2024-2025 Blues Trade Proposals Thread.

CaliforniaBlues310

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Looking forward to next year, it’s seeming like our top 9 forward group will include:

Thomas, Kyrou, Buchnevich, Schenn, Saad, Holloway, Neighbours, Dvorsky, Snuggerud, and Bolduc.

That’s 10 guys for 9 spots. I don’t believe that Schenn has positive value in a deal, so I would include Bolduc+Saad(cap)+picks in a deal to get our elusive top line/top 6 upgrade.

I don’t think it would be good for Dvorsky’s development to rush him into top 6 minutes, so I think he should be our 3C until he earns that time. If it’s a C we acquire, we can always move him or Dvorsky to wing when the time comes in a few years.

I know people like Bolduc a lot (I do as well), but I’ve always viewed him as the guy we move for a higher end player in a deal.

If Snuggy hints that he doesn’t want to be here, I would swap it to him..but I think having Monty as our coach instead of Bannister should negate most of that possibility.


Edit: I forgot about Joseph and Texier, but I believe Matty Joe will be on our 4th line, and Tex gets traded this offseason.

Buchnevich-Thomas-Kyrou/Snuggy
Holloway-TBD-Snuggy/Kyrou
Neighbours-Dvorsky-Schenn
Toropchenko-Dean/UFA-Joseph
Sundqvist, Walker
 
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Brian39

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Edit: I forgot about Joseph and Texier, but I believe Matty Joe will be on our 4th line, and Tex gets traded this offseason.

I don't see any reason that Monty would be loyal to those guys. He has incredible job security and those guys were low risk lottery tickets. He knows that he wouldn't be pissing off any front office members by sliding them down the lineup (or into the press box) and their contracts expire after 2025/26 so having them as overpaid extra guys isn't a long term problem.

I think we can safely assume that the plan for 2025/26 doesn't involve them in the top 9 unless they really turn things around.
 

CaliforniaBlues310

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I don't see any reason that Monty would be loyal to those guys. He has incredible job security and those guys were low risk lottery tickets. He knows that he wouldn't be pissing off any front office members by sliding them down the lineup (or into the press box) and their contracts expire after 2025/26 so having them as overpaid extra guys isn't a long term problem.

I think we can safely assume that the plan for 2025/26 doesn't involve them in the top 9 unless they really turn things around.

Oh for sure! I think some lower end team would take a chance on Tex like we did, and I see Joseph as a guy that would be on our 4th line, but could move up if we have injuries until his deal runs out the summer after.
 
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