[freewillig]

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Everyone knows he isn't an 100 point player without Spezza and Heatley, so let's call him a 75 point player since that's what he's been most of his career.

Let's also remember that he's the captain of Ottawa and trading a captain is actually difficult because it raises a lot of questions.

I'm sure there are teams that want Alfredsson, but they're not going to give up much for him because they know that Ottawa is desperate to sell. Mostly teams that are out of the playoffs. And if the salary cap doesn't rise as expected, there will be much less of a market for him.

Amazing how Heatley gets a pass for his abysmal production vs. the Sabres.

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I think the new rules had something to do with his improved point production as well. He played with Spezza and Heatley for less than half the year. Regardless, let's call him a point/game guy. Why would you expect that the salary cap is not going up? Every single thing I've read says it's going to at least $42 mil.

This is a classic "change of scenery" scenario. Were the Senators desperate to sell Hossa? Was Atlanta desperate to sell Heatley? Were the Nordiques desperate to sell Lindros? Were the Habs desperate to sell Patrick Roy? Were the Bruins desperate to sell Ray Bourque?

There's always a market for top level talent.