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They would not do that. Weber is a franchise d-man who would need some very solid return. Also, the Preds are on the rise. Outsider's offer of Edler, Virtanen, and a 1st is much more realistic.

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thanx outsiders i tried to stay away from Virtanen, but still your proposal probably works. And yes get him now if you can, he is in his prime and can best be a mentor to Subban when he is ready. This team will survive the lose of the twins in a couple of years.

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Weber WILL be traded in the future. There is almost no question with his cap hit and length of contract.

But, it won't be for 3 to 5 seasons minimum. And even then he's going to command a 1st a top prospect and a + just to initiate discussions.

Also, we could not in any possible scenario fit him under the cap without gutting the team of essential pieces

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Weber WILL be traded in the future. There is almost no question with his cap hit and length of contract.

But, it won't be for 3 to 5 seasons minimum. And even then he's going to command a 1st a top prospect and a + just to initiate discussions.

Also, we could not in any possible scenario fit him under the cap without gutting the team of essential pieces

Or…. they keep him for the remainder of his career, raise a banner, and be the first player to have his number retired.

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Weber WILL be traded in the future. There is almost no question with his cap hit and length of contract.

But, it won't be for 3 to 5 seasons minimum. And even then he's going to command a 1st a top prospect and a + just to initiate discussions.

Also, we could not in any possible scenario fit him under the cap without gutting the team of essential pieces

And at that point he'd be in his thirties and on the downside of his prime.

However, if Nashville doesn't get any deeper than the second round this spring, I could see him asking for a trade. That would put Poile in the driver's seat as both trade clauses requested by both Weber and his agent were refused.

He won't be retiring a Predator, that's for sure.

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In 2012 Shea Weber was offer sheeted a 14 year $100M contract by PHI, the deal was front-loaded with bonus-money payouts in the first several years. NSH matched and to say it financially hurt the franchise, is putting it mildly, being a small market team.

That offer sheet would have cost PHI 4 first round draft picks

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm

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They would not do that. Weber is a franchise d-man who would need some very solid return. Also, the Preds are on the rise. Outsider's offer of Edler, Virtanen, and a 1st is much more realistic.

And that still wouldn't be in the same city in terms of value for Weber, let alone ballpark

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