Eklund: Rumor (e4) Jamie Benn in Play. 3 teams interested... Buzz @1

this is exciting

Eklund: Rumor (e4) Jamie Benn in Play. 3 teams interested... Buzz @1
- Eklund

I think teams will throw assets for Taylor Hall before going after Jamie Benn, that would the logical domino .

segsy > benn

That is one hugely risky contract. No thanks.

this is exciting
- homiedclown

Ek was reading my comments in the Wild blog yesterday

Montreal should include Jordie Benn in any trade offer. The brothers agree to simply wear each other's old number and it is done. No need to make new jerseys....locker stalls are already set....away you go.

I think Jamie Benn is still a useful player, but he's definitely slowed down. And he's not good value for that contract. I think Dallas is smart to see what they can get, that contract is already bad, imagine 2 more years....

So we have a 30 year old winger coming off a 53 point season carrying a cap hit of $9.5mil for 6 more seasons. I think the market for this kind of asset would be less than robust.

#1 pick, player and top prospect??? Good luck with that... I like Benn, but as a Minnesota fan, watching players like Staal, Parise and Koivu get long in the tooth, Benn just isn't worth it... Not with that contract...

How about Parise for Benn straight up?

Agreed with GoCanuck!! $9.5M with that much term for a 30 year old slowing down? No way do i give up anything important to carry that contract. No way a GM gives up what you're rumoring EK

Jamie Benn costs $9.5 Million per year. He would instantly be the highest paid player in Carolina by a significant margin.

The Hurricanes have $1.1 million in cap space.

The only player they have making more than $6 million is Sebastian Aho.

They would have to trade multiple significant roster players in order to fit Benn in THIS YEAR, let alone going forward when Martin Necas and Andrei Svechnikov require raises.

Literally nothing about they way they've operated since Dundon bought the team and Tulsky was given an expanded role would suggest they would have any interest in adding Jamie Benn, considering his age and contract.

I think Jamie Benn is still a useful player, but he's definitely slowed down. And he's not good value for that contract. I think Dallas is smart to see what they can get, that contract is already bad, imagine 2 more years....
- quinneroma

He's signed for 6 more.

Dallas would have to retain as much as half that salary

Jamie Benn in play? Sure he is. Dallas gets off to a rough start so Ek has him being traded. Shocking. Can't wait for the Tyler Seguin rumours. Rinse. Repeat. Seguin wants to be The Man...

Ek was reading my comments in the Wild blog yesterday
- jcragcrumple

lol @ ek.

you the connected source?

Jamie Benn costs $9.5 Million per year. He would instantly be the highest paid player in Carolina by a significant margin.

The Hurricanes have $1.1 million in cap space.

The only player they have making more than $6 million is Sebastian Aho.

They would have to trade multiple significant roster players in order to fit Benn in THIS YEAR, let alone going forward when Martin Necas and Andrei Svechnikov require raises.

Literally nothing about they way they've operated since Dundon bought the team and Tulsky was given an expanded role would suggest they would have any interest in adding Jamie Benn, considering his age and contract.
- BINGO!

Ek has Carolina missing the playoffs so why not gut the team to fit Benn in? Makes perfect sense.

Ek as Carolina missing the playoffs so why not gut the team to fit Benn in?
- gergeswillems

Just doing quick math, in order to fit Benn in they'd have to trade two of:

J.Staal
Teravainen
Hamilton
Niederreiter
Slavin
Gardiner
Pesce
Mrazek
Reimer
Dzingel

And even then they may have to add another piece or have Dallas retain salary depending on which two.

lol @ ek.

you the connected source?
- Tumbleweed

In late summer, Ek's "sources" had Boeser being offer-sheeted, even though he wasn't eligible for an offer sheet. I'm starting to think that his sources are a couple of drunk guys at a sports bar.

Just doing quick math, in order to fit Benn in they'd have to trade two of:

J.Staal
Teravainen
Hamilton
Niederreiter
Slavin
Gardiner
Pesce
Mrazek
Reimer
Dzingel

And even then they may have to add another piece or have Dallas retain salary depending on which two.
- BINGO!

Carolina is just Ek's flavour of the day. Tomorrow he'll have Benn being traded to Philly for Voracek or JVR. Stay tuned...

In late summer, Ek's "sources" had Boeser being offer-sheeted, even though he wasn't eligible for an offer sheet. I'm starting to think that his sources are a couple of drunk guys at a sports bar.
- Go Canucks

His sources are the voices in his head. Come and play with us Benny...

In late summer, Ek's "sources" had Boeser being offer-sheeted, even though he wasn't eligible for an offer sheet. I'm starting to think that his sources are a couple of drunk guys at a sports bar.
- Go Canucks

Ek also had McAvoy being an offer sheet target even though he also wasn't eligible to receive one. Hockey Buzz. Where BS lives and facts go to die.

@GoCanuck Market is there if cap is retained.

@GoCanuck Market is there if cap is retained.
- xShoot4WarAmpsx

a lot of cap

Montreal should include Jordie Benn in any trade offer. The brothers agree to simply wear each other's old number and it is done. No need to make new jerseys....locker stalls are already set....away you go.
- bullethead7

It would work if Jordie Benn was playing for Montreal.