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Sometimes Common Sense Comes Into Play
by Paul on 10/20/09 at 04:03 PM ET
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via George Malik of Snapshots at Mlive,
For the record: the weird dude who asks fans to pay $20 to read “exclusive” rumors on his fire-some-darts-at-a-"chart"-and-see-what-sticks board claims that the Red Wings want to move Jimmy Howard to the Toronto Maple Leafs for “prospects and picks,” which is unbelievably ridiculous--the Wings’ coaches, management, and Jim Bedard have put in thousands of hours attempting to shape a once-overweight and flop-to-stop-prone goaltender into a solid NHL stopper, and the Wings will see what Howard can do at the NHL level before addressing whether they need to acquire a veteran back-up to do Howard’s job. There’s no way in hell that the Wings would jettison an affordable back-up for a few potential tomorrows.
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It’s the Eklund rumor that I was trying to address, mostly.
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 10/20/09 at 03:29 PM ET
I wouldn’t think it’s a crazy rumor per se (not like a trade datsyuk to the coyotes for draft picks rumor) but it’s within the realm of possibility. Though the leafs wouldn’t be able to send salary back in the process due to the Wings’ cap situation; I just don’t see howard as trade bait. Would the leafs really need a 4th goaltender? They have no confidence in their goaltending but they won’t address the actual problem...the DEFENSE. Toskala is fairly serviceable and Joey MacDonald is definitely serviceable. The team is just reaping the “benefits” of piecing a team together from free agents and egos; without growing a team naturally.
I still feel that if Howard wants a shot at being a number 1 goaltender (however dismal it may be) he’s going to have to get traded or sign elsewhere. I just don’t see him being that good; when you’re average on an excellent team, you’ll be below average on an average team.
He’s not craig anderson in disguise (chicago is probably kicking themselves at this point)...though we’ll have to see if he can hold a save percentage above .920 for a whole season of 50+ games.
Posted by stoneman from vegas on 10/20/09 at 03:45 PM ET
If Howard does not impress the Wings and they decide to go in another direction, teams know Howard would be available via waivers, so why trade for him?
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 10/20/09 at 03:47 PM ET
Umm you used the word Common Sense in a story about an EkTARD rumor ?? that’s an Oxymoron
Posted by Evilpens on 10/20/09 at 04:12 PM ET
Do the Leafs have any worthwhile picks left to trade? I thought Boston had them all…
Posted by Mike @ MHH from Oklahoma City, OK on 10/20/09 at 05:50 PM ET
My favorite thing to do when it comes to Eklund. Pick the month you’re in from a year ago in his archives, crack a beer, and let the laughs keep coming.
Maybe if I get a little free time in my coming days off I’ll write an Eklund trade rumour generator we can play with…
Posted by Hippy Dave from San Francisco by way of Detroit on 10/21/09 at 12:05 AM ET
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I fail to see how the BoC’s
“Send him to Detroit for Ville Leino or Justin Abdelkader, or to Pittsburgh with some other stuff for Jordan Staal, or “
is considered a “rumor”. Well done George.
Posted by Vezina4me on 10/20/09 at 03:20 PM ET