Yandle trade aint happening. Quality over quantity my friend. Bruins fans hold Khok too high up there. I would take a 1st rounder over that entire gang of players and picks any day. If NY is selling, they'll get there 1st rounder and probably a prospect too.

Fair enough. B's have two first rounders so if that's all it takes then I would make that deal too. All I know is eventually someone will take Koko. He's a bad fit in the Bruins system so no one really knows what his value is. The Rangers want young forward prospects for Yandle so if it's between just a late 1st or Koko with some other prospects and a mid round pick, Id take the latter but either works for me.

A 1st rounder and Koko would probably suffice, Z. The focal point being the 1st rounder though not Koko. Kid has talent but he's not as good as he thinks he is. Nor any other GM's I don't think.

Of course the Rangers are in a win now mode, so it's unlikely they will be "sellers" at TDL. Regarding Koko and other AHLers. Take a look at the top AHL scorers, many of these players are 25 +, for whatever reason are great AHLers but their game does not transfer to be successful to the NHL level.

A team nowhere close to contending for a cup should not be dumping their assets on UFA rentals. For one, yandle does not put this team over the top. NYR say no to that deal, but still. Can we stop trading for Yandle? If he wasn't from Boston, he wouldn't be a thought. Overrated around these parts to a gross degree.

Gudas trade makes no sense. He's a bottom pair defenseman. You're trading a guy who's a bottom pair defenseman (already) and is young with good top 4 potential. Makes no sense.

Gudas is averaging over 20 minutes of ice time a game and has played on the right side of the top pair all season in Philly, a team that has a glut of defenseman. He's come a long way and is now a solid stay at home defender that can check and block shots with the best of them and has a super friendly cap hit. The Bruins D has holes and needs a guy exactly like this to help plug them. Joe Morrow is not that guy, and why continue to wait for him to develop when you have two better young defenseman on the team right now in Trotman and Miller and future stalwarts like Zboril, Lauzon, and O'Gara waiting in the wings. Morrow for Gudas this year makes all the sense in the world.

As far as Yandle, I agree that he's over-rated (especially in Boston), but the reality is he's the best D-man on the market this summer and he's not staying in New York, so why not make a run at him early to help out this year and see if he's a good fit before you overpay for him in free agency? Khokhlachev has no future here and a 1st or 2nd round pick as big a deal after last year's draft re-tooled the system so well. The Rangers won't be "sellers" persay, but neither will the Bruins, yet the Eriksson rumors continue. It's a seller's market this year and trading pending free agents could yield big results. The Rangers want young forward prospects. Koko is a point-per-game player in the AHL and is only 22. Someone is going to give him a shot to succeed.

The point of both these trades is not only to bring in more talent on the back end, but to maximize the utility of the guys we already have. Chara and Seidenberg would be far more effective playing less. If they're your 2nd pair in the playoffs and can rest down the stretch, the Bruins will be in good shape come April.

practacly 3 AHL players and a 4th for Yandel, you say that my Morrow, Seidenberg, and a second for Gudas and Gagner doesnt make sense, but Joe Morrow a 6th and 7th does???