Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Rumors are just Rumors: The Vinny Edition
Kyle Calder back to Chicago, Dallas, or Nashville
Jere Lehtinen to New Jersey
Ed Jovanoski to Rags
Then of course there's the big one rolling through NHL circles: the Vinny Lecavalier sweepstakes.
I've heard 2 equally egregious rumors, one just today, both involving Mr. Lecavalier.
The first involves Les Habs.
A signed Mike Komisarek, Chris Higgins, and Kyle Chipchura
Andrei Markov, Tomas Plekanec, and P.K. Subban
Is bringing the Prodigal Son home that important to Montreal? They're either losing their top puck moving blue liner, or top shutdown man, plus a 2 way forward and a high end prospect.
That is a huge price to pay for a man, especially with such a hefty contract.
Here's why this really won't work for the Habs. At the end of this season, four of their top forwards will be UFAs. One assumes, Lang is gone and perhaps Tanguay as well. Kovalev and Koivu would resign. Yet if they get Lecavalier, that young talent that would make up the rest of the trade, would be very hard to replace. Then they become Tampa North, except with some defense and a goalie.
The 2nd involves the Flyers.
Now this just came from Eklund this afternoon. Are you freaking kidding me? A developing, dominant blue liner, with as much upside as talent in Coburn. 2 top end prospects in vanRiemsdyk and Giroux, and a top 3 round pick. Unbelievable! People pay this guy.
"That is what it will take" is what he says. I say bullshit it takes much, much more. You can't take on that much more salary with only giving up about 3 million, if that, with these kids. They'd have to dump salary to even get close to bringing Vinny on. With a decreasing salary cap all of a sudden the Flyers can afford a 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d center? 4 centers each making over 5 million bucks, HA! Please, give me a break. This one is just asinine.
So Habs fans, is that too much to get a real Francophone back to Canada? Flyers fans, would you do it?
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