Rumor: 2022-2023 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Let’s Run it Back!

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[The Kingslayer]

Sakic probably has to wait for them all to sober up before they can get serious about a new contract....

Drunk Val might agree to a 5x5

 

[5280]

I think what he was looking for was to NOT get railroaded by the team he decided to sign a 7 year contract with.

Pretty sure that was it...

Yeah, that’s true too.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I'd say Reimer and Allen are both darkhorses, but possible on the trade market. Avs would have to strike out a few times, but those guys are the 1B to pair up with Frank if things get desperate.

Sign Allen. Become lottery team. Draft Bedard.

 

[Bender]

So here's a thought, what about Gudbranson for a Manson-type replacement?

I thought he was pretty decent in the playoffs. Feels like he's been around FOREVER but he's still only 30 years old.

Upon closer inspection, he rarely stays healthy, so in that case he'd be a Ryan Murray replacement.

 

[dahrougem2]

So here's a thought, what about Gudbranson for a Manson-type replacement?

I thought he was pretty decent in the playoffs. Feels like he's been around FOREVER but he's still only 30 years old.

Upon closer inspection, he rarely stays healthy, so in that case he'd be a Ryan Murray replacement.

I think he's horrible.

 

[hughdreamz]

So here's a thought, what about Gudbranson for a Manson-type replacement?

I thought he was pretty decent in the playoffs. Feels like he's been around FOREVER but he's still only 30 years old.

Upon closer inspection, he rarely stays healthy, so in that case he'd be a Ryan Murray replacement.

Sloooooooow. He got destroyed by Edmonton

 

[Raucherhusten]

Drunk Val might agree to a 5x5

He's not only still drunk, he's also on pain killers. 4mil on a 7 year deal it is!

 

[Bender]

I think he's horrible.

Sloooooooow. He got destroyed by Edmonton

Makes sense. I thought he looked decent against Dallas but they're a much slower team. I missed most of the Battle of Alberta series.

 

[hughdreamz]

Makes sense. I thought he looked decent against Dallas but they're a much slower team. I missed most of the Battle of Alberta series.

I remember that Patrick Roy loved him and wanted him during his time here so I’ve always been against Gundbransson since.

 

[dahrougem2]

Makes sense. I thought he looked decent against Dallas but they're a much slower team. I missed most of the Battle of Alberta series.

It's not his fault Sutter kept pounding the table like an idiot and throwing Gudbranson out against McDavid every chance he could.

That said, he's a 6/7 defensemen through and through. He's slow, he doesn't have puck skills, and he'd be a bad fit for this team.

 

[Avsboy]

Gudbranson is like Brad Stuart

 

[The Kingslayer]

Makes sense. I thought he looked decent against Dallas but they're a much slower team. I missed most of the Battle of Alberta series.

Gudranson and Z were pretty bad in that series.

 

[JH21]

So what are the backup plans? I doubt Sakic makes a trade. He needs to keep G around to replace Manson. And I doubt Sakic spends big in free agency.

Kadri and Burakovsky are gone. That's alot of scoring to replace. Maybe we add a 2C to replace some of Kadri's scoring and Newhook could potentially replace Burakovsky's scoring. But those are two big "maybes"

Manson is gone. He's a solid top 4 Dman. But our top 4 is still the best in the league. We need to add a sold vet to compete with JJ or be thr 7th guy.

I think Nichushkin and Kuemper will be back. Cogs and Helm for the 4th line if they accept 1 year deals? Do we tender Aube - Kubel? JJ back on a 1 year deal?

Lehkonen 5 x 4.25m
Kuemper 5 x 5
Nichushkin 6 x 5.5m
Aube Kubel 1 x 1.25
Helm 1 x 1
Cogliano 1 x 1
Johnson 1 x 1

That leaves us with roughly 5.8m if we want to use that to sign a 2C and vet 7th D.

