shazzam, on May 6 2009, 12:00 PM, said:
so we are going to trade top goalie prospect who has been developing for like 5 years since his draft year
and our 1st this year to get the third overall pick? we are giving them one heck of a goalie that just won AHL goalie of the year
you probably have matt duchene in mind? is he going to make the jump to the nhl right away? along with cody?
that would be nice combo indeed
Schneider + 3rd (not sure if we have our 3rd rounder)
Schneider is having his best showing in the AHL.
His stock is very high right now.
However, Luongo is having a stellar playoff and it's conceivable that he may want to sign a contract extension with the Nucks on July 1st.
I would think it would be at least a 3yr to 4yr contract extension.
If that happens...Schneiders development will stop as he won't be getting #1 goaltending duties anytime soon.
So trading him would be best for him and Nucks.
Like the poster above suggested...
Maybe Schneider for 1st (3rd overall) straight up is enough to make the deal happen.
Getting Duchene would be nice addition to our prospect pool.
Or Tavares or Hedman if NYI and TB don't pick what is expected of them.
The downside to this is that Nucks need to draft a goalie that has the same potential as Schneider in the upcoming drafts.