By Bryan Reynolds -
Watch Second City Hockey for Chicago spin on the deal.
Make the jump for numbers and discussion.
First off, the NHLers:
For:
Now, everyone take a big, deep breath, OK. Ready? IIIIIIIIIIINNNNNN and OOOOOOOOUUUUUUTTTT....
Feel better? If not, do it again.
Johnsson is 34, on the tailend of his career, and headed into a UFA summer, and Barker is signed through 2011-12 at a cap hit of 3.083 million per.
Breaking this down, I can already hear people up in arms about Nick Leddy being included in the deal. I understand that he is a local boy, playing for the Gophers, and is the "Great Minnesota Hope." However, he is a prospect, he is an unproven, Barker is a proven, and hopefully only getting better.
I am not going to pass judgment just yet on this deal. Off the top of my head, and from the gut, here it is: I hate that they traded away a prospect. Was hoping to add picks and prospects, not lose them. However, Barker is a premium player. I have to put the faith in Fletcher right now. This isn't He Who Shall No Longer Be Named. This is Fletch, the guy who got Latendresse.
UPDATE 3:21 PM - From Sam, oh he of The Committed Indian and Second City Hockey, with some thoughts on Barker:
I open the floor to debate.
-Buddha
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