VanGnome Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 With news of Andrej Meszaros blowing out his Achilles tendon, and losing out on Weber their blueline is significantly weaker, especially with the doubt surrounding Pronger. This might be an opportune time to make a hockey trade with Philly to acquire a T6 forward and forget this whole Doan saga. VAN: W Simmonds 3rd Round Pick, 2013 PHI: K Ballard J Hansen 1st Round Pick, 2013 Canucks move on from Ballard and free up the 4.2m sitting on the bottom pairing (he really should be in someones T4) and get a young strong T6 winger with good potential in return. Philly get's needed defensive depth and gain a 1st round pick, as well as a good grinding forward for their bottom 6. This might even clear up enough cap space to be able to sign Doan, and keep Luongo on the roster until a bidding war ensues. Sedin/Sedin/Doan Booth/Kesler/Simmonds Higgins/Lapierre/Burrows Raymond/Malhotra/Kassian Juice-Hammer Edler-Garrison ____-Tanev Schneider Luongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Kesler RK17 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 No. Just crap in the toilet then eat it. Edit:The Hansen part because he is one of our best playoff performers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I don't think it'd be wise to trade a 1st rounder for a 3rd line (and possibly 2nd line) checker, especially with another hole created on the back end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Doughty Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Wayne Simmonds is a 30 goal scorer.... he's not a 3rd liner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanGnome Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Wayne Simmonds is a 30 goal scorer.... he's not a 3rd liner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Ballard and a 1st, for Simmonds and a second, would suit me .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Giving up way too much for a redundant player imo. Booth, Burrows, Higgins, Hansen and yes even Raymond are all capable of bringing what Simmonds brings to the table and we already have them. Why make our D weaker and give up a first rounder to boot? Take out the first rounder on Van's side and I would say maybe but it would be hard to replace what Hansen brings and what Ballard is capable of bringing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanEberle Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Especially with this stacked draft year upcoming, that first round pick holds more value then it normally would. Hanging onto that is very important as it will likely add a strong player for our future core to build with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueberries Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 We need Ballard cuz if we trade him we r in the position as PHI is in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 For that price I would rather get Voracek, I think it is better to hold onto our depth, Simmonds is good but he isn't a huge upgrade on any of our current top 9 wingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai604 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Some of you have no idea what kind of player Simmonds is. He's not a third liner, and most definitely not just a checker. He definitely brings something to the table that our current forwards don't, especially Raymond ( ). He has size, and uses it. The guy can throw down from time to time too. I'm not giving my opinion on this proposal, but seriously, some of you guys have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Philly would never ever ever make this trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Attack Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 It's an interesting deal. Simmonds > Hansen, plus we dump Ballard's cap. Good for us, but I'm not sure if Philly would go for it. Not comfortable with Alberts on the bottom pairing though, we'd have to add a defender somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemy Time Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Two ways I would do this deal: 1.If you replace the first rounder with a second and replace the Philly 3rd with a 4th or 5th, or 2. switch Hansen with Raymond, and take out Philly's 3rd, But that would be Ballard, Raymond, and a 1st for Simmonds, and although Ballard, Raymond, and a 1st can get any player in the world, it's slightly overused. With this years draft class I don't want to give up a first, no matter how late, unless it's a dealmaker for a huge player, which is VERY unlikely. Simmonds would be a great fit in our top six though. Sedin-Sedin-Simmonds Booth-Kesler-Burrows (every player has scored 29 or more goals at least once.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucks-4-Life Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I like Simmonds. The Nucks are lacking natural right wingers. We could even try him with the Sedins. Philly is going to be desperate now, and MG needs to utilize this to our advantage. He needs to sell Ballard as a top 4 D-man that just needs a change of scenery. How about this: Ballard and Sauve for Simmonds and a 2nd round pick. -Philly gets the defensive depth they are lacking. -Canucks get a gritty winger who could potentially put up 30 goals and a 2nd round pick in a very deep draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 We'd have to make another trade for another D man as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 How about this: Ballard and Sauve for Simmonds and a 2nd round pick. -Philly gets the defensive depth they are lacking. -Canucks get a gritty winger who could potentially put up 30 goals and a 2nd round pick in a very deep draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunjabiCanuck Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 ballard and raymond + 2 2nd rounders for brayden schenn lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Decent. Maybe take out Philly's pick, change our first to a second, and add in Tanev? So To Vancouver: Wayne Simmonds To Philly: Keith Ballard + Jannik Hansen + Chris Tanev + 2013 2nd Probably the kind of overpayment it would take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck-Soju Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Hansen, Ballard and a 1st is a bit too much. Just Ballard and a 2nd just for Simmonds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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