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Ottawa Sun: Olesz now riding shotgun to Horton on Trade Rumor Express


From The Sun's Bruce Garrioch:

Note to the Florida Panthers: Three league executives have confirmed you are trying to move C Nathan Horton. GM Randy Sexton wouldn’t mind dealing LW Rostislav Olesz, either, to get a big centre. The Leafs might be a possibility for Horton, but the Panthers would have to take back Jason Blake and his $4.5-million contract.

Whoa, Nelly. Jason Blake? As usual, Spector tears this one down with common sense:

No offense to Garrioch but Sexton's comments carry more weight than those of unnamed league executives. If the Panthers were to shop Horton they certainly wouldn't want Jason Blake in return. Horton's been playing better of late which would increase his trade value but also makes it more unlikely the Panthers would be trying to move him. Horton's contract also makes him difficult to deal at this time.


I posed the question of Horton being moved to Spector himself during Wednesday's Puck Daddy Rumor Chat. His not-so-subtle response:

Horton's not being shopped. That's all BS.

 Why is "M2tK" Garrioch clinging so firmly to this? That's three weeks he's been pushing what based on logic should be a moot point. This ain't happening; gonna take a lot more than Blake.

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i dont mind the trade of horton if it happens… maybe he needs a new place to develop…yes hes been playing better but still makes bad decisions and has been mr post too many times…
so i say trade him only and only if the cats get talent in return

by SNOOP97DAWG on Nov 8, 2009 2:20 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Why does it seem we’re always in trade talks with crappy teams? Toronto sucks. Horton for Blake? Really? Screw that.

by drscruf on Nov 8, 2009 3:05 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Doesn’t make a shred of sense.

Still have to post it up, though…

by Donny Rivette on Nov 8, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

TRADE HIM now while he’s got some value back…..I’ll take Blake back in return only if there’s more to it….I like Ian White, Kulemin, Grabovski….But they’d might have to take a bad contract off our hands(Allen, Olesz, McCabe,etc) to make it happen…

I don’t think it’ll happen with all that, and I think you could get a better package from Edmonton or Vancouver…..

by slapshot1106 on Nov 9, 2009 12:43 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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