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Originally Posted by straight_edge
Personally, I hope we pick up a couple Coyotes in the off season.
Upshall
Z. Michalek
Mikkel Boedker
I think that if Phoenix can't sign the top two, Ottawa should try to trade for their rights before the draft.
Trade say... Our Second, Kelly, Campoli and Lee for Boedker, and include Kuba if Michalek signs.
Michalek Spezza Alfredsson
Foligno Fisher Kovalev
Boedker Regin Upshall
Ruutu Z. Smith Neil
Phillips Volchenkov
Kalrsson Z
Carkner ??? (I would deal for Smid)
Pretty sure the caphit would be fine too.
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Boedker is not availlable. Mueller is the young Coyote who has been involved in trade talks. Don't really see us getting him either though. And, as much as I hate it, Phoenix CERTAINLY WILL be able to sign all of these players in the off-season. They have a lot of cap space.
But then again they must have some kind of self-imposed budget by ownership... considering their owner is the NHL... For now. But the Ice Edge group is buying them soon so I'm sure they will spend freely and get everybody locked up.
I still think the only real possibility of us getting Michelek is if he doesn't want to stay in Phoenix just because it is Phoenix (and he wants to play in a hockey market). In which case we don't have the cap room to sign him but there is the trade I've mentioned before. Volchenkov for Michalek straight up.
Of course this would only be if Murray was unable to sign Volchenkov, as I think Michalek would sign for slightly less, especially with his brother here. More in the 3.5-4 million range than the 4-4.5 million Volchenkov is rumored to be after.
The are somewhat similar players. Both shutdown defensemen. Michalek doesn't have the physicality or the toughness that Volchie has but he is a touch better offensively.
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