Speculation: 2023-24 Free Agency/Trade Thread II

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Kane would be a nice add, wouldn’t think he’d command a lot of term. He’s a brilliant offensive mind and would have some ideas for the PP I bet.

Didn’t I read somewhere that he will be looking for term? Can’t remember where but I swear somebody with a reasonable reputation mentioned it a while back.

 

[DuckDuckGetz]

"As a 14-year-old, you played for Honeybaked, a AAA program based in Southeastern Michigan. You moved in with former NHL player, Pat Verbeek, for a couple seasons. What was that experience like living with an NHLer? Are there any hockey/life lessons Pat passed along to you during that time period?

That was awesome. It was one of the main reasons I went to Detroit, knowing I was going to live with a former NHL player who scored 500 goals. He is small in stature like I was at that time, so I felt I could learn a lot from him. One thing I learned from him is that he was fearless. He was one of those guys who really wanted to make sure I was doing my best every shift."

A Few Minutes With Patrick Kane | USA Hockey Magazine

www.usahockeymagazine.com

I love the unintentional shade of him saying that he was small like Verbeek when he was 14

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Kane lived with the Verbeeks when he was 14

Wow great read

 

[DavidBL]

Is Trouba cooked or would he be a realistic trade target?

 

[Leonardo87]

Is Trouba cooked or would he be a realistic trade target?

You don’t want Trouba.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

You don’t want Trouba.

Some people here will sit his big hits and say ya I want it

 

[Deuce22]

Is Trouba cooked or would he be a realistic trade target?

He'd fit right in with Ducks' tendency to live in the box.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

He'd fit right in with Ducks' tendency to live in the box.

Roy is prob best practical signing but will likely have a lot of interest league wide

 

[DavidBL]

Roy is prob best practical signing but will likely have a lot of interest league wide

Makes sense, I was just trying gauge outside options to Roy/Pesce. I've also seen Ekblads name. Just goes to show how hard it is to fill that particular role.

 

[gilfaizon]

I know PV has mentioned improving the bottom 6. I'd be super interested in a checking winger like William Carrier, who appears destined to be available on July 1st.

 

[HanSolo]

Some people here will sit his big hits and say ya I want it

"Why should I expect anything less from a group so obsessed with soft and small hockey players? Guess we want this team to get pushed around and abused forever. Trouba is a perfect fit for this team and would easily slot into our top pair. He'd provide offense, and actually lay the body so opponents think twice of messing with our young players."

A certain someone, probably.

Yeah I'd pass on Trouba. He's a liability in both zones so often and he's turned into a real headhunter. He gets away with that shit in NY for the most part but I can just see him adding to an already rough penalty volume problem on this team.

 

[Leonardo87]

Rangers HF call Trouba , Tuba, even has his own gif when he does something dumb…

 

[GreatBear]

I cannot figure out why the Ducks would trade an asset to pick up an $8 million per year contract for a not so good anymore defenseman. We can get plenty of bad defensemen for far less money. So, no on Trouba.

 

[FlyingV09]

I know PV has mentioned improving the bottom 6. I'd be super interested in a checking winger like William Carrier, who appears destined to be available on July 1st.

Carrier would be a great pickup, but I imagine he’ll be highly sought after.

 

[Frosted Tips]

Rangers HF call Trouba , Tuba, even has his own gif when he does something dumb…

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Without taking any stands here, in Finnish "tuba" often means either drunk or s*it, sometimes the instrument.

 

[Gliff]

You don’t want Trouba.

I think Trouba for Fowler could be good for both teams.

 

[cheesymc]

I know PV has mentioned improving the bottom 6. I'd be super interested in a checking winger like William Carrier, who appears destined to be available on July 1st.

Very Max Jones-like with performance and injury history.

 

[Gliff]

The way to improve the bottom 6 is improve the top 6 and push players down to where they should be playing.

We don't need more bottom 6 players. We need to bottom 6ers out of the top 6.

 

[KelVarnsen]

The way to improve the bottom 6 is improve the top 6 and push players down to where they should be playing.

We don't need more bottom 6 players. We need to bottom 6ers out of the top 6.

Very True.

If (Big IF) we get another top 6 scoring wing and run combo of the following in the top 6,
Cutter - Leo - Terry
Kilorn - Z - New Winger

Then your third line become Frankie - Mac - Strome which is a matchup problem for most teams. The 4th line can be a physical type of 4th line that would make Dirk proud.

 

[All Mighty]

I don’t think we are a good match for Carolina in a Necas trade, but he definitely fits what we are looking for.

 

[MCB]

I don’t think we are a good match for Carolina in a Necas trade, but he definitely fits what we are looking for.

I'm surprised he didn't word it "Necas will never play another game for the hurricanes!"

 

[KelVarnsen]

I don’t think we are a good match for Carolina in a Necas trade, but he definitely fits what we are looking for.

Does this guy get anything ever right? At what point is he Eklund?

 

[Gliff]

I don’t think we are a good match for Carolina in a Necas trade, but he definitely fits what we are looking for.

I don't understand this. He is right handed and over 6'2, but he also wants to play center and has been vocal about it, he is an RFA with arb rights 2 years away from UFA and he wants to get paid big.

Contractually we should view him as having 2 years left before UFA.

Do you really want to trade a guy like Zegras for him? Because to me Zegras is a far better player with 2 more years of team control, and also is okay playing the wing.

 

[robbieboy3686]

I don't understand this. He is right handed and over 6'2, but he also wants to play center and has been vocal about it, he is an RFA with arb rights 2 years away from UFA and he wants to get paid big.

Contractually we should view him as having 2 years left before UFA.

Do you really want to trade a guy like Zegras for him? Because to me Zegras is a far better player with 2 more years of team control, and also is okay playing the wing.

lol we won’t have to trade Zegras for necas. Oilers first + lacombe + Tracey/2nd

 

[Static]

lol we won’t have to trade Zegras for necas. Oilers first + lacombe + Tracey/2nd

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