Thread: Kovalchuk is a NJ Devil. Now, get over it already.

Thank you Cap'n!

I really needed the comic relief and....Boy! You delivered.

The irony is I actually agree that Kovy would be a great addition but there's no way Atlanta trades him for just Frolov + picks/prospects.

You guys are looney for not believing any of this. C'mon, the OP is a pro scout!!! He knows what he's talking about.


I couldn't type any of that with a straight face.

Originally Posted by jt

Ok so just for the sake of argument, would you trade Simmonds for Kovalchuk straight up?

Depends on the cap hit and term of the extension that comes with Kovalchuk.

Simmonds, barring additional injury difficulties, is going to be a force in this league. He'll take longer to get there, and will be cheaper on the way up.

Originally Posted by Jaygokings!

Simmonds is WAY cheaper, way younger, and he fills a role that we need. If we deal simmonds for Kovy...okay great we gain another goal scorer...but we lose a valuable defensive shut down forward who can put up like i said, 20-30 goals, maybe this season and definitely in the future.

We'll see how much he wants on an extension this summer. That said, Power Forwards make the world go 'round in this league, and Simmonds is made of that mold.

Originally Posted by jt

Ok so just for the sake of argument, would you trade Simmonds for Kovalchuk straight up?

Depends on the cap hit and term of the extension that comes with Kovalchuk.

Simmonds, barring additional injury difficulties, is going to be a force in this league. He'll take longer to get there, and will be cheaper on the way up.

Originally Posted by Jaygokings!

a 3rd line shutdown like player who can put up points is as uncommon these days as a high value 1st line sniper. Why? Because teams lock them up. Kris Draper, John Madden....ask any team and they will tell you that their third line players are as valuable as their first line players.

Simmonds won't be there for long.

Originally Posted by jt

Ok so just for the sake of argument, would you trade Simmonds for Kovalchuk straight up?

Depends on the cap hit and term of the extension that comes with Kovalchuk.

Simmonds, barring additional injury difficulties, is going to be a force in this league. He'll take longer to get there, and will be cheaper on the way up.

Originally Posted by Jaygokings!

Kovy is expensive and would take a place of a player we already have, on a line that already has chemistry.

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Kovy for Simmer straight up? No thanks.

Kovy will take up the roster spot of 3 or 4 players.

And I agree, I wouldn't make that trade, unless we're flipping him elsewhere for Lindros.

Originally Posted by Kubrick

And the dude said "no!" ****ing hilarious.

Does anybody remember, a while back, the poster that said he wouldn't trade Brown for Ovechkin? Now THAT was a ****ing gem.

You missed the point of me saying no completely.

Would I take Kovy for Simmer straight up with equal contracts? Absolutely. But that isn't how the world works. Kovy has a huge contract. One that will end up destroying our core in a few years.

You can have 1 Kovy, a type of player the team currently has no need for, or a Simmonds, a Justin Williams, and a Jarret Stoll. 3 types of players we need. And it would be for roughly the same price, around 7 mil.

as for the Brown for Ovy comparison, that is the same type of player, i would do it in a heartbeat.

But if you wanna say Kovy for Simmer, well then you are drastically changing your lineup. You are taking our a Defensive forward, a shutdown forward, and a penalty killer, on a team that struggles to keep goals down, and swapping him for a goal scorer....on a team that currently has the 2nd most goals for? Sounds like bad use of cap space to me. But that is just my opinion, apparently I am ape **** crazy for wanting to make sure the team has one of the better defensive cores.

Oh it's okay if we got Kovy for Simmer I am sure Teddy Purcell could just play the role of a PK man and a shutdown forward -_-

Just cause it's shiny doesn't mean it is good and necessary.

Meanwhile....

The four that I have confirmed to have made their interest known are Chicago, Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Philadelphia...

What does Atlanta want? Well the price would be steep. They definitely want a top prospect with star potential who could possibly step into the "leading man" shoes...


Either way, I assure you, this doesn't go into the Olympics. This ends before February 1 in all likelihood.

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Flame away!

Here you go. From my sources (a long drug induced nap due to the flu)
Schenn, Hickey and Moller to Toronto for Kessel
Kessel, Randy Jones, Bernier and our first to Atlanta for Kovy.

Seems fair right?

Burke gets his brothers and Moller
Atlanta gets another great scorer, a top 6 dman and a possible longterm goaltending solution and a pretty damn good pick.

I gotta say "Julie Loves Hockey" gets a little bit hotter every time I see her. I actually left her unmuted for about 23 seconds this time.

Originally Posted by Goon Squad

I gotta say "Julie Loves Hockey" gets a little bit hotter every time I see her. I actually left her unmuted for about 23 seconds this time.

I think its because she curled her hair or something...



...I'd hit it....

Originally Posted by KingsWord

Here you go. From my sources (a long drug induced nap due to the flu)
Schenn, Hickey and Moller to Toronto for Kessel
Kessel, Randy Jones, Bernier and our first to Atlanta for Kovy.

Seems fair right?

Burke gets his brothers and Moller
Atlanta gets another great scorer, a top 6 dman and a possible longterm goaltending solution and a pretty damn good pick.

i love Phil Kessel, but F*** THAT NOISE!