Jason Spezza - Trade Discussion

I figure since every topic turns into talking about the (eventual) Spezza trade, we may as well dedicate a forum to it.

What can we get for Spezza? Who's interested in his services? More importantly, what pieces do we need to bring in to *win* the Spezza trade?

Cogliano, Rackell and anaheim 1st

SpezDispenser wrote:Cogliano, Rackell and anaheim 1st

Any chance he didn't put Edmonton on his list of 10?

Won't be traded. Extension signed. Book it.

shabbs wrote:Won't be traded. Extension signed. Book it.

It would be odd if a team, that numerous analysts predicted to go as far as the Cup, missed the playoffs while having some of the lowest injury totals, then ended up with no-one taking the fall (Conacher/Corvo don't count).

wprager wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Cogliano, Rackell and anaheim 1st

Any chance he didn't put Edmonton on his list of 10?

Doubtful.

SpezDispenser wrote:

wprager wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Cogliano, Rackell and anaheim 1st

Any chance he didn't put Edmonton on his list of 10?

Doubtful.

I'd rather not get cogs to be honest. i think he's having a career year and we can get better then that. I like dallas as a destination and what they could offer. also spezza would play behind seguin. works for them.

I like him. He plays really hard and pks really well. Speed too.

SpezDispenser wrote:I like him.  He plays really hard and pks really well.  Speed too.

We need players who can make a difference, not complementary players.

On the topic of Spezza...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=450388

Flo The Action wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

wprager wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Cogliano, Rackell and anaheim 1st

Any chance he didn't put Edmonton on his list of 10?

Doubtful.

I'd rather not get cogs to be honest. i think he's having a career year and we can get better then that. I like dallas as a destination and what they could offer. also spezza would play behind seguin. works for them.

For Ottawa to be competitive, I think it's going to take 2-3 trades. I'd be happy with a high-level prospect and a top-four D/top-six F for Spezza assuming other trades will happen in the off-season.

To Anaheim: Jason Spezza, Erik Condra
To Ottawa: Jakob Silfverberg, Hampus Lindholm, 1st rd pick

If the rumors surrounding Ottawa wanting Chris Stewart are true then it'll probably happen this off-season.

To Buffalo: Mark Methot, Shane Prince
To Ottawa: Chris Stewart

Last season Ottawa was apparently really high on Evander Kane and it seems like his time is running out in Winnipeg. Edmonton also really needs to acquire some defencemen and seems like Eberle is the player they could be dangling.

To Edmonton: Coling Greening, Jared Cowen, Mark Boro
To Ottawa: Jordan Eberle

MacArthur-Turris-Ryan
Hoffman-Eberle-Stewart
Silf-Zib-Stone
Smith-Pageau-Neil
Da Costa

Lindholm-Karlsson
Claesson-Ceci
Wiercioch-Phillips
Gryba

That's a lot of changes on D -- new partner for everyone? Also Claesson hasn't played a single shift in the NHL -- he'd be the 7th (especially since Gryba is our 3rd RHS D-man and the only one who plays the PK).

LeKing wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:I like him.  He plays really hard and pks really well.  Speed too.

We need players who can make a difference, not complementary players.

Come on...you of all people know why that trade is good for us. We need depth and a high level of competitiveness at every forward position, he brings that and Rackell looks like he'll be a player too.

You are not getting Lindholm out of Anaheim. Forget that.

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

wprager wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Cogliano, Rackell and anaheim 1st

Any chance he didn't put Edmonton on his list of 10?

Doubtful.

I'd rather not get cogs to be honest. i think he's having a career year and we can get better then that. I like dallas as a destination and what they could offer. also spezza would play behind seguin. works for them.

For Ottawa to be competitive, I think it's going to take 2-3 trades. I'd be happy with a high-level prospect and a top-four D/top-six F for Spezza assuming other trades will happen in the off-season.

To Anaheim: Jason Spezza, Erik Condra
To Ottawa: Jakob Silfverberg, Hampus Lindholm, 1st rd pick

If the rumors surrounding Ottawa wanting Chris Stewart are true then it'll probably happen this off-season.

To Buffalo: Mark Methot, Shane Prince
To Ottawa: Chris Stewart

Last season Ottawa was apparently really high on Evander Kane and it seems like his time is running out in Winnipeg. Edmonton also really needs to acquire some defencemen and seems like Eberle is the player they could be dangling.

To Edmonton: Coling Greening, Jared Cowen, Mark Boro  
To Ottawa: Jordan Eberle

MacArthur-Turris-Ryan
Hoffman-Eberle-Stewart
Silf-Zib-Stone
Smith-Pageau-Neil
Da Costa

Lindholm-Karlsson
Claesson-Ceci
Wiercioch-Phillips
Gryba
 

That D has no toughness...