Josh Harding To Be Dealt - OilersNation.com

It has been obvious since the Wild re-signed Niklas Backstrom that backup goaltender Josh Harding would be available for trade.

Last week, Jim Matheson floated the idea that Minnesota was talking to Edmonton about the young goaltender, with the Oilers possible offering up Robert Nilsson or Rob Schremp and a draft pick, while the Wild would be asking for Patrick O’Sullivan.

9 months ago nathaneide 4 comments 0 recs |

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So...

By basic algebra, Josh Harding = Pavol Demtra, right?

I would not might getting Sully back. I think Hards can get Sully and a pick though.

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by BReynolds on Jun 8, 2009 11:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

OH MY GOD

I just don’t even know where to begin with how something like this shows, once again, how unbelievably stupid Risebrough was.

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by nathaneide on Jun 8, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You'll be lucky to get O'Sullivan

There are a ton of free agent goaltenders and not that many homes for them; plus the trade market for netminders hasn’t been very hot either.

If the Oilers are willing to give O’Sullivan for Harding straight across, Fletcher deserves some major credit. (After all, Edmonton could just sign Martin Biron, or Craig Anderson, or Nikolai Khabibulin, or Manny Fernandez, or ….)

I’d guess that Nilsson and a pick or Nilsson, Schremp and a pick is as good as the offer gets.

It's only my opinion, but it's right.

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by Jonathan Willis on Jun 9, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs