Be aware!!! According to Omark himself he's on his way back to the NHL. It's only a matter of days he says.
Refuses to say what team that has contacted Edmonton.
- Arosen74

Hopefully so... He's incredibly creative with the puck, and I see him making a name for himself. I don't think he was given a fair shake with the Oilers.

Assuming the much-hated Offer-Sheet won't be deployed by a team, like my beloved Flyers, I'd try and trade for him. Obviously I have a massive bias being the Flyers and trying to find that quintessential top D-man, so I'd offer something like this:


To St. Louis: Brayden Schenn, Nick Cousins, Braydon Coburn, and a 1st round in 2014, and a 2nd in 2015


To Philadelphia: Alex Pietrangelo
- Flyers_V88

Not gonna trade a 1st rounder for next year when Philly is hosting the draft...

Assuming the much-hated Offer-Sheet won't be deployed by a team, like my beloved Flyers, I'd try and trade for him. Obviously I have a massive bias being the Flyers and trying to find that quintessential top D-man, so I'd offer something like this:


To St. Louis: Brayden Schenn, Nick Cousins, Braydon Coburn, and a 1st round in 2014, and a 2nd in 2015


To Philadelphia: Alex Pietrangelo
- Flyers_V88

Swap Luke Schenn in for Coburn (the Blues are too left handed right now on defense) and you have the makings of a fair deal. I wouldn't expect the Blues to bite on it because they have no need to do so, but at least the return would be realistic.

With likely over $8M of cap space left after signing MPS (would likely replace Aucoin on the 23-man roster) an offer sheet is a non-issue, which is why the Blues still have all the leverage in this. I expect to hear either a 2/$11M extension or a mega-deal along the lines of 8/$50M in the next four weeks. The Blues won't give him Letang money this summer because they don't have to. They can wait two more years before they have to do that and there is little Petro or his agent can do about that.

Hopefully so... He's incredibly creative with the puck, and I see him making a name for himself. I don't think he was given a fair shake with the Oilers.
- laughs2907

Absolutly true!! But he has to get his head straight and start realizing that everything doesnt always have be about him, him & him.

Absolutly true!! But he has to get his head straight and start realizing that everything doesnt always have be about him, him & him.
- Arosen74

Yeah, there's been questions about his attitude for sure. He has the talent... It's up to him on whether or not he wants to be a success in the NHL.

Word is that he told his agent any offer sheets would have to be 7 years and have an aav over 7 per or he wasn't interested.

Tough for St. Louis to fit that in....
- Iggysbff

They would match...that proposal would actually be an easy decision. More moves would have to be made but that's not an offer sheet that would pry Pietro out of StL

Remember, the ONLY reason Nashville even considered not matching Weber's offer sheet was all of the bonus money in the first few years of the deal. Term and AAV were not an issue, cash flow was

Not gonna trade a 1st rounder for next year when Philly is hosting the draft...
- Trainfellow

You're kidding? To get Pietrangelo, I think you have to... He is better than ANY player we'll draft next year...

Obviously this is all hypothetical and for fun, but I really hope that isn't a reason not to trade a first to land a superstar D?

Swap Luke Schenn in for Coburn (the Blues are too left handed right now on defense) and you have the makings of a fair deal. I wouldn't expect the Blues to bite on it because they have no need to do so, but at least the return would be realistic.

With likely over $8M of cap space left after signing MPS (would likely replace Aucoin on the 23-man roster) an offer sheet is a non-issue, which is why the Blues still have all the leverage in this. I expect to hear either a 2/$11M extension or a mega-deal along the lines of 8/$50M in the next four weeks. The Blues won't give him Letang money this summer because they don't have to. They can wait two more years before they have to do that and there is little Petro or his agent can do about that.
- bluenatic411

Haha, fair. I'd wanna keep Luke if I'm Holmgren, but I can see the validity of your request.

You're kidding? To get Pietrangelo, I think you have to... He is better than ANY player we'll draft next year...

Obviously this is all hypothetical and for fun, but I really hope that isn't a reason not to trade a first to land a superstar D?
- Flyers_V88

to have a chance to draft a prospect in the middle of the 1st round? God I hope not.

You're kidding? To get Pietrangelo, I think you have to... He is better than ANY player we'll draft next year...

Obviously this is all hypothetical and for fun, but I really hope that isn't a reason not to trade a first to land a superstar D?
- Flyers_V88

The Blues aren't going to trade him, so don't worry about it.

Not gonna trade a 1st rounder for next year when Philly is hosting the draft...
- Trainfellow

Lou Lamoriello... Although he did trade AT the draft.

Not gonna trade a 1st rounder for next year when Philly is hosting the draft...
- Trainfellow

While I certainly understand what you're saying and the excitement of hosting a draft and having a 1st round pick. IF the opportunity to acquire Pietro was there, holding onto your 1st round pick when hosting the draft is not a reason to hold back on making that deal. If that is a serious consideration in any of Holmgren's negotiations over the next year then the Flyers organization is dumber than I thought.

The Blues aren't going to trade him, so don't worry about it.
- carcus

How about for Belanger?

They can afford it. cap wise. Depends if their owners are willing to spend.
- Blackstrom2

They won't be able to fit it after they sign MPS for his 3 mill.

Be aware!!! According to Omark himself he's on his way back to the NHL. It's only a matter of days he says.
Refuses to say what team that has contacted Edmonton.
- Arosen74

Quote" Omark is better than Eberle"- Pilgor....

The Blues aren't going to trade him, so don't worry about it.
- carcus

Clearly not, this is just for fun...

Clearly not, this is just for fun...
- Flyers_V88

Cool. Who else do you want to trade for? This is a fun game.

I want Malkin. What do the Blues need to give up to get Malkin.

If I was a team with cap space I would offer sheet him. Maybe 7 years 56 million. Not sure if st Louis matches or not
- Snagglepuss

St Louis would match any offersheet. Acutally, he is not going to sign an offersheet. If he was, it would have happened by now.

The number of teams that can even make an offer big enough for Petro to sign it are not going to be very good teams. Contenders will not have the cap space to do it. I don't see Petro signing an offersheet to a bad team for long term.

Cool. Who else do you want to trade for? This is a fun game.

I want Malkin. What do the Blues need to give up to get Malkin.
- carcus

Pietrangelo + Tarasenko + 2014 1st

Got it straight from the horse's mouth.

I pray Holmgren has an ace up his sleeve... Your thoughts on my hypothetical trade proposal above? If you were GM in St. Louis, what's your reaction?
- Flyers_V88

Pietro's camp has already informed the Blues that their only interest is in resigning with the Blues. There are no teams with enough cap space & need for a d'man, so this is not this summer's Weber.

Pietrangelo + Tarasenko + 2014 1st

Got it straight from the horse's mouth.
- laughs2907

You have a horse that talks? That would be worth a lot in a trade. What do you want for him?

You have a horse that talks? That would be worth a lot in a trade. What do you want for him?
- carcus

An awkwardly long hug, and a one-way ticket back to the 80's.

Franson and Gunnarson for Pietrangelo

Franson and Gunnarson for Pietrangelo
- Captain_Quiffe

You sure its just beer you've been drinking today????

I can see the blues trading him, contact talks are going nowhere and they just invested in Bouwmeester and they dont have the cap to fit in Pietrangelo unless they deal away someone else they need, They barely have any depth at forward as it is so whats the plan???