Toggle sidebar

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

  • Xenforo Cloud will be upgrading us to version 2.3.5 on March 3rd at 12 AM GMT. This version has increased stability and fixes several bugs. We expect downtime for the duration of the update. The admin team will continue to work on existing issues, templates and upgrade all necessary available addons to minimize impact of this new version. Click Here for Updates
RoyIsALegend said:
Good teams do. Contenders.

Vegas - Eichel/Hertl
Oilers - McDavid/Draisaitl
Stars - Hintz/Duchene/Johnston
Panthers - Barkov/Bennett
Devils - Hughes/Hischier
Leafs - Matthews/Tavares
Capitals - Strome/Dubois (good this year)

Some others…

Blues - Thomas/Schenn
Kings - Kopitar/Byfield
Islanders - Horvat/Nelson
Rangers - Miller/Zibanejad
Click to expand...
It is interesting to see the lack of teams that do have 2 legit top-6 Cs, especially with the league considering expansion to 34 teams. Seems like there's a lot less quality centers these days.
 
  • Like
Reactions: RoyIsALegend and CobraAcesS
shadow1 said:
Zacha was one of those hybrid W/C types for a while, but Boston moved him to C full time last year.

I think he's a decent two-way guy, but the splits with/away from David Patrnak are uuugly.

YearTOICF%SCF%xGF%
2025w/Pasta611:5251.2%51.1%49.2%
2024w/Pasta764:4049.8%50.1%50.7%

YearTOICF%SCF%xGF%
2025w/oPasta164:5242.6%49.0%53.1%
2024w/oPasta218:4540.9%44.0%39.6%
Click to expand...

And.. He'd have two of Necas, Nuke, Drouin, or Lehhky.

No 2C on this team is going to be in a position to fail.

Mitts just does not play the kind of hockey Bednar wants to get the minutes it seems. Zacha does.

Pokecheque said:
Well...if the Avs make the investment they kinda need him to do they not? Sorry if I'm misunderstanding. I'm quite good at jumping into conversations when I don't know anything about them.
Click to expand...

We'd just need him to do what he's currently doing against lesser competition.
 
  • Like
Reactions: shadow1
CobraAcesS said:
And.. He'd have two of Necas, Nuke, Drouin, or Lehhky.

No 2C on this team is going to be in a position to fail.

Mitts just does not play the kind of hockey Bednar wants to get the minutes it seems. Zacha does.



We'd just need him to do what he's currently doing against lesser competition.
Click to expand...
I mean... Pastrnak is at least a tier ahead of all those guys if not multiple tiers...
 
  • Like
Reactions: CobraAcesS
Andrew Wiggin said:
Isnt he playing 1C for Boston? Lindholm is getting 2C TOI. I know contenders have to look at it differently but maybe we are looking at Mitts with an unfair lens? Has his production or on ice performance looked good, not particularly but if Zacha isnt even a 2C then Boston doesnt have any top 6 Cs right now? What teams have legitimately 2 top 6 true Cs? What is the threshold?
Click to expand...
I know there are other factors like more defensive chops but just production:
Mitts similar or better production than:
Ana: Carlsson/Strome/McTavish
Bos: Zacha/Lindholm
Buf: McLeod/Cozens
Cgy: Backlund/Frost
Car: Staal/Kotkanuemi
Cbj: Fantilli/Sillinger
Det: Compher
LAK: Byfield/Danault
Min: Eriksson Ek/Gaudreau
Mtl: Dach/Evans/Dvorak
Nas: O'Reilly/Novak
NyI: Pageau
Ott: Norris
Phi: Cates/Couturier/Laughton
SjS: Wennberg
Sea: Beniers/Wright
Stl: Schenn
Uta: Hayton
Van: Pettersson/Chytil/Suter
Vgk: Howden
Wpg: Namestnikov/Lowry

Cs clearly out producing Mitts:
Buf: Thompson
Cgy: Kadri
Car: Aho
Chi: Bedard
Cbj: Monahan
Dal: Hintz/Duchene/Johnston
Det: Larkin
Edm: McDavid/Draisatl/NugentHopkin
Fla: Barkov/Bennett/Lundell
LaK: Kopitar
Min: Rossi
Mtl: Suzuki
Njd: Hughes/Hischier
NyI: Horvat/Nelson
MyR: Miller/Trocheck
Ott: Stutzle
Pit: Crosby/Malkin
SjS: Celebrini
Sea: Stephenson
Stl: Thomas
Tbl: Point/Cirelli
Tor: Matthews/Tavares
Uta: Cooley
Vgk: Eichel/Hertl
Was: Strome/Dubois
Wpg: Scheifele

Center depth is at a premium, only 11 teams have a clearly better situation at center and it is concerning ax those are the teams we have to go through. Not sure how much of a chance we had at them but a few were available the last few years and definitely puts the Kadri situation in perspective of not having a good plan there.
 
  • Like
Reactions: CobraAcesS
Freaky Styley said:
It is interesting to see the lack of teams that do have 2 legit top-6 Cs, especially with the league considering expansion to 34 teams. Seems like there's a lot less quality centers these days.
Click to expand...

Top six centers are very hard to come by via trade. To get one you're going to need to let go of a big piece like Rantanen or Byram.


