Pears Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Ballard and Sauve for Johan Franzen. And then I woke up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I'd rather keep Ballard, he's quietly been one of our best guys on the blueline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Ballard's been really good this year. Great skater, blocks shots, not afraid to drop the mitts, good passer, I'd much prefer if we kept him; our D if a top 4 goes down (which is likely) without Ballard doesn't look so great: I'll use the least harmful top 4 going town to illustrate my point (Garrison) Hamhuis-Bieksa Edler-Tanev Alberts-Barker Vandermeer Keep the depth on the blueline please Gillis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Do you put the smiley face so people don't bag on you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 If we trade Ballard and somehow pick up another dman in a Luongo deal let's say Carlson for example, then I think it would make sense. If not than I say keep Ballard. Hammer juice Edler carlson Garrison tanev Imagine that for a starting 6? One can dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 To paraphrase Gillis on a 'tender-deal. We'll listen if a team would meet our demands on trade-return. I believe he should apply this answer to Ballard & Booth, as well. Also think we'll be disappointed getting a weak return on these guys, after the season ends. Don't see the window closing as quickly as I've heard others say. It's interesting to watch the kids like Kassian & Schroeder emerge-add more to the youth & size if the opportunity is presented. JMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Do you have a signature of a pubescent blond girl so people will think you are a dumb blonde? .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Swansons Moustache Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 It would be nice if Ottawa panics and gives us Neil for Ballard Even though i like Keith and hes playing very well. Chris is a playoff warrior and the type of player that would put us over the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missioncanucksfan Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Sam division, play them more than any other team, knowing how ex-players of many teams play well against former teams...do I need to continue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossram Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Seeing some teams losing D-men, especially Ottawa today. What would be fair to receive from them(don't know much about their prospects). Tough to break up a good thing; but Tanev is so solid he'd probably smoothly move on with another pairing. It helps us to prepare for next year's Cap adjustment. As Gillis stated in the Luo potential move, we should only do this if a team will overpay. Right now it appears Ottawa might. Would like to see a proposal or two(with a slight overpayment), from any who know their prospects(supposedly well-stocked) well-thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Ballard was and still is a 4 million dollar defenseman.... except he's utilized in a role reserved for players around the 2 million range. In a limited role, guys like Alberts, Barker and Vandermeer can easily fill in for bottom pairing. While I'm a firm supporter of Ballard, I'd much rather have his salary cap allocated to improve elsewhere on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 1st round pick and a prospect or he stays put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Gotta' bump it-heard Methot may have been hurt vs the NYI. Hopefully Chris Tanev's ok, but wonder if Ottawa would deal us a little of their young depth for Ballard? It seems the Sens just keep on inserting young talent, & don't miss a beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanGnome Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Wow really.. Your the one saying this....? First you went from: "Tanev has been carrying Ballard" To: "Ballard has quietly been one of our best guys on the blueline" Wow.. I like it. Glad to see you noticed his strong play just like the rest of us. And to the OP, no reason for us to trade away our strength just to help out other teams, everything about our team is great, no reason to mess with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 VAN LW/RW Jakob Silfverberg LW Guillaume Latendresse (rental, re-sign based upon performance) OTT D Keith Ballard 2013 2nd 2014 3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 If you think that everything with this team is great you are seriously delusional. That said: VAN LW/RW Jakob Silfverberg LW Guillaume Latendresse (rental, re-sign based upon performance) OTT D Keith Ballard 2013 2nd 2014 3rd With an injured Kesler: Sedin/Sedin/Burrows Raymond/Schroeder/Hansen Latendresse/Lapierre/Silfverberg Higgins/Ebbett/Kassian Hamhuis/Bieksa Edler/Carlsson or Alzner in a Luongo deal Garrison/Tanev Schneider Holtby (From a Luongo Deal) With a healthy Kesler: Sedin/Sedin/Burrows Raymond/Kesler/Silfverberg Latendresse/Schroeder/Hansen Higgins/Lapierre/Kassian Next year if Latendresse is re-signed, and having re-signed Lapierre: Sedin/Sedin/Burrows Silfverberg/Kesler/Hansen Kassian/Schroeder/Jensen Latendresse/Lapierre/_______ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikillchicken Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 It's possible. I think Ballard has looked good enough that he's at least worth something. There are definitely teams with money to spend that would be happy to add him. And he's a lot more low risk now that there are only a couple years left on his contract. I'm really not sure what his value is though. He's still kinda a big question mark so I'm not sure if he'd bring back more than a fringe player, minor prospect or lower round draft pick. Part of the problem too is that I'd be a little hesitant to give him up without adding another depth D man in return. But he might not be worth anything in addition to that. Hence, it might be in our interest to just hold onto him until the off season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 That said: VAN LW/RW Jakob Silfverberg LW Guillaume Latendresse (rental, re-sign based upon performance) OTT D Keith Ballard 2013 2nd 2014 3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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