Callahan - Where does he land?

[pmorrow]

I will go off the board and say Buffalo. He's a Rochester kid.

[mister_mcgoo]

Another darkhorse and a real slap in the face to the Rangers would be the NYI...
They threw a lot of money at Vanek, but Callahan would be a better fit.
After Okposo, the right side is very weak on the Island.

This is what I argued in the Isles thread but no one saw the logic behind it

[Zorro]

Vanek is a lock for Minnesota.

Well I know I have watched Vanek in the playoffs this year, does anyone else think that the Wild are watching Vanek aswell??

How can Vanek be a lock to even play in the NHL next year after the way he has played in this round against NYR?? Ok, now I know that's a little drastic, but I have a feeling Minnesota is definitely weighing their options a little more now..

Callahan would be a fantastic fit in Minny!!

[chuckcouples]

From what I have heard, the Wild are going to sign one of Vanek or Callahan. After the post-season, I would imagine Callahan is now much more likely than Vanek. I will vote that Callahan ends up in Minnesota.

[keytolife]

I could see Burke convincing him to come play in Calgary. He'd be a great teacher for the kids like Monahan, Baertschi, Gaudreau, 2014 5th overall, etc etc and obviously Burke has strong ties to USA Hockey.

My dark horse vote is the Dallas Stars. Their secondary scoring was seriously lacking (Seguin 84, Benn 79, Eakin 35 were the top 3 fwds) so i think they'll aggressively pursue Vanek/Callahan/Stastny. They have bad contracts (Horcoff,Gonchar,Cole) coming off the books next season so a long term contract doesn't hurt them.

SJ was a great call. I suppose it depends what they choose to do with Niemi/Stalock. After the Havlat buyout, they have approximately 16M.

Buffalo is one that pops up a lot just because he's from Rochester. Even though it's his hometown I think it would take a sizeable offer to get him to go there. Plus I doubt Buffalo wants to do anything to improve their outlook for next season.

FLA has a lot of money to spend and have been pretty vocal about wanting to make some splashes. Much like CGY, he'd be a great mentor for the kids.

Good call. Tallon has already meantioned his name as one of the prime Targets. Would not be suprised at all to see him wind up a bit more south than Tampa.

[Chunkys_Choice]

I've heard edmonton mentioned. It would make sense if they trade another forward like gagner or yakupov for help on defence.

[Shiva Blaster]

Would love to see him on the Oilers....he embodies what the team is in dire need of, and in spades. Ultra-high compete level, physicality, great penalty killer and 2-way forward that can play anywhere in the top 9.