Who Is Untouchable?
Mar 13, 2002 15:50:52 GMT -5
Post by Johnny Verdun on Mar 13, 2002 15:50:52 GMT -5
I thought I was responding to a thread but it just disappeared. In any case, this is my take:
In reality, only Koivu is untouchable ("UT"), but that has as much to do with the fact that no one would be interested in assuming the risk.
The next closest thing to UT is Theodore. Close, but not a UT.
After that, the only guys who are kind of close are Hainsey and Komisarek, though if the deal were there for the right return, one of them (but almost certainly not both) would be gone.
Brisebois has a no-trade clause.
Everybody else (EVERYBODY) is tradeable. I would be thrilled to see this team move or otherwise rid itself of: Perreault, Berezin, Odjick, Ribeiro, Van Allen, Traverse, Quintal and Robidas If I had my druthers, the guys we'd keep would include the following from the big team:
Forwards: Koivu, Kilger, Bulis, Juneau, Audette, Petrov, Zednik, Dackell and Asham.
D-men: Brisebois, Dykhuis, Rivet, Souray and Markov.
Gilmour will probably retire. If he chooses to continue I hope we don't have room.
That would open up 3 forward spots and 2 defence spots.
For the D, add Hainsey and Jarventie.
For the forwards, add Hossa, Gratton, Holik.
That gives you:
Zednik/Holik/Petrov
Bulis/Koivu/Audette
Kilger/Juneau/Dackell
Hossa/Gratton/Asham
Brisebois/Dykhuis
Rivet/Markov
Hainsey/Souray
Jarventie.
In reality, only Koivu is untouchable ("UT"), but that has as much to do with the fact that no one would be interested in assuming the risk.
The next closest thing to UT is Theodore. Close, but not a UT.
After that, the only guys who are kind of close are Hainsey and Komisarek, though if the deal were there for the right return, one of them (but almost certainly not both) would be gone.
Brisebois has a no-trade clause.
Everybody else (EVERYBODY) is tradeable. I would be thrilled to see this team move or otherwise rid itself of: Perreault, Berezin, Odjick, Ribeiro, Van Allen, Traverse, Quintal and Robidas If I had my druthers, the guys we'd keep would include the following from the big team:
Forwards: Koivu, Kilger, Bulis, Juneau, Audette, Petrov, Zednik, Dackell and Asham.
D-men: Brisebois, Dykhuis, Rivet, Souray and Markov.
Gilmour will probably retire. If he chooses to continue I hope we don't have room.
That would open up 3 forward spots and 2 defence spots.
For the D, add Hainsey and Jarventie.
For the forwards, add Hossa, Gratton, Holik.
That gives you:
Zednik/Holik/Petrov
Bulis/Koivu/Audette
Kilger/Juneau/Dackell
Hossa/Gratton/Asham
Brisebois/Dykhuis
Rivet/Markov
Hainsey/Souray
Jarventie.