Brunnstrom doing the rounds

This is just a quick note concerning the rumours currently surrounding Stars forward Fabian Brunnstrom who is currently finding himself something of a wanted man with GM’s league wide.

As things stand, the Nashville Predators have been earmarked the most likely team to land him but I just have to ask myself; what could the Predators give us in return that we don;t already have? This is not some kind of ignorant swipe at Nashville; absolutely not. I just don;t see any logical trade coming from them for Fabian.

At the moment it is all a little up in the air and this is perhaps something to watch unfold further down the line but I’d be somewhat loath to let him leave Dallas right now.

Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News had this to say:
“Unless somebody knocks them out with a great offer for something that could be even more helpful. What is that something? It could be draft picks, it could be a young defenseman, it could be a right-handed right wing. I don’t think the Stars can take on big money right now, and Brunnstrom only makes about $900,000 (with A-level bonuses that he probably won’t reach that could push it to $2.25 million). So unless Tom Hicks surprises us (and he has before), I don’t think the Stars will make a move for a proven player with a big contract.

Still, many GMs see Brunnstrom as a player who could help them in the top six, and they would love to see if they can shape him as a scorer. That makes sense. But the Stars are not going to give away Brunnstrom unless they get something really good for him. They don’t have to.”

I’ll be keeping my ear to the ground on this one. While it may not rip a hole in the roster as much as say a Morrow or Richards it would be a shame to see Brunnstrom go so this rumour deserves a little attention.