Murray - Let's make a deal!!

N4L wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:True enough about Phillips N4L but I think Phillips will be a 6th/7th D man by that time don't you?

Could be, but Cowen and Karlsson will be the best 1-2 in the league so... Phillips will help along with the younger guys like Wierchoich, Wideman, and who ever else may be drafted.

Yeah, let's look at who has been paired with Phillips in the last while:

Chara - no comment needed
Volchenkov - his breakout season came when this move happened (coincidence?)
Lee - he never looked so good as the few times he was paired with Phillips

N4L wrote:Who the hell is spector?

Dude, you are turbocharged today.

Funny, Lyle 'Spector' Richardson was just asking the same thing about you.


Let's get the damn season started, already.

From Lyle Richardson at SpectorsHockey.net today:

http://www.spectorshockey.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=576:no-deals-for-senators&catid=5:trade-rumors&Itemid=4

Senators GM Bryan Murray unable to find any takers for salary dumping trades. Read on for the details.

OTTAWA SUN: Bruce Garrioch reports Senators GM Bryan Murray hasn't been able to find any takers as he attempted this week to find takers for some of his extra players. It was believed Murray was shopping Christoph Schubert and was gauging interest in defenseman Alexandre Picard, noting the Columbus Blue Jackets were seeking defensive help. Garrioch suggests veteran forward Chris Kelly and Shean Donovan might also be on the outs.

OTTAWA CITIZEN: Wayne Scanlan reports Kelly's numbers from last season weren't far off from his previous seasons and was criticized not for his ability but for the four-year, $8.5 million contract he signed with the club in 2008.

SPECTOR'S NOTE: The Blue Jackets are specifically seeking a puck-moving defenseman and may not have interest in Picard, particularly since they're giving Martin Skoula a tryout. Kelly's salary will likely make him almost impossible to move and Murray probably won't have him riding the buses. Most likely Schubert and Picard will be placed on waivers and probably demoted.

Spector doesn't normally dismiss trade chatter so I suspect there is nothing going on after all.

maybe we hang on to kelly for now. if we're under the cap then it's all good. who knows what kind of injuries could creep up on us? all i know is between now and next years draft someone will want to trade for him. so really extra depth is fine by me.
Agreed, if we do manage to trade him sometime this year, that is a great relief $ wise for the resigning of A-train.

SeawaySensFan wrote:Spector doesn't normally dismiss trade chatter so I suspect there is nothing going on after all.