Interesting News from Texas

[Rayzor32]

"FT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM: David Sessions reports the Stars intent to re-sign defenceman Willie Mitchell could mean moving out another defenceman to facilitate this."

 

 

I thought we would make an attempt at signing Mitchell as an UFA -- Darcy was on record as trying to trade for him last March. BUT if what the Star-Telegram reported is true, we could be a potential trading partner. Dallas has an abundance of defensemen, a couple of which would be in our price range, and they are in need of RWs.

 

Who we could get:

 

Janne Niinimaa (another Finn for the blueline) @ $2.5 MM

 

or

 

Phillippe Boucher (welcome back to Buffalo) @ $2.5 MM

 

or

 

Jon Klemm (this year's Teppo-type addition) @ $950,000

 

In return for one of these three, we could give up

 

JP Dumont @ $1.6 MM

 

or

 

Ales Kotalik @ $880,000

 

looks like a win-win situation

[Chilly]

"FT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM: David Sessions reports the Stars intent to re-sign defenceman Willie Mitchell could mean moving out another defenceman to facilitate this."

I thought we would make an attempt at signing Mitchell as an UFA -- Darcy was on record as trying to trade for him last March. BUT if what the Star-Telegram reported is true, we could be a potential trading partner. Dallas has an abundance of defensemen, a couple of which would be in our price range, and they are in need of RWs.

 

Who we could get:

 

Janne Niinimaa (another Finn for the blueline) @ $2.5 MM

 

or

 

Phillippe Boucher (welcome back to Buffalo) @ $2.5 MM

 

or

 

Jon Klemm (this year's Teppo-type addition) @ $950,000

 

In return for one of these three, we could give up

 

JP Dumont @ $1.6 MM

 

or

 

Ales Kotalik @ $880,000

 

looks like a win-win situation

 

I'd be happy with Niinimaa for Dumont.

 

Boucher or Klemm for Kotalik.

 

I think Boucher's being paid too much to make that likely though.

[Rayzor32]

I think Boucher's being paid too much to make that likely though.

 

 

I thought the same until I checked out his stats from last season, which were impressive. I think the new NHL agrees with Phillippe:

 

16 goals

27 assists

43 points

+28

[SabresFanInTexas]

Klemm already resigned with Dallas..

 

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...fs.1ee7f1b.html

[BetweenThePipes00]

I would love to have Boucher but if he hits the market someone is going to offer more than Dumont ... not to mention the fact that keeping J.P. can't hurt in getting Briere to sign a long-term deal.

[fushetti]

What is the fascination with trading Dumont? I want to keep the Briere line intact as long as possible.

[sabregoats]

What is the fascination with trading Dumont? I want to keep the Briere line intact as long as possible.

 

Yeah, I don't know how they could justify breaking up such a cohesive line.