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- akane13

so anyone think cbj 4th and lovejoy for hemsky is a good deal?? martin for a pick and prospect?? and return that pick for gill??

so anyone think cbj 4th and lovejoy for hemsky is a good deal?? martin for a pick and prospect?? and return that pick for gill??
- nh4442

Id be for it. Could you imagine the shot blocking potential of a Gill/Michalek combo?

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Id be for it. Could you imagine the shot blocking potential of a Gill/Michalek combo?
- Rawdog9755

crap forgot to get ruutu....

crap forgot to get ruutu....
- nh4442

It would be simpler to trade Martin for Gill and a pick.

It would be simpler to trade Martin for Gill and a pick.
- Rawdog9755

hmm well you think car will want tangradi and a pick for him??

think we can trade martin to chi for saad and a pick.. chi wants D from what I have heard

hmm well you think car will want tangradi and a pick for him??

think we can trade martin to chi for saad and a pick.. chi wants D from what I have heard
- nh4442

I thought you were freeing capspace for Hemsky? Now we are getting Saad and Ruutu? Quite a laundry list--Gill, Hemsky, Saad, Ruutu--

I thought you were freeing capspace for Hemsky? Now we are getting Saad and Ruutu? Quite a laundry list--Gill, Hemsky, Saad, Ruutu--
- Rawdog9755

saad will be in wb/s.. hemmer gill will be rentals...ruutu cap wont be bad bc we wont have to resign some guys in offseason..

arnt we playing be a penguins gm in these off days????

saad will be in wb/s.. hemmer gill will be rentals...ruutu cap wont be bad bc we wont have to resign some guys in offseason..

arnt we playing be a penguins gm in these off days????
- nh4442

It has Ruutu in it, it gets my seal of approval.

It has Ruutu in it, it gets my seal of approval.
- ikyan

You want this guy?


haha I kid I kid.

i think ruutu would be an awesome addition. Gill could really help clear out the front of the net, but I think it would be tough for him to bring other aspects of martins game, such as skating the puck out of the zone.

salary remaining as of today from capgeek.com
saad- 365,300 ahl
gill- 887,838
hemsky- 1,617,838
ruttu- 1,499,452

martin-1,972,973
lovejoy- 207,162
tangradi- 333,761 ahl
sullivan- 591,892
nisk- 591,892

pens cap space- 580,844
LTIR cap space- 4,060,844


we can work some things out to make it work

salary remaining as of today from capgeek.com
saad- 365,300 ahl
gill- 887,838
hemsky- 1,617,838
ruttu- 1,499,452

martin-1,972,973
lovejoy- 207,162
tangradi- 333,761 ahl
sullivan- 591,892
nisk- 591,892

pens cap space- 580,844
LTIR cap space- 4,060,844

how good is saad supposed to be? any comparable players?


we can work some things out to make it work
- nh4442

saad will be in wb/s.. hemmer gill will be rentals...ruutu cap wont be bad bc we wont have to resign some guys in offseason..

arnt we playing be a penguins gm in these off days????
- nh4442

Somebody in the organization sees something in Tangradi. I dont see him getting moved yet. If Jeffrey keeps up his play and the team gets healthy, Vitale might be a piece worth moving. A Jeffrey switch to wing might make TK available. Some combo of Nisk/Vitale/TK wouldnt make a bad package to build a trade or two around. Id be plenty happy with adding Gill to the 5/6 pairing and acquiring a wing--this team could use another Billy G.

salary remaining as of today from capgeek.com
saad- 365,300 ahl
gill- 887,838
hemsky- 1,617,838
ruttu- 1,499,452

martin-1,972,973
lovejoy- 207,162
tangradi- 333,761 ahl
sullivan- 591,892
nisk- 591,892

pens cap space- 580,844
LTIR cap space- 4,060,844


we can work some things out to make it work
- nh4442

How good is saad supposed to be? i am familiar with the name but havent really seen the player. Any comparable current nhlers?

