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but he just hasn’t been cutting it here. Blame it on the system, the line chemistry, whatever. I think that he would do really well somewhere else, and he is a valuable commodity. Unless Sacco and Sherman are really high on him I think we should expect to see him moved this summer. Picks would be good, or bundled into a goalie trade.

as for the second trade… I don’t feel qualified to pick it apart. I just don’t know enough about the players. I’ll learn more and then ill give some qualified response.

I’ve always seen Danny Briere as another Paul Kariya. Awesome when healthy, which is never.

I really like the Svatos trade. He seems so overrated to me. I don’t understand how a sniper can’t figure out how pass the puck. If you’re a sniper, you should be able to make a sweet tape-to-tape pass to help somebody else get it into the net.

I’d rather see the Avs draft Kane or Schenn if Duchene is not around.

I voted no because of the tightness of the cap. We saw what management will do with injuries when the HAVE room. I’d shudder to think what will happen in that Briere scenario when he gets hurt in game 17 and we’ve traded away the only good offensive defenseman and arguably our pre-draft-day 2nd line center.

what are these tweaks?

I don’t think you can get equitable value for Svatos right now. Let me say that I’m not great Svatos fan only because he’s been so one dimensional in his career. His play making ability has improved and so has his defense. I’ve always appreciated his work ethic and “fire” for lack of a better term. The big thing to keep in mind is that last year was Svatos’ first year off the knee surgery. He wore a no contact jersey for all of training camp and didn’t participate in preseason from what I remember. He admitted on several occasions that he was still dealing with pain in the knee. Svatos, like Hejduk the second year after his knee scope should bounce back with a much better year. With that in mind, if you are going to deal him I think you have to wait until closer to the trade deadline so you have better value. By the trade deadline or at least with a quarter season under his belt, there’s hopefully some production to point to get a better deal for him. Hell, he might find a niche in the new coaching staff to actually be a player to keep.

I really think he should be packaged for someone who can help out right away. I’m really weary of turning a guy like Svats into picks.

I look at it this way: If they Avs drafted a late-second rounder and he turned into Svats would it be considered a success? I think the answer is “not the best pick, but certainly not a failure”. In that regards I can’t get behind this Svats trade.

The second trade is interesting, and I think I could get behind it. I think we may have to throw in a 3rd rounder though.

The first trade I’m not a huge fan of, but the second trade I think would be excellent. Everyone is worried about the injuries and Briere and such, but what about James van Riemsdyk? I mean, the kid is a player. We’d essentially be adding two top-notch prospects, plus a second line center (assuming Sakic doesn’t come back) to replace Wolski. Injuries are always a concern, especially with our training staff, but the second deal makes a ton of sense to me.

And first, just say hello. Interesting ideas, and speaking for myself, I’m always willing to listen to trades for Briere. And anyone willing to take Jones is automatically a friend (a sap?) in my book. So, a few things:

1) I honestly know very little, almost nothing about your beloved Avs. For this I apologize, but with the East/West divide, your disappointing season, and your absence from the playoffs, I haven’t had a chance to see you guys. I don’t even think I saw the Flyers/Avs game. If I’m not mistaken, you beat us handily in Philly in October? If I’m right, I blame <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=6&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2008%2F10%2F11%2Fhockey-mom-palin-greeted_n_133911.html&ei=2M46SsT5FYTCM5uQgK8F&usg=AFQjCNHQMjmPd1NP4sGKHBSYRbllfFrK7w&sig2=dPZ5XCoUGnpj-bD97kK_Iw" target="new">Sarah Palin.

2) I don’t know anything about Wojtek Wolski, and I don’t know anything about John-Michael Liles other than he came into the league as a promising defenseman. This is an extension of 1, but it needed to be said because:

3) Even wanting to get rid of Briere’s contract – not necessarily Briere – and Jones, I would need to be seriously convinced to make this trade. I could do research, but even the research I’d be able to do in a short amount of time wouldn’t give me an intelligent opinion. But:

4) Where we are right now should be explained. Richards played with Gagne and Knuble this year, occasionally with Giroux. The Hartnell-Carter-Lupul line will only be broken up with a trade, which is unlikely but not impossible. Our third line will be centered by Briere with Giroux on the right, possibly Powe on the left. But Knuble is a free agent on a team with no cash. Which leads to:

5) If Knuble isn’t resigned, Giroux moves up to Richards’ line, and the talk of him being a third line center is ridiculous. Richards was and is considered our first line center. With Gagne on the left and Knuble on the right, they definitely scored their share. Yes, Richards is a good defensive forward, but he’s still a huge part of our offense. If Giroux is up with Richards, our third and fourth line will need to be added to. Carcillo and Asham aren’t capable of playing with Briere and JVR isn’t ready yet, so the team will need wingers and not another center. Yes, Powe and Briere can play wing, but if your proposal went through, we’d still have two centers on the third line and need a wing.

6) Lastly, our defense needs an upgrade, but I’m one who thinks a small upgrade will suffice. I am advocating for our third pairing (Andrew Alberts and Jones) to be completely changed. If we keep Kimmo Timonen, Ryan Parent, Braydon Coburn, and Matt Carle and add Luca Sbisa full time this year, a guy like Mike Komisarek or Francois Beauchemin would do just fine. Yes, JBow would be nice, but we can’t afford another Danny Briere or Brian Campbell contract. I’m all for a lesser hyped d-man.

So, there are my thoughts. I don’t speak for the Flyers or the city, nor BSH, but just thought I’d give you some Philly fans’ perspective.

1. I could see pit doing that, I’d rather the avs went with 40 pt. thing rather than 30 goals since svatos has a history of injury, but i’d do it if pressed.
2. like except randy jones, I’d try to take Carcillo, or maybe Nitamanki (the goaltender-however you spell his name) only if we lost out on every other goalie the avs are looking at. Only because the avs have such great upcoming depth at D