Trade Bonanza 2011! Speculation, Rumours, the Works!

SpezDispenser wrote:Out to lunch? Don't they just want to start shedding the dumb contracts and move forward? What the heck is Burke asking for, Pavelski? He's just that stubborn and...out to lunch to do that.

Huzzah, Beachemin out, Kuba in?

SpezDispenser wrote:

Out to lunch? Don't they just want to start shedding the dumb contracts and move forward? What the heck is Burke asking for, Pavelski? He's just that stubborn and...out to lunch to do that.

Huzzah, Beachemin out, Kuba in?

CockRoche wrote:

Hoags wrote:ugh I still don't see why Pierre would make sense here. Not that I think he's as nutty as his on-air persona but I can't for the life of me see why he would do better than BM in terms of cap/asset management and trades.

He strikes me as a very knowledgeable armchair GM but thinks he knows everything but if he were to actually get the job he's in for a rude awakening.

I don't state things as a matter of fact very often. if ever, because anything can happen in the world of hockey; but I feel comfortable with the following assertation.

Pierre McGuire will never be a GM; the players despise him and the only reason he gets mention as a potential GM is becuase he, himself, does all the self-promotion.

Players don't even like talking to him with no cameras around for fear of what will be said the next time there is one. McGuire is a "name dropper" of the worst kind.

I saw him at a funeral I was at recently and the douchebag was on his phone throughout the whole procession in, tribute and procession out.

He has no couth and only looks for his next story.

If Ottawa - because anything can happen - signs Pierre McGuire as GM, prepare for the "laughing stock" tag to stick. Obviously McGuire would change his behaviour if he became a GM, but that won't change the opinion the players, coaches and other GM's already have of him IMO.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Out to lunch? Don't they just want to start shedding the dumb contracts and move forward? What the heck is Burke asking for, Pavelski? He's just that stubborn and...out to lunch to do that.

Huzzah, Beachemin out, Kuba in?

If you follow the link, you'll note that the Habs are indeed looking to add a D. Just as I've been saying for weeks now.

Hoags wrote:
Yeah I'd suspect it's Pavelski, Burke would definitely go after anyone who was on the US Olympic Team.

I really think he tried to land Bobby Ryan for Kaberle in the summer as well, hoping the Ducks wouldn't be able to sign him.

rooneypoo wrote:PRECISELY what I've been saying for 2-3 months now. PM would be a god awful choice, most especially for our organization, which is already not taken seriously enough as it is.

SpezDispenser wrote:Is Brent Seabrook on the move? The Hawks might find it tough to fit him into their plans going forward.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Is Brent Seabrook on the move? The Hawks might find it tough to fit him into their plans going forward.

Doubt it. That's a guy they find room for.

hemlock wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Is Brent Seabrook on the move? The Hawks might find it tough to fit him into their plans going forward.

Doubt it. That's a guy they find room for.

At who's expense though? They've got about $17 million free for next year, but they don't have a goaltender signed, and only 10 skaters signed. Of those, they are carrying 5 $5+ million dollar contracts, and that doesn't include the $7 million they are paying Sharp and Bolland combined. Something has to give here. They may have room for one high priced d-men/forward, but then they've got to address all the other gaping holes.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Chicago isn't afraid to trade or dump players to keep what they feel is the core. Seabrook is probably one of the last on their list of guys they'll move because of cap concerns.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

hemlock wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Is Brent Seabrook on the move? The Hawks might find it tough to fit him into their plans going forward.

Doubt it. That's a guy they find room for.

At who's expense though? They've got about $17 million free for next year, but they don't have a goaltender signed, and only 10 skaters signed. Of those, they are carrying 5 $5+ million dollar contracts, and that doesn't include the $7 million they are paying Sharp and Bolland combined. Something has to give here. They may have room for one high priced d-men/forward, but then they've got to address all the other gaping holes.

Chicago isn't afraid to trade or dump players to keep what they feel is the core. Seabrook is probably one of the last on their list of guys they'll move because of cap concerns.

Hoags wrote:I think the Hawks are carrying a few million of bonuses from last season which won't be a problem for them next year. I think they'll be ok.

Keith and Seabrook are about as good of a defense pairing as you're going to get, they'd be stupid not to keep that.

Seabrook pretty much got on the Olympic team because of his chemistry with Keith, although Keith is the better player.