mez +1 macdonald -19
- 2Real

Mac also played on the top 2 pairings of a poopty team. He was seeing other teams' best, and he had that rock solid Islanders team around to help him out.

Come on. Stop trolling.

MacDonald is a solid pickup for the price as is. Factor in a conditional pick that can be no less than a 3rd via Mez to Bos, AND the fact that it seems likely he will be signed for a few years...good on Homer.

Depending on how deep the Bruins get in playoffs, Meszaros pick can jump to 2nd round.
- Jsaquella

fack I hate rooting for the bruins

Doesn't getting close to equal value for a 4/5 dman type, and a first line scoring winger make Snow a magician?
- PLindbergh31

He can make things disappear, I suppose.

mez +1 macdonald -19
- 2Real

To be fair though.. Mez was sheltered from tough matchups and Mac was out there against the most difficult on a pretty bad team..

Some of those were pretty recent. Vlasic, McDonagh are fresh... A-Mac isn't anywhere near their league.
- Tomahawk

Those guys were also staying with a familiar team. We're trying to hold on to a rental.

Depending on how deep the Bruins get in playoffs, Meszaros pick can jump to 2nd round.
- Jsaquella

Where did you hear this from?

Mez is a defenseman who can't play defense anymore and would not have been resigned.
- Feanor

are we guaranteed to resign mac donald?

Sam Carchidi ‏@BroadStBull 5m
Homer says he wants MacDonald with the #Flyers for the long haul. In other words, he will try to sign him before he becomes UFA,

are we guaranteed to resign mac donald?
- 2Real

More so than we were to resign future HOFer Meszaros.

fack I hate rooting for the bruins
- Marc D

If they play the Pens and/or it means the Flyers will get a better draft pick, then I have no problems rooting for the Bruins

Where did you hear this from?
- Giroux_Is_God

Flyers beat guys, per Holmgren. Could also end up being two picks. Homer can't give full details until trade call is done.

Sam Carchidi ‏@BroadStBull 5m
Homer says he wants MacDonald with the #Flyers for the long haul. In other words, he will try to sign him before he becomes UFA,
- PhillySportsGuy

sure if he can do that i'm happy with the trade otherwise if he walks i'll be pissed

Looks like the sabres got Neuvirth and a 6th for Halak

Flyers beat guys, per Holmgren. Could also end up being two picks. Homer can't give full details until trade call is done.
- Jsaquella

Any chance it's just a 3rd, and the other part is Patrice Bergeron?

Sabres get Neuvirth and a 6th. Not too bad, i guess.

More so than we were to resign future HOFer Meszaros.
- jmatchett383

Word is the Bruins are allowing Mez to wear #4 because he best represents that number in Bruins history.

Sam Carchidi ‏@BroadStBull 5m
Homer says he wants MacDonald with the #Flyers for the long haul. In other words, he will try to sign him before he becomes UFA,
- PhillySportsGuy

Awesome. Let's hope MacDonald goes from 600K to the 4.5 million range.

Flyers beat guys, per Holmgren. Could also end up being two picks. Homer can't give full details until trade call is done.
- Jsaquella

Sounds like this could be a real solid trade.

Love to hear the official details this evening

sure if he can do that i'm happy with the trade otherwise if he walks i'll be pissed
- 2Real

Then why don't you wait and see what happens before condemning the trade as a colossal failure?

Arthur Staple ‏@StapeNewsday 2m
Misread a text, sorry. Both picks, MTL's 2nd and the #Isles 2015 5th, are conditional. If Habs miss playoffs, no picks change hands.

sure if he can do that i'm happy with the trade otherwise if he walks i'll be pissed
- 2Real

So he's worse than Gustafsson, but if he signs you're OK with it?

That's kinda bi-polar, even for you

Looks like the sabres got Neuvirth and a 6th for Halak
- Jsaquella

Not bad. He needed a change of scenery

fack I hate rooting for the bruins
- Marc D

If not us, then them -- I'm not ashamed to say it. Possibly a second and another pick for Andrej Meszaros?

If/when the Flyers are eliminated, I will be rooting for Peter Chiarelli like I was his son

Those guys were also staying with a familiar team. We're trying to hold on to a rental.
- JAKEw1234

If he likes it and wants to stay at a reasonable rate, then fine. But if he's hell bent on getting open-market rate, I don't care what they gave up to get him, I would hope Homer would move on.

A-Mac isn't bad, but he's not anywhere near as good as Hjalmarsson, Ericsson, Vlasic and other guys in the $4M+ range. $3M+ is more than fair for a player of his history and skill set.

If he likes it and wants to stay at a reasonable rate, then fine. But if he's hell bent on getting open-market rate, I don't care what they gave up to get him, I would hope Homer would move on.

A-Mac isn't bad, but he's not anywhere near as good as Hjalmarsson, Ericsson, Vlasic and other guys in the $4M+ range. $3M+ is more than fair for a player of his history and skill set.
- Tomahawk

True, but Callahan also isn't worth what he was demanding.