What's the TOP priority in the upcoming Heatley trade?

wprager wrote:Salary cap commitments of a few select Western conference teams:

Anaheim: 38.8
LA: 39.9
Edmonton: 42.9
Calgary: 44.9
St. Louis: 46.2

I didn't look at how many players each still needs to sign, though.

wprager wrote:Salary cap commitments of a few select Western conference teams:

Anaheim: 38.8
LA: 39.9
Edmonton: 42.9
Calgary: 44.9
St. Louis: 46.2

I didn't look at how many players each still needs to sign, though.

SensFan71 wrote:

beerandsens wrote:I chose PMD. I don't want the PMD to be the centerpeice of the trade though, I misinterpreted the question at first. I think the trade should leave enough salary room for a PMD via free agency. That is the most important thing to me. Get the best package you can that still accomodates that possibility.

Admittedly this might be tough though with other teams up against the cap they will likely need to deal salary back to us.

LA won't, they are still pretty good in that aspect from my knowledge.

beerandsens wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:

beerandsens wrote:I chose PMD. I don't want the PMD to be the centerpeice of the trade though, I misinterpreted the question at first. I think the trade should leave enough salary room for a PMD via free agency. That is the most important thing to me. Get the best package you can that still accomodates that possibility.

Admittedly this might be tough though with other teams up against the cap they will likely need to deal salary back to us.

LA won't, they are still pretty good in that aspect from my knowledge.

LA consistently seems like the best dance partner for the Sens :##:

wprager wrote:After mulling it over all day, I finally voted "Top-three pick". That means dealing with the Islanders, Tampa or Colorado.

I'll have to look a bit more to decide what else has to be part of the deal. Off the top of my head, Auld can be the backup in Colorado.

beerandsens wrote:Last night my pal texted a message to me saying Heatley sent his agent a list of only three teams he doesn't want to be dealt to.

Atlanta
Toronto
Phoenix

I asked him where he got it though, and he says HB so I doubt it's accurate.

The Guy With The Mustache wrote:top 6 pick and a high end prospect.

wprager wrote:

The Guy With The Mustache wrote:top 6 pick and a high end prospect.

Well now you're just not playing by the rules. You should have said "Other"

asq2 wrote:We've got to figure out what to do about scoring. As nice as the idea of adding a stud blue-liner sounds, we have at present exactly two proven scoring forwards now in Alfredsson and Spezza.

We're thin offensively with Heatley. I don't like the image without him.

The Guy With The Mustache wrote:what if we get defensive prospects in the trade, then sign Hossa in the off-season?

Hossa-Spezza-Shannon
Foligno-Fisher-Alfredsson

yes, I realize it's unlikely, but don't tell me that doesnt look good

The Guy With The Mustache wrote:what if we get defensive prospects in the trade, then sign Hossa in the off-season?

Hossa-Spezza-Shannon
Foligno-Fisher-Alfredsson

yes, I realize it's unlikely, but don't tell me that doesnt look good

SensFan71 wrote:

The Guy With The Mustache wrote:what if we get defensive prospects in the trade, then sign Hossa in the off-season?

Hossa-Spezza-Shannon
Foligno-Fisher-Alfredsson

yes, I realize it's unlikely, but don't tell me that doesnt look good

do we want to take the chance on Hossa again? he may be demanding a lot in terms of money, which depends on Detroit winning Friday night, I just don't know if I want to go down that road again, he really has been invisible this round against the Pens. We already have that in Heatley and trying to get rid of it.