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_Q_ · 03-19-2013, 05:22 PM

I thought about posting this in one of the other trade deadline threads, but I felt like this is different enough to warrant a new thread. Mods, please merge if it should be part of an ongoing discussion.

With all this trade talk, what do you think the line-up will look like on April 5th against the Sharks?

Although we all want to blow this thing up sky high, I don't see management trading more than 4 or 5 assets at the deadline. After all, they still need to ice a line-up for the remainder of the season.

I won't speculate on the returns, because that's too hard to predict. With that said, on April 3rd, I think the following guys get traded:
Iginla - Has already been discussed why numerous times
Stempniak - Having a great season for his standards, no NMC/NTC and slightly redundant. Typical case of sell high.
Cammalleri - Good 2nd liner for a team contending for the cup. Won't be part of the future in Calgary. Having a decent season, so probably has good trade value.
Bouwmeester - Possibly the highest trade value of his career at this moment. A lot of teams need what he brings to the table, so again, a case of sell high.

With those players gone, the line-up against the Sharks would look something like this:

Tanguay - Backlund - Hudler
Glencross - Stajan - Baertschi
Horak - New Centre/AHL player/Cervenka - Comeau
McGrattan - Begin - Jackman
Aliu

Brodie - Wideman
Giordano - Butler
Smith - Sarich
Babchuk

Kiprusoff
McDonald

Admittedly, it's not a great line-up, but a lot better than I would have thought.

03-19-2013, 05:22 PM	#1
_Q_ #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calgary Exp:	Life after the trade deadline I thought about posting this in one of the other trade deadline threads, but I felt like this is different enough to warrant a new thread. Mods, please merge if it should be part of an ongoing discussion. With all this trade talk, what do you think the line-up will look like on April 5th against the Sharks? Although we all want to blow this thing up sky high, I don't see management trading more than 4 or 5 assets at the deadline. After all, they still need to ice a line-up for the remainder of the season. I won't speculate on the returns, because that's too hard to predict. With that said, on April 3rd, I think the following guys get traded: Iginla - Has already been discussed why numerous times Stempniak - Having a great season for his standards, no NMC/NTC and slightly redundant. Typical case of sell high. Cammalleri - Good 2nd liner for a team contending for the cup. Won't be part of the future in Calgary. Having a decent season, so probably has good trade value. Bouwmeester - Possibly the highest trade value of his career at this moment. A lot of teams need what he brings to the table, so again, a case of sell high. With those players gone, the line-up against the Sharks would look something like this: Tanguay - Backlund - Hudler Glencross - Stajan - Baertschi Horak - New Centre/AHL player/Cervenka - Comeau McGrattan - Begin - Jackman Aliu Brodie - Wideman Giordano - Butler Smith - Sarich Babchuk Kiprusoff McDonald Admittedly, it's not a great line-up, but a lot better than I would have thought.