If there’s one thing we love doing, it’s trying to figure out just what the hell is going to happen on July 1. For a lot of these, we were probably better off throwing names on a dartboard while blindfolded.
Forwards:
Mats Sundin
Ryan: Ottawa (in August after Heatley is traded)
Chris: Montreal
Marian Hossa
Ryan: Vancouver
Chris: Detroit (He wants to win a Cup still, right?)
Marian Gaborik
Ryan: New York
Chris: Vancouver
Martin Havlat
Ryan: Los Angeles
Chris: Chicago
Alex Tanguay
Ryan: Ottawa
Chris: Islanders
Saku Koivu
Ryan: Montreal
Chris: Rangers
Alexei Kovalev
Ryan: Montreal
Chris: Montreal
Brian Gionta
Ryan: Buffalo (wheeee!)
Chris: Nashville
The Wonder Sedins
Ryan: Vancouver
Chris: Probably Toronto
Mike Cammalleri
Ryan: Buffalo (wheee!)
Chris: Minnesota
Maxim Afinogenov
Ryan: Moscow Dynamo (KHL)
Chris: St. Louis or KHL
Brendan Shanahan
Ryan: His couch.
Chris: New Jersey
Dominic Moore
Ryan: Toronto
Chris: Tampa Bay
Chris Neil
Ryan: Colorado
Chris: Hell
Andrew Peters
Ryan: Rochester Americans (AHL)
Chris: Really, who cares? Just not Buffalo
Ales Kotalik
Ryan: Edmonton
Chris: Los Angeles
Mike Grier
Ryan: He was right. (San Jose)
Chris: Anywhere but Buffalo
Defensemen:
Mathieu Schneider
Ryan: Minnesota
Chris: Vancouver
Sergei Zubov
Ryan: Montreal
Chris: Atlanta
Jay Bouwmeester
Ryan: Calgary
Chris: Calgary (But After July 1)
Derek Morris
Ryan: Target clearance aisle. (Calgary)
Chris: Minnesota
Jaroslav Spacek
Ryan: Buffalo (safety pick)
Chris: Nashville
Rob Scuderi
Ryan: Pittsburgh
Chris: Columbus
Chris Chelios
Ryan: Mike Babcock hates Americans.
Chris: Probably Retires.
Marc-Andre Bergeron
Ryan: Boston
Chris: Boston
Francois Beauchemin
Ryan: Anaheim
Chris: Dallas
Mike Komisarek
Ryan: Dallas
Chris: New Jersey
Jay McKee
Ryan: Washington
Chris: Buffalo
Mattias Ohlund
Ryan: Vancouver
Chris: Washington
Goaltenders:
Nikolai Khabibulin
Ryan: Los Angeles
Chris: KHL
Manny Fernandez
Ryan: Detroit
Chris: Atlanta
Dwayne Roloson
Ryan: Edmonton
Chris: Edmonton
Martin Biron
Ryan: Tampa Bay
Chris: Colorado Avalanche
Craig Anderson
Ryan: Toronto
Chris: Los Angeles
Scott Clemmensen
Ryan: New Jersey
Chris: San Jose
Ty Conklin
Ryan: Philadelphia
Chris: Philadelphia
Bonus Round:
Sabre most likely to be traded by the start of the regular season?
Ryan: Hecht
Chris: Tallinder
How much will Drew Stafford make in salary next season?
Ryan: $2.275 million
Chris: $2.6 million
Where will Dany Heatley be playing in October?
Ryan: Ottawa
Chris: Ottawa
Which of your picks do you think will actually be right?
Ryan: Grier in San Jose
Chris: Havlat stays in Chicago
Which pick probably has no shot of happening?
Ryan: Mike Cammalleri to Buffalo
Chris: Gionta to Nashville
Is Jay McKee any good anymore? I can’t recall hearing his name much, but a) he’s in St. Louis and b) the things he did to make the team better never would show up on highlights.
I support the trade Hecht 09 Campaign.
Even if it’s for Mike Grier
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