If you had to choose...
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:33 am
between the following rumored deals, which one do you think would improve the team the best?
a.) signing (and giving up draft picks)/trading for Kessel
b.) Jeff Marek's speculation on Vancouver sports radio that STL/PIT were discussing Boyes for Staal
In both deals you're giving up quite a bit. Either in currest assets or high level draft picks. But I think for the short term, the Kessel deal would be better off. Mainly because Boston probably won't be asking for too many roster players and I kinda operate under the assumption that if you can improve your team while at the same time not disrupting your present scoring chemsitry you'll be setting yourself up for a good post season run.
Now I understand adding a scorer means the lines will get disrupted and someone will be shuffled out. But we have a few pieces that can be swapped and a veteran or two (Tkachuk, Karyia, Armstrong) that will only be around for this season. Which means long term, you've filled a spot you might otherwise would have had to rely on a prospect or high profile FA to fill. Plus, with the scoring issue we had last year it makes no sense to trade our best scoring winger for a center. A position we have too many of already.
Thoughts?
a.) signing (and giving up draft picks)/trading for Kessel
b.) Jeff Marek's speculation on Vancouver sports radio that STL/PIT were discussing Boyes for Staal
In both deals you're giving up quite a bit. Either in currest assets or high level draft picks. But I think for the short term, the Kessel deal would be better off. Mainly because Boston probably won't be asking for too many roster players and I kinda operate under the assumption that if you can improve your team while at the same time not disrupting your present scoring chemsitry you'll be setting yourself up for a good post season run.
Now I understand adding a scorer means the lines will get disrupted and someone will be shuffled out. But we have a few pieces that can be swapped and a veteran or two (Tkachuk, Karyia, Armstrong) that will only be around for this season. Which means long term, you've filled a spot you might otherwise would have had to rely on a prospect or high profile FA to fill. Plus, with the scoring issue we had last year it makes no sense to trade our best scoring winger for a center. A position we have too many of already.
Thoughts?