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

[Pokecheque]

Top 3 GM!

Why people romanticized him and Tim Hunter in Buffalo I'll never know.

 

[Hasbro]

Why people romanticized him and Tim Hunter in Buffalo I'll never know.

Statwhackers.

 

[Pokecheque]

Statwhackers.

I knew you'd say that.

Doesn't really explain Hunter though, he was never anointed a "computer boy".

Really though, Chayka's analytics "background" is spotty at best. Yeah he talked a big game about it but his many, MANY moves didn't seem to jive with that.

 

[the_fan]

There goes all the Crosby to Avs dreams

 

[Pokecheque]

There goes all the Crosby to Avs dreams

Oh no the rumor mill won't die until 87 officially retires.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

There goes all the Crosby to Avs dreams

Batman doesn't join Robin.

It was always going to be MacKinnon to the Penguins if it happened.

 

[Spilot23]

Oh no the rumor mill won't die until 87 officially retires.

Even then we would still expect 87 to pull a Parise for us.

 

[Pokecheque]

Even then we would still expect 87 to pull a Parise for us.

Yep.

 

[Hasbro]

Yeah he talked a big game about it but his many, MANY moves didn't seem to jive with that.

Pretty common amoungst that community. I get it. You are trying to sell yourself and break into a closed stop.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

There goes all the Crosby to Avs dreams

I wouldn't say that. 2 year deal, easily tradable if he requested it. If they are out of it at TDL this year, I would still expect that talk of him asking to be dealt would ramp up.

 

[Ceremony]

We'll add Crosby and Kadri at the same TDL because people keep saying it, so it'll happen!

 

[henchman21]

Crosby wants to retire a Penguin and be a 1 franchise guys. He's not going anywhere.

 

[Pokecheque]

I wouldn't say that. 2 year deal, easily tradable if he requested it. If they are out of it at TDL this year, I would still expect that talk of him asking to be dealt would ramp up.

Oh stop.

Pretty common amoungst that community. I get it. You are trying to sell yourself and break into a closed stop.

Not quite sure what that means (I assume you meant to type "shop") but whatever.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

If Crosby wants out of pittsburgh wouldn't it be to chase a cup? Not to a team with closed windows and bare cubbards.

Not a single defender on this team is over 6'4".

 

[StreetHawk]

Oh stop.


Not quite sure what that means (I assume you meant to type "shop") but whatever.

I agree. If he wanted out, he should have asked for it already at the end of the season. He had since mid April to ask out. It's done. He's staying in Pitt until he retires.

 

[Pokecheque]

I agree. If he wanted out, he should have asked for it already at the end of the season. He had since mid April to ask out. It's done. He's staying in Pitt until he retires.

Makes me wonder if there was rampant speculation from other teams who desperately wanted to get Joe Sakic on their team circa 2004-2008.

 

[Balthazar]

For what? For a rebuild in 2-3 years?

He does nothing for us trying to win a Cup in our rapidly closing window.

Why? A goalie that will be good in 2-4 years does nothing for our window right now.

What are we gonna do with Cale's 2nd half of his prime? Trade him?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Makes me wonder if there was rampant speculation from other teams who desperately wanted to get Joe Sakic on their team circa 2004-2008.

Just Vancouver.

 

[missionAvs]

What are we gonna do with Cale's 2nd half of his prime? Trade him?

We won't have him for the 2nd half of his prime. That boy's going back home to Calgary.

 

[Pokecheque]

Just Vancouver.

Oh. That never would've happened.

 

[The Abusement Park]

What are we gonna do with Cale's 2nd half of his prime? Trade him?

Well considering you’re probably trading Ritchie+ you’re robbing Peter to pay Paul.

That would help for the latter half of Cales prime, but you’re giving up prime assets that you’d also want to be contributing during the 2nd half of Cale’s prime while also not addressing the needs for the current season which is one of a fading cup window.

 

[Ararana]

There goes all the Crosby to Avs dreams

Don't fret, ROR is a free agent in '28!

 

[John Mandalorian]

Lets not get too upset, I'm sure the Avs sent some bullshit offer like Olausson and the 2026 2nd.

Of all the teams listed, only the Avs were in the same division. Wouldn’t be surprised if the asking price from the Avs was more than the others.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

What are we gonna do with Cale's 2nd half of his prime? Trade him?

Why would we care what Calgary does?

 

[Bender]

There goes all the Crosby to Avs dreams

What are you talking about? The pens just gave us cost certainty by signing him for us....