Rumor: Bieksa for Filatov

[mband]

From http://blog.dispatch.com/cbj/

The Blue Jackets, in their search for a defenseman with even a modicum of offensive skill, are zeroing on the defense-rich Vancouver Canucks, who may be willing to part with tough blue-liner Kevin Bieksa.
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No deal is imminent, and it remains to be seen what the Blue Jackets would send toward Vancouver to swing the deal. But left winger Nikita Filatov is a definite possibility, sources told The Dispatch.

I'd do this trade.

[Jovorock]

2006-2007 RUSSIA-WJ18-A 7 4 5 9 6
2007-2008 CSKA MOSCOW 2-RUSSIA-3 23 24 23 47 62
2007-2008 CSKA MOSCOW-RUSSIA 5 0 0 0 0
2008-2009 BLUE JACKETS 8 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 10 40.0
2008-2009 SYRACUSE CRUNCH-AHL 39 16 16 32 0 24 4 0 3
2009-2010 BLUE JACKETS 13 2 0 2 0 8 0 0 1 11 18.2
NHL TOTALS 21 6 0 6 3 8 0 0 2 21 28.6

Only 13 games last year and 47 in 08/09, what's up?

[the Cunning Linguist]

2006-2007 RUSSIA-WJ18-A 7 4 5 9 6
2007-2008 CSKA MOSCOW 2-RUSSIA-3 23 24 23 47 62
2007-2008 CSKA MOSCOW-RUSSIA 5 0 0 0 0
2008-2009 BLUE JACKETS 8 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 10 40.0
2008-2009 SYRACUSE CRUNCH-AHL 39 16 16 32 0 24 4 0 3
2009-2010 BLUE JACKETS 13 2 0 2 0 8 0 0 1 11 18.2
NHL TOTALS 21 6 0 6 3 8 0 0 2 21 28.6

Only 13 games last year and 47 in 08/09, what's up?

He's a flake; doesn't play a two-way game, and is too small - basically all promise and no heart. Just say no to Filatov.

[westvandal]

What a difference a year can make hey?

[Island Nucklehead]

What a difference a year can make hey?

It does, but maybe not as much as we think. Everyone was pining for Gillis to unload Bieksa for pretty much anything, thankfully Gillis isn't an idiot.

Bieksa has always showed flashes of being a player that can be a difference maker. He's put some good seasons together before, and had some good playoff games. It all came together last year with him being partnered up with Hamhuis and Bieksa playing a smarter, more reserved game.

Nobody played well in the Finals, but it does say something that Bieksa was being mentioned along with Kesler for a Conn Smythe after his play through 3 rounds...

[Rumsfeld]

Sorry, posted in wrong thread.

[BladesofSteel]

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[Rumsfeld]

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Haha. So is Filatov still available...

[BladesofSteel]

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Haha. So is Filatov still available...

If Bieksa's doesn't pick it up, he certainly could be.