The nice thing about the Redden situation, is that I don't think its going to take much time to get resolved. He's either going to like the money or not and I think that'll be that.
He doesn't like the money and the situation, both sides move on.
That would be like that movie where everything was in '50s B&W. Two '90s kids get sucked into that world and they're the only ones in color.
Cherry & Howson, I wonder if the universe would fly apart if they came into contact? Talk about opposites.
I LOL when I first read that idea, but now that I think about it, who better to help Scotty convince free agents to come here? Who better to convince the Canadian media that Columbus is not hockey Siberia? Who better to get the Columbus fanbase believing the other teams are no better than we are?
(only half serious)
Of course, that would mean we'd have to never pick up a Euro player ever again!
SPECTOR'S NOTE: The Jackets likely won't entice a big name UFA but they can find plenty of affordable depth elsewhere that could significantly bolster their lineup next season.
I guess what I'm saying is, don't be shocked if the Blue Jackets don't get a player signed on Tuesday. It could well go down on Wednesday or Thursday. Friday, even.
Howson told me tonight that he's talking trade with at least two clubs. These discussions are "not necessarily" hinging on what happens in free agency, they're just trade talks that could go down after the initial rush of free agency is finished.
Interesting.
With SH's ties to Edmonton and Visnovsky's acquisition likely making Pitkanen available ...
Zherdev for Pitkanen, with a swap of picks evening out the bumps?
Anybody surprised? More importantly, did anybody think we would be offering Hossa what the B's are said to be offering? 12 yrs, 100 mil??
Campbell and Hossa were out of reach before they even announced their intentions to test the market.
say what you will about Portie, he acts just like everyone else on this board... Excited when he sees a list of the free agents only to realize which team he writes for...
As far as the trade talk goes, this might be our best option in the long run, if Howson decides to not be so tight-fisted with our prospects. The thought of moving a player like Dan Fritsche for essentially his replacement doesn't fill me with much confidence though...
Anybody surprised? More importantly, did anybody think we would be offering Hossa what the B's are said to be offering? 12 yrs, 100 mil??
Campbell and Hossa were out of reach before they even announced their intentions to test the market.
say what you will about Portie, he acts just like everyone else on this board... Excited when he sees a list of the free agents only to realize which team he writes for...
As far as the trade talk goes, this might be our best option in the long run, if Howson decides to not be so tight-fisted with our prospects. The thought of moving a player like Dan Fritsche for essentially his replacement doesn't fill me with much confidence though...
Rick Nash will probably be the highest paid player on this team at 6.5 million this season. I'm not going to lose sleep over Howson't reluctance to spend 8 mill per on any single player, just get the right players for 2-4 million.
I want Brooks Orpik.... Probably more then anybody else at this point.
I'm with you on Orpick.
Granted, I don't know a whole lot about him. But my husband is a huge Penguins fan, so we watched them during playoffs. Orpick stands out to me due to one shift in a game, I think it was the division finals.
In one shift, he knocked the crap out of 4 different players. It seems like anything that came near him, he planted, good and hard. I'd love to get him and that toughness on the Jackets.
