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zeke said:
you're contradicting yourself there.

if all they need the capspace for is to sign another dman, then yes, a Beauch/Komi trade for Savard would work.
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They need a guy to QB their PP and move the puck. Komi/Beauch isn't that man.
 
MindzEye said:
Just to clear up why....

1) Ottawa is likely not interested due to their positional allotment of cap space currently and the cap requirements just to finish putting their team back together.

2) Chiarelli is concerned with winning, not in 2014, but this year. This could potentially be his last season with Chara and if Savard wants out and he can't get full value for him (which he obviously can't) then the cap space that he can turn and use to fill holes on his team is significantly more important to him than a kid who is currently 16-17 years old and won't suit up for the Bruins for another 4-5 years. With that cap space he's a player in the Volchenkov sweepstakes, he can bring in Martin to replace Wideman's offensive abilities....he can bring in a NHL player to make his squad better, and for 4 million, a pretty good one.
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Yeah, I agree totally, and I reached a similar conclusion in my post---that being that I'm sure Chiarelli doesn't WANT to deal Marc Savard to Toronto, and at first glance that move doesn't make any sense. But in the end, he's going to be left with no choice.
 
Habsy said:
"They" are wrong.
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Thanks for the clear-up habsy.. definitely really good news.

It looks like either Spezza gets dealt (has to be before July 1st, remember) and Sens take him, Leafs trade for him, or he stays a Bruin.. Not sure which horse I'd bet on at this point. Should be interesting.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
Since I don't want him, a fair price to me would be:

Grabovski, Finger for Savard and 2011 2nd.

Those two contracts expire in two years, trading Grabs opens up a space for Savard to play and to have Bozak and Kadri playing center as well, we take on a long and risky contract, and we get a decent pick in a supposedly poor draft.
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LOF, for a smart guy, its not worth posting something we would only see on the old fanhome by homers. Lets just ASSUME you don't want him.
 
If thats true about his NMC, he stays in Boston or comes to Toronto. Montreal/Philly/Chicago/Ottawa don't have the cap space or the need for him
 
corksens said:
Hilarious.

Your doom and gloom predictions don't mean anything. We can easily shed some salary to make room for a 4.2 million Savard.

Perhaps not resigning Volchenkov or Sutton and bringing up one of our young defensemen? What a wild idea!
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Oh, it's not impossible, but there's little chance of it occurring. Ottawa is already looking to be on the hook for 13.5 million or so to 3 centres for the upcoming season and has other places in the lineup where they require money.

My predictions aren't doom and gloom unless you're taking a negative view of your teams current cap situation. ****, if you think what I'm saying is doom and gloom (suggesting that I'm pushing a negative view of the situation) then it's clear that you weren't particularly familiar with your team's cap situation, like I had suggested.
 
Wow, you actually taking tha bet LoF? I love Bozak and all, but take a look at Savard's last six years in the league (pretty much, since he left Calgary full time), and the pace he's been scoring at:

GP 406, G 119, A 325, Pts 444 (GP 82, G 24, A 66, Pts 90)

If Bozak manages 60 points over a full NHL season next year, I'll be very happy.
 
If it's a "soft trade" I think Ottawa definitely has the picks to offer. IMO, we have more attractive secondary prospects though if they're not offering up any of their big four on D/Lehner.
 
oh, and corky....this is what your blueline looks like if you don't bring VTrain or a replacement in

Kuba-Phillips
Lee-Karlsson
Cowen/Carkner/Gryba/Schira

The odds of lispy going into the season with that blueline is ****ing nill, and you know it.
 
hockeylover said:
If it's a "soft trade" I think Ottawa definitely has the picks to offer. IMO, we have more attractive secondary prospects though if they're not offering up any of their big four on D/Lehner.
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Agreed, but again, I question Ottawa's interest. The centre position is also the only position that Ottawa is locked in long term at. Spezza for 5, Fisher for 3, Regin likely to be for at minimum 3.

I seriously question whether Lispy would even be interested in taking a straight salary dump at the centre position given his current asset allotment.

We know Burke will be interested, but will Lispy?
 
axlsalinger said:
He has been actively shopping Spazza. If he can move out that contract, he could very well be a player for Savard.
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Absolutely. I agree with that entirely. The question is whether or not he can get it done before July 1, when the cap space would be most important to Chia.

Make no mistake, the cap space is far more important to Chia right now than the slotting of the Leafs' 2011 1st rounder is. Chia has Stanley Cup aspirations.
 
axlsalinger said:
He has been actively shopping Spazza. If he can move out that contract, he could very well be a player for Savard.
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Reason Savard is being moved in the first place is due to the log jam at center.

Doubt they would want an even higher paid center for the long-term.
 
I think you misunderstood what Axl is saying.

That Murray would have to move Spezza in a separate deal to get in on Savard. Not that Murray would move Spezza for Savard.
 
Yeah, there is zero chance the Bruins would trade for the Spaz. It would take another team and a separate deal.

It would provide the Senioritas with a better # 1 center, at what, a 40% discount? So I can see them having interest in this.

M.E. makes a good point though - there are serious time constraints here for Ottawa.
 
kmcgran_hockey #Leafs yesterday I was Garth. NO WAY. Today I'm wayne WAY. Leafs real interested in savard. Getting close. Story soon on thestar.com

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I don't get this either but... awesome.
 
When you say "I don't get this", are you referring to his joke there? It's a Wayne's World reference to Wayne and Garth.
 
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