Rumor: 2023-2024 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Offseason Edition

[Freaky Styley]

Anyone we want to poach out of Edmonton?

Broberg could be available, would be a nice experiment, especially if/when we move Girard.
Kostin would be great, but he's more likely to get a top 6 job than be traded.

 

[BobRossColton]

Anyone we want to poach out of Edmonton?

Broberg could be available, would be a nice experiment, especially if/when we move Girard.
Kostin would be great, but he's more likely to get a top 6 job than be traded.

Ha, go get RNH! His cap hit would be perfect.

 

[Freaky Styley]

Ha, go get RNH! His cap hit would be perfect.

No way I'm trading for a 30 year old powerplay merchant that disappears in the playoffs, regardless of his cap hit

 

[Grigowski]

I wonder what it would take to pry Tomas Hertl out of SJ. I wanted him before they re-signed him. Can’t imagine he wants to stay and go through that rebuild…

He signed there for the rest of his career... I´m pretty sure he knew what´s to come. He simply valued save money and family life higher than the rest... I respect that. I dont understand it, but i respect it.

I dont see him finish this contract in SJ. At some point the desire to get a shot a the cup will kick in.

But when that happens, we will allready be in our own rebuild.....

 

[Miri]

Anyone we want to poach out of Edmonton?

Broberg could be available, would be a nice experiment, especially if/when we move Girard.
Kostin would be great, but he's more likely to get a top 6 job than be traded.

Yes, McDavid

On another note, Marchessaults hattrick tonight shows perfectly why Vegas are playing conference finals and we are out. They actually have players capable of doing so, when their top-line is shut. Without Landeskog and Nichushkin (and Kadri) we did not have that. Unlike last year.

 

[amigo]

Kuznetsov and Wilson would be perfect.

 

[Vaslof]

Yes, McDavid

On another note, Marchessaults hattrick tonight shows perfectly why Vegas are playing conference finals and we are out. They actually have players capable of doing so, when their top-line is shut. Without Landeskog and Nichushkin (and Kadri) we did not have that. Unlike last year.

Yeah with Landy and Nuke we'd have gone deep again. But even then, our support guys failed tremondously even compared to their own usual scoring pace.

Compher 2 points in 7 games.
Newhook 1 point in 7 games.
Helm 0
Cogs 0
Meyers 0
Eller 0
Nieto 0
Malgin 0
LOC 0

Apart from the top line, only Rodrigues did well.

 

[ABasin]

Lots of 2C ideas getting tossed around, but one I haven't seen mentioned is William Karlsson.

Solid 30 year old two-way player, reasonable scoring numbers, $5.9M fits a 2C contract slot, good faceoff guy, and Vegas seems to always be in cap Hell (though they also always seem to LTIR their way out of it). They have Eichel on the big boy contract at 1C, and probably would want to extend Stephenson at C also.

Any interest?

 

[Hasbro]

Lots of 2C ideas getting tossed around, but one I haven't seen mentioned is William Karlsson.

Solid 30 year old two-way player, reasonable scoring numbers, $5.9M fits a 2C contract slot, good faceoff guy, and Vegas seems to always be in cap Hell (though they also always seem to LTIR their way out of it). They have Eichel on the big boy contract at 1C, and probably would want to extend Stephenson at C also.

Any interest?

Just doubt Vegas would make a Conference contender better.

 

[dahrougem2]

Lots of 2C ideas getting tossed around, but one I haven't seen mentioned is William Karlsson.

Solid 30 year old two-way player, reasonable scoring numbers, $5.9M fits a 2C contract slot, good faceoff guy, and Vegas seems to always be in cap Hell (though they also always seem to LTIR their way out of it). They have Eichel on the big boy contract at 1C, and probably would want to extend Stephenson at C also.

Any interest?

They probably wouldn't trade Karlsson to the Avs.

Vegas 100% sees the Avs as their main competition in the West moving forward, despite progress made by L.A, Edmonton and Dallas.

Honestly if I was a betting man, if things go right health-wise I wouldn't doubt seeing Colorado/Vegas in the WCF in 2024.

 

[Muffin]

Easiest and move obvious fix would be to sign ROR, really depends how much money he's looking for.

 

[Alienblood]

Hard pass. Dudes washed.

Leafs best player down the stretch and in the playoffs

 

[BobRossColton]

Yeah William Karlsson would be a great addition, but no way we'd get him. Unless there's a new shiny Ufa/RFA Vegas wants to acquire and they need to make room.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Leafs best player down the stretch and in the playoffs

I mean that’s not too impressive tbf. Lol

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

You want to trade Girard and Toews? That would kill 1/2 of our top 4…

To be fair, having G in your top 4 come playoffs kills 25% of the top 4.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Marek mentions The Avs as a potential landing spot for Nylander due to Landy situation and questions over Nuke. Sure, but Avs need a 2C, not another winger.

 

[jaisen73]

I worry they're going to sign Monahan as a 2C, Drouin on a one year, etc. and sell it as "addressing depth instead of overly focusing on just one position."

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Easiest and move obvious fix would be to sign ROR, really depends how much money he's looking for.

But ROR was awful in the playoffs. He's done.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Easiest and move obvious fix would be to sign ROR, really depends how much money he's looking for.

As a 3C maybe. The dude cannot be a difference maker in the top 6 anymore though.

 

[Mighty Makar]

I want Toews and Kane.

 

[LOFIN]

I worry they're going to sign Monahan as a 2C, Drouin on a one year, etc. and sell it as "addressing depth instead of overly focusing on just one position."

It could make sense if they would actually commit to push Rantanen to center. But that's not happening under Bednar so that's that.

Nylander would be pretty ideal for a rental, but Toronto would probably want Toews in return.

 

[ABasin]

But ROR was awful in the playoffs. He's done.

He's going to look like Joe Thornton soon. He looked really, really sllllooooowwwww in the playoffs. Seriously, could have been my sorry old ass skating out there.

 

[Perratrooper]

I worry they're going to sign Monahan as a 2C, Drouin on a one year, etc. and sell it as "addressing depth instead of overly focusing on just one position."

That’s exactly what I’m expecting to happen unfortunately.

What I would love to see happen is:

To Col:
Kuz ($2m retained)

To Wsh:
2023 first
Newhook
Ranta

Sign:
Monahan (1x$3.5m)
Drouin (2x$1m)
Eller (2x$2m)
Malgin, Meyers (1x$1m)
Byram (2x$3m)

Run lines or:

Drouin-MacK-Nuke
Lehkonen-Kuz-Rantanen
Malgin-Monahan-Foudy
Meyers-Eller-LOC

Toews-Makar
Byram-Manson
Girard-Hunt/Malinski

 

[Muffin]

But ROR was awful in the playoffs. He's done.

How was he awful? He was one of the Leaf's best player

Marek mentions The Avs as a potential landing spot for Nylander due to Landy situation and questions over Nuke. Sure, but Avs need a 2C, not another winger.

He's not really a need but if we can get him for Girard then by all means.

 

[Vaslof]

Marek mentions The Avs as a potential landing spot for Nylander due to Landy situation and questions over Nuke. Sure, but Avs need a 2C, not another winger.

Replaces Landy's salary directly, 1 year left in contract. I guess the idea is that he'll be gone when Landy returns? Anyway we need both the 2C and a winger. One could be left to deadline, but I said that about current season and we got fking Lars Eller.