I know it's early, but after picking up Kopitar today, I'm overloaded at the position.  I'm thinking of trading one of my Centers for a Wing...even giving up Sidney Crosby if it's worth it.  Do any of these trades make sense for my team?

(1)  Sidney Crosby FOR Alex Ovechkin

(2a)  Sidney Crosby FOR Ilya Kovalchuk

(2b)  S. Crosby & M. Samuelsson FOR I. Kovalchuk & P. Bergeron

(3)  S. Crosby & P. Boucher FOR M. Hossa & C. Pronger

(4)  Dan Briere FOR Paul Kariya

(5)  Dan Boyes* FOR Steve Bernier

My team, (starters in BOLD):

C - S. Crosby, D. Briere, B. Boyes*, H. Sedin & A. Kopitar

W - B. Morrow, A. Tanguay, M. Samuelsson, A. Kovalev, M. Bell (inj)

D - J. Pitkanen, P. Boucher, N. Kronwall & B. Pothier

G - M. Fernandez, H. Toivonen & J.S. Giguere

*Boyes may be a Wing on Boston's first line, (which is why I drafted him), but CBS has him as a Center, and it looks like that's not something that will change anytime soon.

1) you take a hit in PIMs and probably A but PPG, PPA are about even.  you win in G and SOG with Ovechkin.  pretty even deal

2a) mostly the same as 1 in terms of where you win and lose.  pretty even.

2b) i LOVE this deal for you.  you kill in this deal.  absolutely KILL.

3) i pretty big on Crosby and Boucher too.  as much as i'd love to add Pronger to my roster the drop from Crosby to Hossa makes me say that i wouldnt offer this deal

4) depending on what you're going after you could win this deal but if Briere is healthy, overall he's the better option.

5) i love Boyes options and i even find him on some waiver wires.  he shouldn't be and i'd stick with him.  tough not having the extra winger though and if i got desperate then this is a decent enough deal i suppose.

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