He has a good shot from the point, but that’s pretty much it. Out of 11 seasons, he’s only had four where he played more than 70 games. He seems injury prone and and his plus-minus is not very impressive. Maybe his current -14 isn’t necessarily all his fault, but a career -47 is more telling.

I think the Oilers have similar troubles with their defensive corps and he has not managed to single-handedly pull them out of the basement, and that’s what we’re going to want him to do here.

I’d keep shopping. There are other d-men out there that are out of our price range that are much better. :D

I see the oilers having the advantage in that proposed trade. Any other options?

He would improve the power play and and give us another physical presence. It would also allow us to see less of Daley, assuming Niskanen is gone the other way, and possibly less of Skrastins against the other teams big guns (the numbers suggest he struggles). I would not like to split up the Robidas and Grossman pair as they have pretty good chemistry, but he would form a pretty intimidating tandem with Fistric and leave Skrastins and Daley as the third pairing.

Now for some concerns: durability is an issue obviously, might be bad luck or injury prone, but it comes down to being able to stay in the lineup. Secondly we don’t need another LEFT handed shot. I know there aren’t any good reasons not to take a player because we already have an abundance of lefties, but if you can find a suitable alternative it would seem a better choice. So I was wondering if you guys could think of a younger RIGHT handed defensemen that would be available to the Stars. If you go this way the contract would likely be more affordable, although the downside is you give up more.

I’m not sure I’d be willing to give up Wandell… He has an amazing skill set and just needs to gain the experience that will allow him to be top six. I would, on the other hand, be willing to trade Ribiero (as much as it pains me to say that). I see a lot of Ribiero’s playmaking abilities in Wandell and think that given a few years, Wandell will be the one to replace Ribs.

With that being said, we need someone like Souray or Shea Weber to help anchor our blueline. Could you imagine how much other teams would quake when they see a blueline that is composed of Souray, Robi, Fistric, and Grossman? At that point, you would really just need someone to play with Daley/Nisky/Woywitka…

So, how about Ribs, Nisky or Daley or Woywitka, and a 3rd for Souray?

Basically it seems to be a consensis of everyone that if we have to give up much at all for Souray and the burden of his contract its a bad idea to try and get him.

Its dificult to evaluate any trade when we don’t have clearly outline objectives. Are we trying to set the stars up for the future? Are we trying to win the Stanley cup this year? Are we trying to win the Stanley Cup next year?

It is my thinking to plan for longer term than this year or next and because I think this roster has some serious holes at D and G positions and because I think Wandell and Benn will be much improved in a couple years…..

I am sure I will be harshly booed for saying this but as for building a team for the future the most logical person to trade would be Richards. You could get a lot of prospects and draft picks in return for boosting any of a dozen teams into serious Stanley Cup contention. Just think of the Cowboys and trading a certain guy name Walker.

I would rather have the Stars have a run at trying to get Phaneuf, i no he is a bigger cap hit bit i think he has more upside, physical dman who could log big minutes, i reckon he would be a big hit in Big D ! any thoughts ?

Would be sure..but how many times have we seen young talent like Wandell, who is already playing at a very high level, break out and go big after they’re traded. But that probably is going to be about the level we should expect to lose for a big D-man.

By the way, I thought it was interesting that in the Stars Live broadcast after the Edmonton game, it was mentioned (by Luddie I think) that they’re going to be “fixing” the all-left hander situation. That would suggest that at least a couple of guys are gone by the trade deadline.