Trade Season!!

With the trade deadline just around the corner there are some very juicy rumours going around. Here are a few:

The Flyers, who may or may not need a solid goalie, are looking at sending by far their top prospect, James Van Riemsdyk (aka JVR), for a goalie. This would be acceptable for most Flyers fans if the goalie they were potentially getting back in return wasn't Kari Lehtonen. Yes that goalie from the miserable Atlanta Thrashers. If your going to get rid of JVR can you atleast get back a goalie that has done something mentionable please, that's all the Flyers fans ask for.

Since it seems like Chicago is going to make the playoffs this year, they are out looking for some depth to play behind their young guns, P. Kane and Capt'n Johnny T (mostly I just wanted to mention them by their nicknames) but they really are looking for a 3rd line center. Which team in the league has 4 3rd line centers and therefore wouldn't mind parting with one of them, well the Toronto Maple Leafs of course. A trade deadline wouldn't be complete without Dominic Moore being traded, so why not to the Blackhawks. No idea what the Leafs would get in return but really are the Leafs going anywhere anytime soon? I think not.

One more point I would like to make seeing as it's trade time in the NHL is this wonderful term, "future considerations." Someone recently asked me "what does future considerations mean?" I did some research and found this quote (not really but I like to pretend) "we may or may not give you someone else depending on how we feel and how this guy we just got from you performs." If I were a GM in the NHL I would totally try this deal;

Me: So we want (insert budding superstars name here) and if he makes it to the hall of fame we will give you a 4th round draft pick from the year he gets voted into the hall ok?
Other GM: Hmm. Give me a minute to think about this deal.
Me: How about I spice it up and give you a 7th round draft pick for next year upfront?
Other GM: Alright, this sounds like a deal I can win with. Deal.

Wouldn't that be great.

Now a quick update on our favourite budding Nascar hottie. Scott Speed won the pole for the Busch..er..Nationwide (lame) series race this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He then proceeded to crash out in the race and finished 40th. Better luck next time.

For your viewing pleasure..not sure what he is thinking about.