Adam Oates to Flyers

[Terryray]

TRADE

Adam Oates to Flyers

Maxime Ouellet & 1st, 2nd & 3rd rd draft picks (2002) to WAS



sez covers.

forget WA as a big dog pick tonight!!

 

[Terryray]

first ticker story

first ticker story

Flyers get C Oates from Capitals for G Ouelette, three
picks

March 19, 2002

PHILADELPHIA (TICKER) -- As expected, the Washington Capitals unloaded
center Adam Oates before Tuesday's NHL trade deadline, sending the
league assists leader to the Philadelphia Flyers for goaltender Maxime Ouellet
and three draft picks.

Only three players in NHL history have more assists than Oates, but the
39-year-old did not figure in the plans of the Capitals, who are five points out
of the final Eastern Conference playoff berth.

Oates will fill an immediate void in Philadelphia, which lost No. 1 center
Jeremy Roenick for at least two weeks Monday after he suffered a
hyperextended right knee.

Flyers captain Keith Primeau, also a center, aggravated a rib injury in
Monday night's 3-3 tie with Tampa Bay.

(MORE)

 

[spits]

Great trade Washington

Great trade Washington

Oates may be a nice addition for the stretch run, especially if Roenick is out for the playoffs, but oh my did they pay a steep price. Kudos to the Capitals! Ouellet was chosen 22nd overall in the first round of the 1999 draft. He's a 20 yr. old playing with Philly's farm team the Phantoms this year. He is 15-12-8 with a 2.77 GAA and .909 Save %.

He also played on Team Canada in 2000 and 2001 in the World Junior Hockey Championships.

So basically, the Flyers gave Ouellet, this year 1st, 2nd and 3rd round pick for Adam Oates who turns 40 in August.

Bob Clarke, that is a horrible trade on your part!

Visit maximeouellet.com if you want the lowdown on Ouellet.

SPITS

 

[Terryray]

other Capitals trade, while we're at it..

other Capitals trade, while we're at it..

Capitals claim LW Hogue off waivers from Bruins

March 19, 2002

WASHINGTON (TICKER) -- Already one of the NHL's oldest teams, the
Washington Capitals claimed veteran left wing Benoit Hogue off waivers from
the Boston Bruins before Tuesday's NHL trade deadline.

Hogue, 35, joins his seventh team in a 15-year career and third in as many
months.

He started the season with the Dallas Stars and had three goals and three
assists in 32 games before the Bruins acquired him on January 12 for future
considerations. The Quebec native had four goals and four assists in 17 games
for Boston.

Hogue also has played for Buffalo, Toronto, Tampa Bay and Phoenix, but his
best years came for the New York Islanders from 1991-95 as he put together
three consecutive 30-goal seasons.

Despite the offseason addition of superstar Jaromir Jagr, the Capitals are just
11th in the Eastern Conference, five points behind Montreal for the final
playoff berth.

 

[Da_Insider]

bad trade on clarke's side of things....price was too steep, especially throwin' in the three draft picks.....roenick must be out for the playoffs.....

 

[Terryray]

Flyers "mortgaged the future"

Flyers "mortgaged the future"

sez Toronto paper here:

Flyers pay for Oates
Mar. 19, 2002. 02:54 PM


PHILADELPHIA (CP) ?The Philadelphia Flyers acquired veteran centre Adam Oates from the Washington Capitals Tuesday to partially offset the loss of injured centres Jeremy Roenick and Keith Primeau.
Flyers GM Bobby Clarke mortgaged the future to get the 39-year-old Oates, sending to Washington his team?s first, second and third picks in this June?s entry draft, as well as goaltending prospect Maxime Ouellet of Beauport, Que., who twice represented Canada at the world junior championships.

?We didn?t plan on trading Adam Oates 24 hours ago,?said Caps GM George McPhee. ?But when Philadelphia lost Jeremy Roenick to an injury last night, they had a need for a play-making centre. Given Adam?s unrestricted free-agent status, it was uncertain if he was going be a Capital next year.

Oates is a premier playmaker. He was in fourth place in the NHL scoring race with 68 points including a league-high 57 assists before Tuesday?s games.

The Toronto native, earning $1.75 million (U.S.) this season and eligible for unrestricted free agency July 1, has Hockey Hall of Fame numbers ?327 goals and 1,020 assists ?in his 17 years in the league. Philadelphia is his fifth NHL team.

Roenick and Primeau were hurt during a 3-3 tie Monday night with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Roenick will be sidelined for at least two weeks, and Primeau at least a week while their teammates, now bolstered with the addition of Oates, battle for first place in the Eastern Conference.

Ouellet, 20, was 16-13-8 with a 2.72 goals-against average and .911 save percentage with the AHL?s Philadelphia Phantoms this season.

?This trade gives us an opportunity to develop a young goalie and helps us prepare for the future with the Flyers?first-, second- and third-round picks in this year?s draft,?said McPhee.

 

[Sports Junkie]

I am torn

I am torn

I am really bummed that Oates is gone, but this is a HUGE trade for the Caps. Assuming they can have some success in the draft they are really stocked for the future. They now have 3 1st round, 3 2nd round, 2 3rd round and I am pretty sure 2 4th round too. Plus a goalie for the future or perhaps trade bait. Of course, the picks could be trade bait too. I really expected them to trade the picks for someone today, but that was not to be. I REALLY doubt that Philly brings Oates back. A rental for 3 picks and a very good G prospect? Wow! They had said that it would take a great offer to trade him, and that was definitely it! I would also not be surprised to see Oates back here this summer for 1 year either.

No question they are now committed to getting younger, faster and bigger.

Hogue is supposed to go into Zubrus' spot and Zubie is supposed to try to play Center for a while with Jagr and Metropolit.