What's Walt Worth? (Part III)

(Keith "Walt" Tkachuk has been traded twice at or around the trade deadline, once as rental player, and may be on the trade block once again this year. "Walt" has become a kind of a poster boy for deadline deals : this series of posts has been named in his honor. )

UFA Defensemen Projected Market Value

Kuba, OTT HIGH 1st Round DC LOW 2nd + 4th Round DCs
Havelid, ATL, O'Donnell, LA HIGH 2nd + 4th Round DCs LOW Roster Player
Zanon, NSH HIGH Roster Player LOW 3rd Round DC
Malik, TB HIGH 3rd Round DC LOW 4th Round DC
Gauthier, LA, Kostinen, NSH HIGH 4th Round DC LOW 5th Round DC

Mathieu Schneider is a wild card among this group. Based on his reputation and skill-set (at least the skills he used to have), he should have a market value similar to that of Brad Stuart last year: two DCs, 2nd and 4th. But his play this year has been truly horrible and he could fall to a 3rd or 4th round pick. Jay Bouwmeester is not on the list because I don't expect him to be moved: if that happens, he should command a Brian Campbell-like market value, a roster player and first round DC.

What's Walt Worth? (Part II)

(Keith "Walt" Tkachuk has been traded twice at or around the trade deadline, once as rental player, and may be on the trade block once again this year. "Walt" has become a kind of a poster boy for deadline deals : this series of posts has been named in his honor. )

UFA Forwards Projected Market Value
Antropov,TOR., Tkachuk, STL High Roster Player,DC(1st rd) Low Roster Player, Prospect

Weight,NYI, Moore, TOR High Roster Player, DC (2nd rd) Low Prospect, DC (2nd rd)

Recchi, TB,Comrie,NYI, Reasoner, ATL High Prospect, DC (2nd rd) Low Roster Player

Neil, OTT,Bonk,NSH High Roster Player Low DC(2nd rd)

Calder, LA, Perrin, ATL High Roster Player Low DC(2nd rd)

Fiddler, NSH, McAmmond, OTT High DC (2nd rd) Low DC(4th rd)

Hinote, STL, Jackman NYI High DC (4th rd) Low DC (6th rd)

Andy McDonald is not on the list because of injury problems. If he recovers before March 4 and shows signs of regaining his past form, he would go to the top of the list. Steve Sullivan is also not included: he's only scored two points since returning from a long term injury and it seems to me that Nashville would get little for him except a heap of bad publicity.