Trade: CHI & PIT

[mccarthy]

To Chicago:
Erik Christensen

To Pitts:
Jamie Lundmark
Det 1st '08
Chi 3rd in '08

[mccarthy]

Man, you might want to hold on to those 1sts next time Chicago. Your last 2 trades look like this.

1st, 1st , Montoya, Lundmark, and a 3rd
for
Sykora and Christensen

2008 is an extremely deep draft and those picks will most likely be high. I'd much rather have a potential franchise player (or 2), a top goaltending prospect, and a 3rd liner than a $3.9 million floater (Pending UFA) and a 3rd liner with potential, who has no chance of moving up the depth chart.

Just my opinion...

[pittsburghpenguins]

I confirm.

[joel]

i expected to take some shit for these .. but again,,,,,,,, do i want a chance at having 2 good players 2 or 3 years from now .. or 2 good players now ..
Lundmark doesn't even have a team right now .. and his numbers last year are horrible

OH and i confirm

[newellky]

joel said:

i expected to take some shit for these .. but again,,,,,,,, do i want a chance at having 2 good players 2 or 3 years from now .. or 2 good players now ..
Lundmark doesn't even have a team right now .. and his numbers last year are horrible

OH and i confirm

lundmarks off to russia

[future]

Doesn't that botch him from the league, and therefore make this deal a little sketchy? If it is for sure that Lundmark is off to Russia...

[joel]

he'll stil have numbers for 2 years .. and it not for sure hes heading to russia.. and it evens out with the 1st and 3rd ..

[pittsburghpenguins]

I looked at the rules on the website and im pretty sure the player gets rated for another year even if he doesnt play.

[newellky]

yeah u will have him this year and next but then he wont be rated

[future]

I know his ratings will be there, and yes he does get re-rated, he moves down a bit, it happens to all the European playing players that once played in the NHL, that is why there were ratings on guys like Hlavac and what not last year even. However, that isn't my query, my query is whether or not he gets removed before the season or after since the season hasn't started yet and he has signed in Russia.