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

[Balthazar]

Leafs plan is to have Woll as their starter but with a good backup like Brossoit.

 

[Chiarelli]

Who are you talking about?

those late 1sts and dudes 3 years from contributing of course.

 

[Mighty Makar]

 

[Balthazar]

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Devils are building something scary.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Devils are building something scary.

Yep!

 

[Balthazar]

Yep!

Hughes has to stay healthy though.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Yeah the Devils are going to be the class of the east here soon. One of the best forward cores in the league currently and soon to be one of the best D cores as well.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Sounds like Carolina could use a RHD replacement for Pesce.


Come on down Josh Manson!

 

[Ararana]

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Tampering at it's finest. They've probably already got the contract signed and back dated.

 

[dahrougem2]

In the event Nichushkin is brought back, Colton being used as a cap dump the roster could look like this:

IMO depending on how Kovalenko looks, the Avs would need to upgrade on 3, maybe 4 bottom six forward spots at the TDL and one 3rd pairing defensemen based on which of Behrens/Malinski looks worse (or JMFJ if he's brought back).

Trading Colton for draft picks to use in 2025 would help with that.

I know Olofsson is gone I just used him for 775K sake.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

We need to stop thinking about these small tweaks and realistic improvements. Let's honest if the Avs are going to become a powerhouse again and compete for the cup we're going to need to see some complete fleecings.

Like getting a guy who performed like a #1C(at least for that one season) on a cheap deal for Barrie. And a top pairing D at 4m for two seconds.

So what are the most unrealistic bullshit trades you can think of!

Whos the next training camp walkin like Nuke?

Zegras with retention for Manson and a pick?

Byram and two firsts back for Mittelstadt?

Make it happen or pack it up for the season.

 

[Balthazar]

In the event Nichushkin is brought back, Colton being used as a cap dump the roster could look like this:

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IMO depending on how Kovalenko looks, the Avs would need to upgrade on 3, maybe 4 bottom six forward spots at the TDL and one 3rd pairing defensemen based on which of Behrens/Malinski looks worse (or JMFJ if he's brought back).

Trading Colton for draft picks to use in 2025 would help with that.

I know Olofsson is gone I just used him for 775K sake.

Landy a center??? lol
Drouin at 3.4M??????
Mitts at 5.75M??

What?

Go back and try again with Drouin at least at 4M, Mitts 6M minimum and Landy on the wing.

 

[Murzu]

Even thought I'd love to see how Landy does as 3C, that's one expensive 3C to have.. we need budget solutions on wings in that scenario.

 

[AslanRH]

Who are you talking about?

about page 84-86 or so I believe would cover it

 

[dahrougem2]

Landy a center??? lol
Drouin at 3.4M??????
Mitts at 5.75M??

What?

Go back and try again with Drouin at least at 4M, Mitts 6M minimum and Landy on the wing.

Even TMV has said he thinks Mittelstadt comes in somewhere between 5 and 6.

Drouin at 4 if he hits the open market, sure. Otherwise, he's taking a discount to re-sign here.

Semantics on Landeskog. Push Wood down, shift Landeskog to LW, play Ritchie at 3C, then you'd probably need to haggle Mittelstadt/Drouin even more.

 

[AslanRH]

those late 1sts and dudes 3 years from contributing of course.

for a guy 2 years or so away.
wasn't my discussion though, I was just trying to catch up

 

[PAZ]

Landy a center??? lol
Drouin at 3.4M??????
Mitts at 5.75M??

What?

Go back and try again with Drouin at least at 4M, Mitts 6M minimum and Landy on the wing.

I don't think any of that is farfetched, and probably one of the better realistic options.

 

[Balthazar]

I don't think any of that is farfetched, and probably one of the better realistic options.

There's nothing realistic there...even when Landy could skate at 100% and we had a severe lack of centers Bednar wouldn't entertain that idea. Imagine now after 2 years of accumulated rust, natural aging and a weak knee... there's no way in Hell he's going to play center.

If he comes back he's going to play wing where he doesn't have to skate as much and front of the net on the PP. That's realistic.

 

[PAZ]

There's nothing realistic there...even when Landy could skate at 100% and we had a severe lack of centers Bednar wouldn't entertain that idea. Imagine now after 2 years of accumulated rust, natural aging and a weak knee... there's no way in Hell he's going to play center.

If he comes back he's going to play wing where he doesn't have to skate as much and front of the net on the PP. That's realistic.

So what's your expectation for offseason moves? Because Landy is coming back and Nuke isn't going anywhere.

 

[Pacman33]

Just announce some trade or a drouin/mitts contract already sheesh

 

[BobRossColton]

Just announce some trade or a drouin/mitts contract already sheesh

Technically they can't, but I get what you mean.

Mitts also had arbitration rights.

 

[henchman21]

Technically they can't, but I get what you mean.

Mitts also had arbitration rights.

There is nothing restricting the Avs from making a trade or signing either player.

 

[Balthazar]

So what's your expectation for offseason moves? Because Landy is coming back and Nuke isn't going anywhere.

- They'll move Colton for picks and possibly a cheap bottom 6 center under contract (Jake Evans style)
- They'll sign Drouin and Mitts
- They'll sign a bunch of cheap players (1M AAV)
- They'll revisit the 3C situation at the deadline

 

[Chiarelli]

- They'll move Colton for picks and possibly a cheap bottom 6 center under contract (Jake Evans style)
- They'll sign Drouin and Mitts
- They'll sign a bunch of cheap players (1M AAV)
- They'll revisit the 3C situation at the deadline

should do it as soon as the nuke situation is resolved so that we don't completely overplay everyone again.

 

[PAZ]

- They'll move Colton for picks and possibly a cheap bottom 6 center under contract (Jake Evans style)
- They'll sign Drouin and Mitts
- They'll sign a bunch of cheap players (1M AAV)
- They'll revisit the 3C situation at the deadline

If Drouin is getting $4 mil and Mitts is getting $6 mil, you need to do another move. Plus we can't afford a Jake Evans #3C or $1 mil AAV depth players if Colton is the only one moving. You'd need to move either Manson or Girard and then fill that spot too.