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Volcanologist said:
Sounds like there's a lot of traffic on Versteeg. We could get an overpay on him.
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yeah. i hope so. admittedly, it would be a real coup for burke if he could turn around and ship out versteeg for a real good youngster (especially one with size) like van rymsdyk.

having said that, i don't think burke's intention in acquiring versteeg was to ship him off. given the price that they paid it isn't a bad deal at all. i still have faith that stalberg will figure it out, but he'll probably never be, overall, any better than versteeg (i'd take his size, but that's another matter). didominico is toiling in the echl. and after a good start paradis is back to being a sub-ppg performer in the q. so it was a pretty good trade.

but i just don't see versteeg as a long-term piece. he's just too flawed.
 
i think i'd also like to see the leafs capitalize on grabovski's big season. he does a lot of things that i really like... and i love his work ethic..

but i think that, moving forward, this team should be looking at bringing in either a legitimate first line centre (richards, if he's available), or a second line centre with size (boy, do i wish arnott was 27 hitting ufa, and not 37).

the other top-six centre slot has to go to kadri.

grabovski's had a great year, a lot of people are taking note of that, and he has an affordable cap hit through next season. you also have to look ahead: grabovski is eligible for unrestricted free agency next summer. you're looking at paying up to keep him. now might be as good a time as any to deal him.
 
Agree. Burke is after Schenn. Only problem is that Ottawa might be dangling Spezza for the same man. So it will be interesting.
 
msun30 said:
the way he skates combined with his poise and size reminds me an awful lot of tyler myers.

but he doesn't seem to have his offensive acumen.

aulie's a really, really intriguing prospect. when i watch him play... i can't believe that the flames traded him.
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Yeah, Myers minus the offence seems like the best comparison for Aulie. I was debating that with myself earlier. Good point.
 
I don't possibly see how...Spezza caps them out without making them much better at all than they are now. LAK is solid up the middle with Kopitar, Stoll, & Handzus
 
Stoll could also be par tof the package shipped to Ottawa for salary reasons.

They would be insane to give up B Schenn for anything less than a potential stud.
 
Kadri maybe...i dunno...i mean i knwo the Kings need to make the post season...but i dotn think moving Schenn is worth it to take that chance unless you are getting a stud nut back ie Iginla or Spezza....even then i think Lombardi passes...this is the most patient GM ever.
 
Well then we pass on that.

Why give them Kadri + when Schenn is looking like he may be only slightly better than kadri in the long run?
 
Cojo said:
Well then we pass on that.

Why give them Kadri + when Schenn is looking like he may be only slightly better than kadri in the long run?
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I never said it made sense....i dotn think you'll see a top prospect liek Brayden move....not for a guy like Versteeg anyway
 
No no i understood what you were saying, that LA probably doesn't give up Schenn unless Kadri is in the deal. Which may be reality.

But that deal doesn't make sense for us, so i'd hope we'd pass.
 
again, looking for the raptors game I come across "oil change" the love affair of the soon to be AWESOME Oilers (tongue planted firmly in cheek) and don't understand why they are kind of going through the season without any major criticism. They lost to Ottawa for christ sakes and tonight went down to Anaheim in 34 seconds. We may not be playing well, but we aren't that effing bad. I effing hate the love affair of first round picks.
 
MyNameIsJonas said:
Stoll could also be par tof the package shipped to Ottawa for salary reasons.

They would be insane to give up B Schenn for anything less than a potential stud.
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Swap Stoll for Spezza alone and LAK has gotten marginally better overall (Stoll is a very solid 2 way centre, and elite faceoff taker) as well as adding 3.4 million to their cap.

Some people seem to forget that this isn't 2007 anymore. It's gross overpayment to trade Stoll + B Schenn for this guy:

3 yr split

68 GP 24G 33A 57P at a 7 million dollar cap hit for the next 4 seasons

Put Spezza is the same category as Brian Campbell. Nice player, but you're never going to get full value for what he brings on the ice because of his contract...Spezza's injury prone nature further diminishes his value in trade.
 
MyNameIsJonas said:
I never said it made sense....i dotn think you'll see a top prospect liek Brayden move....not for a guy like Versteeg anyway
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I'm more than content with a JVR return for Versteeg. Turning Stalberg, Dido, & Paradis into JVR would be very solid overall asset management.
 
Getting JVR would be a ****ing COUP. He has John Leclaire-esque top-end power forward potential. People tend to overlook the fact that power forwards develop incredibly slowly and tend to stagnate offensively over their first three or four seasons in the league (a trend which one can see with Leclair, Todd Bertuzzi, Shane Doan, Jarome Iginla, Keith Tkachuck and other elite names).

But make no mistake: this kid could become a 30/60 player very soon. Even if he only turns into Nathan Horton that's a very good hockey player and a much more valuable asset and better fit for this roster in the near-future than Versteeg.
 
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