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Post by MontyBurns on Mar 27, 2014 11:11:12 GMT -5
He'll have to get through me, and I assure you that won't be easy, I made my deadline deals early for Riberio - Tanguay etc.. I don't have any big guns, but I do have 9 forwards in double figures (goals), so the scoring is spread out. Most all my forwards have SC's in the 70's, Monty worried I'm sure. Since I'm the only team to beat him twice LOL Im not taking anything for granted. If I wasnt worried, I wouldnt have made this trade. I need to know that I did everything possible to get a cup. Im all capped out now, so its about working my line combos and hoping for the best. There are a a bunch of teams out there that could give me trouble.
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Post by LeafsGM on Mar 27, 2014 11:14:57 GMT -5
Ray your team reminds me of Ron's back in 11-12, as he handed me a few sleepless nights in that conference finals. Way I see it there isn't really anyone in the East he should be TOO concerned about but I can see yourself or Florida taking it to Shawn and stealing a few games. Great goalies have stolen some series in the past (Brodeur comes to mind), so its not impossible for Jimmy Howard to do the same for you. Only thing is Niemi is one hell of a goalie in his own right.
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Post by Sharky on Mar 27, 2014 11:46:26 GMT -5
I think the price on Whitney was actually pretty low based on this deal.
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Post by Hawks on Mar 27, 2014 14:19:17 GMT -5
I thought about Whitney, but ultimately decided to wasn't in my teams best interest, as I'd have to downgrade on the PK to fit him into the lineup, I felt a stronger PK was more valuable then a bit more scoring on the 3rd line.
Also, he went for WAY more than i would have given up for him.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 15:11:00 GMT -5
I'm not going to disclose the brief discussion that i had with Adam for Whitney but the price was much higher in terms of assets so i didnt feel it was necessary. I'm sure Adam found a deal that worked for him and I know that Shawn probably did what it took to get this deal done... Shawn's going all in and i get it.. but very briefly, we considered adding Ray Whitney.
It's going to be interesting to see how things shape up... there are a few different things that we're toying with so we'll see. To beat Montreal ... we may just very need a goaltender to steal a series.
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Post by Sharky on Mar 27, 2014 16:46:55 GMT -5
Am I missing something about Connor Crisp? Solid prospect, but his chance of making a fantasy impact in the NHL probably isn't great... Three non-1st round draft picks seems like a pretty reasonable price to me.
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Post by Hawks on Mar 27, 2014 18:03:16 GMT -5
Its not unreasonable, but Whitney is gonna be an AHLer in our league next year.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 19:07:13 GMT -5
I pretty much contacted every GM in playoff contention about Whitney. I was told either they were not interested or that the price was too high, even before actual players were ever discussed. He was also posted on the block several times so even GMs I didn't contact knew he was available. There were only two teams where actual deals involving players were discussed and time was running short so I had to get something done. Gavin thought it was WAY more than he would have given up, Jake thought the price he went for was pretty low, so who knows. Hopefully LA finishes in the bottom 4 next season and his 2nd will return a 1st round player. I didn't want the team to lose his value for nothing so I took the best deal out there for the betterment of the organization, simple as that.
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Post by Philly on Mar 28, 2014 19:10:14 GMT -5
Very happy to Acquire Gallagher from the Ave's. The Gritty little RW should be a nice fit on the feisty Flyers. He's happy to come to a contender, but also sad to leave the rebuilding Ave's. Jensen and Smith will help to speed the Ave's rebuiding process, and we are sad to see them go, but wish them well.
He'll start on the 2nd line with Kopecky on the left and Ribeiro at Center Sat. at home against Fla..
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