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Jokinen to Ottawa? MTL To Add Offense?


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Montreal Looking to Improve Offense

A source out of Montreal is reporting that the Montreal Canadiens are talking to a number of teams in an attempt to improve their offensive roster. The Canadiens are said to be interested in Florida's Olli Jokinen. The Brad Richards rumours will not go away, and.... (read more: http://nhltraderumours.com)

Boy this could get interesting. What do you guys see happening in MTL?

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I can't see Ottawa trading Phillips for Jokinen. That can't be right.

First off Chara and Redden are both free agents so I can't see Muckler trading Phillips with the risk he might not sign one of the two.

Second, Muckler already said that if they got Jokinen he would be a rental since they don't have enough money to sign him and why would they trade Phillips or Havlat for a rental.

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I can't see Ottawa trading Phillips for Jokinen. That can't be right.

First off Chara and Redden are both free agents so I can't see Muckler trading Phillips with the risk he might not sign one of the two.

Second, Muckler already said that if they got Jokinen he would be a rental since they don't have enough money to sign him and why would they trade Phillips or Havlat for a rental.

Havlat's deal is up this season; he will be a Group II free agent and probably go to arbitration, and I believe he will be a UFA at the end of 2007 - it is in neither Ottawa's or Havlat's best interests to sign long-term there. Phillips will probably be UFA at the end of 2007, though I don't know his contract status.

It is already evident that Ottawa will not have the money to retain all of their players at the end of the season. Redden's season will command $5.5+ million on the open market - Zdeno Chara will also command a $4+ million contract. Dominik Hasek is UFA and he's being paid 1.5 million - he will either retire or be paid more money. Either way, Emery doesn't look ready to step in, and the Senators will have to spend more money than that to get a goaltender of that quality. Ottawa's got to go for a Stanley Cup this season, and Jokinen could be the best way to do it. If I am Ottawa, I deal Havlat for Jokinen without even thinking about it.

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But according to the Ottawa Sun, Muckler offers Keenan Havlat and a 1st rounder for Jokinen. In fact, this is a silly deal. Havlat needs a set-up man and Jokinen needs someone who can finish. This trade really solves nothing for both teams.

IMPORANT TO NOTE that players on the IR cannot be dealt, and currently Martin Havlat is out indefinitely.

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I made a comment asking NTR to talk about the Havlat situation, and he put this up on the site:

Martin Havlat's name continues to come up, and the Senators would be interested in making a Jokinen for Havlat swap. However, Martin Havlat is currently on the IR indefinitely, which means the Senators cannot deal him until he is healthy and back in the line-up. This means the Senators would have to wait to make their move. Ottawa may wait until the deadline, when they would likely have Havlat back into their line-up, and then make the deal. However, with a few other teams who would love to add a players of Jokinen's quality, the Senators may be pressured to work around that to land him. Other teams to mention, once again, are Montreal and Calgary.

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