If I’ve learned anything from the School of Brownlee™ over at ON, it’s that a trusted media source such as Matheson probably throws something like this out if he’s heard from a source that he wants to protect.

I would trade Nilsson and Schremp for Harding but not O’Sullivan. Our dual ownership of Schremp and O’Sullivan is interesting as both players were regarded very similarly at some point in their career. O’Sullivan put the work in and became decent defensively through chippy stickwork. Schremp on the other hand…

The more I think about it though, the more I see Souray going to San Jose at the draft as a probable trade. Marleau straight across or for SJ’s first and a prospect?

Either scenario makes sense in my opinion because it affords us space under the cap either now or a year from now when Gagner and Cogliano will be re-upping for a combined cap hit anywhere from 6 to 8 million, subject to their performance next season.

1- I am not willing to trade any assets for goal tending. There are 29 UFA goalies this year including Fernandez, Khabibulan and Biron who have a better track record than Harding. As well as Anderson, Clemmonsen and Jason Labarbera who are in the same range of skill and less $$.

2- I am not convinced that Harding is the guy long term. His stats are inflated due to playing on a defensive Minnesota team and his regular season to playoff splits are not good.

Bruce: San Jose doesn’t own a 1st – they sent it to Tampa in the Boyle deal.

Then Tampa sent it to the Sens and then the Sens sent it to the Islanders (haha).

Oops, I guess that was Jon Kerber who made the comment about San Jose’s first rounder. I’m still trying to get used to Jonathan’s new spiffy site.

As for Clutterbuck.. I doubt you could get him straight across for Sully.