(Trade deadline Special) Blues, Caps, Flyers have salary that can be moved.

                There are plenty of teams that would love to make all sorts of moves at this year’s trade deadline.  The majority of which just don’t have the cap space to get that impact player they want and/or need. There are some players on those teams that are not 100% unmovable.

Blues & Berglund

                The Blues have thrown Patrick Berglund’s name out as far as being available. The big 6’3 Swede has slowed down over the years from a offensive standpoint. For five straight years he’s gone down in goals (22,19,17,14 and 7) he does have 2 years remaining at 3.7 million. The upside if anything is he’s only 26 years old.

                Call it a hunch, but I suspect a team like the Toronto Maple Leafs would take that type of a contract on. Assuming the Blues would be interested in a Joffrey Lupul; and if the Leafs were willing to eat 500k of the salary; for Berglund and a 2^nd rounder; that would be a fair move. Blues add more depth on wing; get rid of a heavy contract the Leafs get younger and get bigger up the middle.

                Other sellers who might be intrigued by Berglund would be Arizona. Yotes general manager Don Maloney made it clear he wasn't closing the door on taking term back in a trade.  Edmonton would be crazy not to look at Berglund, might we see a Berglund straight up for Jeff Petry?

Jason Chimera?

                There are lots of reports of the Capitals going hard after Flames Curtis Glencross. One might assume that veteran Jason Chimera would be in the trade or be moved elsewhere. Glencross and Chimera are very similar, with the Flame winger being younger and having more offensive upside. Lately Chimera has been in/out of the lineup, which indicates that he has become expendable and he has 1 year left at 2 million (decent cap hit).

Flyers & 2 blue liners

                With the recent re-signing of Nick Schultz by the Flyers it added some questions about cap space and where other blueliners fit in. At this point it’s safe to assume the Flyers regret the five year 5 million dollar contract given to Andrew MacDonald. He’s clearly in the dog house of coach Craig Berbue; to the point where he’s often been a healthy scratch in the month of February. If the Flyers GM Ron Hextall called the Isles GM Garth Snow and said (we’ll give you Macdonald and eat 50% of his salary); the Islanders would give it some consideration.

                Other re-guards the Flyers might move is Niklas Grossman, the big nasty defenseman has one year remaining at 3.5 million; but has been often injured. That would be plan B with Macdonald being plan A.