[StrykerSteve]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

He tried though. Offering for Schneider.

This is 3 close calls now. Richards, O'Reilly and Schneider. Is he out yet?

I overreacted to the 22nd pick. Would have liked him to traded down but Montreal prob would have snapped him up.

You have no idea what he offered for Schneider, so give it a rest already, please.

edit - Here you go.

All weekend long, the talk was that the Edmonton Oilers were zeroing in on Schneider, and indeed sources told ESPN.com that the Oilers and Canucks met at Vancouver’s hotel on Friday night to discuss the parameters of a possible deal. But the asking price was always too high for Edmonton’s liking: the Oilers’ first-round pick (the seventh overall) plus a prospect and a player to be named. Higher asking price for trading within a division was the Canucks’ thinking. And you can see that.

The Philadelphia Flyers nibbled early on Schneider but didn’t go far down that path. The Calgary Flames got a call, as well, but they didn’t want to give up the No. 6 overall pick as part of a deal. The Columbus Blue Jackets, at the time unsure they could sign Sergei Bobrovsky, also danced a little with Vancouver on Schneider. But, in the end, it was New Jersey winning out.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/i...move-surprises

Now lay off the guy.