Total Upheaval in 2016 - cottageboy789's Blog

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Total Upheaval in 2016

Posted on July 12, 2012 at 11:40 PM.

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I may have made some bad trades, but I felt like a major roster movement was required.

To Tampa Bay:
Trevor Daley
Henrik Zetterberg
John Scott

To Columbus:
Trent Lofthouse
2017 3rd round pick

Analysis: I felt like Matt Finn was ready to step in to the top four, so Daley became expendable. Zetterberg was aging and either Huberdeau of Lofthouse should be able to anchor my new first line.

To Edmonton:
Marian Gaborik

To Columbus:
Jeff Skinner

Analysis: This trade was mostly about shaving cap space and getting younger.

To Washington:
Alexander Ovechkin

To Columbus:
Evander Kane
Dennis Wideman
2017 1st round pick
2017 2nd round pick
2018 3rd round pick

Analysis: I'm gonna be honest, I really don't know why I did this. Most likely because Ovechkin's contract was coming off next year and I was worried I wouldn't be able to resign him. In return I got a real solid left winger, a bounty of draft picks and Wideman, who was thrown in as salary.

To San Jose:
Dennis Wideman

To Columbus:
2017 1st round pick
2017 5th round pick
2017 6th round pick
2017 7th round pick

Analysis: Because Wideman wasn't needed, I traded him to a team that needed a defenseman. In return I got four more draft picks, although the last three were mostly for maximizing return, but they can prove valuable, as my 6th round pick in 2014 has blossomed into a prime defensive prospect.

Free Agents:
Ian White- To back my powerplay
Martin Erat- To provide some fourth line scoring

Another reason is to get my team to cap floor.