[Rumour] Iginla Trade Talk: Iginla scratched from CGY Vs. COL

[zamler]

Originally Posted by Coys1882

It's going to go down like this.

Iggy gets traded to the Hawks
Flames fight for the 8th seed
Flames dump the Hawks out in the first round.

I'm strangely okay with this.

[Street Pharmacist]

If it's Vancouver, we'd have to take back some significant contract. They have no cap space left this year, unless they have some long term IR until the end of the season...

Take back Ballard? If so, that'd make the asking price higher from us imo.

Of topic, but what are they going to do next year? They have 60M committed to 14 players (cap of 64) Buy out Ballard and they have 8M to spent on 8 players? Nevermind the raises "Great Save Tanev" and Jordan Schroeder will be asking for (Tanev makes 600k, Schroeder makes about 1M)

[JiriHrdina]

Here are likely returns from each club I would be happy with

Boston
- The Russian kid with the hard to spell name+Krug+1st

Pitt
- Kennedy+Dumolin/Harrington+1st (I don’t see Bennet being on the table, Pitt has no other forward prospects)

LA
- Bernier+2nd
- Bernier+Forbot
- Forbot+1st+lesser prospect

Detroit
- Samuelsson (salary dump)+Tatar+2nd
- One of Jurco+Jarnkrok+Sheahan+1st+Samuelsson

Chicago
- Two of Pirri, Clendening, Morin, Johns, Hayes+1st
- Saad+2nd
- Kruger+Clendening+1st

My expectations for the return are lower than a lot of other folks. I think all of the above are realistic.

[djsFlames]

Boston is talking about Lucic becoming more and more expendable these days due to lack of production. Don't know how legit that is, though. He's still only 24.

But really,

A 3 combination of their 1st, Spooner, Subban, Krug, Horton could definitely get it done. Tbh they don't have the best prospect pool, however. Which lacks size.

I'd feel almost inclined to deal with Chicago, knowing what they could offer in terms of prospects.

[Ped]

Friedman's 30 thoughts blog this morning:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opin...e-rumours.html

Q: OK, what are the teams?
A: There are multiple reports of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings. I was nervous Saturday about specific teams because there was conflicting information. Initially, the four mentioned to me were Pittsburgh, Boston, Los Angeles and Anaheim Ducks. I don't like to guess and wasn't certain.
Here's the kicker, though. There are some excellent sources who say Iginla would go to the Vancouver Canucks.

Entire article is worth a read.

[Hells Bells]

I hope the Flames have no interest in Horton whatsoever.

3 years ago maybe but he just isn't the same player anymore.

[Tinordi]

Originally Posted by Ped

Friedman's 30 thoughts blog this morning:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opin...e-rumours.html



Entire article is worth a read.

This is true of every Freidman 30 thoughts column. It's the best regular hockey column in the business right now.

[You Need a Thneed]

How about - Iggy to the Canucks for 1st rounder +, who then stumble, and fall out of the playoffs. The Flames then win the lottery with the Canuck's pick.

[Max Cow Disease]

I'm with the previous poster in hoping like hell that it doesn't end up being Vancouver. With him having a pad in Kelowna, the Kamloops Blazers, etc., I can actually trick my mind into conceiving of the notion, and it horrifies me.

My almost dogmatic hatred for that team is significant, and I'd have a bitter flavour in my mouth for a long time if the dude pledged his allegiance there (doubly so if he were to re-sign). A wondrous package coming back would help to numb the pain, but I'm going to go on my merry way for now and simply convince myself that Vancouver won't have what it takes to pry him out of here.

[Flash Walken]

Horton also has a no-trade clause, so, it will be a delicate situation attempting to deal him off a potential cup roster.

[Phanuthier]

I survive the lockouts ok, but if Iginla puts on a Canucks jersey, I give up on hockey.

[woob]

Could you imagine how much more utterly intolerable the fan base in Vancouver would be if Iggy went there and proceeded to win the cup? Ouch.

[bugsy]

Wouldn't be Vancouver. The instant injection of class onto that roster would result in some sort of temporal time space vortex, the end of the known universe, spontaneous joy riots, and just a lot of things that are really, really not good at all. Bad in fact. Also the end of the known universe.

[drPepper1]

Originally Posted by Ped

Friedman's 30 thoughts blog this morning:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opin...e-rumours.html



Entire article is worth a read.

"Weekes said Iginla is not interested in being a rental. If that is correct, it opens the possibility he would like a contract extension as part of the process." I was hoping he would resign in Calgary as a free agent

[FakenHaken]

wrong thread

[woob]

It's funny - Any time there's any kind of extended slowness to loading a page on CP, I'm all "oh crap, Iggy finally got traded!"

[PeteLFan]

No way I want a Russian as part of a return. I would t trust a Russian if his name was sutter born on a Alberta farm.

[Rapidfire999]

Originally Posted by Phanuthier

I survive the lockouts ok, but if Iginla puts on a Canucks jersey, I give up on hockey.

I don't think I could handle this..no matter the return

[Milt Schmidt]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Boston is talking about Lucic becoming more and more expendable these days due to lack of production. Don't know how legit that is, though. He's still only 24.

But really,

A 3 combination of their 1st, Spooner, Subban, Krug, Horton could definitely get it done. Tbh they don't have the best prospect pool, however. Which lacks size.

I'd feel almost inclined to deal with Chicago, knowing what they could offer in terms of prospects.

Horton doesn't make any sense for the Flames, he's UFA this year, not to mention his struggles this year. It's unclear if he's just having a bad year or if his injuries are a factor. I doubt the Flames are interested in that pile of questions/problems for Iginla. The Lucic talk is interesting, he's going to be the highest paid forward on the Bruins next year and he's not producing. I don't think he gets moved, and if he does it'd probably be after the playoffs, he's just having a bad year, but it's not as unthinkable as it was before this year.

Milt

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by Ped

Friedman's 30 thoughts blog this morning:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opin...e-rumours.html



Entire article is worth a read.

still makes me sick, but not as bad as the first time I read it.