Matt Walker to PHI
Per TSN's Scott Cullen, it's Simon Gagne to Tampa Bay for Matt Walker and a 4th.
Trading away Walker: Yet another reason to hate Yzerman.
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Thats it????
WHAT THE FUCK????
We could have beat that easily…….
Army youre getting stale already……….
I still maintain Vladimir Konstantinov got what he deserved...If you can't handle that then kiss my ass......
"I've got a bad feeling about this..."
Gagne costs money, too
The Blues don’t have any of that to spend.
St. Louis Game Time Fact: Morning links are part of a well-balanced meal.
SBNSTL Writing about the Blues in more than one line is tough.
Wait a sec.....
its not we dont have the money……
Its that we dont wanna SPEND the money……
I still maintain Vladimir Konstantinov got what he deserved...If you can't handle that then kiss my ass......
"I've got a bad feeling about this..."
I wouldn't say that
PCS is probably right, with Gagne being the one who decided where he was going. Gagne seems thrilled to be going to Tampa so I don’t think the Blues were even in on this.
Even then, do we really want Gagne? He’s $5M for one year before he becomes a UFA, has a history of concussions, and the only tradeable assets the Blues have are prospects. Sure, the Blues need an established-scorer, but I would rather them play the kids this year in top-line roles then see what the market has to offer in 2011. By then we’ll have money, we’ll know how well our players can perform, and we have the chance to acquire a goal-scoring player without having to give up chunks of our rebuilding effort.
This makes perfect sense, sir, but still...
There are still decent scoring forwards out there who won’t cost as much — in terms of assets or salary — as Gagne, and the Blues don’t appear to be doing diddly-shit.
Appearance — perception — is everything when you’re still trying to sell this product to a skeptical market. Making a splash at the draft in order to draft Tarasenko was great, but the buzz from that move has pretty much faded away amidst a sea of Cardinal red and a first-place ballclub.
The Blues are going to have to do something — soon — to get their name back in the papers, and give the fence-sitters a reason to buy tickets.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jul 19, 2010 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Gagne also had final say
If he didn’t want to come to St. Louis, it didn’t matter what the Blues offered.
No beer and no TV make Homer...something something.
by Poor College Student on Jul 19, 2010 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
While I can understand preferring Tampa -- oil spill and all -- to St. Louis...
…I can’t believe that the Blues couldn’t beat that offer and/or give Gagne a better reason to come here.
Tampa = rebuild in progress.
St., Louis = rebuild 90% done, team on verge of breakout.
Nice weather in Tampa aside, it’s a no-brainer from a hockey standpoint, IMO.
I sure hope that the Blues have something else cooking, because while I have confidence in the kids’ development and progress, I’d feel a hell of a lot better going into 2010-11 with a little more proven firepower up front…
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jul 19, 2010 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
He could go play with Stamkos
Or Oshie. I’d pick Stamkos 100 times out of 100.
St. Louis Game Time Fact: Morning links are part of a well-balanced meal.
SBNSTL Writing about the Blues in more than one line is tough.
Maybe so...
…but it still baffles me that the Blues couldn’t / wouldn’t at least make an attempt to sweeten that deal.
Playing with Oshie — and Perron and Berglund and Johnson and Halak and Backes and Polak and Steen — isn’t so bad…
I know, for all we know, maybe the Blues did make a run at Gagne behind the scenes… but judging by the Blues’ activity (or lack of same) in the FA market to date, I’m not confident that management did anything but stand by with their collective thumbs up their collective asses on this one.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jul 19, 2010 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Blasphemy!
From the buzz in the upper bowl a few years ago, TJ was going to be our salvation. Now you dare to speak his name in vain?!? Let he who is pure cast the first puck!
Let's go Blues!!!
by Milo. on Jul 20, 2010 6:46 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I understand the frustration. Tampa landed a highly skilled player for peanuts. The Blues need skill players, could have easily beat that offer, and got dick.
But PCS is right about one major point: Gange got to choose his destination. And, honestly, why wouldn’t he want to go to Tampa? Huge buzz around the team, top end offensive players, great weather, no income tax, maybe the best two other French-Canadian players in the league, the list goes on.
This isn’t a knock on St. Louis or the Blues, but I understand why Gagne would choose the Lightning.
It is crappy.
I would have loved to have seen Gagne in St. Louis. Take care of our goal scoring and veteran leadership problem in one fell swoop.
I too am a little scared putting the kids out there and just saying go. We need a sniper. I like Brad Boyes as much as the next guy, but if he can’t find his game along with some others its going to be another short season. I know the front office has said they are done via free agency but I really hope that’s not true. I understand wanting to stand and see what happens, but honestly I think we should go out and get someone. I’m a bit worried heading into the season here. I hope I’m proven wrong, but it worries me.
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Pass It to Walker !!!!!
… sorry, haven’t been able to use that in a while ….
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by CrossCheckRaise on Jul 19, 2010 9:48 PM CDT reply actions
Pronger: "I had my heart stop after a puck hit me in the chest once."
Walker: “Oh yeah? I had a bunch of Chicago ladies gasping at my broken pinkie finger once.”
Pronger: “You win, big guy. You win.”
St. Louis Game Time . . . I need another beer.
And I can also write things in 140 characters or fewer.
still daydreaming
of the blues trading a packaged deal, secretly involving Brewbot… for the rights to Bobby Ryan. if only my fantasy world was real life.
Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky was in a production of The King and I? Well anyway, before the show, Brasky chloroforms the entire cast, and slowly eats them in front of the audience for two hours. The production got pretty good reviews.
Gagne=DJ King+4th
Weaksauce all the way around but Gagne is in a contract year and probably wanted to bottom feed in the SE till his next contract.
He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.
Just because Jay McClement is the best defensive forward in the NHL doesn't mean he should win the Selke.
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