This is just beyond nutbar. Hurricanes are blowing chunks this year and now we're seeing E-S pop up frequently on the boards.
Staal is a franchise forward. He's big, he can score. He's strong on the puck. He's got his name on the cup.
Trading away the only player on the team who belongs on the first line is hardly a viable solution for Carolina, unless they want to be fishing for top 5 picks for the next few years.
Carolina has too many players who're falling out of their twilight. Give him some decent linemates and things will without a doubt change.
Trade Staal for Vanek and Vanek needs Staal for passes and space. Staal is a franchise player who can make everybody around him better. Vanek is one of those players from which Staal could benefit. I doubt Vanek would be as valuable as he is now without any legitimate center. Keep Staal, you've got him and Ward..Building blocks for the future. Carolina is a pesky team. You'll turn it around..
Staal is definitely worth more than Vanek. He can control a game all by himself, and is a true playoff competitor. And is not injury prone and will put up 40 goals 80 points a year.
They cant get rid of Staal, because after Cole, who is left on the Canes that is a master at the dive I dont care how bad the Canes may be, they wont trade away Staal!
Does anyone else think Staal, making $8.125 mil a year, is overpaid? Only 3 other players in the NHL make more than that, and they're names are Ovechkin, Crosby and Malkin. Staal clearly hasnt accomplished as much as they have.
Staal is gonna play out the rest of his contract as a Cane.
Does anyone else think Staal, making $8.125 mil a year, is overpaid? Only 3 other players in the NHL make more than that, and they're names are Ovechkin, Crosby and Malkin. Staal clearly hasnt accomplished as much as they have.
Staal is gonna play out the rest of his contract as a Cane.
... Sigh.
Stanley Cup---check.
100 point season--check.
A gold medal at the world's--check
All-Star MVP--check.
EA sports cover athlete--check.
i see what you are doing here, but the canes have an internal budget(i think), even if staal and vanek are similar in value the difference in salary would name carolina turn it down. thats forgetting the face of the franchise arguments.
Does anyone else think Staal, making $8.125 mil a year, is overpaid? Only 3 other players in the NHL make more than that, and they're names are Ovechkin, Crosby and Malkin. Staal clearly hasnt accomplished as much as they have.
Staal is gonna play out the rest of his contract as a Cane.
Most Canes fans think it was a necessary overpayment. He'll be a Cane until 2017, so we've got him throughout his prime years
i see what you are doing here, but the canes have an internal budget(i think), even if staal and vanek are similar in value the difference in salary would name carolina turn it down. thats forgetting the face of the franchise arguments.
There is no difference in salary. In fact, after this year, the difference favors Vanek.
Does anyone else think Staal, making $8.125 mil a year, is overpaid? Only 3 other players in the NHL make more than that, and they're names are Ovechkin, Crosby and Malkin. Staal clearly hasnt accomplished as much as they have.
Staal is gonna play out the rest of his contract as a Cane.
Overpaid? Yea, a little...
Wait until Getzlaf, Kovalchuk, Kane, and Toews come up for contract renewals. Carolina bought a lot of UFA years with that contract, and Staal is a very very good playoff performer, something money can not buy.
If Staal had better linemates he would hover between 90-100 points a year consistently considering how healthy he stays and his dominant play during the second half of the season. He's a tough competitor who can shoot, pass, crash the net, and be defensively responsible. Best of all he has passion, the only drawback being that passion turns into frustration when you're on this year's Canes squad.
I dont care how bad the Canes may be, they wont trade away Staal!
