Rumor: 2024-2025 Trade Rumors and Free Agency - Offseason Edition

[MacKaRant]

Only if Florida gets it done on Friday. PLD turns 26 on Monday, and the buyout window starts 48 hours after the SC is awarded. So if Florida wins G6, Washington has like an hour to do the buyout at 1/3 lol. And if it goes 7, then the buyout is at 2/3

Why would Washington take on 14 years of cap charges for the buyout to get rid of 3 years of Darcy? This is about getting a center for that team in Ovi's twilight years

 

[LOFIN]

Why would Washington take on 14 years of cap charges for the buyout to get rid of 3 years of Darcy? This is about getting a center for that team in Ovi's twilight years

I'm not suggesting they would, was just commenting on @Balthazar who talked about the math of a PLD buyout. I agree, they are just looking for a spark for Ovie and then they will burn the whole f***ing thing to the ground, and at that point it doesn't matter what the PLD contract is.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Well, calling it a masterclass is a bit rich I guess

Oof

 

[S E P H]

Briere is rebuilding and Ottawa is trying to get over the hump.

I'm pretty sure the Flyers are aiming for the Sens' 7th OA pick, I've no clue what would be going the other way though.

Carter Hart.

 

[AvalancheSpeedsters]

Live look at Florida and Edmonton GMs

 

[Pokecheque]

Briere is rebuilding and Ottawa is trying to get over the hump.

I'm pretty sure the Flyers are aiming for the Sens' 7th OA pick, I've no clue what would be going the other way though.

Giroux

 

[BobRossColton]

Could our 1st get us 38th and 49th? Or 33 and 42?

 

[VikingAv]

It is still a clear flat-out loss and then blatant NTC circumvention. There's no way it would be approved 1 for 1.



I wonder... Norris for Couturier would be an interesting swap.


Chychrun also feels like a Flyers type of player to me.

Or the Rasmus himself Keeping up with the moving-shitty-contracts theme

 

[VikingAv]

Remember that PLD can be bought out at 1/3rd of his contract. I didn't do the math but if Washington was thinking about buying out Kuemper then perhaps buying out PLD is cheaper.

A Pretty Lame Dogshit (thanks LA board) buyout at 1/3 is 15,8 million (+11,5 million in signing bonus, which I guess they also get to keep) spread over 14 years.
Kuemper buyout this summer is 5,5 million (+6 million SB) spread over 6 years.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803512358934831295

I dont see the Avs making a move in net, but it would be an upgrade for sure.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Or the Rasmus himself Keeping up with the moving-shitty-contracts theme

Risto for Korpisalo would be an interesting swap. Did Korpisalo play for Columbus while Torts was coaching I wonder.

 

[Balthazar]

It's fairly easy to get Ullmark:

1- Outbid every other team that he's willing to waive for
2- Add even more assets on top of the highest bid to convince Boston to take Georgiev's contract in return
3- Understand that it will be impossible to keep him after one year
4- Pray he doesn't get hurt or suck because he's having a hard time adjusting to the team
5- Pray even harder that other key pieces don't get hurt for the only season we have him
6- Find a way to make cap room because he's making more than Georgiev and Boston is unlikely to retain.

 

[Sea Eagles]

Kuemper should have taken less to stay with us. I hope all the players understand and realize what a privilege it is to wear our sweater, and that the grass isn't always "greener". Money isn't everything, AVS are !!

 

[avsfan09]

Uh...there's a slight difference between the Dominator and Georgiev.

What is that?

 

[chet1926]

Kuemper should have taken less to stay with us. I hope all the players understand and realize what a privilege it is to wear our sweater, and that the grass isn't always "greener". Money isn't everything, AVS are !!

The reality on Darcy is simple, it's very obvious that he never really recovered from the eye injury. Maybe physically, maybe not mentally. He hasn't been the same since.

It was good on him to cash in, and it was smart of the Avs to stay away and let him.

 

[the_fan]

Kuemper should have taken less to stay with us. I hope all the players understand and realize what a privilege it is to wear our sweater, and that the grass isn't always "greener". Money isn't everything, AVS are !!

I hope this message reaches Nuke

 

[Avs_19]

You want/need a 4th liner's leadership so badly that you take on his full contract and bring him in when he doesn't want to be there? Mike Grier, man.

 

[Sea Eagles]

You want/need a 4th liner's leadership so badly that you take on his full contract and bring him in when he doesn't want to be there? Mike Grier, man.

He got 4 goals, 12 points (in 80 games) this season. He should feel very privileged a team took a gamble on him at 31 years old, given he earns 3.64 mill per year !!

 

[Balthazar]

You want/need a 4th liner's leadership so badly that you take on his full contract and bring him in when he doesn't want to be there? Mike Grier, man.

Yea I'm sure he's going to have a positive attitude around the kids while they lose 55 games next year.

 

[LOFIN]

Meh, I would expect him to be a professional about it

 

[dahrougem2]

Don't like it? Your agent should have negotiated for a NMC. Nothing stopped the Rangers from doing this.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Don't like it? Your agent should have negotiated for a NMC. Nothing stopped the Rangers from doing this.

Well there is what happened and then what you can prove. I personally think Greer and Drury discussed all of this prior to it going down. While Goodrow didn't have a NMC, he did negotiate a NTC in good faith. If Goodrow could prove the two planned this course of action he might have grounds for a grievance. Don't know how he could possibly do that unless Chris and Mike were dumb enough to use their official emails to talk it over though.

 

[Grigowski]

I hope this message reaches Nuke

Too late....

 

[Chiarelli]

Kuemper should have taken less to stay with us. I hope all the players understand and realize what a privilege it is to wear our sweater, and that the grass isn't always "greener". Money isn't everything, AVS are !!

He 100% did the right thing. Won a cup and took the highest bidder for his services. That's called having your cake and eating it too.


Regarding Goodrow/Dubois/Kuemper:

Flat cap for years has made GM's a lot more cut throat. I'm all for it.

 

[hockeyfish]

Can someone wake sleepy CMac up and tell him silly season started.