Should Gillis Trade Alexander Edler?

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Re: Should Gillis Trade Alexander Edler?

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SKYO wrote:"@Real_ESPNLeBrun
Montreal, Detroit and Anaheim inquired on Alex Edler. Wings made an offer. Habs may circle back. But nothing close at this point"

I imagine Danny DeKeyser would be a part of that Det offer, maybe adding Gustav Nyquist.
I can see Detroit having a hard-on for Edler seeing as they really missed Lidstrom and see Edler as a poor-man's version of the same. Throw in Justin Abdelkader, DeKeyser and Ferraro and I'd take it.

I can't imagine what Montreal would be offering that would interest Gillis.
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Re: Should Gillis Trade Alexander Edler?

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Lancer wrote: I can see Detroit having a hard-on for Edler seeing as they really missed Lidstrom and see Edler as a poor-man's version of the same. Throw in Justin Abdelkader, DeKeyser and Ferraro and I'd take it.

I can't imagine what Montreal would be offering that would interest Gillis.
Gallagher is intriguing though, tack on a dman and it could persuade MG to make a deal.
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Re: Should Gillis Trade Alexander Edler?

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SKYO wrote:
Lancer wrote: I can see Detroit having a hard-on for Edler seeing as they really missed Lidstrom and see Edler as a poor-man's version of the same. Throw in Justin Abdelkader, DeKeyser and Ferraro and I'd take it.

I can't imagine what Montreal would be offering that would interest Gillis.
Gallagher is intriguing though, tack on a dman and it could persuade MG to make a deal.
Make a splash and put P.K. Subban in the deal - we could have the first brother tandem in team history.... or would that be too obvious? :look:
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Lancer wrote:Make a splash and put P.K. Subban in the deal - we could have the first brother tandem in team history.... or would that be too obvious? :look:
Where's the love for Russ and Geoff?

What about Luongo and his evil twin? :P
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Re: Should Gillis Trade Alexander Edler?

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BurningBeard wrote:
Lancer wrote:Make a splash and put P.K. Subban in the deal - we could have the first brother tandem in team history.... or would that be too obvious? :look:
Where's the love for Russ and Geoff?

What about Luongo and his evil twin? :P
K... should have put "first brother blueline tandem". :lol:
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Re: Should Gillis Trade Alexander Edler?

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Okay I hate to ruin the joke but .. you guys are intentionally neglecting to mention 2/3 of our first line, right?

At first I thought Lancer was just engaging in a little racial humour... ie. yeah we had Geoff and Russ, but Jordan and PK would be our first brother tandem..
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dbr wrote:Okay I hate to ruin the joke but .. you guys are intentionally neglecting to mention 2/3 of our first line, right?

At first I thought Lancer was just engaging in a little racial humour... ie. yeah we had Geoff and Russ, but Jordan and PK would be our first brother tandem..
Oh no, dbr, had it been a racial quip I would have gone ...first "bruthah" tandem. :lol:

On the related topic though, can anyone remember two brothers playing on the same defence pairing in the NHL? I'm stumped.
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dbr wrote:Okay I hate to ruin the joke but .. you guys are intentionally neglecting to mention 2/3 of our first line, right?
Those guys are twins. Totally different.
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Re: Should Gillis Trade Alexander Edler?

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12:02 EST by my watch, and no Edler trade announcement. Guess Eddie gets to stick around to find out how Torts is going to get him to "be better" this season.

Still waiting for another 'bold move'... :|
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Lancer wrote: On the related topic though, can anyone remember two brothers playing on the same defence pairing in the NHL? I'm stumped.
Bill and Max Quackenbush, 1950-51 Boston Bruins.

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Re: Should Gillis Trade Alexander Edler?

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Lancer wrote:12:02 EST by my watch, and no Edler trade announcement. Guess Eddie gets to stick around to find out how Torts is going to get him to "be better" this season.

Still waiting for another 'bold move'... :|
I think you may have to settle for Tortorella's balls in Edler's face. That's as bold as it gets.
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Lancer wrote: Still waiting for another 'bold move'... :|
Don't think this fanbase in general could handle any more boldness...
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Re: Should Gillis Trade Alexander Edler?

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With Edler not getting traded, allegedly :mrgreen: , one has to wonder if Ballard will now be bought out. His buy out is more palatable than Luongo's and would free up some valuable cap.
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Re: Should Gillis Trade Alexander Edler?

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Hockey Widow wrote: allegedly :mrgreen:
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Hockey Widow wrote: wonder if Ballard will now be bought out.
Ballard had BETTER be bought out

... or traded for a coupla $900K salaries that need to be burried in the AHL

.... or I'm gonna FREAKIN snap! :evil:

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Re: Should Gillis Trade Alexander Edler?

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Yeah we have to re-sign Tanev and what like 5 players to fill the rest of the roster? all with about $4M in cap space?

Ballard has to be bought out! or as SL says take back a couple of affordable contracts to bury like a Reinprecht etc.
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