Trade: DAL/MIN

[Peter]

To Dallas:
Marc Methot
Richard Panik

To Minnesota:
Niklas Hjalmarsson

[hong57]

Deal, nice talks

[kimmer]

Jesus. Wtf pete... Two meh deals in a row!

[Sensfanjosh]

I like it for Pete actually, takes on the similar, but injured player and gets a good prospect to boot

[Peter]

Jesus. Wtf pete... Two meh deals in a row!

Methot is basically = Hjalmarsson, hes just hurt

[kimmer]

Hjalmarsson is keeper material going forward. I just don't see Methot comparable to Hjalmarsson in terms of playing level. Panik isn't worth the addition imo. Hong good work.

[Peter]

Hjalmarsson is keeper material going forward.

its basically Methot gets substantially more hits and Hjalmarsson gets substantially more bs... similar age, similar cap, similar other cats, hjalmarsson is also more likely imo to get booted out of top 4 with keith, seabrook, leddy etc in chicago, plus panik is a pretty decent blue chipper

[kimmer]

Fair nuff!

Good call on Leddy, but still sayin u cudve gotten more from certain other guys

[Shep]

Panik is far from a blue-chipper.

[Chris]

Panik is far from a blue-chipper.

THIS (Sorry Peter).

[Peter]

Panik is far from a blue-chipper.

over .5ppg in the minors as a rookie, lots of skill, a tampa team growing older up front that will need the replacements in the long run, I'm pretty happy with Panik, give him a couple years and well talk on how much of a blue chipper he is or was

[Shep]

Panik is far from a blue-chipper.

over .5ppg in the minors as a rookie, lots of skill, a tampa team growing older up front that will need the replacements in the long run, I'm pretty happy with Panik, give him a couple years and well talk on how much of a blue chipper he is or was

Believe me, I love Panik. Barely putting up a PPG as an over-ager in the OHL and sitting at 21pts in 40gm as a 21 year old is fairly underwhelming.

[Peter]

Panik is far from a blue-chipper.

over .5ppg in the minors as a rookie, lots of skill, a tampa team growing older up front that will need the replacements in the long run, I'm pretty happy with Panik, give him a couple years and well talk on how much of a blue chipper he is or was

Believe me, I love Panik. Barely putting up a PPG as an over-ager in the OHL and sitting at 21pts in 40gm as a 21 year old is fairly underwhelming.

well... hockeys future has him ranked ahead of carter ashton and namestnikov.. so he must be better than them :p

[Lee]

hockeys future

I see the problem here.

[Peter]

hockeys future

I see the problem here.

yeah I was sorta joking there, I dunnu I sort of compare Panik to a guy like Grabner, put up mediocre numbers in junior, similar stats in their first ahl year, but because of their pure speed and scoring prowess managed to be successful at nhl level. Not saying he'll be as good as grabner, but has that potential.

[Scott]

Richard Panik is pure junk.

[MSP4LYFE]

Panik is far from a blue-chipper.

over .5ppg in the minors as a rookie, lots of skill, a tampa team growing older up front that will need the replacements in the long run, I'm pretty happy with Panik, give him a couple years and well talk on how much of a blue chipper he is or was

I don't really have an opinion on this, but trust me, Shep knows his stuff on Panik, he has seen him play more than anyone else in this league.

[Peter]

Take it for what it is Panik is just an add for two arguably equal players, Panik may not be the greatest of prospects, but I like his potential enough for me to make the deal lol. A lot of TB fans still have the belief that panik will be their 2nd line rw, as a rookie in the ahl he still has to earn his minutes and prove he can play a well rounded game, Im sure his scoring will increase next season in the minors after hes more settled in, and hopefully by the time hes 25 hell be on the lighting's 2nd line, otherwise, oh well.

[Shep]

Take it for what it is Panik is just an add for two arguably equal players, Panik may not be the greatest of prospects, but I like his potential enough for me to make the deal lol. A lot of TB fans still have the belief that panik will be their 2nd line rw, as a rookie in the ahl he still has to earn his minutes and prove he can play a well rounded game, Im sure his scoring will increase next season in the minors after hes more settled in, and hopefully by the time hes 25 hell be on the lighting's 2nd line, otherwise, oh well.

He's got a great shot, and I was expecting him to light the lamp a LOT more than 11 goals in the 40 games so far. Time will tell, but after a disappointing over-age year in the OHL and disappointing AHL seaosn thus far, I gave up on him.

I can't find the snipe from the WJC 2 or 3 years ago. Looked Semin-esque.

This was a nice goal haha..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KkNTsYFP6g[/youtube]

[kimmer]

Pete, quick, without looking: what team does Methot play for???