GAME DAY: Ottawa Senators @ Montreal Canadiens– 7:30PM EST, Monday, March 22, 2010

Big Ev wrote:Hypothetically speaking, would you trade Karlsson for Erik Johnson?

Kovalfie wrote:
It's great to save money and all but UFAs are hard to come by at this point. With the exception of very few players, all the franchise players are locked up with teams that drafted them. Otherwise you end up paying too much a la Campbell. We once had a franchise d-man but we let him walk for two years of Wade

SpezDispenser wrote:

Kovalfie wrote:
It's really a wash on both ends. Both need roster shakeups, both have an asset the other team needs, I really hope BM is reading this right now. His GP over the last couple years is scary but the way the Flyers play hockey it's not a shock. Look at Briere's production. Not saying Briere is an elite hockey player but I think his decline in points only strengthens my argument. Gagne would fit in perfectly with Ottawa. Wouldn't mind taking Powe off their hands too for say Cody Bass.

We don't need a roster shakeup, we're just young in virtually every position. Philly needs a goalie and at the same time they need to dump $$ to do it, so it makes sense. But...Gagne has a NTC, is Ottawa a place he'd want to play?

Big Ev wrote:Hypothetically speaking, would you trade Karlsson for Erik Johnson?

SpezDispenser wrote:

Big Ev wrote:Hypothetically speaking, would you trade Karlsson for Erik Johnson?

Such a loaded question...

Maybe, but it's nice to have your own, home-grown player, no?

Big Ev wrote:Hmmm, you think Chara might be willing to come back?

Kulemin-Bozak-Kessel
Patrick Sharp*-Kadri-Bobby Ryan**
Tomas Fleischmann***-Mitchell-Sjostrom
Orr-Hanson-Stahlberg

Beauchemin-Phaneuf
Komisarek-Hamhuis****
Gunnarson- Alzner
extra: Finger

Gustavsson
Giguere

* - Acquired through trade with CHI; did not say what was coming back
** - Acquired in trade with ANA for Schenn & Grabovski
*** - Acquired in trade (along with Karl Alzner) with WAS for Kaberle
**** - signed as UFA

Kovalfie wrote:
I'd think a 30 year old French Canadian would want to put his kids in a French school and be close to family and friends. He's from St Foy Quebec which, well, I have no idea where the hell that is in Quebec but it's close enough without having to play in Montreal.

Big Ev wrote:Won't Murray be out when Chara's free agency kicks in, though?

Dash wrote:Off topic to the Sens, but reminded me of it when you mentioned Hamhuis, in today's Toronto Star, there was an article about what the author thinks the Leafs will look like next year *thanks to the genius that is Burke):

http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/783142--take-a-peek-into-burke-s-crystal-ball

Kulemin-Bozak-Kessel
Patrick Sharp*-Kadri-Bobby Ryan**
Tomas Fleischmann***-Mitchell-Sjostrom
Orr-Hanson-Stahlberg

Beauchemin-Phaneuf
Komisarek-Hamhuis****
Gunnarson- Alzner
extra: Finger

Gustavsson
Giguere

* - Acquired through trade with CHI; did not say what was coming back
** - Acquired in trade with ANA for Schenn & Grabovski
*** - Acquired in trade (along with Karl Alzner) with WAS for Kaberle
**** - signed as UFA

Big Ev wrote:Simon Gagne would make a great addition! Philly need sto change something up after this season, so trading him might not be a bad idea.