It was announced today that the Washington Capitals have traded Captain Chris Clark and defenseman Milan Jurcina to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for veteran left wing Jason Chimera according to NHL.com. I am putting this up for several reasons; the first being that it is big news on a rather quiet day with the Rangers being off, the second is because this was so hyped up around the Internet prior to the transaction going down, and this is a trade the Rangers could have benefited from if they had trading assets. Also, the Capitals have traded their Captain, meaning all-star Alex Ovechkin may be receiving the "C" in the near future.
Anyway, the Blue Jackets are looking for any sort of spark they can get right now as they are winless in their last nine games and are only a point ahead of the 15th place Edmonton Oilers in the West at the moment. Clark is more of a third line player, but Jurcina certainly adds some grit to the lineup, something that may be missing from the current roster. That brings me to my next point.
Clark and Jurcina are certainly individuals that the Blueshirts would have loved to get their arms around and welcome into the organization. Clark is experienced and can score on lower lines, while Jurcina definitely would have taken away from the "softness" of this club. However, the Rangers and GM Glen Sather do not possess the required assets to complete a trade like this, because quite honestly, who wants Rozsival or Redden? Those are probably the two names Sather throws out as trade bait, but who wants underachievers at such a high price? The answer is no one as of yet, and this trade just makes things more realistic from a Ranger fan's standpoint.
Oh well, yet another missed opportunity for New York's front office.
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I wouldn't have wanted any of the three players involved in this trade.
The Rangers shouldn't be interested in any of the players involved unless it was a way of just clearing crappy contracts from their cap.
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Well, if they would have dumped Rozsival or Redden and got Jurcina instead, would you have approved of it? Not like that would happen, but just saying.
@neph99jim:
explanation?
To offload a contract such as Drury, Redden or Rozsival I would've taken Jurcina & or Clark
Right, I feel the same way.
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