Rumor: 2022-2022 Trade Rumors and Free Agency Part 14: Sakic goes back to bed

[Avsboy]

What did this say?

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Muffin]

Girard for Necas?

 

[The Merchant]

What did this say?

It was the Manson one. Not sure why it was deleted originally

 

[The Abusement Park]

My objection to Gibson I'm not sure he'll be on the market and I think the trade cost will be considerably more than Varlamov.

He's been on the market for like a year. And he solves a problem position for a bit, it's worth paying up for.

 

[dahrougem2]

Girard for Necas?

Carolina better be adding something to this.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Tbh Girard could be a good fit in Carolina. Especially if DeAngelo ends up pricing himself out of Carolina.


Don't know what the addon to Necas would/could be though.

 

[Hasbro]

He's been on the market for like a year. And he solves a problem position for a bit, it's worth paying up for.

Not according to him this off-season.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Not according to him this off-season.

I mean he said he didn't ask for a trade. That doesn't mean he's off the market.

 

[Hasbro]

I mean he said he didn't ask for a trade. That doesn't mean he's off the market.

It doesn't make a ton off sense Verbeek would want to get rid of him.

 

[redacted]

Girard for Necas?

I love Necas and I feel like that is rape.

 

[shadow1]

I wonder if Sakic would have any interest in Ethan Bear.

Bear's generally had good underlying numbers in his career but didn't play much in Carolina this year. He played a lot in Edmonton before getting the boot after a tough post-season.

I'm not trying to connect any trade dots (i.e. Bear/Girard/Necas). Bear should be affordable (both trade value and contract value), and Colorado loves to scoop up struggling young RFA's.

 

[redacted]

Bear is a guy that teams should be in on...

 

[Balthazar]

I love Necas and I feel like that is rape.

Because you see him as nothing more than a 3C?

 

[redacted]

Because you see him as nothing more than a 3C?

Necas isn't a center in the NHL IMO... if he was a long-term 2C, I'd think real hard about it.

 

[Foppa2118]

That "they have so many players to re-sign" line makes it sound like this is someone from Anaheim feeding Lebrun info.

Naz and Burky are mostly likely not being re-signed. Nuke is the only big money deal, and Nate's deal wouldn't kick in until 2023-24. If they want to re-sign Manson they can do it.

Coincidentally Lebrun was also told Anaheim wants to talk to him when he hits UFA. Obviously they're worried he may start to enjoy winning hockey games and potential championships and choose to stay.

 

[lionsDen]

I wonder if Sakic would have any interest in Ethan Bear.

Bear's generally had good underlying numbers in his career but didn't play much in Carolina this year. He played a lot in Edmonton before getting the boot after a tough post-season.

I'm not trying to connect any trade dots (i.e. Bear/Girard/Necas). Bear should be affordable (both trade value and contract value), and Colorado loves to scoop up struggling young RFA's.

There’s questions about his maturity and his work habits… nope don’t want him

 

[redacted]

There’s questions about his maturity and his work habits… nope don’t want him

Oh boy… here we go

 

[S E P H]

I want to see option 26. Post game threads would be amazing

I'm really emotional when I play so you lot would have some Tuukka Rask level moments to talk about me.

 

[Mighty Makar]

I’d stay away from Bear. He loses all battles in the corner and in front of the net.

 

[dahrougem2]

There’s questions about his maturity and his work habits… nope don’t want him

One of the most mature guys for his age in the league, actually.

Don't try to spin some false narrative.

 

[The Merchant]

Carolina better be adding something to this.

Would rather just put him in a package for Gibson

 

[UncleRisto]

For goalies... options in order:

1. Gibson with 50% retention
2. Gibson with 45% retention
3. Gibson with 40% retention
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18. MAF for a year
19. MAF for 2 years
20. Campbell
21. Samsonov/Vaneck
22. Husso
23. Shooter Tutor
24. F it, go empty net
25. Kuemper for league minimum
26. @S E P H
27. Kuemper for market rate
28. Comrie

Well what are the ones in between?! We need those ones!

(After the Gibson retention percentages.)

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Fleury on a super cheap contract would be pretty great honestly(I think he's going to be cheap as I think he wants to play for a Contender). That might be my preferred direction.

For example Fleury at $2M for 1 year, that would mean an extra ~3.5M in cap space this summer to spend on the 2nd line, compared to what we were all expecting before the playoffs started(Where re-signing Kuemper at ~5.5M seemed the obvious direction).


And our goaltending would certainly be no worse then what we are getting right now in these playoffs with Kuemper.

 

[The Merchant]

Fleury on a super cheap contract would be pretty great honestly(I think he's going to be cheap as I think he wants to play for a Contender). That might be my preferred direction.

For example Fleury at $2M for 1 year, that would mean an extra ~3.5M in cap space this summer to spend on the 2nd line, compared to what we were all expecting before the playoffs started(Where re-signing Kuemper at ~5.5M seemed the obvious direction).


And our goaltending would certainly be no worse then what we are getting right now in these playoffs with Kuemper.

I wouldn't be opposed to it as a backup option if their #1 target falls through. Flower was bad this year, but you can't underestimate what motivation can do for a guy that craves a last chance at a Cup on a true Cup contender.