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A Senators Trade Won’t Help This Team This Season
by Paul on 12/30/08 at 09:16 AM ET
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from Spector’s Blog at Fox Sports,
It’s understandable that Murray is shopping around but the bottom line is there’s no trade Murray can make that will save his team’s season.
Vermette, Fisher and Schubert aren’t going to attract the type of players Murray wants, and if he’s to be believed he’s not shopping Spezza.
Even if he were, Spezza’s expensive salary ($7 million per season) with a no-trade clause kicking in after next season significantly limits his market value. It’s not that teams aren’t interested, most just simply cannot afford to take him on their payrolls.
There’s even been some talk of getting Dany Heatley to waive his no-trade clause but unless Heatley requests a trade Murray won’t move him.
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Spector AKA Lyle Richardson is right on as usual.
The Senators have an even more serious problem. Being slammed up against the cap, they won’t be able to do anything in the UFA market to rebuild the team unless they get rid of some of these salaries.
Spezza is a 7 mil cap hit, Fisher is a 4.2 mil cap hit and Vermette is a close to 3 mil hit.
That’s over 14 million dollars tied up in three underachieving players, who won’t get any better playing in Ottawa under Craig Hartsburg and Bryan Murray.
They can help some other teams, especially as the playoff races tighten up, and the trade deadline arrives a little more than 60 days away.
So what’s the answer? Make sure these guys look as good as possible so you can get maximum value for them.
Put Spezza between Fisher on the left and Vermette on the right, and let ‘em play.
Plead poverty and say, “we’ve got to move them because we can’t afford their salaries”.
Which is true.
Their value won’t drop anymore than it has already, and if they play well, can only increase.
Posted by davetherave from Ottawa, Canada on 12/30/08 at 11:25 AM ET