Eastside's Hockey Elite Collide

To Pittsburgh: 1st LA 12, Marc-Antoine Pouliot (56), Jake Allen (78), Bryan McCabe (54) and Kurtis Foster (72)

To Tampa Bay: Dan Boyle (73), Kris Letang (74), Ben Bishop (88) and Jamie Benn (70)

Accepted.

Reasoning: So whats the over/under on TB having 0 1st's in this years draft after starting the season with 7.

Seriously, it's been quite the swing the last few days but I'm really excited about the future. After having to give up multiple 1st's for 1 player, I felt a deal like this where the main component was giving up a great pick for some really good players. Bern has never been a fan of low POT/high CON goalies but I'm of the opinion Ben Bishop is going to be the guy going forward to lead TB to the Cup. Dan Boyle is more a "right now" piece, he might vopatize next season or two but I don't mind giving MTL and WPG's road to the playoffs a little more difficult this season. Letang is the perfect 3rd pairing d-men, good POS and CHK and can move the puck all for a very reasonable price. JAMIE BENN! Hopefully I can resurrect a dying career from taking him from the depths of the AHL and giving him a top 6 role HNG with Tyler Seguin.

I have doubts LA will win it all with a <70 CON goalie, but it will still be a low end 1st and I have 3 left over which I hope will be in the 10-20 OA range. Allen is no longer needed as a starter with Bishop, McCabe needed to go for salary reasons and Bern asked for Foster as his new #7 guy.

Confirmed.

Don't really like downgrading in nets and dealing Letang who I think was my last original Pen ( ).
But, the plan was to drop Boyle's salary and get a 1st so it had to be done.

Good luck Justin! (btw I do like low pot/high con goalies! Joe Bern and Bishop did tremendous for me)

Not sure what the TC will think of this, since coming to the agreement Bern left me a PM saying he'd rather have Marc-Antoine Pouliot instead of my 3rd in 2013. I am 100% okay and would rather he take Marc-Antoine Pouliot then the draft pick, it was something I added to the deal to ensure it's fairness.

Since we already submitted the deal with the 3rd in it, I can understand if the TC decides to not allow post submitted deals to be changed. However, since it's not THAT major of a change to the deals complexion I figured we would at least submit the idea. So if possible, please change the 3rd TB 13 pick going to PIT for Marc-Antoine Pouliot instead. If not, me and Bern still agree to this deal.

Just edit the original post.

Perfect, thanks!

Approved.

In.