2011 NHL Free Agency: Is Philip Larsen A Potential Trade Piece?

The only way I trade Larsen is in a package for a guy whos still young (mid 20s) and is as established top 6 forward or top 4 dman. Considering it was his first year in NA he had a very good year and I think his trade value is only going to get better as he improves and adds weight. I don’t think its a bad thing at all if he takes another year in the AHL.

This is a guy who can skate, handle the puck, and think the game incredibly well. If he is able to remain healthy he’s got the potential to be very similar to Goligoski and could perhaps run the 2nd powerplay unit. I think it would be very shortsighted to trade him for a defensive dman when we have good ones on the way. Besides, Robidas aint getting any younger.

he is tradable. this is a business and it must be viewed that way in these instances.

if we can get something good out of a trade involving him then i say go for it. we don’t have that much need for him anymore

I think Grossman will actually be UFA next year

I’d be okay with it if we got something/someone good in return.

He’s a Right Shot which we desperately need. If the price is right I’m all for that. I wouldn’t mind trading Larsen, but honestly would could he bring. I think for us to get anything decent in return we’re going to have to part ways with Grossman or Daley. Robidas is are only right shot, so I would say no to that.

I probably go with Connolly, cause he still produces whenever he plays.

I’m just saying I think Daley would bring a much higher return. Daley has reached his potential

is that we sign one dman and let larsen and fistric battle for the last spot. Larsen wins, we probalby look to trade Fistric. Fistric wins Larsen benefits from another year in the AHL. Find a way to get to the cap floor and kick the can down the road another til next year when the Stars will be much more stable.

If Larsen had been tearing up the AHL this past season my tone might be a bit different. As much hope as I have for him, however, it’s seemed that he has struggled with the physical nature of the NHL game and while he’s shown good things during brief stops with Dallas — the man loves to shoot the puck, at least — there have also been some disappointments. That’s not to say we should expect greatness right away, but you’d like to see positive progress.

He was on on the first defensive pair in Austin and I believe the Texas GM said more than once that Larsen was their best d-man. He played with a hip injury most of the year and had surgery after the season.

As long as it’s not a loss of draft picks, I’d be fine with the Stars not meeting it by overpaying players.

I would hate to see him traded and i’m just spit balling. But Jamie Benn is the next captain of this team and the next time the Stars are a contender will be while Jamie is captain. I think the days of the Stars’ success under Morrow’s captaincy have come to and end. I"m not saying it’s Morrow’s fault because it’s not at all he’s been outstanding, but they had their runs and if not now then in the next 2-3 years I think it’s time to choose the new leader of this team. Morrow is one of my favorite players ever and I would probably cry if he got traded but the returns the Stars could get for him are tremendous

If Larsen is going to be the sacrifial lamb on trading for better talent I am all for it.

Larsen has not really played for the NHL club to have the fan attachment that James Neal did.

I believe that Joe sees the team as a puzzle and he is willing to use what pieces are avaliible with the budget he has to complete the overall picture

they have goligoski who fills the role that larsen would be filling and alex is only 25. when i look at larsen i see a guy who is undersized and weak defensively. he just isn’t needed anymore so why not flip him for someone you can use. its good if he stays and turns out to be a good player, but i believe he has more value to the stars as a trade chip. i say send him to someone else and get another good defensive defenseman or a top 6 forward. joe has done it before and will do it again, lets go gm joe, make it happen.

excellent article, i was starting to believe i was the only person thinking about this.

Id actually like to see Robidas go before larson,Robidas isnt a much as an asset now since Gologoski is our man

Let’s be real about what the real need is here. If Eriksson is going to get his, he’s going to need at the very least a playmaking center. As playmaking centers go, Richards was top 5 in the league. We just don’t need a top 6 forward, we need someone who makes everyone on his line more productive. The closest they will come to that will be pushing Benn in the middle where he can be more of a physical force if he survives with toughness. There’s no way around your ace center walking though. It’s going to be a long, low scoring year. Somehow, when new ownership takes over, the real money will have to be spent overpaying for a number one center. Until then our top 6 is going to remain a patchwork job at best.

I believe Joe will keep all possibilities open. I don’t think that there are any untradables. Joe would obviously be more comfortable seeing certain people leave than others, but if the deal is presented, than any player is movable. I see prospects that are knocking on the door as the most tradable assets a team could have. We could also see a player like Glennie, Chiasson or Reilly Smith moved, because they are all great prospects that will be knocking on the door in a year or two but we will probably only have room for one.

Moving a low round pick for the rights of one of these soon to be free agent dmen?

Joe could also have offered something better than the platter of crap that Feaster got for Regehr.