Somebody in the organization sees something in Tangradi. I dont see him getting moved yet. If Jeffrey keeps up his play and the team gets healthy, Vitale might be a piece worth moving. A Jeffrey switch to wing might make TK available. Some combo of Nisk/Vitale/TK wouldnt make a bad package to build a trade or two around. Id be plenty happy with adding Gill to the 5/6 pairing and acquiring a wing--this team could use another Billy G.
- Rawdog9755

Gary Roberts

How good is saad supposed to be? i am familiar with the name but havent really seen the player. Any comparable current nhlers?
- stayinthefnnet

During his short stint with the team, Saad received considerable praise from head coach Joel Quenneville, as well as several Blackhawks' regulars. Ultimately he was sent back to juniors so he could get more quality ice time to assist his development and boost his confidence.

Since returning to Saginaw, Saad has been unstoppable.

In just five games he's recorded eight goals and 13 points. That's an average of 2.6 points per game. So theoretically that means that if Saad had played in all 13 of Saginaw's games thus far, he would already have 21 goals and 34 points, beating out highly ranked 2012 draft prospect Nail Yakupov for the OHL scoring lead.

Considering how well he performed in preseason and how he's now dominating at the junior levels, Saad has to be considered the steal of the 2011 draft at this point in time.

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- nh4442

Exactly. If Sid doesnt come back Id like to see a post deadline lineup of:
Kunitz-Malkin-Neal
Dupuis/Sullivan-Staal-Roberts/Guerin type
Cooke-Jeffrey-Sullivan/Dupuis
Adams-Park-Asham

13th forward is Vitale if you deal TK, or if Vitale is traded put Sulli on line 2, TK line 3, Dupuis on 4--Park becomes 13th and Adams goes to center

On D: Letang-Orpik; Z-Martin; Gill-Engo
Lovejoy 7th

During his short stint with the team, Saad received considerable praise from head coach Joel Quenneville, as well as several Blackhawks' regulars. Ultimately he was sent back to juniors so he could get more quality ice time to assist his development and boost his confidence.

Since returning to Saginaw, Saad has been unstoppable.

In just five games he's recorded eight goals and 13 points. That's an average of 2.6 points per game. So theoretically that means that if Saad had played in all 13 of Saginaw's games thus far, he would already have 21 goals and 34 points, beating out highly ranked 2012 draft prospect Nail Yakupov for the OHL scoring lead.

Considering how well he performed in preseason and how he's now dominating at the junior levels, Saad has to be considered the steal of the 2011 draft at this point in time.
- nh4442

jesus... as always thanks for the detailed response. morrow seems to be a good pick in his own right, but that kind of offensive ability sure would look good on a line with sid

During his short stint with the team, Saad received considerable praise from head coach Joel Quenneville, as well as several Blackhawks' regulars. Ultimately he was sent back to juniors so he could get more quality ice time to assist his development and boost his confidence.

Since returning to Saginaw, Saad has been unstoppable.

In just five games he's recorded eight goals and 13 points. That's an average of 2.6 points per game. So theoretically that means that if Saad had played in all 13 of Saginaw's games thus far, he would already have 21 goals and 34 points, beating out highly ranked 2012 draft prospect Nail Yakupov for the OHL scoring lead.

Considering how well he performed in preseason and how he's now dominating at the junior levels, Saad has to be considered the steal of the 2011 draft at this point in time.
- nh4442

He is a Pittsburgh guy as well. I was hoping we would draft him but no dice.

He is a Pittsburgh guy as well. I was hoping we would draft him but no dice.
- kgrpitt

yeah i had heard that about him, and saw that many wanted him. i understand shero's strategy of stockpiling quality d men though, and thus far, morrow looks like a winner

He is a Pittsburgh guy as well. I was hoping we would draft him but no dice.
- kgrpitt

ya when he was still avail and we picked morrow i was pissed, im not going to lie... then i was hoping we would trade up for him at 43rd overall...

yes im am happy with morrow now, but still we could have gotten saad and then hoped for morrow bc i still think he was ranked low... i felt we needed more depth at forwards in wb/s.. even though we still had johnson, letestu, jeffrey and tangradi at the time...

I was hoping for Zack Phillips tbh, but you can't complain with Joe Morrow from that draft position

what is everyone's opinion of bennett?

what is everyone's opinion of bennett?
- stayinthefnnet

hurt

i would like to see him in wb/s... from what i heard his attitude is his biggest weakness.. he has the skill and speed but i guess we have to see it...