Sarge said:
Madferret said:
Sarge - Penner? For reals?
I'd try it.. what the hell.. If it doesn't pan out? Nothing lost really. I really think he can be had for a song. :-\
A "song" is a mid-to-low round draft pick, or a mid-level prospect. It's not a player who arguably has as bad if not a worse contract than the guy you're trading away. I like Lombardi, and even to this day I'd still make that Lebda trade, but he hasn't shown anything yet to prove he deserves $3.5mil for this season and next.
I'm assuming you think LA would be shopping Penner because of his cap hit and lack of performance, and not because he's a potential lockerroom cancer (not that I've heard anything to suggest that). In that case, which of these three options makes the most sense? A) Waiving Penner. B) Allowing Penner's contract to play out and expire which would give them an extra $4.5mil next summer to play with to sign a top-6 winger. C) Trade Penner for Lombardi, a player who isn't exactly an upgrade on Penner nor is he an organizational need. This frees up $750k this season but adds $3.5mil to the teams cap next season.
I know I don't exactly paint the 3rd option in the greatest light, but that's because it's really hard to.