Deadline day thread

[Kin]

The only thing that tweet tells me is that Joffrey Lupul reads TMZ.

 

[Zee]

https://twitter.com/JLupul/status/572445330333175808

I guess he saw that tweet they mistakenly ran.

 

[iwas11in67]

Too bad Philly aren't buyers this year. They usually make a big splash and sometimes drive up the prices.

 

[rdowdall]

https://twitter.com/JLupul/status/572445330333175808

I guess he saw that tweet they mistakenly ran.

I assume the tweet said he now played somewhere else?

 

[rdowdall]

Too bad Philly aren't buyers this year. They usually make a big splash and sometimes drive up the prices.

They got a lot for Coburn though.

 

[Zee]

https://twitter.com/JLupul/status/572445330333175808

I guess he saw that tweet they mistakenly ran.

I assume the tweet said he now played somewhere else?

Nope,  rumors of personal stuff.

 

[cw]

https://twitter.com/CraigCustance/status/572450800930295810

Not encouraging news for those hoping Dion moves on ... (Mirtle retweeted)

Ain't over though ..

 

[rdowdall]

https://twitter.com/CraigCustance/status/572450800930295810

Not encouraging news for those hoping Dion moves on ... (Mirtle retweeted)

Ain't over though ..

Seigel saying Detriot out of Dion sweepstakes.

 

[Zee]

https://twitter.com/CraigCustance/status/572450800930295810

Not encouraging news for those hoping Dion moves on ... (Mirtle retweeted)

Ain't over though ..

Wouldn't surprise me.  Detroit rarely makes huge deadline deal splashes.  If it were any other team that was rumored close to a Dion deal I'd be more excited.  Detroit is very patient.

 

[Kin]

Can you imagine trying to spend an hour on TV trying to talk about Brian Flynn for a 2016 5th?

No, but I don't think it would be hard to build engaging TV around a boring deadline day. You'd just have to move away from the ex-players and management types sitting around in suits being boring template that seems to be the only thing the NHL will allow on TV.

 

[cw]

https://twitter.com/Real_ESPNLeBrun/status/572432637769474048

 

[iwas11in67]

Too bad Philly aren't buyers this year. They usually make a big splash and sometimes drive up the prices.

They got a lot for Coburn though.

Very true. More fun when they are buyers though. Pretty dull so far. But most of the deals seem to come right at the deadline.

 

[cw]

https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/572455903410049024

 

[cw]

https://twitter.com/Real_ESPNLeBrun/status/572456045089558528

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

So far this is a really tame deadline. It's all fringe players/4th liners/depth players.

Of course all the bigger ticket players were already moved ahead of today.

 

[cw]

http://q.usatoday.com/2015/03/02/nhl-trade-deadline-live-updates-analysis/
Kevin Allen, USA Today:
5.  There has been some talk about Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf: It still seems likely these deals will be made in the summer, but there has been some dialogue about both of those players.

 

[cw]

https://twitter.com/YahooSportsNHL/status/572457305251434496

so ends the Phaneuf sweepstakes in Detroit

 

[Kin]

Zidlicky to Detroit so that's probably the end of that.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

Zidlicky is good on the PP, but this deal doesn't get DET any further in the playoffs IMO.

Price was pretty cheap though.

 

[ZBBM]

https://twitter.com/YahooSportsNHL/status/572457305251434496

so ends the Phaneuf sweepstakes in Detroit

DET doesn't get suckered into low-value deals.  Zedlicky is the kind of guy who goes at the deadline to GMs who aren't crazy.