2024-2025 Blues Trade Proposals Thread.

[joe galiba]

if only McDavid would run around and hit people he would be good

 

[Reality Czech]

if only McDavid would run around and hit people he would be good

I dunno about that but he's the kind of guy that will cross check you in the head if you piss him off

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

Any shot Parayko could be dealt with Schenn rumoured to be on the block? Or is that a non-starter

Jets should be willing to part with multiple firsts and a top prospect if he'd waive

 

[SirPaste]

What is the price everyone would be comfortable paying for Dobson? Whats the biggest piece people are willing to send out?

I’m not really comfortable sending any huge piece unless I’m certain that we could sign him for a reasonable price long term

 

[A Real Barn Burner]

I agree. I don’t see us retaining, unless it’s something less than the normal 50% or a 3rd team is involved. For example, if we maintained approximately 25%, then his cap hit to the Leafs would be $5.0m. Then, you take back a contract or two.

Something like Schenn (25% along with maybe more if 3rd team involved), & Dean for Minten, 2026 1st, and Max Domi to balance the money.

That’s only an example, but it’s how something would have to be structured for a cap strapped team like the Leafs and the return is palatable for a team in win now mode.

If you are locking up a retention slot for 3 years why not maximize the return for doing so?
I don’t see how 1.625 million retained vs 3.25 mil retained will make a difference in us not being able to sign our RFAs in two years when they come up. With the cap finally rising it shouldn’t be a problem at all and we have so many prospect coming up that filling spots with rookies on ELC is going to continue to happen. Lots of dead weight on the roster right now will also be gone. I don’t see how Schenn is moved without retention don’t think the value is there in that case.

 

[SirPaste]

if only McDavid would run around and hit people he would be good

So you’re saying instead of having a team identity we should just find another McDavid? Got it

 

[BadgersandBlues]

With the rising cap, Schenn is a perfectly reasonable 3C while we have a bunch of other guys on ELCs. He's probably going to be our 2C next year, and potentially the year after that, but then slide down to 3C the year after, when we are (hopefully) getting serious about making runs towards the Cup.

I think we had a 3 year plan for our retool when it became clear in 2022-2023 that the wheels were falling off. That season was NOT year 1 of the plan. Last year was year 1 of the plan, we are currently in year 2. Next year would be year 3, and probably another playoff miss, except I think that getting Broberg and Holloway for what we got them for shaved about a year off, and now that we've traded for Fowler, who's been a direct upgrade over Leddy, I think we should start pushing for playoffs as early as next year.

If we trade Schenn, we better be sure we can pick up a guy who can be our 2C for next year and possibly the year after, doesn't matter if it's by trade or UFA or whatever, but expecting Dvo to come in as a rookie or even a sophomore and lock down the 2C spot is setting us up for expectations failure.