good point. first time this comes up.
- dt99999

Gomez you (frank)ing Sacha
- Symba007

Nope... JDJ talked about buying out Bourque...

1 of Darche, Blunden, or Noke will likely sit regularly, Habs will go with 7D for the rest of the year - at least until they can trade a few of them.
- JDJ

Not to be an ass, but ok... And does anyone really care? As it stands now, that'll be Nokelainen on most nights, Plekanec, DD, Eller double-shifting... I'm ok with that too. Darche can sit when he wants to reward Cole.

That would be a huge mistake... especially given there are so many others that need to go first.
- JDJ

Depends on the return.

(frank) I hate mr Gauthier

love how Melnick is pleading with the world to understand this trade as well as he does.

apparently he's the only one who doesn't completely hate it.
- dt99999

i don't hate it. i like the second, i like the $3 million in cap space. why are we pretending that Cammalleri has been some kind of difference maker since the 2010 playoffs?

Not to be an ass, but ok... And does anyone really care? As it stands now, that'll be Nokelainen on most nights, Plekanec, DD, Eller double-shifting... I'm ok with that too. Darche can sit when he wants to reward Cole.
- kev1586

he can also sit when the habs want one less crappy player on the ice.

i don't hate it. i like the second, i like the $3 million in cap space. why are we pretending that Cammalleri has been some kind of difference maker since the 2010 playoffs?
- DoubleDown

I think it's fine. I was surprised they got that much. the second is great.

Not to be an ass, but ok... And does anyone really care? As it stands now, that'll be Nokelainen on most nights, Plekanec, DD, Eller double-shifting... I'm ok with that too. Darche can sit when he wants to reward Cole.
- kev1586

I actually don't understand why he's sitting so much. Do they really need 7 d-men if one of them is Weber or Campolli?

he can also sit when the habs want one less crappy player on the ice.
- dt99999

Never!

he can also sit when the habs want one less crappy player on the ice.
- dt99999

(frank) is he bad.

I actually don't understand why he's sitting so much. Do they really need 7 d-men if one of them is Weber or Campolli?
- habby

Agreed.

I think it's fine. I was surprised they got that much. the second is great.
- dt99999

AgrEEd

he can also sit when the habs want one less crappy player on the ice.
- dt99999

While I agree with your assessment, it is clear that Cunneyworth does not since Nokelainen, Blunden, Subban, Eller, Weber, Emelin have all seen the press box and Darche has not. So I'm thinking it'll be a stretch to have him sitting for Cole, let alone because of his actual value to the team.

I think it's fine. I was surprised they got that much. the second is great.
- dt99999

Needs more Ryder and Halak

i don't hate it. i like the second, i like the $3 million in cap space. why are we pretending that Cammalleri has been some kind of difference maker since the 2010 playoffs?
- DoubleDown

I would have thought you more than anyone would have been most upset by this trade. Now there's no one on the team who talks Italian AND Hebrew.

I actually don't understand why he's sitting so much. Do they really need 7 d-men if one of them is Weber or Campolli?
- habby

Weber > Campoli.

And that doesn't say much.

Nope... JDJ talked about buying out Bourque...
- WaterBoy

WTF is this bullpoop?

I never said that, idiot.

I said buying out Gomez + Bourque's salary is almost a wash for Cammy's cap hit, if the Habs choose to do so, without incurring major cap headaches beyond what would have existed w/o the trade, as a way to get rid of Gomez (and, hence, not pay his full salary if he was in Hamilton).

Learn to (frank)ing read, idiot.

oh wow tee-dot is here

i don't hate it. i like the second, i like the $3 million in cap space. why are we pretending that Cammalleri has been some kind of difference maker since the 2010 playoffs?
- DoubleDown

up until last night, yes.

That would be a huge mistake... especially given there are so many others that need to go first.
- JDJ

huge (frank)ing mistake indeed.

WTF is this bullpoop?

I never said that, idiot.

I said buying out Gomez + Bourque's salary is almost a wash for Cammy's cap hit, if the Habs choose to do so, without incurring major cap headaches beyond what would have existed w/o the trade, as a way to get rid of Gomez (and, hence, not pay his full salary if he was in Hamilton).

Learn to (frank)ing read, idiot.
- JDJ

relax it's marty.

he's high

I actually don't understand why he's sitting so much. Do they really need 7 d-men if one of them is Weber or Campolli?
- habby

I don't get why they aren't sending Campoli to Hamilton.

There has to be a team out there interested in him, which is also why he's still playing. How can you send Woywitka, who brought something different to the team to Hamilton and lose him, but you aren't willing to take that same risk with Campoli?? Something isn't making sense.

That would be a huge mistake... especially given there are so many others that need to go first.
- JDJ

but he's the one with the most value...

If you love this trade, good for you.

I am indifferent on it. Not because I love Cammy (which I don't), not because I am not sold on Bourque (which I am not).

The 2nd is nice.

The added size is nice.

Trading an inconsistent player for another is a wash, in terms of production (not sure we get more player points out Bourque, nor lose any given the way Cammy has played).

I think cap room is sorta irrelevant at this point - Habs are not going to find anyone to spend it on, and they can already afford Price / PK with some tweaking. So I don't really consider that part of the "win scenario" of the deal.

I don't think it is a bad trade. I don't think it is a good trade.

That being said, the Flames are taking the biggest risk, but also have the biggest potential reward.

People who say one side got robbed or clearly one team won the trade really are not looking at it objectively.
- JDJ

Agreed