I think a trade is essential and will go down. The reason for this is that we have too many top six forwards: Kovalez, Ryder, Zednick, Dagenais and Perezhogin (I could even put Bulis on there cuz of his better-then-hejduk-season last year in the Tchek republic, but I think he’s gold with Bonk on the third line). Kostsitsyn is also probably a year or two away.
I know... Dagenais you say... well yeah – he had 17 goals last NHL season in 50 games, playing 13.86 minutes a game. I believe 30 is very possible in 80 games playing 18 minutes. I saw him and Ribs on RDS a few days ago saying how they trained all summer on the ice together. They can be a great duo. And I know you guys know about that shot of his. And as for Perez, I think you have to give that guy a spot on the first or second line if you want him to flurish. Givin his year in Russia and the new set of rules in the NHL, the kid can’t dissapoint.
So either Ryder or Zednick must be traded, even if I love em both. As for Plekanec and Hossa, well those two just have to go, since Higgins and chipchura will have their spots on the third line two years from now. So why not try to trade em coupled with Rivet’s 5 million $ contract (salary for this year and the next) and that no good hainsey while some GMs dont know he sucks yet.
These three trades would give us a killer team:
- Zednick + Hainsey + 3rd rounder FOR Richards
- Koivu, Rivet and Hossa FOR Redden + 3rd rounder
- Theodore FOR Luongo
Kovalev – Richard – Perez
Dagenais – Ribs – Ryder
Bulis – Bonk – Higgins
Sundstrom – Bégin – Vandermeer
Plekanec
Redden – Souray
Markov – Boullion
Komi – Dandenault
Streit
Luongo
Huet
Danis
