Predators add some grit upfront

[Slava]

The Nashville Predators have acquired Shane Doan from the Philadelphia Flyers. The deal breaks down as:

To Nashville:

Shane Doan
2009 5th: Phi

To Philadelphia:

Paul Kariya
John Negrin
$1.4 million 2008
2009 3rd: Nas

Basically we made this deal for a few major reasons:

1. We need a more defensive presence in our forwards. Doan can play on the PK and his scoring is also a nice thing to have here!

2. I always regretted not keeping him last season, so this rights a wrong in that sense!

3. It saves us a bit of cap and we are now compliant!

3.5 Doan is an upgrade on Kariya, if only by a couple of points.

The piece that was the hardest to move here in some sense was Negrin. I do really like this kid...but I do wonder how long he'll toil in the minors with other guys like Pelech and Pardy clearly ahead of him.

Thanks to Philly for the negotiations on this!

[simmer2]

Good move by Slava getting Doan, he's a great player who should do well on your team.

[RT14]

Solid move for both clubs. Preds get the far safer, better all-round player and Flyers get a decent fill in for now and solid prospect long term.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Yup, on the surface I'd say it's a win for the Preds here. But ultimately, it's up to the SIM!

[Goffie]

Pretty even deal in my eyes. Dona brings a bit more alla round game, but I think Kariya brings more offense and is sim loved. I think this shoudl help both teams.