All things Pitkanen

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All things Pitkanen

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All things Pitkanen

So Philly wants to trade Joni Pitkanen now that they have Timmonen from Nashville. I think he's still a good bargain at $2M and they should keep him for another year at least. Anyway, here is a rumor from SI.com that Carolina wants to get him:

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The Hurricanes are trying to make a swap of defensemen, and general manager Jim Rutherford confirmed Monday that the deal is being delayed while a Carolina player decides whether to waive his no-trade clause. The Flyers may be the most likely trade partner, with 23-year-old Joni Pitkanen, the fourth pick in the 2002 draft, on the trading block. Niclas Wallin, who considered returning to Sweden after the 2006 Stanley Cup win, was given a no-trade clause as part of the four-year, $6.9 million contract he signed that summer.

If Carolina can pull this deal off (trading a nobody for Pitkanen), then this will balance out the horrible move last year of trading away Jack Johnson.

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06-26-2007 11:47 AM

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RE: All things Pitkanen

I hope this trade doesn't happen. Pitkanen is still pretty young and defensemen often take longer to develop than forwards do. I think it would be a mistake to give up on him right now. I wouldn't really say Wallin is a nobody but Pitkanen has the potential to be one of the best offensive defensman in the league.

06-26-2007 11:59 AM

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RE: All things Pitkanen

I didn't really mean to call Wallin a nobody, just that he isn't in the same league as a guy like Pitkanen, who like you said, has the potential of being one of the top offensive dmen in the league.

06-27-2007 10:44 AM

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