Silly Season 2009: Free Agents and Trades--Who Goes Where?

The frustrating thing for me is that I don't get a sense of what direction this team is wanting to take. Are we re-building, or trying to compete?

Murray's moves haven't really given me a sense of either direction. In the end, I can only see this team being mediocre.

Honestly I don't think we are any better than TO. Maybe we are better than the Islanders but I'm not sure. I think the Thrashers may pass us with the addition of Antropov and Kubina. I do expect Montreal to fall out of the playoffs but I don't see them being as bad as us. So having said that Bottom 3 in the conference for sure with today's roster.

asq2 wrote:The frustrating thing for me is that I don't get a sense of what direction this team is wanting to take. Are we re-building, or trying to compete?

Murray's moves haven't really given me a sense of either direction. In the end, I can only see this team being mediocre.

I don't think Murray knows either, he figured Heatley would have been dealt by now I figure, then he would have been able to go on with his game plan as normal, now Heatley is still here, Murray has missed the big ticket UFA's, and we are stuck with a line up that still could be without a top line scorer if Heatley does get moved or if he holds out.

IF Heatley gets moved then I would love Tanguay as a replacement. I doubt he gets moved in time though.

The thing is, Penner + Cogliano + Smid basically = Heatley salary-wise.

I know Cogs is a RFA next season, which complicates it a bit, but I'm not sure it's the greatest excuse to not make any signings.

Of course, at this point, especially now that NYR has signed Gaborik, Edmonton is probably offering Schremp, Penner and Pisani.

Skrastins to Dallas, 2.75 over 2 years.

MaxHockey.com's snapshot this morning of the remaining UFAs includes some interesting names...(and note who's been signed since)

Plenty of free agents remain on the open market as we begin July 2, including:

Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu, Alex Tanguay, Nik Antropov, Sergei Zubov, Mark Recchi, Maxim Afinogenov, Robert Lang, Mike Zigomanis, Francois Beauchemin, Adrian Aucoin, Todd Bertuzzi, Manny Malhotra, Ales Kotalik, Kyle Calder, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Travis Moen, Mats Sundin.

asq2 wrote:The thing is, Penner + Cogliano + Smid basically = Heatley salary-wise.

I know Cogs is a RFA next season, which complicates it a bit, but I'm not sure it's the greatest excuse to not make any signings.

Of course, at this point, especially now that NYR has signed Gaborik, Edmonton is probably offering Schremp, Penner and Pisani.

And Murray is accepting nothing less than Gagner, Penner, Eberle, pick(s)....


The reality is that the Edmonton trade is dead and gone. He will not be going to Edmonton and as a result he will probably be staying in Ottawa.

Quite frankly, I don't want him traded now. I want him to sit and rot in Ottawa. Diddle him. Diddle piece of Dung! Wing Dang Doodle Donkey Wang!

cas wrote:Diddle him. Diddle piece of Dung! Wing Dang Doodle Donkey Wang!

Cas>On a lighter note, you could have a rap song in the making there...

PS to all, esp ASQ>Scuderi to the Kings confirmed, so that seems to give the Kings some extra assets on D they can use for a trade...

PPS to all> I did a quick scan of the updated rosters...wow, it's enough to make your head spin.

NHLNumbers.com is also up again, adjusted for the increased cap. The site gives you a complete picture of who's signed on what team; how much each club has committed, and what they have left right now, to spend.

So I can see some more players on the move over the summer as GMs look to trim their budgets and address some needs.

Have a look at the link here:

http://nhlnumbers.com/

According to RDS tonight, Kovalev may be in the crosshairs of the Kings, the Caps and the KHL...
http://www.rds.ca/canadien/chroniques/277660.html


Selon ce que RDS a appris, deux équipes étudient la possibilité de soumettre une offre de contrat à Kovalev. Il s'agit des Kings de Los Angeles et des Capitals de Washington.

L'équipe d'Avangard de la KHL en Russie lui a aussi présenté une offre.

davetherave wrote:PS to all, esp ASQ>Scuderi to the Kings confirmed, so that seems to give the Kings some extra assets on D they can use for a trade...

Unfortunately, I don't see the Kings making a deal for Heatley. I suspect they'll be targetting Tanguay to play with Stoll and Brown.

I'm holding out hope, though.

Personally, I'm good with the actual roster. Makes everybody works harder to earn a spot (LOVE the competition with our prospects). A kind of season that the Leafs had last year (lost in competitiveness) would be ok to me. We are also getting younger.

Thats all well and good, but isnt that more of a rebuild?

Exactly.

Ottawa needs to deal a few pending UFA's and some other guys that might not have a NTC this up coming season as well then.

It really is time for Ottawa to rebuild in a big way. The window is not only closed, it got slammed on our fingers.

Neely4Life wrote:Ottawa needs to deal a few pending UFA's and some other guys that might not have a NTC this up coming season as well then.

It really is time for Ottawa to rebuild in a big way. The window is not only closed, it got slammed on our fingers.

Why? What changed? We're still on target for 3 years down the road. Heatley won't stay, he'll be dealt this summer. I don't think anything catastrophic has happened personally. And I love the coach, I'm starting to come around with our D, we just need to deal Heatley and get on with it.

What do we have that's worth dealing and has some value? (Players without NTC/NMC)

Sens4thecup wrote:What do we have that's worth dealing and has some value? (Players without NTC/NMC)

If we can't reach a deal with him soon, Volchenkov. I shudder at the idea, but it's gonna be batted around a bit this summer.

Heatley will be moved. We need to be patient.