What's Malkin worth?

[bob_sauve28]

Bill, I like your work (and congrats on the MSG.com gig), but I must respectfully respond that a couple of sportswriters theorizing about a trade doesn't mean the trade is "picking up steam." There is NFW the Penguins are going to trade Malkin.

 

 

I am not sure about that. They are so loaded at center--don't forget Staal--and are so weak on the wing that it would not surprise me. Trade Malkin for a good winger or draft picks and make Staal your number two center. Staal has always intrigued me, he seems to get left out of the shuffle in Pittsburg, but if I was GM there I'd make him a key member of the team and try and get some help at wing

 

Just my two cents

[ntjacks79]

Nope. I'm not against trading Miller (see my comments in other threads), but the Sabres at least have to get a quality starting goalie back in any such deal.

If Pittsburgh was willing to do this deal (Malkin for Miller), I would do it. There are many reasons I say this, one of which the anti-Lindy crowd will like... Ryan Miller's "wants" ignored, I don't think he is capable of playing as many games as he does/wants to play during the regular season and have enough left for a "Halak-like" run in the playoffs... next year or ANY year. That said, if we can't win the Cup with him, based on the way we're doing things now, I would take Malkin and go with a combo of Enroth, Lalime, and Biron (if I could sign him) for the future. Risky... but we're not winning anything the way we are now.

But I believe it's moot anyway... Pittsburgh doesn't NEED Miller. Unless they were part of a 3-team trade where Miller went to someone else and Malkin came to Buffalo.