybe Erik the Red or something, once he puts on the Sens jersey.

Oh yeah, for sure. Can't look back. That's what I would have done, but I'm not in a position to do anything. I can look forward to someone fun coming in to compliment our talent though.

asq2 wrote:Anyway, it didn't happen so now you have to look forward to building that kind of blue-line for the future.

Which is why a guy like Hedman or Cowen, and a centre behind Spezza, should be the target at the draft.

Also, can we stop referring to Karlsson as EK? Whenever I see that, I think of something else.

Maybe Erik the Red or something, once he puts on the Sens jersey.

Oops. Maybe we could call him Mr. Karlsson (WKRP) ?

504Heater wrote:

asq2 wrote:Anyway, it didn't happen so now you have to look forward to building that kind of blue-line for the future.

Which is why a guy like Hedman or Cowen, and a centre behind Spezza, should be the target at the draft.

Also, can we stop referring to Karlsson as EK? Whenever I see that, I think of something else.

Maybe Erik the Red or something, once he puts on the Sens jersey.

Oh yeah, for sure. Can't look back. That's what I would have done, but I'm not in a position to do anything. I can look forward to someone fun coming in to compliment our talent though.

Good news,

I just checked the standings. If we play .500 hockey the rest of the way it will give us 75 Points, which was good enough for the 3rd overall pick last year !!! Win at home, lose on the road, everbody is happy.

RobbyJ wrote:
I just checked the standings. If we play .500 hockey the rest of the way it will give us 75 Points, which was good enough for the 3rd overall pick last year !!! Win at home, lose on the road, everbody is happy.

Booo-ya!

I can take the 3rd or even the 4th overall and be reaaaaaaal happy about it.

504Heater wrote:

RobbyJ wrote:
I just checked the standings. If we play .500 hockey the rest of the way it will give us 75 Points, which was good enough for the 3rd overall pick last year !!! Win at home, lose on the road, everbody is happy.

Booo-ya!

I can take the 3rd or even the 4th overall and be reaaaaaaal happy about it.

Cowen would be a nice consolation. I really think a defenceman should be the target.

I'm kind of hoping we deal Vermette and Kuba for Russell and a first, and then use our two extraneous firsts to move up to grab a guy like Kadri or Schenn who could be the second-line C we've been wanting forever.

I would love to have the younger Schenn here. He's solid, but more importantly, it would make for some good times against the Leafs.
Having him, Hedman/Cowen, Karlsson, Elliot, Lee (only if he keeps playing like he did last night), plus Foligno, Regin, Zubov, and Winchester would make this team fun as hell to watch grow and develop.

asq2 wrote:
Cowen would be a nice consolation. I really think a defenceman should be the target.

I'm kind of hoping we deal Vermette and Kuba for Russell and a first, and then use our two extraneous firsts to move up to grab a guy like Kadri or Schenn who could be the second-line C we've been wanting forever.

Make it so.