De-bunking ridiculous trade rumors is like playing whack-a-mole these days. I mean, seriously, I thought we'd gotten past all this stupid "Tanguay for Ryder" crap. I mean, the Flames DONT NEED CAP SPACE THIS YEAR. They need it NEXT year. So why in Gods name would Sutter deal Tanguay for an under-achieving, pending UFA winger, whose best season in league is about on par with Alex's worst?? Particularly in the middle of ferocious battle for a play-off spot???
Stupid, yes? Senseless, right? Not in a million years would Sutter be that gullible, you assume? Paid experts wouldn't give this ridiculousness a moments thought, you say?
Wrong.
According to TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie, Tanguay - who could go to the Canadiens for forward Michael Ryder and a draft pick - is one of a few other players Gainey is pushing for.
Got that? Ryder "and a pick". Unless the Canadiens somehow get their hands on first overall and make it part of the package, I call bullshit.
UPDATE - And Sutter once again implies that the press is just a bunch of blind guys in the dark without canes:
Rumours swirled overnight that the Calgary Flames were shopping winger Alex Tanguay - with Montreal perhaps offering up winger Michael Ryder - but that was news to Flames GM Darryl Sutter.
"There are not a lot of names being thrown around, so if you're getting those names perhaps you could pass them along to me," Sutter told reporters before heading to the airport.
