Hamhuis sent to the Philadelphia Flyers

Carle is meh…but Martin and Michalek are the best options out there

Although Carle has improved his defensive play since the last time he was in teal, anyone playing with Pronger is gonna look better.

So that could be an option. Hjralmasson is also an RFA and is likely available as Chicago probably does not have the cap space.

He’s got size, physicality, and offensive acumen—perfect to replace Rob Blake, plus the bonus of being younger and more mobile.

That said, I really would prefer the Sharks adding to their blueline without giving up any prospects—or young forwards like Clowe. The Flyers, with their cap concerns, would likely want picks/prospects. I’m not even sure the Sharks have anything the Flyers would want for Coburn.

Coburn should be on our radar now. Also you can’t forget about Hjalmarsson. Willie Mitchell and Johnny Boychuck really interest me too.

Willie Mitchell could be a perfect partner for Boyle, (he’s a lefty too!) he’s an awesome shutdown defensemen and i hear he’s a really great leader as well, and a good mentor to younger players. He had some concussion issues for a long time but he just announced recently that he’s fully recovered from his concussion and he’s healthy again. His cap hit on his last contract was only 3.5 million and we could probably get him for somewhere close to that considering the injury issues he’s had. I think he’d be a great player for the Sharks to acquire.

Johnny Boychuk is an intersting young player too, the only question is whether his defense partner Zdeno Chara is making him look better than he actually is. He could be a quality, young, physical defensemen with a good point shot that we can sign for fairly cheap.

I’d like to see us get one experienced top pairing defensemen like Paul Martin or Willie Mitchell, and then one young talented defensemen with tons of potential like Hjalmarsson or Boychuk. Although i wouldn’t be upset if we signed Michalek. (or if we got Volchenkov at a reasonable price of course)

A lot of it was because they wanted to respect Rob Blake and give him his time alone in the spotlight. I’m sure there will be something coming soon, especially within the next week. After all, the entry draft is soon, and there’s usually a lot of news that comes from that!

They wouldn’t have made this trade if they didn’t think they could sign him…I expect he’ll sign.

from what I know I’d say Philly got the much better end of the deal. I never thought Parent was all-that, and Hamhuis seems really good