:help:
 
  • Haha
  • Sad
  • Like
Reactions: The Merchant, Andrew Wiggin, RoyIsALegend and 1 other person
Pokecheque said:
Eh. Hayton looks like kind of a bust to me. I remember reading even before he was drafted that he might not be a center at the NHL level.
Click to expand...
I really liked Hayton before his draft year and I think what happened is that it is just really hard to be an NHL centre in this league, especially a top 6 one at that like he's being asked to do. He's not a bust, but he is very meh like Great Value vanilla...but that's what Mittelstadt is turning into at this point as well.
 
  • Like
Reactions: CobraAcesS
CobraAcesS said:
Yeah, but I have a feeling the other winger isn't. I'm not sure who else plays with them the most.
Click to expand...
I mean Geekie isn't great. But going from Pasta, a top 10 player in the NHL to Nuke(who's as unreliable as it gets) and Drouin is a gigantic step down from Pasta. It'd work better than what we have with Mitts... I think? But Zacha has always been a 35pt guy until he played with one of the best players in the entire league. Doesn't fill me with confidence.
 
S E P H said:
I really liked Hayton before his draft year and I think what happened is that it is just really hard to be an NHL centre in this league, especially a top 6 one at that like he's being asked to do. He's not a bust, but he is very meh like Great Value vanilla...but that's what Mittelstadt is turning into at this point as well.
Click to expand...

He also has Michael Carcone as one of his wingers.

Here, he’d have Nichushkin and Drouin.
 
CobraAcesS said:
And.. He'd have two of Necas, Nuke, Drouin, or Lehhky.

No 2C on this team is going to be in a position to fail.

Mitts just does not play the kind of hockey Bednar wants to get the minutes it seems. Zacha does.



We'd just need him to do what he's currently doing against lesser competition.
Click to expand...

He would in theory, but Drouin and Nichushkin both have availability issues. They've only appeared in the same game together (5) times this season.

If Zacha is stuck with Colton or Parssinen, can he produce? That would be my worry. Pasta is on pace for 40 goals and 95+ points and Zacha's numbers are chalk with Mittelstadt's.

In a vacuum I'd rather have Zacha, but I'd also have concerns if he was CMac's target.
 
  • Like
Reactions: CobraAcesS
RoyIsALegend said:
He also has Michael Carcone as one of his wingers.

Here, he’d have Nichushkin and Drouin.
Click to expand...
My issue is that Mittelstadt probably has a bit higher value based on name and trade selection alone. Would we really want to do a 1-for-1 for Hayton or add more to Mittelstadt and get somebody better? I know we don't have a ton of pieces to work with, but I would risk it and trade more value to get somebody back who is a legit #2C that fits with our team. Now that doesn't mean Zegras or anybody else who is a wildcard, but there are players out there. I mean, if our GM could have done a Mikko for Necas trade, there are people willing to give up some prime pieces too.
 
The avs need a play driving 2C.

That doesn’t mean he needs to be MacKinnon, but the player needs to be the one who can create for his wingers.
It cannot be that the wingers are needed to create for the 2C
 
I haven't watched Hayton this year but the numbers look really strong. Why would Utah move him? Is that the rumour?
 
The Abusement Park said:
I mean he currently has Guenther as his other winger though. So it's not like he's playing entirely with scrubs.
Click to expand...

Listen, I intentionally omitted him to accommodate my argument. Alright?

Avs_19 said:
I haven't watched Hayton this year but the numbers look really strong. Why would Utah move him? Is that the rumour?
Click to expand...

Literally just a fantasy trade speculation from TheScore in one of their articles.

S E P H said:
My issue is that Mittelstadt probably has a bit higher value based on name and trade selection alone. Would we really want to do a 1-for-1 for Hayton or add more to Mittelstadt and get somebody better? I know we don't have a ton of pieces to work with, but I would risk it and trade more value to get somebody back who is a legit #2C that fits with our team. Now that doesn't mean Zegras or anybody else who is a wildcard, but there are players out there. I mean, if our GM could have done a Mikko for Necas trade, there are people willing to give up some prime pieces too.
Click to expand...

Sure. Who? These guys aren’t available.
 
  • Haha
  • Like
Reactions: CobraAcesS, Avs_19 and The Abusement Park
EdAVSfan said:
The avs need a play driving 2C.

That doesn’t mean he needs to be MacKinnon, but the player needs to be the one who can create for his wingers.
It cannot be that the wingers are needed to create for the 2C
Click to expand...

The only prayer for that level of center is Crosby, Kadri or Pettersson lol.

Unless you're talking about the difference between Colton and Drury at center?

Maybe we should just keep Mitts and introduce him to a Crossroads demon.
 
CobraAcesS said:
The only prayer for that level of center is Crosby, Kadri or Pettersson lol.

Unless you're talking about the difference between Colton and Drury at center?

Maybe we should just keep Mitts and introduce him to a Crossroads demon.
Click to expand...
I don’t really know who’s available. I’d assume that if the Avs want to shake a real quality 2C loose, they will have to table quality assets, and that likely means Ritchie.

But guys like Zacha, that’s gonna end the same way as Mitts. Simply not good enough.
 
EdAVSfan said:
I don’t really know who’s available. I’d assume that if the Avs want to shake a real quality 2C loose, they will have to table quality assets, and that likely means Ritchie.

But guys like Zacha, that’s gonna end the same way as Mitts. Simply not good enough.
Click to expand...

We've literally just seen a good long list of NHL centers posted both equal to and better than Mitts.

Which ones would you like to see them pry lose?

Kadri maybe if you just dump the farm in their lap along with Mitts, but they're literally 1 point out with a game in hand.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Ad

Upcoming events

Ad

Top Bottom