SKYO wrote:Lancer wrote:SKYO wrote:lol^
ok new target, Cody Ceci.
#5 D | 6'3", 209 lbs. | Ottawa
Birth Date: December 21, 1993 (20 years old)
Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ont.
Shoots: R
What can the Canucks offer? One of: Hansen/Tanev/Markstrom/1st/2nd.
Could make it a rare three way deal.
...Ottawa is pretty damn high on Ceci...It would take a fair bit more than what you propose to lift him out of Ottawa at this point.
Think Horvat/Shink/Gaunce+. Better luck drafting the next QB.
Well it seems like the Senators need a more solid defense and could really use a top 4 dman as they have a lot of young dmen and an aging and/or injury prone Methot/Phillips.
Tanev is a young but
experienced dman who is a solid two-way top 4 D, they already have Karlsson as their uber QB.
Plus in the East they could use more sandpaper so we could tack on Hansen and make this is a bigger trade.
As good as Tanev could be, I don't think Murray & Co. would see him as an upgrade to their top 4 of Karlsson, Phillips, Methot and Cowen/Weiercoch - either in terms of age, ability or durability. We might, but they likely won't. Another PP QB to learn under Karlsson and man the 2nd unit is something they would want to hold on to, even if Tanev has shown some development in that area.
As for sandpaper, Ottawa doesn't lack for cruiser-weights up front in Greening, Neal and even Condra. Hansen would just offer more of the same with perhaps more speed.
If they need anything, it's more firepower depth at wing and centre that's cheap on the wallet. After Ryan, Turris and Michalek, it gets pretty dry in the offensive category with Zibanejad and MacArthur yet to prove that they can carry the secondary scoring load consistently enough to get the team into the playoffs and Legwand more suited to a 3rd line C role. Benning doesn't have many folks outside of Bonino (who he needs more right now than a player like Ceci), Vrbata (who he just signed) or Burrows (who is pricey and yet to prove he can score without the twins) - and even then, have they given anybody (let alone Murray) any reason to believe they would be that much of an upgrade?
Realistically-speaking, if you want to get Murray & Co. thinking about dealing Ceci, you'll have to look at high prospects and picks - Horvat/Shinkaruk/Jensen/Gaunce/Corrado and a 1st rounder to do it. That's a stiff price, and I just don't see it happening unless Benning & Co. think they need Ceci more than they need those assets.
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