Turco for St. Louis? A Legit Eklund rumor?

[The Natural]

It is not a new rumour, that the Stars and Lightning were talking about a swap of Turco for St. Louis, however, according to a source REALLY close to the situation it is almost a done deal. (e4)

Talk about kicking trading season off with a bang. I would hate to see St. Louis kicking our ass for the next three seasons and even worse, I'd hate to see all of those miraculous Kings comebacks against Turco end.

[USCKingsFan31]

Is Mike Smith really ready to fill these shoes?

If he is close, it makes sense financially for the Stars; they shave $700,000 this year and $1.4 million next year off of the cap... plus Turco becomes a free agent in 2010/11 and St. Louis is still locked up (at the bargain price of 4 mil).

[gescom]

funny thing is, when the Stars were seen scouting Tampa, Spector immediately wrote about how it'd be a matter of time before this s*** popped up again.

[Len-Det64]

I'm sorry, there is nothing legit about Eklund. Just throwing darts again. Something has to stick though.

[Hockey53]

Dallas would be dumb founded if they traded Turco before the end of the season. St. Louis is a good scorer,but goaltending will be the key in the Star's playoff run and I don't think Mike Smith is ready to be their #1 goaltender this season.

[KFC]

It makes sense in the idea that Dallas is really hurting for scoring and has a backup that has shown only flashes of being ready, and that Tampa is really hurting for some solid goaltending.

I think the way Dallas plays their game, Smith will be able to keep it together to have a playoff run. I'd be really surprised if St. Louis is very happy being taken away from Lecavlier, so I would expect him to finish the season on a down note and off his current point pace.