I really doubt Alzner would be traded. Semin, maybe. Fehr and Chimera have been the ones chosen by a lot of people here to be a part of a salary dump trade. A Semin trade would have to have an NHL player on a cheap contract, and good picks or prospects. Semin is an impact player and i’ve read a few places that a lot of teams are interested, so GMGM certainly won’t be selling low on him.

That sounds about right, although Chimera+Fehr may not be enough in terms of cap space (4.05M total) depending on what Alzner costs to re-sign.

I fully expect Semin to not come cheap if he is indeed dealt.

Oh wait, you guys already got rid of him for nothing. Bad Sutter.

Alzner, never going to happen. Semin is almost as unlikely. In order to get value back for him, there would have to be at leats one roster player – and that would negate the whole salary dump idea. Much more likely, as hockeyman said, is Fehr/Chimera. They are expendable for the Caps but can fill roles on other teams.

No offense, man, but I can’t find any way to make a sensible deal with Calgary work because I don’t see anything on that roster that the Caps would want. First of all, Alzner ain’t going anywhere. Caps would match anything up to 5 Million and probably more for him. So we’re talking about moving Caps forwards, which means the Caps need a roster forward in return.

Iginla is of course amazing, and I think he’d be a great fit on the Caps, but even if he were willing to waive his NMC, he costs 7 Million. That’s going backwards from a guy who costs 6.7 Million (Semin).

Curtis Glencross is the best asset Calgary can offer. He kills penalties, has great defensive stats, and put up 24 goals last year. At $2.55 Million, I’d take him in a heartbeat. But I don’t imagine he’s and his below-market 4-year contract are available for the likes of Alex Semin in a walk year. If they are, I’d do Semin for Glencross. Hell, I’d give up some other assets along with Semin. Glencross is a stud. But even if Calgary were to agree to anything, I’d be surprised if Glencross waived his NMC. He seems pretty established in the community, and took a hometown discount to stay.

{Pours a little out for Daymond Langkow}

Y’all didn’t just extend Tanguay to trade him.

Stajan and Hagman — you said it better than I could above. Pass.

Rene Bourque’s defensive numbers are pretty terrible, and his offensive upside is much less than Semin’s. Their actual points contributions last year weren’t all that different, but Bourque was above his average and Semin was below his. And Semin’s younger. I don’t see the Caps taking on Bourque’s long term contract, not with a lot of commitments for next year in Green, Carlson, etc.

Olli Jokinen is not a Caps-type player. Lousy defense, moderate contribution on offense, mediocre on faceoffs — I just don’t see him coming to Washington.

Of the rest, Moss and Backlund are nice players, but not the kinds of guys who get traded in this kind of deal. I mean, there’s a certain logic to trading Eric Fehr for one of them, but beyond that I’m not sure how they might be part of the deal. I won’t bore anyone with Kostopoulos, Ivanans or Jackman.

Sorry to rain on the parade, but the truth is that the Caps can keep both Semin and Alzner right now, as long as Alzner doesn’t sign some crazy offer sheet. To deal with Calgary, the Caps would have to get better, either now or in the future. And I don’t see how that would happen with any trade for any of the Flames’ forwards.

… the photo for your linked article is a scream.

I am sure the Caps have a move or two to make between now and opening night to dump some salary and get in under the cap. No doubt they will look to move enough off the books to get there, and I am sure they will be spending current talent to get some sort of futures (although having the Avs’ first round pick next year will be a big help for restocking the team… a good draft class and a potential lottery pick).

No offense, but there aren’t many assets in the Flames’ line up that would fit in with the Caps in their current situation. Obviously Iginla fits in, but just as obviously he’s not going anywhere, he’ll be playing for the Flames for the forseeable future. The problem the Flames and Caps have is that where the Flames may have excess talent is where the Caps are strongest (up front). I don’t see a deal between the teams as likely. There’s been a lot of talk because of several of the Caps being up in Calgary for a charity golf event, but I don’t see a deal here…

Pfft, the Flames. How about the Preds? We have the cap-room even post-Weber for Semin. I still wonder what the trade would be though? I know everyone wants Weber – but you’d just be getting a high-priced defenseman back and have the same cap-room issue.

What the Preds do have is an abundance of D and I would be trying to trade Klein, Bouillon, and of course Lebda. A goalie prospect may also be possible. I’m sure picks would also have to be included.

Any ideas what would work on your end to get this done?