Yah I agree that we have too many "offesnive" defensemen. You could add Grags to that list also until yesterday's game that is. We definately need another Regehr type of defensemen on this team.

We do have the scoring potential but the "scorring forwards" instead of Vanek are those forwards that you know just show up sometimes here and there and end up with a good showing at the end of the season with a 20 goal or so season. Stafford was nothing but luck last year and everyone knows I didn't like this signing. The guys on pace for a whopping 37 points 22 of them goals. We defniately need another scorer in here I don't know who is available this early in the season but Darcy needs to get someone with a good level of consistency on the offesnive side of the puck in here. And we've got the pieces to bring in someone to help Vanek and Pominville...

Maybe have a chat with Sutter while they are in town about the availability of Iggy;)

In order to move salary, you need to find a team willing to trade with you. You also need to offer up players of equal talent and skill to receive a good trade.

One can't trade horse shit and expect ice cream in return. It doesn't work that way.

To PHX: Chris Gratton To Buffalo: Briere

To St. Louis: Eric Brewer, Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch. To Edmonton: Chris Pronger.

To Washington: Jaromir Jagr, Frantisek Kucera. To Pittsburgh: Kris Beech, Ross Lupaschuk, Michal Sivek

To Florida: Roberto Luongo, Olli Jokinen. To NY Islanders: Mark Parrish, Oleg Kvasha

The list goes on and on....

Unless you know the circumstances of these trades and why they happened, you will not convince me of anything. Looks like you just picked trades where GMs were dumb (Millbury) or players wanted out.

P.s. you forgot to add the Rask trade. It's the biggest blunder of the 2000s.