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Cheechoo - Should he stay or should he go now? posted on 02/12/2009
Jonathan Cheechoo is the San Jose Sharks highest valued trade bait. Jonathan is a young player coming into his prime with an acceptable contract for any team to handle for a second line scoring winger. Everyone knows what Cheechoo has done, so let’s figure out what to do with him now.
TRADE HIM:
Jonathan’s trade to another team will free up a prorated $3M against the cap which right away will allow the team to bring up Kyle McLaren (providing Kyle doesn’t get picked up on re-entry waivers) from the AHL adding depth at defense for the playoff run and the playoffs when the rosters expand after the trade deadline, not to mention freeing up cap space next year for resigning Ryan Clowe (and extending Pavelski and Setoguchi). Jonathan is stuck on the third line, a checking line, and whiffs on nearly every check. Trading Cheechoo for a draft pick isn’t the best way to go, so who could take Cheechoo and who could the Sharks get back in a trade. At the beginning of the year I fantasized of a Michalek and Cheechoo for Kovalchuk trade, let’s look at some lower profile options however:
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