Chance Lund has been traded to the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for a 6th round Bantam Draft pick.
This helps clear the 20 year old situation but won't quite solve it.
This doesn't come as much of a shock to me. A 6th round pick isn't terrible value for a 20 year old player and especially one who hasn't really shown a lot in his previous seasons. Early in the 2011-12 season Lund looked like he was ready to take things to the next level but he slowed as the season wore on and was rarely a factor late in the season.
Seattle will now presumably choose two players from the Brad Deagle, Luke Lockhart and Brendan Rouse group.
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I truely believe Lund was the best player of the bunch.
Victim of circumstance, we have a lot of talent on the wings and not enough at center. I really don't think for a second that Deagle is going anywhere. Lockhart or Rouse? I actually think Rouse might have the edge, he developed nice chemistry with Honey and Troock.
Seriously?? Lockhart?? Lund was the best of the bunch....
Seriously, best of the bunch? That is like saying Miguel Olivo is the best of the bunch when the rest of the bunch is Chone Figgins and Munenori Kawasaki. None of Seattle's 20s are game changers. I mean what is the common denominator among them? They all played each of the past three seasons on a sub .500 non playoff team. Or is it that they all contributed next to nothing offensively.
I don't think Deagle played for the Tbirds for the past three seasons
Sorry, I was specifically speaking about the three forwards who were in camp, Lockhart, Lund and Rouse. I think it is a given that they are keeping Deagle.
Lockhart and Rouse were playing against 15 and 16 year old players (at times) in training camp. How many points did they pick up? They as, 20 year olds, need to pick up their game.
I've always liked Chance. I hope he lands in SC and is able to contribute. I don't think he's every gotten enough credit for his play, especially last year on the PK.
While I'm not sure what other 20s are available out there right now, especially at center, whose to say either Rouse or Lockhart will both be around come the October deadline. Russ may just have some magic left in him yet.
Lockhart and Rouse are two completely different types of center. I believe the decision on who they keep comes down to two factors.
1. Can they get anything of value for either of them?
2. If they can't which player fits in most to what is trying to be done.
If there is no trade then they are going to hold on to them until the deadline in October.
The next question is what are they looking for. Lockhart is a speed player that is great on special teams and great on the faceoff. He should be a scorer but last season was a setback for him. Rouse is a Lindsey Nielsen type of player. His job is to distribute the puck to one of the two scorer on his line. He is decent in the faceoff circle as well as special teams but Luke is stronger in those two areas. The last couple of years he has had injuries but the types of injuries he has had wouldn't make him "Injury Prone".
Russ is master of the dark arts, swish and flick, swish and flick, making the playoffs for once would be a nice trick. Drafting behemoth's who can't skate or score, who could ask for more? Better still draft a player that might actually score even if signing him is not in store!
I was surprised at all of the comments about Lund being traded on the T Birds facebook site. People made him out to be some type of super star in his time in Seattle. I thought it was a great trade and we should be happy with a draft pick let alone a 6th rounder.
A little off topic, Shea Theodore tweeted that today was his first day at Kentwood. Are all of the players going there now? If so, hopefully that makes it easier for us to sign players. I know there were rumblings about the players and parents not liking KM, in my opinion Kentwood is a much better school.
He also tweeted he didn't bring any school supplies, so how important can it really be?
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