4 teams "VERY INTERESTED" in Jonathan Bernier

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Originally Posted by fuzzerson

ok I am starting a rumor right now...

Bernier to Calgary
Boumeester from Calgary (with calgary taking 2M of the cap hit, maybe throw in a 4th if they take 3M in cap).

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They can do this now? Is that part of the new CBA?

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Originally Posted by adgy-san

They can do this now? Is that part of the new CBA?

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Yep

I say it's Calgary. Nothing like LGK buzzing with Iginla coming to LA rumors.

LOL @ JB for Iginla.

Pretty sure 3 of those goals he gave up the other night were with the Kings on the PK as well. Not making excuses for the guy but that one game cannot be used as the standard for evaluating him.

Bernier for Leland Irving and a 4th

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Originally Posted by gescom

if really pisses me off to no end - every time i read that so and so's value is "ruined" or "diminished" or whatever.

for the umpteenth time, THAT ISN'T THE WAY IT WORKS!


teams have scouts, morons, and given the zeitgeist, i'm fairly confident those teams are sophisticated enough to have incorporated video by now. Bernier is a known commodity, and his 'value' has long been determined according the layer he currently falls in. that 'value' is not set at 1, and differs slightly at different points of the calendar year. in other words, what a team may be willing to pay for him at the trade deadline is likely to be FAR different than what they're willing to pay for him in the off-season, etc. etc.

Lombardi's timing is what will eventually maximize the return.

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You're way off bro. Teams have NO IDEA what other teams are doing. That's why people are talking about shipping Penner. Other teams have NO IDEA that he's barely seen the ice this year and is in Sutter's dog house. His trade value is sky high!

(/sarcasm).

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Originally Posted by adgy-san

They can do this now? Is that part of the new CBA?

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You can get two other teams involved per transaction to take half the salary and cap hit.

So Bouwmeester at 6.68 cap hit and 6.6 salary could be traded to the Kings with Calgary retaining half (3.34 cap / 3.3 salary) and the Kings being on the hook for the remaining amount.

If they got a third team involved then you could see that team taking half (1.57 cap / 1.65 salary) and the Kings being on the hook for that remaining amount.

That's at least from the last update I read on the CBA right after the lockout ended. It was something Brian Burke helped put together to make it easier for trades to occur.

You know, if Calgary is gonna blow it up, I could totally see a 4 to 6 player transaction making sense with us. This would happen sooner rather than later.

Jaybo makes sense because of Lombardi's interest in having another Veteran signed through next season. Iginla for a rental allowing Calgary to gain assets, and then he signs back there this offseason makes sense.

They would most definitely want Toffoli and Bernier, with a package of picks, and possible one of the younger defensive NHL players or prospects we have either on the club or down in the minors.

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Originally Posted by Birdman

You know, if Calgary is gonna blow it up, I could totally see a 4 to 6 player transaction making sense with us. This would happen sooner rather than later.

Jaybo makes sense because of Lombardi's interest in having another Veteran signed through next season. Iginla for a rental allowing Calgary to gain assets, and then he signs back there this offseason makes sense.

They would most definitely want Toffoli and Bernier, with a package of picks, and possible one of the younger defensive NHL players or prospects we have either on the club or down in the minors.

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And if they ask for Toffoli, I think DL should say thanks but no thanks. The Kings are in the position of strength, and they've already traded a lot of picks and prospects for Richards, Carter, and Penner.