Trade Deadline: What Moves Would You Like?

[Chief Walking Stick]

I know the names like Gleason/Ruutu have been rolled out there and I would not be opposed to either... BUT...



Toronto is shopping Luke Schenn... I think he is perfect here and exactly what the Blackhawks need.



Now... what would we have to give up for him?



Doubt Iginla is going anywhere but I would love to get him on the team as well.

 

[the canadian dream]

Another young blueliner? Not sure where scHENN would fit. There is a reason why he's in trade rumors also. We need a blueliner with a bit more gritty and reliable in his own end. Not sure if that's schenn.



Burke would want shaw. He's a burke type. I really think one of those ducks in rumored players May end up a leaf. Schenn is a good start.



I want to see someone who could help leddy on that pairing. Hammer is great at what he does esp block shots but i think leddy would be better off with someone that can also play the transition game.



Another lw never hurts either. Def need one of those. Ruutu would be nice but realistically i can't see him returning here.



Our blueline needs the most help. I think its a priority.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

Another young blueliner? Not sure where scHENN would fit. There is a reason why he's in trade rumors also. We need a blueliner with a bit more gritty and reliable in his own end. Not sure if that's schenn.



Burke would want shaw. He's a burke type. I really think one of those ducks in rumored players May end up a leaf. Schenn is a good start.



I want to see someone who could help leddy on that pairing. Hammer is great at what he does esp block shots but i think leddy would be better off with someone that can also play the transition game.



Another lw never hurts either. Def need one of those. Ruutu would be nice but realistically i can't see him returning here.



Our blueline needs the most help. I think its a priority.

Agreed but there's not many available that's why I thought about Schenn... he's had a very good year I thought?

 

[supraman]

I dont care from where but a real honest to god 2nd line center with some offensive talent.

 

[xatruio]

Tuomo and Gleason or a d-man like him...

 

[CLWolf81]

After what I've seen, I think a decent 6 D-man will do more than fine. Sopel, Gleason, any of those.... Never hurts to have a good offensive 2nd line center, either. Bolland is a 3rd line C and Kruger should stay on the 4th.



What I find interesting is that Toronto is trading Schenn? I find that hard to believe. He's a part of their core. No way in hell would they trade him without a good return.

Agreed but there's not many available that's why I thought about Schenn... he's had a very good year I thought?

They wouldn't be wanting to trade him if he was.

Another young blueliner? Not sure where scHENN would fit. There is a reason why he's in trade rumors also. We need a blueliner with a bit more gritty and reliable in his own end. Not sure if that's schenn.



Burke would want shaw. He's a burke type. I really think one of those ducks in rumored players May end up a leaf. Schenn is a good start.



I want to see someone who could help leddy on that pairing. Hammer is great at what he does esp block shots but i think leddy would be better off with someone that can also play the transition game.



Another lw never hurts either. Def need one of those. Ruutu would be nice but realistically i can't see him returning here.



Our blueline needs the most help. I think its a priority.

Precisely why I don't want Schenn here. Burkie wants Shaw... MINE!!!! M-I-N-E!!!! Lay off, old boss man! I didn't have a "my type" of player on this team since Sami Pahlsson left... Now I got one in Shaw.



Grit and reliability? Not Schenn. We have too many offensively geared d-men and not too many stay-at-home types that actually know how to do the job. I'd go after someone like Kent Huskins who is more like that...

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

So lets go get.......................... Drew "I do whatever I want" Doughty!!!!!!!!!

 

[MassHavoc]

'Hawks could settle for winger



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To exploit and desecrate Jagger's and Richards' classic lyrics, you can't always get the center you want, (but) if you try some time, you find you get the winger you actually need. At least Stan Bowman hopes that's the case in his situation.

Longing to add some help up front ahead of the trade deadline, the general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks is willing to keep an open mind. Ideally, Bowman would like to acquire a top-six center, but the the Chicago Sun-Times reports the "cost" for such a player would likely be too high. So the GM could settle for a versatile winger instead. Especially if young Marcus Kruger continues to perform well in the second-line center role.

So far so good. Kruger did a sound job centering Marian Hossa and Andrew Shaw in Sunday's 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks. Before the weekend, the 21-year-old missed nine games because of a concussion.

"It was one of our better games in terms of all four lines going," coach Joel Quenneville said. "That's something we've been looking for and striving for all year ... Having Kruger back in the lineup helped us."

Alexei Ponikarovsky of the Carolina Hurricanes could be an interesting (cheap) option for up front. The Blackhawks are also reportedly interested in adding a defenseman before Feb. 27.

 

[MassHavoc]

I posted that for TCD.

 

[Maiden]

Niemi back

 

[the canadian dream]

Poni! !!!!!!!!



Oh hell noooooooo!



Lol drew "la would be out of their Fucking. Heads" doughty.

 

[Shantz My Pants]

If we only go after a LW, then we won't be close to playing for the Stanley Cup.



This team as is won't make it to the finals without a solid Dman or two. Forwards I think we are fine enough. Q needs to light a fire under some of their asses more often.

 

[fanof19]

I would like to trade McDonough (because he sucks) for Peter Wirtz (because he doesn't) please.

 

[Variable]

How about we waive Rocky too?

 

[jakobeast]

I dunno if we really need to do too much. hawks have been consistently at the top of the division and conference. Could we use help? Of course, who couldn't? However, if for the most part it's working why mess with it.



That said, a solid blueliner would be great, and blah blah blah 2nd line center, but EVERY team is looking for that. Any team that has that/those available ain't giving them up for nothing, and honestly, after seeing prospects like Hayes and Shaw and what they are/can do, I am loathe to part with any youngster just yet.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

Hawks acquire Brian Lee from Sens?



Saw it reported from a few people... nothing official. May just be a rumor.

 

[Ton]

It's bullshit.

 

[Rex]

most likely

 

[Shantz My Pants]

lol, I saw CLwolfs post. I would most defintiely trade Shaw for Schenn in a heartbeat.



I wonder if Ryan Whitney would waive his no trade clause to come to the Hawks. (4 million and one more year left).



Kubina and Clark might be of interest to the Hawks.



Again, there is still a lot of time for teams to decide if they are buyers or sellers.

 

[CLWolf81]

Why in the world is everyone so hard-up on offensive D-men? I don't get it. We have plenty of those. We need defensemen who can defend and who focus and get paid solely for that.... If they're balanced, even better... but we need a 5 or 6 D-man. God I miss Sopel.



Sorry TJD but Kubina and Whitney both don't fit that bill either.



Clark..... hmmm... interesting there....



As for any Lightning player I'd give a Carcillo-like shot on... Teddy Purcell? He'd be a great shoo-in for the power play, he's only making $2.3M and he'd easily be a Carcillo replacement for next season.



AND.... there's also the other small factor that hasn't come into play yet.... the Winnipeg Jets.... There's a lot of Jets I'd want on this team and with Chevy as the GM up there, you'd think Stan would want to trade with him sometime. Shouldn't be hard to expect that to happen sometime while they're in opposing conferences.