Kovalchuk trade watch

beedub wrote:Did I just hear right?? Is Kovy a Devil??

Yep. Bergfors, Oduya, Patrice Cormier and a 1st.

Kovy's a Devil?

hemlock wrote:

beedub wrote:Did I just hear right?? Is Kovy a Devil??

Yep. Bergfors, Oduya, Patrice Cormier and a 1st.

Holy crap.

SpezDispenser wrote:

hemlock wrote:

beedub wrote:Did I just hear right?? Is Kovy a Devil??

Yep. Bergfors, Oduya, Patrice Cormier and a 1st.

Holy crap.

not worth it since he is going to be only a rental no way does lemaire cough up the cash the kovalchuck wants

Oduya is the key to this deal. Bergfors is a nice player and who knows what the pick will be but for the here and now, Oduya is the key piece going back. He's very underrated.

True enough oduya is a very good d man and very underrated

Hockeyhero22000 wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

hemlock wrote:

beedub wrote:Did I just hear right?? Is Kovy a Devil??

Yep. Bergfors, Oduya, Patrice Cormier and a 1st.

Holy crap.

not worth it since he is going to be only a rental no way does lemaire cough up the cash the kovalchuck wants

Lemaire won't. Neither will Lamoriello, the GM.

Still, Lou probably realizes that Brodeur's shelf life isn't so long and he's probably feeling Marty's got one more huge run in him. Why not take advantage of it? None of these guys are core guys. Kovalchuk will either have more space in NJ with Parise there, or free up some for Parise. I don't think they'll play on the same line since Parise prefers the LW. Keeping them apart forces teams to play a lesser line against one of them.

So if NJ won't resign who'll be the winner on july 1st ?

Hoags wrote:So if NJ won't resign who'll be the winner on july 1st ?

The Kings are where I am putting my money. They've got the cap space, and the team to attract Kovy. Plus, they don't have to give assets up.

depends where Kovy wants to go i think he already has an idea where he wants to be

AlfieisGod11 wrote:

Hockeyhero22000 wrote:kovalchuk was going to free agency it wasn't worth it just for a rental

Karlsson, Fisher, Neil and a 1st for Kovalchuk would a been a total rip

How is that package at all even close to what they got? What an idiot Waddell is. That guy is fired for sure after this season.

PKC wrote:

AlfieisGod11 wrote:

Hockeyhero22000 wrote:kovalchuk was going to free agency it wasn't worth it just for a rental

Karlsson, Fisher, Neil and a 1st for Kovalchuk would a been a total rip

How is that package at all even close to what they got? What an idiot Waddell is. That guy is fired for sure after this season.

Yeah, I don't think they got a very good return fro Kovalchuk, at all.

Hockeyhero22000 wrote:depends where Kovy wants to go i think he already has an idea where he wants to be

Toronto, mark my words

Makes you wonder why chicago didnt put in an offer to move out some salary. There is no doubt in my mind right now that a sharp and seabrook could have landed him. Of the deals this week who got fleeced the most.

I don't think the return is that bad. Bergfors has talent and with more ice time and PP time in ATL could be a 25 goal guy. Oduya is very solid defenceman, an olympian in fact. The 1st won't be too high, but it could be a useful pick to trade up, or down. Cormier? Well, he's a gearbox and I am surprised he had anyone show interest in him. Who knows what names were thrown around, but I would really have tried for Bergfors, Oduya and Tedenby.

As if this trade wasn't bad enough, but apparently they also swapped their second round picks this year. Holy Dung that's a brutal trade.

PKC wrote:As if this trade wasn't bad enough, but apparently they also swapped their second round picks this year. Holy Dung that's a brutal trade.

He's a RENTAL. NJ will get no more than 60 games out of Kovy, and that's if they make the finals. Call it what you want, but clearly, there wasn't a better offer out there, or else Waddell would have taken it. Like I said, Waddell faired pretty well, certainly better than the Hossa deal.

The Montagoose wrote:Makes you wonder why chicago didnt put in an offer to move out some salary. There is no doubt in my mind right now that a sharp and seabrook could have landed him. Of the deals this week who got fleeced the most.

sharp and seabrook? that would be challenged for chicago.
absolutely challenged