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Kesler for Schenn, Morin/Hagg, and a 1st would be ok. I prefer it more than Sutter, Despres, and a 1st from Pittsburgh by a long shot.

That would give us a good 2nd line player for next season who is 7 years younger than Kesler and on a cheaper salary. Hagg/Morin are good defensive prospects. The Philly pick would also be about 10 spots higher which makes a big difference in the first round.

I don't mind Despres but Sutter isn't exactly young at 25 and his offensive game has declined. Not much upside in that trade, Schenn has infinitely more.

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if philly is crazy enough to offer two top 6 guys in schenn and simmonds for kesler and maybe something else like hansen.

MG better agree and make the deal. either one of them coming back in a package is far better than any pittsburgh offer

Of course it all comes down to what actually happens, but I just don't see PHI offering 2 young roster players. I would LOVE for Schenn & Simmonds to play in VAN, boyoboy would that be an exciting team to watch but doubt it happens. I think even if a Matt Read were added to the deal instead of Simmonds the Canucks would have to include something on top of Kesler.

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Oh god that would be a dream trade haha

Kill twos birds with one stone, as they say.

Doubt they have 10mil cap to spare, but that would be great if they did!

$9.25 mil

If they utilize all of their LTIR space and minus Sutter and Bennet then I think they may be able to though I haven't crunched the numbers.

But...

Dupuis $3.75

Letang $3.50

Martin $5.00

Sutter $2.067

Bennett $0.895

I think if it could happen then people might have to stop criticizing MG. Well…. wishing thinking, maybe.

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What D man do we have that resembles this description of Pouliot? :huh:

Talent Analysis

Pouliot is an exceptionally mobile offensive defenseman with elite vision and puck-distribution. He has a blistering shot from the point, can transition the puck with his head up, and can play a lot of minutes in all situations. He is not a physically imposing presence on the ice, but is extremely strong and not shy from battling for the puck in corners. He possesses a strong, wide base and is difficult to knock off the puck. He is also an explosive skater who is able to quickly rush the puck up ice.

You are focusing on the wrong things Surfer. He's 'small', his ability to handle the forwards in the west will be questionable, etc. We want Maata. If we have to 'settle' for Pouliot, they'll have to throw in an extra 1st. We underplay this guy for now. We rave about him once he's in the deal. Right? Sutter, Pouliot, a 1st, and DuMoulin.

Kesler

Jensen

2nd

Johansen

The player would anchor our top line for decades.

That's great stuff. What is a thread without a Merci giveaway?

This is what Toronto deserves.

The NHL Files@TheNHLFiles 4m

According to reports, Vancouver's price to Toronto for Kesler is Gardiner or Reilly, Kadri, and a 1st.

Hardy har - they were chirping about Kadri and Gardiner being too much - wanting to sub one of their B prospects for Gardiner...now they're getting slightly realistic, but there's not a chance in hell that Kesler wants to go to Onterrible.

Suck it Leafs.

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You know, the more I think about it, if Pittsburgh requires us to send another player over to make up for Bennett, and insist we take Sutter, we should try and make them take Booth.

With Letang, Dupuis and Martin on IR they might be able to make the money work. They also haven't used a compliance buyout. For all Booth's faults he could be a useful depth guy for them in a playoff run. They took Jokinen last year when no one else would. I mean, if they're pushing hard...

Kesler, Booth

For

Sutter, Bennett, Pouliot, 1st 2015

Boom. Genius.

Alternatively, Booth for Umberger as an aside in a Columbus deal.

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Kill twos birds with one stone, as they say.

$9.25 mil

If they utilize all of their LTIR space and minus Sutter and Bennet then I think they may be able to though I haven't crunched the numbers.

But...

Dupuis $3.75

Letang $3.50

Martin $5.00

Sutter $2.067

Bennett $0.895

I think if it could happen then people might have to stop criticizing MG. Well…. wishing thinking, maybe.

