Gagne For Sale- Now Accepting Bits Of String

There's no need to go into the details of Philly's cap crunch, but if you want a quick run down of it see today's earlier post. Either way, long story short is that Gagne is on the trading block, and he's coming cheap. In fact, the Flyers have stated to the media that if there are no takers, Gagne will be waived, thus sending him to Edmonton. The apparent asking price is going to be a third rounder and a prospect, which is certainly not bad for a first line forward. A team like the Rangers, ripe with young defensive prospects and willing to give up picks would be an ideal choice...if they had any cap room, and weren't hated divisional rivals. Still, that price is too cheap for every team in the NHL to pass on, so let's take a look about where makes sense.

Not the Kings.

I'm sorry but they're getting Kovie for sure. There's no way he's going to spend the next ten years in Newark on a team that everyone knows won't be a contender in the coming years. Thus, the Kings' need for a scoring left winger is a non-issue, and they can focus on getting another blue liner.

Nashville Predators

You know they have the cap space, and you know they need the offense. They have a system ripe with prospects, and Gagne would be quite the addition for the offensively starved team.

The New York Islanders

They're at the cap basement (barely) and they need more depth at winger. They have quality centers in Tavares and Bailey, but in order to spread the offense they need to have more down the sides than just Okposo and Moulson. Thus, the move makes sense.

St. Louis Blues

Paul Kariya is old, if he comes back, and they have not done enough to improve their offense. Though Perron may be ready for first line duty, it doesn't hurt to bring in Gagne, just in case.

Honestly that's all I can think of off the top of my head. I apologize for not doing more research, but in all fairness, I do have six tenths of a life. The move makes sense for just about every team that has the cap space, and if somehow there are no takers, then it's just off to Edmonton for him.