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

[myperbixhurts]

Well you enjoyed the Davy Jones reference, so I did my job.

Cheers

We could use Tyler Arnason at 2C right about now

 

[CobraAcesS]

We could use Tyler Arnason at 2C right about now

No, I don't have positive memories you all seem to with that. If I never heard his name again I'd have more peace in life. I think I was deployed or some shit when he was good. I wanted to create blood stains most of the time I watched him, but I'm like that. Mikko is an example of that

I f***in hated that Mikko completely shit canned his two way game for offense. The dude straight cheated harder than Ovechkin when he broke out. It's fine, his talents were better used up the ice, until they weren't.

I'd have said you were stupid for buying a Mikko jersey in any year unfortunately. Especially with Mack and Landeskog around. I have both of Mack and Landeskog's signed draft pucks. So..

Guess I'm giving up the bias here, but he's proving me fkn right.

 

[hockeyfish]

We could use Tyler Arnason at 2C right about now

Shut your f***ing mouth.

 

[Foppa2118]

Why do we want Gourde? He’s cooked.

5’9”, less than a .5 PPG player, a ton of tread on those tires.

Where do you want him to play?

Gourde always seemed like more of a 3C on a contender than a 2C to me.

Career high was 64 points 7 years ago as a rookie. After that he's scored 48 three times (kinda weird).

A little cheaper at $5.166M to Mitts $5.75M, but that doesn't matter a whole lot, since he's only under contract for this year.

They should probably keep Mitts over trading for Gourde IMO.

 

[Freaky Styley]

I agree D should be a focus, but maybe we start spitballing names other than Jones? It's a long shot to get the retention piece figured out and would require too much salary going out I think. Murphy is the more likely candidate from Chicago

As for C, I'm going to keep brining up Stepehnson until someone shuts me up. Or if we're confident McCann can play C (he isn't currently) as upgrades on Mitts. Otherwise just grab another F - there are plenty of cheap wingers we could grab.

They should probably keep Mitts over trading for Gourde IMO.

You just get Gourde to supplement Mitts and move Drury down for a deeper C group rather than an upgrade.

 

[dahrougem2]

I agree D should be a focus, but maybe we start spitballing names other than Jones? It's a long shot to get the retention piece figured out and would require too much salary going out I think. Murphy is the more likely candidate from Chicago

As for C, I'm going to keep brining up Stepehnson until someone shuts me up. Or if we're confident McCann can play C (he isn't currently) as upgrades on Mitts. Otherwise just grab another F - there are plenty of cheap wingers we could grab.


You just get Gourde to supplement Mitts and move Drury down for a deeper C group rather than an upgrade.

Chandler Stephenson?????

As in only slightly outproducing Casey Mittelstadt despite playing top unit PP and a full 2 minutes more overall per game and making 6.25M until 2031 and turning 31 in a couple of months?

Noooooo thank you.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

As for C, I'm going to keep brining up Stepehnson until someone shuts me up. Or if we're confident McCann can play C (he isn't currently) as upgrades on Mitts. Otherwise just grab another F - there are plenty of cheap wingers we could grab.

Okay, shut up!

Seattle’s biggest ever free agent signing. They signed him just this past summer to a 7 year contract. Unlikely they move him already. That shit doesn’t leave a good taste in agents and players mouths.

Furthermore… $6.25m AAV for 7 seasons until he’s 37 years old? Yikes.

Decent player, overpaid to be a top center which he is not.

 

[CobraAcesS]

I agree D should be a focus, but maybe we start spitballing names other than Jones? It's a long shot to get the retention piece figured out and would require too much salary going out I think. Murphy is the more likely candidate from Chicago

As for C, I'm going to keep brining up Stepehnson until someone shuts me up. Or if we're confident McCann can play C (he isn't currently) as upgrades on Mitts. Otherwise just grab another F - there are plenty of cheap wingers we could grab.


You just get Gourde to supplement Mitts and move Drury down for a deeper C group rather than an upgrade.

I looked into that guy a little, no..

Unless you can actually detail out why he's better than Mitts.

You clearly think so, so let's have it.

Why be all ghost on the topic?

 

[dahrougem2]

I looked into that guy a little, no..

Unless you can actually detail out why he's better than Mitts.

You clearly think so, so let's have it.

Why be all ghost on the topic?

Stephenson is probably a better overall player than Mittelstadt. He's produced at a higher clip before, skates WAY better and is probably better defensively.

I just can't bring myself to justify that contract for a guy who will likely age extremely poorly.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Okay, shut up!

Seattle’s biggest ever free agent signing. They signed him just this past summer to a 7 year contract. Unlikely they move him already. That shit doesn’t leave a good taste in agents and players mouths.

Furthermore… $6.25m AAV for 7 seasons until he’s 37 years old? Yikes.

Decent player, overpaid to be a top center which he is not.

Or deal with RIAL.. LOL


I straight died reading that. Exactly how I feel lmao.

 

[Freaky Styley]

Okay, shut up!

Seattle’s biggest ever free agent signing. They signed him just this past summer to a 7 year contract. Unlikely they move him already. That shit doesn’t leave a good taste in agents and players mouths.

