[Trade] Bobby Ryan to Ottawa for Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen and 1st round pick

[mounD]

I think Ryan (if he stays long-term) can be equally as important as Heatley during his "good" Sens years.

I would definitely chalk that one up in the "Win" column. Before the shoulder issues (and everything else) Heater was an amazing player. Very few guys could score like he did.

[Username]

I don't like this trade for the Ducks. They traded a proven young stud on a great contract for a bunch of futures and didn't even get a comparable young top-six center or first-pairing defenseman back. Sold low for sure.

[fungchen3]

I don't like this trade for the Ducks. They traded a proven young stud on a great contract for a bunch of futures and didn't even get a comparable young top-six center or first-pairing defenseman back. Sold low for sure.

The Ducks were never going to get the type of return most people thought. The minute Getzlaf and Perry re-upped with 8.3 and 8.6 mil cap hits respectively, the writing was on the wall for Ryan. His 5 mil was coming off the books and cheap, young assets were always going to be the return. Top-6 Centermen and 1st pairing D cost big money. That said, they did get a "potential" top-6 sniper in Silfverberg, a "potential" top-6 power type forward in Noesen and a 1st rounder - not bad. We always seem surprised but the trend continues - when a "name" is traded, in most cases the return isn't nearly as sexy as fans expect.

[Call of Doughty]

Does anyone out there know who Silfverberg "may" be playing with this coming season. 1st line with the big boys??

Debating whether he's a keeper for my team. But won't decide until I know more in the fall.

[Call of Doughty]

6, 10, or 87

Nicely done young grasshopper.

[SeaDawg]

Does anyone out there know who Silfverberg "may" be playing with this coming season. 1st line with the big boys??

Debating whether he's a keeper for my team. But won't decide until I know more in the fall.

FWIW, my post from earlier in this thread:

I watched a lot of Sens games this year as well and there was a stretch midway through the season where Silfverberg looked very good and showed great chemistry with Zibanejad. The two kids really carried the team for a short while. During that stretch, Silfverberg drove to the net well, put a lot of pucks on net with some authority, and showed some impressive puck-possession skills. That said, he didn't do it consistently enough to be guaranteed top line minutes in Anaheim. He might get a shot at it, but I think he will slide onto the 2nd RW spot in Anaheim because Palmieri played very well in the 1st LW spot last year and I don't think Anaheim will alter that line too much. I essentially see Silfverberg replacing Ryan's spot in Anaheim, which is to provide some secondary scoring. What I hope for his development is that Selanne retires so that Silfverberg can get some powerplay time.

[Call of Doughty]

Thanks SD. +1 to you!