Next year we will have 9.5m coming off the books from EJ and Compher to pay for Mackinnon and Byrams new deals. We are still in good shape. But we need to find a cost controlled 2C for under 4m. Easier said that done.and that is if Nuke, Lehkonen and Kuemper sign for those amounts.

Landeskog - Mackinnon - Nichushkin
Lehkonen - Compher- Rantanen
Newhook - Meyers - O'Connor
Cogliano - Sedlak - Helm
MacDermid - Aube Kubel

Byram - Makar
Toews - Girard
JJ - EJ

Kuemper
Frankie

That's still a damn solid group.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Drunk Val might agree to a 5x5

What about a coked up Val?

 

[Balthazar]

JJ back on a 1 year deal?

If JJ accepts another 1 year 1M deal then yes, he should be back. That's a solid as it gets for a #7 dman.

 

[willy702]

John Tavares with 50% retained

Tavares has a full no movement clause until the end of his deal and pretty much said he wants to be in no place but Toronto. A lot of players mentioned in here have a lot of control over their situations and why I really don't expect Joe to do anything but sign guys already here and make very small dollar signings of guys who haven't been here.

 

[Avaholic29]

So what are the backup plans? I doubt Sakic makes a trade. He needs to keep G around to replace Manson. And I doubt Sakic spends big in free agency.

Kadri and Burakovsky are gone. That's alot of scoring to replace. Maybe we add a 2C to replace some of Kadri's scoring and Newhook could potentially replace Burakovsky's scoring. But those are two big "maybes"

Manson is gone. He's a solid top 4 Dman. But our top 4 is still the best in the league. We need to add a sold vet to compete with JJ or be thr 7th guy.

I think Nichushkin and Kuemper will be back. Cogs and Helm for the 4th line if they accept 1 year deals? Do we tender Aube - Kubel? JJ back on a 1 year deal?

Lehkonen 5 x 4.25m
Kuemper 5 x 5
Nichushkin 6 x 5.5m
Aube Kubel 1 x 1.25
Helm 1 x 1
Cogliano 1 x 1
Johnson 1 x 1

That leaves us with roughly 5.8m if we want to use that to sign a 2C and vet 7th D.

Next year we will have 9.5m coming off the books from EJ and Compher to pay for Mackinnon and Byrams new deals. We are still in good shape. But we need to find a cost controlled 2C for under 4m. Easier said that done.and that is if Nuke, Lehkonen and Kuemper sign for those amounts.

Landeskog - Mackinnon - Nichushkin
Lehkonen - Compher- Rantanen
Newhook - Meyers - O'Connor
Cogliano - Sedlak - Helm
MacDermid - Aube Kubel

Byram - Makar
Toews - Girard
JJ - EJ

Kuemper
Frankie

That's still a damn solid group.

G to replace Manson, that should go well. Girard on the right side has been a disaster everytime. Need to move G for a 2C.

 

[henchman21]

Unless Manson comes back ultra cheap... I don't think he should be replaced until the deadline. There will be a few solid #4 RD available at the deadline next year.

 

[Balthazar]

Unless Manson comes back ultra cheap... I don't think he should be replaced until the deadline. There will be a few solid #4 RD available at the deadline next year.

We're out of assets to burn on rentals.

 

[henchman21]

We're out of assets to burn on rentals.

No... not really. 23-on 1sts, 3rds, Olausson, Behrens, Ranta, Ambrosio, etc. etc. To possibly win next year, every future asset should be on the table for the right move.

 

[Avs_19]

Well, this Kuemper news sucks. I thought we were done with him.

 

[JH21]

G to replace Manson, that should go well. Girard on the right side has been a disaster everytime. Need to move G for a 2C.

Yeah. I get it. But then who replaces G?

Our team identity is built from the back end.

 

[Balthazar]

Yeah. I get it. But then who replaces G?

We just won the cup without him.

 

[dahrougem2]

Jack Johnson will cost 750K like he did this past season, not 1M.

He's a 6/7D. He won't ask 1M. He'll get league min.