[Trade] Hawks trade Jeremy Morin to CBJ for Tim Erixon

[transplant99]

Quennville is really good at coaching up Dmen...this may be a pretty stout move by Bowman.

[jeffman]

I hope granny pulls off a sick deke on Tom tonight and scores GOTY

[thefoss1957]

I have never paid much attention to Erixson, but, clearly there is a story about his Flames' tenure...there seems to be a lot of negative feeling for the guy in this thread...What's was his problem in Calgary?

On the trade...Morin was never gonna get out of Q's doghouse, having only one skill at the NHL level, getting the puck in the O-Zone and firing at the opponent goaltender logo. No passing, no backchecking, just firing at the logo...

Erixon joins a rotation of Dahlbeck, Johns, Rudblad, Clendening to keep the #6 D-man spot occupied, until VanRiemsdyk comes off IR (he seemed to have won the spot).

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

No grilling and you'd be right if the history wasn't there. But doubt he'd be welcomed in the room after what happened.

I could see ownership and KK having a problem. I can't really see the dressing room having a problem. Who is left on the flames when that trade went down? The only 2 I can think of is Gio and Backlund. I don't think Gio would care considering he left for Russia when he was not happy about what the flames offered him. I believe I read that Backlund is friends with Erixon, so I doubt he would have a problem. I think the biggest problem would be posters on CP. I doubt even an average fan of the flames would even know what went down.

Granted right about now I would take anybody over engelland and Diaz . Posters talk about the veterans coming back as reason for the small losing streak. I personally think it's more from the 3rd pairing d men the flames currently have.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by thefoss1957

I have never paid much attention to Erixson, but, clearly there is a story about his Flames' tenure...there seems to be a lot of negative feeling for the guy in this thread...What's was his problem in Calgary?

After drafting Erixon in the 2009 draft, the Flames had two years to sign him or he would fall back to the draft.

After drafting Erixon, his stock kept going up including to be considered a top 10 draft pick if the 2009 draft was re-done.

He kept reassuring the Flames he would go sign with them and an IIHF rule prevented the Flames from signing him earlier because he was playing in the world championships.

After the world championships he did a complete 180 and said that he felt he wouldn't get a chance in the NHL with the Flames and wouldn't sign.

And with some suggestions of tampering his father's former NHL team (Rangers) was the one that never stopped calling the Flames in attempts to trade for him.

[Locke]

This guy has peaked as a perennial AHLer or bottom pairing defenceman. Have at him.

Chicago likely picked him up for some depth for another cup run. It'd be a shame if he got his name on the cup.

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by Locke

This guy has peaked as a perennial AHLer or bottom pairing defenceman. Have at him.

Chicago likely picked him up for some depth for another cup run. It'd be a shame if he got his name on the cup.

Nothing wrong being a good bottom pairing dman. While I hated what went down with him and the flames, he certainly has had bad luck when being traded. Every team he is traded to has an abundance of quality dmen. Hard to make your mark that way. Things could have been different if he stayed with the flames or got traded just once to a team that was short on quality d-men.

Also hard to say he has peaked when he is only 24. I don't think he is ever going to be that top pairing guy like was stated when he drafted him. But I think he has enough skill to be an everyday bottom pairing dman, with an outside chance of getting to a #4 spot.

[DOOM]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

Nothing wrong being a good bottom pairing dman. While I hated what went down with him and the flames, he certainly has had bad luck when being traded. Every team he is traded to has an abundance of quality dmen. Hard to make your mark that way. Things could have been different if he stayed with the flames or got traded just once to a team that was short on quality d-men.

Also hard to say he has peaked when he is only 24. I don't think he is ever going to be that top pairing guy like was stated when he drafted him. But I think he has enough skill to be an everyday bottom pairing dman, with an outside chance of getting to a #4 spot.

*23

But yea, looking back at it, he very likely would of had a way better chance (more quickly) of quality NHL minutes with the Calgary Flames.

[JohnnySkittles]

Originally Posted by Locke

This guy has peaked as a perennial AHLer or bottom pairing defenceman. Have at him.

Chicago likely picked him up for some depth for another cup run. It'd be a shame if he got his name on the cup.

That's quite the stretch. He still has potential to be a top 4 man.

[Five-hole]

I forget the exact wording, but there's an expression that goes that the one thing you can do to really have yourself hated by sports fans is to refuse to sign a contract. You can murder people and many people will forgive you, but hold out and you're dead to us forever.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by JohnnySkittles

That's quite the stretch. He still has potential to be a top 4 man.

Okay, 'peaked' may have been a stretch, but I think his top 4 potential is gone.

His best case scenarios are to either really kick ass in Chicago and salvage whatever NHL career he may have or to go to Edmonton for Nikita Nikitin money.

Now that guy is terrible. Tom ought to at least be better than him.

[Ashasx]

He was a point per game player in the AHL last year.

Let's not kid ourselves. He'd be our top defensive prospect right now.

[DOOM]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

He was a point per game player in the AHL last year.

Let's not kid ourselves. He'd be our top defensive prospect right now.

And?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

He was a point per game player in the AHL last year.

Let's not kid ourselves. He'd be our top defensive prospect right now.

Dont care.

This team is showing what a united lockerroom can do and Tom has notoriously been all about himself.

Hes the kind of player that, before Treliving, Burke would have shown the door or driven to the airport himself.

He never got a shot in New York and his time in Columbus was more or less a wreck, but in Chicago he doesnt get to be daddy's little boy and King of the Universe, and maybe that will be best for him.

[N-E-B]

Another reason to dislike the Blackhawks!

[Husky]

Erixon is hated because of Calgary but he is a strong young D. Excellent move by the Hawks. Good asset management.

[Rerun]

Erixon traded to Calgary... that would be ironic.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Husky

Erixon is hated because of Calgary but he is a strong young D. Excellent move by the Hawks. Good asset management.

Yes but no.

He is hated because of Calgary, but Calgary has nothing to do with the fact that he could barely get a sniff of NHL action in New York or Columbus. Thats all on him.

[DOOM]

Originally Posted by Husky

Erixon is hated because of Calgary but he is a strong young D. Excellent move by the Hawks. Good asset management.

How is it an "excellent" move?

Morin and Erixon obviously had very similar value.

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by thefoss1957

I have never paid much attention to Erixson, but, clearly there is a story about his Flames' tenure...there seems to be a lot of negative feeling for the guy in this thread...What's was his problem in Calgary?

On the trade...Morin was never gonna get out of Q's doghouse, having only one skill at the NHL level, getting the puck in the O-Zone and firing at the opponent goaltender logo. No passing, no backchecking, just firing at the logo...

Erixon joins a rotation of Dahlbeck, Johns, Rudblad, Clendening to keep the #6 D-man spot occupied, until VanRiemsdyk comes off IR (he seemed to have won the spot).

He pulled a European Hayes on the Flames