hockeyfan90 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Man u guys are soo biased seriously. "No we don't want to trade higgins or hansen or lapierre they mean too much to our team. LEt's trade them raymond instead or malhotra.' And yet you guys want the players that are valuable to their respective teams. Keep believing that. It'll be funny if next year Higgins signs with another team and let's see what u think then. Back to the question, I'd definitely do this trade. But I think Blues would say no, especially if its Ian Cole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo2337 Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 Ballard + Hansen + 7th for Steen + Ponich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Steen is great, but VAN needs to put in more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 STL is looking for an upgrade to top 4 D. To Van: Alex Steen + Brett Ponich (or Ian Cole) To Stl: Hansen + Ballard + pick Pick would depend on if its Ponich or Cole. Not sure they'd be willing to part with Cole, so it would probably need to be Ponich. For STL: Ballard is an upgrade to top4 D. Hansen can play either wing to fill the gaps and is younger. For Van: Steen is underrated offensively and is sound defensively. He can also play center. We gain a little more size in the lineup and free up a little more Cap room for Doan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drybone Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I cant give up Hansen I want to see if he can turn into a mini Kesler. It would have to be drastic overpayment to get rid of Hansen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwnstar Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 hansen is a beast ballard is a beast IMO hansen has alot of potential and Ballards' ability to shut down players is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo2337 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Hansen won't break the 2nd line on this team, or at least on a regular basis. He will probably never crack 200lb either. He could easily be a skilled second liner on another team. Yes, he's good, but I think he's the trade piece in this deal. Nobody wants Raymond unless he's cheap, and he could rebound this year and surprise. Ballard is questionable for top 4 fit on STL, but its still an upgrade. Ponich is the right project player imo, and we need to stock the farm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDave Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I wouldn't be able to sleep at night knowing steen was a canuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo2337 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Lineup would be as follows. We'd have to acquire Steen, Franson for Luongo, Hansen, Ballard, prospects and picks. We have KCo, Sauve, Schroeder, and Sweat to step up for injuries. I'll admit it is missing Doan, but this plan isn't banking on it. Lots of flexibility in players who can change positions. The D is in no particular order other than two power play units and a shutdown line. FORWARDS Daniel Sedin ($6.100m) / Henrik Sedin ($6.100m) / Alexandre Burrows ($2.000m) David Booth ($4.250m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Alexander Steen ($3.363m) Chris Higgins ($1.900m) / Maxim Lapierre ($1.000m) / Zack Kassian ($0.870m) Mason Raymond ($2.275m) / Manny Malhotra ($2.500m) / Dale Weise ($0.615m) Aaron Volpatti ($0.600m) / Andrew Ebbett ($0.600m) / DEFENSEMEN Alexander Edler ($3.250m) / Cody Franson ($2.400m) Jason Garrison ($4.600m) / Kevin Bieksa ($4.600m) Dan Hamhuis ($4.500m) / Chris Tanev ($0.900m) Andrew Alberts ($1.225m) / GOALTENDERS Cory Schneider ($4.000m) Dan Ellis ($1.500m) ------ CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter) (these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion) SALARY CAP: $70,200,000; CAP PAYROLL: $64,147,500; BONUSES: $0 CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $6,052,500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjitGill17 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 STL is looking for an upgrade to top 4 D. To Van: Alex Steen + Brett Ponich (or Ian Cole) To Stl: Hansen + Ballard + pick Pick would depend on if its Ponich or Cole. Not sure they'd be willing to part with Cole, so it would probably need to be Ponich. For STL: Ballard is an upgrade to top4 D. Hansen can play either wing to fill the gaps and is younger. For Van: Steen is underrated offensively and is sound defensively. He can also play center. We gain a little more size in the lineup and free up a little more Cap room for Doan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Thomas Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 yep do the trade and ruin our team future "Mike Gillis" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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