Dickie Dunn
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And that's admirable. But when you are asked point-blank, "Did you ask out of Boston." and you give a no comment, that doesn't look particular good.
Granted, he's in a tough spot there.
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Granted, he's in a tough spot there.
Dickie Dunn
Footballguy
@FriedgeHNIC: Chicago and Columbus are working in a trade involving Brandon Saad. More to come.
Sounds like Saad to Columbus is a done deal. I'm shocked. Columbus is gonna pay him an absurd amount of money.
Official:http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=773102
Official:http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=773102
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Limp Ditka
Footballguy
:(
chet
Footballguy
@FriedgeHNIC: Saad has been traded to CLB. as @reporterchris tweeted, Anisimov and Dano part of return.
Not a fan of this deal. Makes it easier to keep Seabrook longer I guess.
@reporterchris: Brandon Saad was an obvious candidate for a big offer sheet tomorrow. You'd have to think the #CBJ are confident they can get him signed.
Insomniac
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No. There was hope he might take a slightly below market offer and the Hawks would trade Sharp. Big loss.
no way.
everybody assumed they would get rid of other guys like Sharp to make room to keep him. stupid to let a young stud like that go when you are relying pretty heavily on old wingers like Hossa and Sharp in your top-6.
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Limp Ditka
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I think the mindset was that if they could unload Sharp, or Sharp/Bickell, they'd be able to keep him.
Between the price tag, and rumors of him banging a teammate's wife, the market for Sharp was dead.
To Chicago: Morin, Tropp, Anisimov, Dano & Pick
To Columbus: Saad (RFA)
To Columbus: Saad (RFA)
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Anisimov's number is north of $3m?
Anisimov: $3.283MM (UFA in 2016)
Morin: RFA in 2016
Tropp: RFA in 2016
Dano: RFA in 2017
chet
Footballguy
Saad is 22 and hasn't earned a 6yr $6.5mm contract IMO. Yes, one of the best up and comers, but he was playing with Toews and Hossa for much of the year.
chet
Footballguy
good luck finding his replacement.
Pittsburgh has been hunting wingers for years. They aren't easy to find.
I don't know what it would have cost to keep him, but I'd rather have him at $6MM/year than Bickell at $4MM or Sharp at $5.9MM.
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Billy Bats
Footballguy
Is that Columbus taking out the garbage or is there something worthwhile among the names behind Anisimov?
chet
Footballguy
I agree but apparently there aren't any takers for BB or PS. Stan had to do something. Word is he was getting an offer sheet tomorrow.
Captain Quinoa
Footballguy
CBJ also get "2 prospects" according to 1 tweet I saw?
Ducks get Bieksa for 2016 2nd round pick
wow.
wow.
chet
Footballguy
Craig Custance@CraigCustance
Stan Bowman on Saad: "I don’t think we ever came close on a contract. It wasn’t from a lack of effort."
The Hawks couldn't afford Saad. He wanted the highest offer, plain and simple. For it to work, Saad needed to give the Hawks a discount.
Stan Bowman on Saad: "I don’t think we ever came close on a contract. It wasn’t from a lack of effort."
The Hawks couldn't afford Saad. He wanted the highest offer, plain and simple. For it to work, Saad needed to give the Hawks a discount.
I find that hard to believe unless the asking price in return is unreasonable.
Everybody knew Chicago was going to have some hard decisions to make, but this one is going to hurt I think.
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Zegras11
Footballguy
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Hawks64
Footballguy
It's tough tough tough loss as a fan but IMO this comes down to keeping Seabrook next year.
he has 1 year left on his deal and his best years are behind him, but I like him. much better than Stoner anyway.
Hawks64
Footballguy
It sure will but we'll see if he's worth it next year. I think he'll wind up being worth it, but Hawks have more needs at C than at W and Seabrook is looming next year is more important to the Hawks. Pretty f'ing stunned right now though. This sucks and I'm pissed.
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Hawks64
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Limp Ditka
Footballguy
'Saad Day In Chicago'
Pretty sweet deal for Columbus. Anisimov is a decent center who fills a need. Morin and Tropp are solid depth guys. Dano might wind up being pretty good.
Still, Saad has star potential even when you take him away from Chicago imo. I think Paliotta is going to be a solid 2nd pairing defenseman too.
Still, Saad has star potential even when you take him away from Chicago imo. I think Paliotta is going to be a solid 2nd pairing defenseman too.
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Zegras11
Footballguy
I know he's always been a pain in the ### to play against. Him and Hagelin might be what we need to get over the hump.
Can't believe the Hawks traded Saad. He's one of those guys that's a lot better in the playoffs than the regular season.
chet
Footballguy
why did the Ducks trade Palmieri?
Hawks64
Footballguy
Zegras11
Footballguy
He just never fully stepped up the way they thought he would. Missed 70 games past three years. Sekac-Cogs-Hagelin could be a really sick 3rd line with all that speed..
Dickie Dunn
Footballguy
Yeah feels like Stan got fleeced here
I'm sorry ... is this the way I'm supposed to react to another team making a difficult trade?
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I'm wondering if Chicago thought an offer sheet was imminent and they couldn't afford to match it. So, rather than take a package of picks, they dealt him for this deal that gets them NHL bodies on entry level contracts they can fill out their lineup with.
However, might Columbus consider not matching a potential offer sheet to take the draft picks themselves? Probably not since they seem eager to get back to the playoffs, but they might have a tough decision to make if someone comes in with a huge offer.
