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Originally Posted by Triumph36
a5: the prices for everyone are going up. Staal is a $7M player in a $70M cap world. It's about time that players realize their actual value - it's not 2009 anymore. I suspect this summer is when agents and players will figure that out.
Ironically, it's not 2009 anymore is a good argument against adding anything in a Staal / Iginla trade.
I just don't see Staal getting $7m anywhere barring a really strong season, even better than last year, and if he does it won't be as a member of the Penguins, sadly.
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Originally Posted by Henrik Sedin
A5: thoughts on the long-rumoured Staal trade to Carolina for Sutter (and prob other stuff)? apparently he'd like to play with brother Eric there, and would use his 2013 UFA leverage to make it happen, as the rumour goes. Sutter strikes me as a pretty similar replacement, younger, not quite reached his potential, but could be quite good i think, and cheaper (for now).
probably has more to it than the Iginla for Staal rumour i made up anyway...
I don't know much about Sutter so I can't really comment except to say that Carolina would prob have to add a decent amount unless Sutter is a lot better than I think he is. I also like the idea of trading Staal in a package centered around another good young player better than one for an aging star.
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Originally Posted by sylar
I find it hilarious that a fan of the team with Crosby, Malkin, and Letang (in addition to wingers with 81, 61, 59, and 48 points respectively) is describing a package of JStaal+pick/prospect as a king's ransom.
What does the talent on our team have to do with the value of Staal? Hyperbole aside, it's terrible overpayment on our part.