20LikesBrown, Fro and Hickey for Kovi and a pick
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I get that Kovi is good, but right now he's just ahead of Malkin (tied with 31) and the Midget is only three back with 30. Leader has 44, Kopi 38. So all pretty close with the roller coaster that is the NHL, right?
I mean Kopi could falter even more when Smyth comes back, who really knows? Anyways, ATL is in second in the Southeast behind WAS but if they were in the Pacific they'd be behind DAL, and we're practically clamoring to trade our captain for a player that may or may not work out. Right after a what, 7-0-1 streak?
Ges said it about right, paraphrasing, if it's a purely "hockey" deal, apples for apples, then you do it every day.
But there is no such thing.
Until then, I'll be happy with whatever tricks DL and Co. have in store and start enjoying this ride. If DL thinks we should get Kovi, and we can, and DL is happy with the trade then I back him 100%. If DL surveys the situation and decides for whatever reason that it wouldn't work, then I back him 100%.
The strongest evidence of this, in my opinion, is his unwillingness to fight for loose pucks. I feel like I rarely ever see him win those type of battles. He has been driving to the net off the wings recently, but I'd like to see him there even more than that. He won't need to try and pick a corner (or the goalie's chest) because he'll have a bunch of tap in opportunities. I just don't think he's willing to pay the price.Originally Posted by gescom
Fair enough, that's understandable. Maybe it's my disillusionment with Brown, but I have no problem giving him up for a dynamic player like Kovalchuk.
Let's be honest, Brown is a puck hog. Maybe bland and gescom are right and that it's because he's too coachable, but he does not use his teammates effectively at all. It probably does have a lot to do with Murray's "Shoot first, aim later" philosophy, but Brown shoots from everywhere and anywhere. He doesn't look to pass off to his teammates; he looks to fire it at the net. He may not be a puck hog in the traditional sense, but he is one when it comes down to it.
One reason I don't see them trading DB is because DB's contract is so attractive for the Kings. He's a steal. He's also the captain, and they give a lot of credit for the way this team has gelled together to his captaincy. They've spoken of it several times.
Fro they would trade in a heartbeat.l
And you know for a fact that Quick is better than Bernier? I think it would be a HUGE mistake to give up on Bernier just yet. He is killing the AHL which we all know Quick didn't. Quick is good, but not great. What if Bernier is a generational goaltender?
Wait on dealing Bernier until we know for certain Quick can beat him outright... If we can get Ilya with excluding Bernier that would be great. We can always add even more depth later once our goaltending situation is 100% cleared up and then you move one of them..
But to sit here post Labs/Cloutier with our "we finally have a goalie" boner and say we're set is stupid...
Frolov, Zatkoff, Tuebert, Moeller and some picks only if he's signed to an extension..
I don't believe for a second that DL would trade for Kovalchuk. He just isn't someone you win with. But just for fun...
There are two potential types of trades: he has agreed to an extension...and he hasn't agreed.
If he has agreed, Brown AND one other top young rostered player HAVE to be part of a deal. A guy like Johnson. If you won't trade either of those guys, Kovalchuk goes to another team. You can whine all you want about how you WANT to trade Moller and four used tampons for him, but that won't make the deal.
If he has NOT agreed to a new deal, it's close to the Hossa deal but it would take more because Kovalchuk is younger, a more electric scorer, and a box office draw that Hossa isn't. I might want Hossa over Kovalchuk to win a Cup (his history of not winning one notwithstanding).
A buddy of mine in Atlanta says his real problem isn't that he takes games off, it's that he outright loses interest in hockey for stretches. It usually happens after January when the Thrashers have been eliminated but it's happened before then, and even the season they were competing so hard for the playoffs, he didn't work as hard as he should have.
The risk you take with Kovalchuk is that you put SO many eggs in one basket and that basket hasn't proven he can lead his team ANYWHERE. The odds are that he's the next Pavel Bure and that's no compliment.
I'd say it would take a little more but if that's the model, the cost would be something like Brown, Moller, Teubert, and a 1st.
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