SENS OFF-SEASON TALK 2013

Michallica wrote:Sounds like gonchar was told he wasn't going to be back and his agent helped in orchestrating his trade. The guy in Dallas is Jim nill and I would say it's more a coup for him to get gonchar who will likely get the term and money in Dallas. But a conditional 6th rounder is too little even for his rights. The risk of trading his rights without getting a sure return is stupid.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Never once have I ever said any player was better than Sidney Crosby - Russian, Martian, Canadian, doesn't matter.

Martians!!!

SpezDispenser wrote:I've learned to trust Murray, but I hope we're getting a player to replace Gonchar and not some Lundin or reclamation project

Michallica wrote:Sounds like gonchar was told he wasn't going to be back and his agent helped in orchestrating his trade. The guy in Dallas is Jim nill and I would say it's more a coup for him to get gonchar who will likely get the term and money in Dallas. But a conditional 6th rounder is too little even for his rights. The risk of trading his rights without getting a sure return is stupid.

SpezDispenser wrote:

wprager wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:I hope Murray has a plan to replace him - and I certainly don't mean Wiercioch.

Need someone with a RHS. Bogosian, Shattenkirk and Pietrangelo -- all righties, all RFA.

None of those are realistic though. Maybe Bogosian, but even then, the Jets are way better off with him than moving him - and if they do, look out, it'd be real expensive.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Never once have I ever said any player was better than Sidney Crosby - Russian, Martian, Canadian, doesn't matter.

Martians!!!

NEELY wrote:Well, who's gonna play those mins

wprager wrote:

NEELY wrote:Well, who's gonna play those mins

Remember when he got Methot and we all went "Who?"

NEELY wrote:For the record, I never went "who?". I said "good move".

wprager wrote:Dallas has reached a deal with Gonchar -- $10M over 2 years. Paperwork to be signed and then that's that.

Ev wrote:

Michallica wrote:Sounds like gonchar was told he wasn't going to be back and his agent helped in orchestrating his trade. The guy in Dallas is Jim nill and I would say it's more a coup for him to get gonchar who will likely get the term and money in Dallas. But a conditional 6th rounder is too little even for his rights. The risk of trading his rights without getting a sure return is stupid.

how is that too little? They would have got nothing at all if he walked. It's basically just a favour to Dallas.

NEELY wrote:

Michallica wrote:Sounds like gonchar was told he wasn't going to be back and his agent helped in orchestrating his trade. The guy in Dallas is Jim nill and I would say it's more a coup for him to get gonchar who will likely get the term and money in Dallas. But a conditional 6th rounder is too little even for his rights. The risk of trading his rights without getting a sure return is stupid.

It's a great move because at this point they are going to be drafting depth and they now have an extra pick to either move or draft a guy with an outside shot at playing in the NHL. They got something for basically nothing.