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Havlat May Be On The Move
by Paul on 12/03/08 at 08:47 AM ET
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via Tim Sassone of Between the Circles,
It’s interesting that Marty Havlat skated on the third line at practice Tuesday with Dave Bolland and Andrew Ladd.
Are the Hawks preparing for life after Havlat? Maybe. There are rumors out there that Havlat might be the guy GM Dale Tallon tries to move to create cap space. Havlat makes $6 million and is an unrestricted free agent after the season.
Do the Hawks need Havlat to make the playoffs? Not if they think of him as a third-liner. Besides, if they are able to trade him Tallon could turn around and use that cash on a top-six forward or a defenseman, or both.
More and more, this is looking like the way to solve the cap problem - as long as Tallon can find a team that wants Havlat and as long as Havlat stays healthy.
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That’s a big contract to move! They are looking for a top 6 forward… is Havlat not one? Unless they can get more than one player in return I don’t see the point in this move. Unless he’s not a good team guy, which I could see being the case.
Posted by WingMan from Canada on 12/03/08 at 10:12 AM ET
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Scotty weeds out the Enigma and now has a new target. Buh bye Havlat.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 12/03/08 at 09:27 AM ET