Furthermore… $6.25m AAV for 7 seasons until he’s 37 years old? Yikes.

Decent player, overpaid to be a top center which he is not.

I get the fact they just signed him, but all long-term contracts will look like steals in a few years because of the rising cap. 6 years from now that'll be like 4M today.

He's an upgrade with a Cup pedigree, can kill penalties and is great on the draw. I think with the youth movement there maybe they would consider taking Mitts.

Chandler Stephenson?????

As in only slightly outproducing Casey Mittelstadt despite playing top unit PP and a full 2 minutes more overall per game and making 6.25M until 2031 and turning 31 in a couple of months?

Noooooo thank you.

Half of his points are on the PP, it's his 5 on 5 production that isn't great - but insert the Avs bump.

The guy can skate in this system, and many people here were banging on the drum for Kadri and Miller. A 31 year old still fits our window. I wouldn't do 1 for 1 with Mitts, I'd try to get Bjorkstrand included or something, but he's not a bad choice.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Stephenson is probably a better overall player than Mittelstadt. He's produced at a higher clip before, skates WAY better and is probably better defensively.

I just can't bring myself to justify that contract for a guy who will likely age extremely poorly.

Probably better defensively..

Mitts is legit good defensively outside of this weird stretch. The f***in reason they traded for him is his chops at both ends while producing at a reasonable clip. He's kinda back to that.

So it isn't exactly easy to be better than Mitts defensively if he's even mostly regained his form and still isn't a 70 point center.

This shit is completely lost on people right now.

I get the fact they just signed him, but all long-term contracts will look like steals in a few years because of the rising cap. 6 years from now that'll be like 4M today.

He's an upgrade with a Cup pedigree, can kill penalties and is great on the draw. I think with the youth movement there maybe they would consider taking Mitts.


Half of his points are on the PP, it's his 5 on 5 production that isn't great - but insert the Avs bump.

The guy can skate in this system, and many people here were banging on the drum for Kadri and Miller. A 31 year old still fits our window. I wouldn't do 1 for 1 with Mitts, I'd try to get Bjorkstrand included or something, but he's not a bad choice.

You do know his 5v5 shit is what we care about most?

Mitts 5v5 stats were f***in stellar when we traded for him. It's a huge reason me and Hech advocated for him.

 

[myperbixhurts]

Kadri just scored. Just sayin…

It could have been, but it never did. You never know what you’re missing until it’s gone

And then it’s gone, and all you’re left with is memories

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Kadri just scored. Just sayin…

It could have been, but it never did. You never know what you’re missing until it’s gone

And then it’s gone, and all you’re left with is memories

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got ‘till it's gone
They paved paradise… and put up a parking lot

 

[Chibby]

Kadri just scored. Just sayin…

It could have been, but it never did. You never know what you’re missing until it’s gone

And then it’s gone, and all you’re left with is memories

Everyone remembers his last season. He wasn’t lights out or anything the previous 2 seasons. Love him and would’ve preferred he stayed since we’re STILL trying to replace him but let’s not kid ourselves here.

 

[myperbixhurts]

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got ‘till it's gone
They paved paradise… and put up a parking lot

Scattered pictures
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to Nazem Kadri
For the way he was


Can it be that
It was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to re-sign Kadri
Tell me, would we?
Could we?

 

[dahrougem2]

I get the fact they just signed him, but all long-term contracts will look like steals in a few years because of the rising cap. 6 years from now that'll be like 4M today.

He's an upgrade with a Cup pedigree, can kill penalties and is great on the draw. I think with the youth movement there maybe they would consider taking Mitts.


Half of his points are on the PP, it's his 5 on 5 production that isn't great - but insert the Avs bump.

The guy can skate in this system, and many people here were banging on the drum for Kadri and Miller. A 31 year old still fits our window. I wouldn't do 1 for 1 with Mitts, I'd try to get Bjorkstrand included or something, but he's not a bad choice.

People banging the drum for those two because they showed levels of play in the past - and currently still are in Kadri's case - that Stephenson has never reached.

 

[GeoRox89]

Nice to see we’ve hit peak off season HFAvs form, with the battle of Joni Mitchell and Barbra Streisand, even though it’s only just February

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Is this Olli Jokinen emoji a laughing emoji or it’s an angry one? It’s hard to tell

It's dumb is what it is

 

[forsbergavs32]

This conversation is making my perbix hurt

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

This market is downright awful for buyers.

There’s… nothing to buy.

There's Poop.

Dallas bought a double dose of it today.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got ‘till it's gone
They paved paradise… and put up a parking lo

No we knew wtf, just chose wrong. I'm not even going to put Cmac on an island for that choice. It wasn't easy.

Most of us knew wtf we were letting go. It might literally be the decision that costs us another cup with this core.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

This conversation is making my perbix hurt

Just bash it with a brick

 

[CobraAcesS]

It's dumb is what it is

Yeah it's stupid, and our mods need to stand up and make our voices heard. The wow one and the angry one need to improve.

I can kinda live with the little girl wow thing, but Oli no..

 

[forsbergavs32]

Olli will go away after awhile along with sad face but turkey girl isn’t going anywhere