Rumor: 2024-2025 Trade Rumors and Free Agency Talk | The Slow Crawl to the Season

[chet1926]

Alright, get Askarkov.


Annunen + Behrens + 2025 2nd

It would be George not Annunen.

Askarov wants to start, he'd get traded here and pull the same stunt and not report if George was still in the fold. If you are trading for him you pretty much have to make him the starter.

 

[Gumballhead]

It would be George not Annunen.

Askarov wants to start, he'd get traded here and pull the same stunt and not report if George was still in the fold. If you are trading for him you pretty much have to make him the starter.

I don't think it would have to happen in one deal. Annunen would make sense as a backup and possible future starter for Nashville. Obviously we would then trade Georgie to San Jose, as they are quite helpful.

 

[Ararana]

This most likely is the last season the Avs make any kind of reasonable push to win a cup. I'm not sure a kid with three NHL games is the best way to do that.

 

[henchman21]

This most likely is the last season the Avs make any kind of reasonable push to win a cup. I'm not sure a kid with three NHL games is the best way to do that.

Pepper your angus.

 

[Ararana]

Pepper your angus.

 

[Murzu]

It would be George not Annunen.

Askarov wants to start, he'd get traded here and pull the same stunt and not report if George was still in the fold. If you are trading for him you pretty much have to make him the starter.

Askarov wants NHL, that was stated. George is here for one season. He wouldn't have problem with our situation

 

[Gumballhead]

Askarov wants NHL, that was stated. George is here for one season. He wouldn't have problem with our situation

Georgie would, but Mike Grier will be willing to help us out.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

It would be George not Annunen.

Askarov wants to start, he'd get traded here and pull the same stunt and not report if George was still in the fold. If you are trading for him you pretty much have to make him the starter.

Once again, completely incorrect.

 

[henchman21]

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This could either be perfectly cooked or poorly cooked. Zero in between.

 

[missionAvs]

Georgie would, but Mike Grier will be willing to help us out.

Yes but unfortunately he's help us out by sending us Ceci for George.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Then he didn’t need to do it, let the division rival twist in the wind. Instead he bailed them out and got a draft pick he didn’t need, AND handed them a young asset in return. All for an aging, overpaid third pairing defender.

It should make zero difference to the Sharks how the Oilers season goes. They are not even real rivals and are not competing for a playoff spot.

3rd rounder + whatever Ceci brings at the deadline. That is much better than holding on to Ty Emberson.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825522460185198916

Anyone should have been able to predict this as soon as the Saros extension was handed out. Not sure what the Preds are waiting for, the situation will only get more ugly the longer it takes.

I don't blame Askarov at all. He clearly should not be in the AHL anymore.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

If the Oilers match both we might not see another offer sheet in a long time. Blues get nothing in return other than making a new enemy.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825377635645653365

If giving Stan Bowman a mini heart attack as a welcome back to the NHL gift only costs angering him, I'm pretty sure it's worth it.

 

[Grackle Party]

So can someone explain to me why the f*** San Jose is doing favors for Edmonton?

Seriously there was absolutely no reason for San Jose to so generously take Ceci of their hands for basically nothing. Should have demanded a first or top prospect at minimum with Ceci. Edmonton had absolutely no leverage.

Oh they can flip him at the deadline for a pick, sure, but is that 3rd or 4th round pick worth bailing out Edmonton? Ceci on San Jose will be a train wreck he won't get them more than a 3rd if they are lucky.

Sucks that Edmonton created a mess and should have lost some reasonable young players and incompetent GMs just bail them out with absurd trades.

They also helped out Vegas with retaining on Hertl

 

[Avs_19]

Miles Wood for Askarov. Who says no?

 

[dahrougem2]

Miles Wood for Askarov. Who says no?

Me. Askarov doesn't make me laugh the way Wood does.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825554050840203323

 

[JLo217]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825554050840203323

That’s not how it works anymore Trotz…

 

[chet1926]

Once again, completely incorrect.

Ah the I don't like the poster so I'm going to disagree with their post, even though it's completely correct.

Askarov won't report to Nashville because he won't start. But he'd report to Colorado even though he wasn't going to start over George? Makes total sense. Yeah you could argue that he'd get more of a look here, but sure it sounds like he wants the starting gig from the get go which unless we trade George isn't going to happen here.

It's very clear he thinks he should be starting. Why would he report to any team where he wasn't going to be the clear cut starter? He wouldn't and most likely won't do so.

 

[Murzu]

Ah the I don't like the poster so I'm going to disagree with their post, even though it's completely correct.

Askarov won't report to Nashville because he won't start. But he'd report to Colorado even though he wasn't going to start over George? Makes total sense. Yeah you could argue that he'd get more of a look here, but sure it sounds like he wants the starting gig from the get go which unless we trade George isn't going to happen here.

It's very clear he thinks he should be starting. Why would he report to any team where he wasn't going to be the clear cut starter? He wouldn't and most likely won't do so.

Show me where it says he won't report because he won't start.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Me. Askarov doesn't make me laugh the way Wood does.

Think again.

 

[LOFIN]

That’s not how it works anymore Trotz…

Yeah. I mean technically yes, they have the hammer on that and can stay pat. But that's not going leave a good impression on players you are trying to negotiate with in the future, trying to squeeze them this early in your young GM career.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Ah the I don't like the poster so I'm going to disagree with their post, even though it's completely correct.

Askarov won't report to Nashville because he won't start. But he'd report to Colorado even though he wasn't going to start over George? Makes total sense. Yeah you could argue that he'd get more of a look here, but sure it sounds like he wants the starting gig from the get go which unless we trade George isn't going to happen here.

It's very clear he thinks he should be starting. Why would he report to any team where he wasn't going to be the clear cut starter? He wouldn't and most likely won't do so.

Well Askarov won’t report the AHL because that’s where the Predators are sending him. I don’t think being a starter is a requirement, but being guaranteed NHL time is.

 

[LOFIN]

Well Askarov won’t report the AHL because that’s where the Predators are sending him. I don’t think being a starter is a requirement, but being guaranteed NHL time is.

Yup. Money is not an insignificant factor in this. Making 950K in the NHL vs making 80 something in the AHL.

 

[Pokecheque]

It should make zero difference to the Sharks how the Oilers season goes. They are not even real rivals and are not competing for a playoff spot.

3rd rounder + whatever Ceci brings at the deadline. That is much better than holding on to Ty Emberson.

Conversely, the Oilers struggling to get back under the cap doesn't affect them either. Why subsidize them for nothing?

And I'd argue they'd be better off holding onto Emberson. Ceci is a net negative who brings next to nothing to the table. They've already spent a couple years stockpiling draft picks, this makes no difference.