CrazedArabMan
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Yes, I know Teemu has a no trade clause (has I had stated in an earlier post of mine). And come on, Detroit has the best retirement home in the NHL, Teemu would fit in nicely.
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Yes, I know Teemu has a no trade clause (has I had stated in an earlier post of mine). And come on, Detroit has the best retirement home in the NHL, Teemu would fit in nicely.
SuperSonic1305
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I like how the Leafs are the complete opposite of what Burke promised. I wish we had truculence, testosterone, belligerence, pugnacity, etc.
MacArthur, Brown, Komisarek, Armstrong, and maybe Lupul are the only ones with any balls on this team.
MacArthur, Brown, Komisarek, Armstrong, and maybe Lupul are the only ones with any balls on this team.
Kessel only has ball
More than anything I just wanted a reason to post that video.
CrazedArabMan
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More than anything I just wanted a reason to post that video.
Wow :lol
But that's something that's only started to crop up this year. Previous years, the attendance was pretty good but the Blue Jackets have appeared in one playoff series since they came into the NHL and the fans are tired of seeing a losing product. Now add to that the possibility of trading the face of the franchise, what does a CBJ fans have left to cheer for?
KingHenrik30
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BigJonsson
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I hope there are 0 trades on deadline days, I'm getting sick of TSN and RSN talking about the trade deadline 2 months before it happens
CrazedArabMan
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^ Speaking of which, finished this season in Be a GM mode in NHL 12, and Nail was all the way down as a 3rd round pick and out of all of the teams to pick him up, it was Edmonton. :/
NHL 12 has an awful scouting rating system, wish they would actually update that along with rosters and so on.
NHL 12 has an awful scouting rating system, wish they would actually update that along with rosters and so on.
Possible double post since it is not easy handling multiple quotes on a tablet.
Anyways, I'm sure his contract is also something that might be a problem but Nash will still be able to command an active young player and a 1st round pick (and probably a bit more) despite all that.
I stand corrected... Until he runs back to Russia and I will stand correct once more!
I mostly kid, of course.
:lol :lol that package isn't within 10 miles of something columbus would be looking for, and Nash has said he does want to play in big crazy hockey markets so I doubt he goes to a Canadian team anyways, honestly I doubt he even gets moved.
KingHenrik30
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Possible double post since it is not easy handling multiple quotes on a tablet.
Anyways, I'm sure his contract is also something that might be a problem but Nash will still be able to command an active young player and a 1st round pick (and probably a bit more) despite all that.
I'm not saying it won't be a decent return, but a Kings Ransom for an unhappy player who can veto any trade? I don't think so.
1st round pick? Absolutely.
A Level Prospect? Yes
Young Roster Player? Yeeeep.
More than that? Can't see it, unless the more is a salary dump.
I know but he managed to get Lupul out of Anaheim for nothing and suckered Boston on giving up Colborne and a 1st rounder for Kaberle. a guy who has been on 4 different teams in the past 12 months.
And I agree.
What I was essentially saying was that there is no way for Columbus replace Nash if they trade him away (i.e. A franchise player which you can build around and market.)
As for Nail, I'm not saying he isn't the real deal, because he is, but you are essentially telling Columbus fans that they have to buy into more years of losing and tanking before it all pans out and I don't know if the fans have the patience.
@Cake Boss: I'd love Nash in Ottawa, but I really doubt Murray is going to want to pay that kind of price for him. Hell, neither would I.
KingHenrik30
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Have you seen the team? They need to napalm it. Keeping Nash around, even while adding Nail, doesn't make them a much better team. Especially when you have players that don't want to be there anymore.
Nail will be their Franchise player. As will Ryan Johansen and whoever else they draft in the coming years. They tried to cut corners, it blew up in their face.
Carter and Nash will most likely be gone. Maybe not within 2 weeks, but probably at the draft/during the off season for sure.
For sure. You've accomplished having zero scoring depth.
