Rumor: 2024-2025 Trade Rumors and Free Agency Talk | Part Deux

[Cypher]

Hopefully it's not much to add to Ivan to get Evans or Ivan for Granlund+retention by a 3rd team

 

[hockeyfish]

Hopefully it's not much to add to Ivan to get Evans or Ivan for Granlund+retention by a 3rd team

Wouldn't be too shocked to see Ivan and a 4th for Dumoulin 50% retained. But I'm not a big fan of the idea of losing Ivan. Got to retain at least one of the 4th liners who actually look like they belong.

 

[The Merchant]

Scouts at Ball Arena earlier today for COL-DAL:

Chicago
San Jose
Philadelphia
Anaheim
Columbus
Montreal
Minnesota

Reminder that Chicago, San Jose, Montreal and Philadelphia were all also at the Eagles two games where Ivan played earlier this week. Likely in attendance today to watch him play again.

@Cousin Eddie might’ve been onto something when he suggested Ivan could get traded.

In on the Seth Jones sweeps!

 

[Pokecheque]

i Think they are going to cross their fingers w midddlejost at 2C and focus on adding a 4/5 D who’s primarily strong in their own end and on pk

I think that’s something they need to do but they gotta get another center. I don’t think they can get another 2C, it’s Mitts or nothing, but they have to get a better 3C. This rotation of Kelly/Ivan is nowhere near good. I don’t think there’s another team in the league where those two wouldn’t be anything more than 4th liners.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Wouldn't be too shocked to see Ivan and a 4th for Dumoulin 50% retained. But I'm not a big fan of the idea of losing Ivan. Got to retain at least one of the 4th liners who actually look like they belong.

Honestly I dont know if they do? I dont really see a roster spot for him on this team anymore if we ever get even close to full strength. Our ideal 4th line at this point is probably Kivi/Kelly/LOC, they've been strong together pretty much all year.

And then you've got Parsnip here who has already shown more then Ivan has as well IMO.

And at the end of the day, 4th line guys are easy to find every year and dont really have much of an impact on your year. Next year they'll have Prishchepov likely battling for a 4th line spot, and they should be bringing back all 4 of Kelly/Kivi/LOC/Parsnip anyway.... And a guy like Bardakov likely gets a long look as well assuming he comes over.


It actually makes a lot of sense for Ivan to be available and for the Avs to potentially look at cashing in on his value being somewhat decent for showing to be an NHLer.