CAPGEEK.COM ARMCHAIR GM ROSTER

CapGeek Armchair GM Roster

FORWARDS

Chris Kunitz ($3.725m) / Evgeni Malkin ($8.700m) / James Neal ($5.000m)

Jussi Jokinen ($2.100m) / Sidney Crosby ($8.700m) / Chris Conner ($0.550m)

Taylor Pyatt ($1.550m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Chuck Kobasew ($0.550m)

Tanner Glass ($1.100m) / Craig Adams ($0.700m) /

David Booth ($4.250m) / Joe Vitale ($0.550m) /

Brian Gibbons ($0.550m) /

DEFENSEMEN

Brooks Orpik ($3.750m)

Rob Scuderi ($3.375m)

Matt Niskanen ($2.300m) / Olli Maatta ($0.894m)

Simon Despres ($0.840m) / Robert Bortuzzo ($0.600m)

Deryk Engelland ($0.567m) /

GOALTENDERS

Marc-Andre Fleury ($5.000m)

Jeff Zatkoff ($0.538m)

LTIR

Kris Letang ($3.500m)

Pascal Dupuis ($3.750m)

Paul Martin ($5.000m)

Tomas Vokoun ($2.000m)

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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)

(estimations for 2013-14 crunched using simulation date of 2014-03-03)

SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; BONUSES: $0

CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $3,411,667

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CAPGEEK.COM ARMCHAIR GM ROSTER

CapGeek Armchair GM Roster

FORWARDS

Chris Kunitz ($3.725m) / Evgeni Malkin ($8.700m) / James Neal ($5.000m)

Jussi Jokinen ($2.100m) / Sidney Crosby ($8.700m) / Chris Conner ($0.550m)

Taylor Pyatt ($1.550m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Chuck Kobasew ($0.550m)

Tanner Glass ($1.100m) / Craig Adams ($0.700m) /

David Booth ($4.250m) / Joe Vitale ($0.550m) /

Brian Gibbons ($0.550m) /

DEFENSEMEN

Brooks Orpik ($3.750m)

Rob Scuderi ($3.375m)

Matt Niskanen ($2.300m) / Olli Maatta ($0.894m)

Simon Despres ($0.840m) / Robert Bortuzzo ($0.600m)

Deryk Engelland ($0.567m) /

GOALTENDERS

Marc-Andre Fleury ($5.000m)

Jeff Zatkoff ($0.538m)

LTIR

Kris Letang ($3.500m)

Pascal Dupuis ($3.750m)

Paul Martin ($5.000m)

Tomas Vokoun ($2.000m)

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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)

(estimations for 2013-14 crunched using simulation date of 2014-03-03)

SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; BONUSES: $0

CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $3,411,667

So…. yes? Vokoun is coming back I think.

Does that take into account partial salaries for days played?

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CAPGEEK.COM ARMCHAIR GM ROSTER

CapGeek Armchair GM Roster

FORWARDS

Chris Kunitz ($3.725m) / Evgeni Malkin ($8.700m) / James Neal ($5.000m)

Jussi Jokinen ($2.100m) / Sidney Crosby ($8.700m) / Chris Conner ($0.550m)

Taylor Pyatt ($1.550m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Chuck Kobasew ($0.550m)

Tanner Glass ($1.100m) / Craig Adams ($0.700m) /

David Booth ($4.250m) / Joe Vitale ($0.550m) /

Brian Gibbons ($0.550m) /

DEFENSEMEN

Brooks Orpik ($3.750m)

Rob Scuderi ($3.375m)

Matt Niskanen ($2.300m) / Olli Maatta ($0.894m)

Simon Despres ($0.840m) / Robert Bortuzzo ($0.600m)

Deryk Engelland ($0.567m) /

GOALTENDERS

Marc-Andre Fleury ($5.000m)

Jeff Zatkoff ($0.538m)

LTIR

Kris Letang ($3.500m)

Pascal Dupuis ($3.750m)

Paul Martin ($5.000m)

Tomas Vokoun ($2.000m)

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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)

(estimations for 2013-14 crunched using simulation date of 2014-03-03)

SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; BONUSES: $0

CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $3,411,667

Kobasew was just sent down too.

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Would anyone here take Lucic + prospect(S) for Kesler if Boston offered?

I wouldn't. He wouldn't be able to play the same game he does in Boston; the refs would be on him like flies on poo out here, while Boston can get away with it a lot more.

I want Malkin. That's who I want. He's expensive, but he's elite.

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