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

[AslanRH]

LOC made that Wood-Colton line so much better than Wood-Ross - [anyone else]. at least to my eye.
I had such hope for that line showing up in the playoffs.
I'm not attached to Ross in anyway, but I'd like to see if that line can build on last year if they all are still here.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

LOC made that Wood-Colton line so much better than Wood-Ross - [anyone else]. at least to my eye.
I had such hope for that line showing up in the playoffs.
I'm not attached to Ross in anyway, but I'd like to see if that line can build on last year if they all are still here.

LOC is like a guided missile, whereas Wood and Colton are more likely a carpet bomb.

 

[henchman21]

Eller cost a 2nd because CMac (for some unknown/unneeded reason) requested retention.

Colton was our 2C until Mitts got here. He's second to Nate in TOI amongst centers (by a fair amount) at even strength, and 5v5. RyJo had like 5 minutes more on the PP than Ross but other than that Colton was 2C for the regular season.

Any trade will require retention

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

The real pain is going to be losing LOC to UFA next year. He's our best bottom 6 forward AINEC.

 

[the_fan]

Not true anymore. This team isn’t nearly as good as the cup team was.

They will be as good or close to it if they get Val and Landy back, or get Landy back and if Nuke is not coming back, replace him with a top 6 winger

 

[Balthazar]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803895601353920883

 

[the_fan]

Do Pens have a 1st? I’d give them Colton for it. There is a good chance it will be a high pick

 

[Balthazar]

Do Pens have a 1st? I’d give them Colton for it. There is a good chance it will be a high pick

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Do Pens have a 1st? I’d give them Colton for it. There is a good chance it will be a high pick

They definitely won't get that kind of value.

They traded #38 for Colton. I'd venture to guess a pick in roughly the same region is fair value.

 

[The Abusement Park]

They will be as good or close to it if they get Val and Landy back, or get Landy back and if Nuke is not coming back, replace him with a top 6 winger

Nuke isn’t coming back. And even if he does there’s zero reason to have any faith in him.

Landy coming back could help, but he also hasn’t played in 3 years. Chances are he will be quite a bit off how good he was in 21-22.

Also Mitts is great, but also doesn’t have the talent to play at a 100pt level like Kadri was that year.

The team has the talent to compete for a cup. But this team will never touch that 21-22 level again imo.

 

[Balthazar]

Pens own picks #44 and #46 in the upcoming draft

FWIW Sabres and Devils fans seem interested as well. He's probably a good fit there too.

 

[Ararana]

Do Pens have a 1st? I’d give them Colton for it. There is a good chance it will be a high pick

Avs gave up 37 OA for him and then he went on to have a career year. It better be.

Problem is the highest pick Pens have is 44 OA. That's a downgrade on assets.

 

[BaconNater]

Colton for Erik Karlsson is a win win. Good for the cap too

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Fwiw if you read other team boards there's quite a bit of interest in Colton. NJD and NYR fans both want him with NYR suggesting Kakko or Kakko+ but I don't see Kakko making sense given we already have plenty of wingers. Vancouver fans also want Colton but they're in typical fashion very dumb and think we'd have to pay an asset to move Colton

I guess if they wanted to give the 3C spot to Ritchie you could run:

Kakko - Ritchie - LOC
Wood - ???? - Kovalenko


As your bottom but that's very likely just setting Ritchie uo for failure and I really don't think CMac plans on having Ritchie make the team this year.

 

[Balthazar]

I'm not moving 4M AAV Colton for 2.4M AAV Kakko, that's for damn sure. The savings aren't worth the massive downgrade and losing our center.

If we move Colton either we take no contract back or a good value one.

 

[LOFIN]

Fwiw if you read other team boards there's quite a bit of interest in Colton. NJD and NYR fans both want him with NYR suggesting Kakko or Kakko+ but I don't see Kakko making sense given we already have plenty of wingers.

Do we? We have Lehkonen, Rantanen, Nuke and Landeskog under contract for next year (when looking at wingers who will produce). Lehkonen could miss the start of the season, but is back to be fair. Rantanen, can't see him going anywhere. Nuke, we all know he won't be back (I would be shocked). Landeskog, I believe he will play but is he top-6 capable? Better hope we can re-sign Drouin.

And obviously Kakko is a reclamation project at this point if you are looking for a top winger. I would like that reclamation project, but even I can admit that there would have to be more than Kakko coming from NYR to give up Colton.

 

[Chiarelli]

Fwiw if you read other team boards there's quite a bit of interest in Colton. NJD and NYR fans both want him with NYR suggesting Kakko or Kakko+ but I don't see Kakko making sense given we already have plenty of wingers. Vancouver fans also want Colton but they're in typical fashion very dumb and think we'd have to pay an asset to move Colton

I guess if they wanted to give the 3C spot to Ritchie you could run:

Kakko - Ritchie - LOC
Wood - ???? - Kovalenko


As your bottom but that's very likely just setting Ritchie uo for failure and I really don't think CMac plans on having Ritchie make the team this year.

That would be just cruel to do to LOC.

 

[Perratrooper]

I’d take two seconds for him personally.

If I’m being crazy I’d do something like

To Col:
2024 second x2

To Pitt:
Colton

To Tampa
Wood
2024 first
2024 second x2

To Colorado
Cirelli


Tampa clears out $3.75 in cap and gets paid well for Cirelli. The Avs get a defensively elite 3C. Overall the Avs clear up $250k. We could then conceivably run:

Lehkonen-MacK-Nichuskin
Landeskog-Mitts-Rantanen
LOC-Cirelli-Kovalenko
League Min 4th line

Toews-Makar
Girard-Manson
LHD-Malinski

LHD makes $1.25-1.5m

Still have some wiggle room too.

 

[Balthazar]

I'd move Wood straight up for Kakko though. Similar cap hit but one is signed for 5 more years and the other only 1 year.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Just trade the butt brothers / tongue twins for a cheaper even less proven 3C.

We need the cap space.

 

[the_fan]

Nuke isn’t coming back. And even if he does there’s zero reason to have any faith in him.

Landy coming back could help, but he also hasn’t played in 3 years. Chances are he will be quite a bit off how good he was in 21-22.

Also Mitts is great, but also doesn’t have the talent to play at a 100pt level like Kadri was that year.

The team has the talent to compete for a cup. But this team will never touch that 21-22 level again imo.

22 team was special for sure, but even if the Avs will not get to that level again, there is still a chance we can get closer to that team and have a deep playoff run even if we win the cup but don’t go 16-4.

 

[Chiarelli]

lol CMac's offseason last year sucked: Colton, Wood, and RyJo.

He only got Drouin because of MacK so that doesn't count.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

lol CMac's offseason last year sucked: Colton, Wood, and RyJo.

He only got Drouin because of MacK so that doesn't count.

And Tatar

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Do we? We have Lehkonen, Rantanen, Nuke and Landeskog under contract for next year (when looking at wingers who will produce). Lehkonen could miss the start of the season, but is back to be fair. Rantanen, can't see him going anywhere. Nuke, we all know he won't be back (I would be shocked). Landeskog, I believe he will play but is he top-6 capable? Better hope we can re-sign Drouin.

And obviously Kakko is a reclamation project at this point if you are looking for a top winger. I would like that reclamation project, but even I can admit that there would have to be more than Kakko coming from NYR to give up Colton.

We have 7 wingers signed already and only 8 roster spots. We definitely do not need to trade for another winger.

 

[The Abusement Park]

And Tatar

Ehh Tatar was a worthwhile gamble tbf with no real downside.