Ongoing NHL thread - Part III

[Bloody Brian Burke]

If I were Lou I'd be waving that Pittsburgh first rounder around like it was a bridal bouquet.

Big time. And to be fair, Stevie probably won't find a better deal.

Man that would give the Leafs a fuck ton of young forwards, though.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I have a trade to announce (no, not Drouin).

Chris Kuc ‏@ChrisKuc 2m2 minutes ago
#Blackhawks have acquired forward Richard Panik from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Jeremy Morin.

Nice add-on when they start moving parts for picks/prospects.

Komarov/Morin for Drouin

 

[Puck082]

Where does Drouin end up? Sounds like another Niedereitter situation.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Where does Drouin end up? Sounds like another Niedereitter situation.

NJ makes a lot of sense - have prospects to trade, need young scoring.

Drouin could also be a part of a trade for RyJo, too.

 

[forty_three]

NJ makes a lot of sense - have prospects to trade, need young scoring.

Drouin could also be a part of a trade for RyJo, too.

Johansen would be a great fit for TB, problem is TB doesn't have what Columbus needs. Other than Hedman and Stevie ain't that stupid.

Maybe Stralman, but I don't think he liked it here.

 

[forty_three]

Oh, and if Drouin doesn't like Cooper, then what will he do with Torts?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Johansen would be a great fit for TB, problem is TB doesn't have what Columbus needs. Other than Hedman and Stevie ain't that stupid.

Maybe Stralman, but I don't think he liked it here.

Subjective. Columbus is in last place; they need everything. Tampa could offer Drouin/other prospects/picks and match up with a Columbus team that is mismanaging its asset as badly as Yzerman is right now.

I think the bigger problem is Columbus would probably like to dump a contract if they were to actually trade RyJo and TB doesn't have much room in that regard, especially after adding RyJo.

 

[DragonfromTO]

Big time. And to be fair, Stevie probably won't find a better deal.

Man that would give the Leafs a fuck ton of young forwards, though.

What an awful problem to have!

 

[DragonfromTO]

Nice add-on when they start moving parts for picks/prospects.

Komarov/Morin for Drouin

I hadn't thought of that, but Komarov would be a great piece to dangle if Tampa wants something for right now.

 

[dash]

Can the Leafs make room for Drouin after they acquire Stamkos?

 

[DragonfromTO]

Can the Leafs make room for Drouin after they acquire Stamkos?

Sure, he'd probably fit nicely on Stammer's wing as a playmaker who would allow Stamkos to free himself from that role and concentrate on scoring goals playing off of the puck (what he's best at).

It's almost comical at this point that Tampa can't see that. Maybe Steven just needs some time in Syracuse too, to sort it out

 

[esls79]

What can Drouin learn by accepting the demotion to Syracuse? I heard they have a bunch of punks on that team like Tim McCracken and Ogie Ogilthorpe anyways.

 

[dash]

What can Drouin learn by accepting the demotion to Syracuse? I heard they have a bunch of punks on that team like Tim McCracken and Ogie Ogilthorpe anyways.

Federal League > AHL

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Who own the Crunch?

 

[dash]

I hope Drouin brought his effin toys.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I hadn't thought of that, but Komarov would be a great piece to dangle if Tampa wants something for right now.

This is the epitome of selling high.

I like how he plays, and you can tell Babcock does too, but man if they don't cash in on him this season they're going to regret it in short order.

 

[forty_three]

Can the Leafs make room for Drouin after they acquire Stamkos?

Don't forget, they're getting Johansen too. For Reimer, I think. Maybe Kadri.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Can the Leafs make room for Drouin after they acquire Stamkos?

Drouin-Stamkos-Marner
JVR-Nylander-Puljujarvi

I like it.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Don't forget, they're getting Johansen too. For Reimer, I think. Maybe Kadri.

If the Jackets wanted to dump salary in a RyJo trade, there aren't many teams they can partner with. Leafs would be among those few they can.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Don't forget, they're getting Johansen too. For Reimer, I think. Maybe Kadri.

I don't think think RyJo wold be too happy with that. I doubt he'd be willing to play 3rd C behind Tavares and Stamkos.