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PLAYER GP G A PTS
Max Pacioretty, LW 54 23 20 43
Erik Cole, RW 57 21 21 42
David Desharnais, C 57 11 30 41
Tomas Plekanec, C 57 12 28 40
Andrei Kostitsyn, RW 47 12 12 24SuperSonic1305
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Nash has a long and overpaid contract plus a NTC. Columbus won't get anywhere near what he would be worth under normal circumstances.
Disgusting rich.
I imagine then flying down the ice with crisp 100 dollar bills falling out of their pockets as they tear the league up with goals.
KingHenrik30
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Richards to Gaborik to Nash for a Goal, Then all 3 remove their gloves and make it rain, throwing $100 bills in the opposing defense and goaltender's faces, Put on sunglasses, and roll by the bench for some pounds.
KingHenrik30
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As long as his health isn't a concern, I could see him being picked up for a mid round pick to play on someones 3rd/4th line.
sazabirules
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He's great to have screening the goalie. All of his goals are pretty dirty and ugly. It's a shame his last season he's been bad when last season he was great.
From a pure team-building standpoint, I agree 100%. But from a team marketing perspective, Columbus have put all their eggs into Rick Nash. Letting him go means they have to go back to the drawing board and while I am sure that Nail is a marketable player, it doesn't happen overnight. Plus don't forget that Columbus is hosting the All-Star game next year, it'll be a tough sell if the face of the franchise is no longer with them.
Now, I am not saying they shouldn't trade Nash just because of the All-Star game, but they've invested a lot of marketing dollars into him and I am sure that will weigh into their decision if they have to ponder an offer over.
KingHenrik30
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The team you are talking about is on the ice for CBJ every night right now. Not exactly a marketing juggernaut as is. Wont be next year with him either. The franchise has no face right now. It's barely an NHL club.
Trading Nash for a package that adds cheap, young, skilled depth to an in debt club, and starts a rebuild might be more exciting than watching one player try to win the game for the team every night instead of watching a team on the ice. Especially when that player, by all accounts, doesn't want to be there.
Nail Yakupov. 1st overall. Thats the new face of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Market him. He'll be as electrifying as Ovechkin was. He's got All-World Skill and the personality to go with it. He also won't cost them 7.8 million in real dollars per year.
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SuperSonic1305
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2 minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct.
KernelPanic
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WTF you don't draft all these promising players and then trade them. We don't do that here, you got us mistaken for that other team in Ontario.
I don't want any shortcuts, they should just stick the course, we're not anywhere near contention yet, don't trade for a guy who's 28.
Watch Yakupov bolt for the KHL if he's drafted by Columbus.
No way, Nail did it the white way and came over to North America to play. No way he'll bolt back to Russia.
Lone_Prodigy
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The guy in the stands has the best expression.
KingHenrik30
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Nail is going to play in the NHL next year. He'll play in Columbus.
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Coldnoodle
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GMGM needs to trade for Carter now D:
KingHenrik30
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Followed by the Immediate Firing of Scott Howson I'd presume.
Bernier - Good Piece
Penner - makes no sense. Is a UFA next year, and he sucks.
Hunter - see Penner
Pick - Probably a 1st
So really this is Bernier and a 1st for Rick Nash?
Another Eklund classic
:lol same, I'd hang myself if he picked up Penner, Eklund says its a strong rumor hes looking for 100% confirmation but he was right with Richards and the kings.
No possible way. That basically amounts to Bernier + pick. The BJs aren't that stupid.
[edit] Henrik, thank you.
KingHenrik30
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He's got connects with the Flyers, but that's pretty much it.
KernelPanic
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Eklund doesn't post rumours, he flat out makes shit up (once in a blue moon he guesses right).
I always take the opposite of what he says.
I always take the opposite of what he says.
KingHenrik30
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That is why I legitimately hate this guy. He's not even a good lier. He has no hockey sense whatsoever.
Penner is a UFA at the end of the season. He's a meaningless piece, would just free up cap space so they could get Nash. The BJs would have no problem taking him for the remainder of the season.
Problem with this fictional trade is that the return is awful. Only desperate Kings fans should believe this.
Problem with this fictional trade is that the return is awful. Only desperate Kings fans should believe this.
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