Gomez to Montreal for Higgins

Higgins is an RFA isn't he? I think there might be a sign and trade?

SpezDispenser wrote:

jamvan wrote:Good move? I'd chaulk it up to more of dumping one of his many mistakes (Redden, Antripov, Gomez, Drury and maybe soon to be Heatley.

Give him credit for fixing one of his mistakes though. It couldn't have been easy to move Gomez.

I wouldn't call it fixing it. I won't give him credit for this move. I can't. Something is definitly brewing our way though.

jamvan wrote:Higgins is an RFA isn't he? I think there might be a sign and trade?

Yes, to us. He's coming I think. Along with one of the two Russian prospects and something out of left field. Hopefully not Zherdev, unless the Sens' scouts like him and don't see him as a guy who will give up. And also depending on how much he wants.

jamvan wrote:Give him credit for fixing one of his mistakes though. It couldn't have been easy to move Gomez.

I wouldn't call it fixing it. I won't give him credit for this move. I can't. Something is definitly brewing our way though.[/quote]

Yep. Seems imminent. Damn, I wanted Phaneuf after all that. :^^^^: Staal, Higgins and someone else I would imagine. Should happen soon too.

RobbyJ wrote:

jamvan wrote:

marakh wrote:Higgins + Dubinsky

That could very well be the move. Murray definitely didn't want Gomez.

I'm not big on Higgins. I'd rather a prospect than him.

He's good and physical. Can score 25 (Hat trick VS Sens las season).
Consistency problems, but the main reason = has been bounced from line 1 to 3 because Carbonneau was weird with his line combinations.

Just imagine = Higgins on line one with Alfie and Spezza.
We sign a UFA on line 2 to play with Dubinsky and another guy, whoever.
We keep FFS on line 3.

That's some depth.

I wouldn't mind Grachev or Anisimov, but Sather won't give them.

SpezDispenser wrote:

Dawg's Wife wrote:Fakelun's rumor makes no sense about heatley going to the NYR. They have nothing really I can see Ottawa wanting outside of Staal. All their top prospects are D men other than a couple of russian forwards.

Staal, Grachev/Anisimov and a carrot. Higgins will do. cool)

I'll defer to you guys, I know nothing of them and Dawg is still holed up doing the FA thing.

marakh wrote:He's good and physical. Can score 25 (Hat trick VS Sens las season).
Consistency problems, but the main reason = has been bounced from line 1 to 3 because Carbonneau was weird with his line combinations.

Just imagine = Higgins on line one with Alfie and Spezza.
We sign a UFA on line 2 to play with Dubinsky and another guy, whoever.
We keep FFS on line 3.

That's some depth.

I wouldn't mind Grachev or Anisimov, but Sather won't give them.

He'll give one of those guys up, but he won't give up Dubinsky. So it'll be Staal/Dubinsky(if he gives him up), one of the Ruskies and Higgins.

I'm pretty confident that this is the new plan A and that plan B is Calgary.

Let's do this.

SpezDispenser wrote:

jamvan wrote:Give him credit for fixing one of his mistakes though. It couldn't have been easy to move Gomez.

I wouldn't call it fixing it. I won't give him credit for this move. I can't. Something is definitly brewing our way though.

Yep. Seems imminent. Damn, I wanted Phaneuf after all that. :^^^^: Staal, Higgins and someone else I would imagine. Should happen soon too.[/quote] I don't think Staal is part of the deal. That was the stalworth before. Higgins still has no team on tsn, expect him to be shipped out again. Higgins, Boylle and Del Zotto

I don't know about you guys, but with the recent 2 drafts, I'd rather trade for some forwards, if we're talking prospects...

Staal, Higgins and Dubinski? Are you guys serious? While I agree that this *may be* Sather making room for Heatley, I don't think we would get all three unless we also took back Redden.

Dawg's Wife wrote:[
I'll defer to you guys, I know nothing of them and Dawg is still holed up doing the FA thing.

With the two Russians, or than deal in specific?

wprager wrote:Staal, Higgins and Dubinski? Are you guys serious? While I agree that this *may be* Sather making room for Heatley, I don't think we would get all three unless we also took back Redden.

Sather will not part with Staal either, so I wouldn't put him there. Higgins and Dubinsky basically fits what Murray expects to get back.

wprager wrote:Staal, Higgins and Dubinski? Are you guys serious? While I agree that this *may be* Sather making room for Heatley, I don't think we would get all three unless we also took back Redden.

Or Rosival.

Neely4Life wrote:

wprager wrote:Staal, Higgins and Dubinski? Are you guys serious? While I agree that this *may be* Sather making room for Heatley, I don't think we would get all three unless we also took back Redden.

Or Rosival.

I hope we don't take any d back .

jamvan wrote:

wprager wrote:Staal, Higgins and Dubinski? Are you guys serious? While I agree that this *may be* Sather making room for Heatley, I don't think we would get all three unless we also took back Redden.

Sather will not part with Staal either, so I wouldn't put him there. Higgins and Dubinsky basically fits what Murray expects to get back.

Depending on what Higgins signs for, I would do that deal!  Maybe NYR's first rounder for next year thrown in as well.Go out and sign a UFA tomorrow and we're set

jamvan wrote:I don't think Staal is part of the deal. That was the stalworth before. Higgins still has no team on tsn, expect him to be shipped out again. Higgins, Boylle and Del Zotto

No deal. I want Staal or Dubinsky, or I want Phaneuf. Boyle is useless to me right now, Del Zotto is major redundancy and Higgins shouldn't be a centerpiece of this.

I'll be mad, I'll admit it.

wprager wrote:Staal, Higgins and Dubinski? Are you guys serious? While I agree that this *may be* Sather making room for Heatley, I don't think we would get all three unless we also took back Redden.

Not 3 of them, just 2.

WE don't need Staal anyways, I'd rather take some forwards, and I prefer young proven players than prospects.

zsival is a right handed shot, he would be a welcome addition to that blueline in Ottawa. Crappy contract or not, they need a right handed shot who can get it to the net.

Might be the guy coming back.