Zubrus sent packing!

[RT14]

The Sharks hooked up with the Panthers for a quick deal today which saw Danius Zubrus and Brooks Orpik headed to Florida in exchange for Shawn Horcoff and Chris Campoli. There was also a minor pick exchange involved with the Sharks getting a 3rd and sending a 4th the other way.

"Zubrus wasn't performing for us at the level we expected from him" said Sharks GM Ryan, "Horcoff gives us a solid 2-way player who's putting up good numbers in the NHL this season and is leading the much hated Oilers in ice time per game. Campoli is putting up incredible numbers in the NHL at a very young age and is a slight upgrade over Orpik for the time being. We hope he can turn into a top PP QB for us one day."

This appears to be another move in the youth direction for the Sharks as they've recently sent most of their top veteran players packing for younger talent on the verge of breaking out in the CPHL. Whether they hold with what they have now or continue this trend is yet to be seen, but they do have a few more very solid veterans around that could be possible targets for teams looking to make that playoff push down the road.

[Hanna Sniper]

there was a time if i remember correctly Zubrus produced Jah like numbers

[Mccree]

PANTHERS DECIDE TO TRADE AGAIN

After an apparent “drunk ass *&:^ing” trade that was rejected by the league the Panthers have ventured into the trade market again.

Sent to the Sharks are stupid Oilier Shawn Horcoff and Chris Campoli.

Coming to the Panthers is Zubrus and Orpik.

“We knew trading Zubrus earlier in the season to the Sharks was a mistake and when he was offered to us today we decided to jump it. If you break it down the deal breaks down as Mike Johnson, Branko Radivojevic , Brooks Orpik for Horcoff and Campoli”

Let the comments begin.

[Slava]

Bad deal for San Jose...Zubrus should've been dealt to Nashville!!

[flambers]

Interesting deal.... the key to this deal is Campoli IMO. He has had a blistering start to the season in the NHL.............

[Mccree]

Originally Posted by Slava

Bad deal for San Jose...Zubrus should've been dealt to Nashville!!

LEts talk

[Mccree]

Originally Posted by flambers

Interesting deal.... the key to this deal is Campoli IMO. He has had a blistering start to the season in the NHL.............

I agree I just do not see that continuing. 9 points in 9 games is great but not realy sure he can continue that. Puts him on pace of 82 points.

Orpik I think (hopefully) has more upside in the long run.

[JiriHrdina]

Campoli is Andy Delmore-esque.

Some great offensvie tools but I don't think he'll ever be more than a pp specialist/final pairing guy because his defense isn't great.

He was great his rookie year. Last year bad. This year good start. Up and down player.

Not a bad asset to have but he's a tough guy to use in the sim because his DF will never be good.

Even deal.

[I wanna be like Miikka]

I like it for the panthers, mainly because I hate horcoff. My hatred for the oil aside I think it is fairly even but I would give a slight edge to the panthers.