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

[RoyIsALegend]

Just a hypothetical trade that probably doesn’t make sense, but would anyone trade Ritchie + 1st for Simon Nemec?

Just curious what the sentiment is.

We don’t have a 1st to trade.

The 2025 1st is with Philadelphia and since it has top 10 protection on it that could be deferred to 2026, we aren’t allowed to trade the 2026 1st yet.

 

[Bender]

Yea, but isn't it like peanuts?

Yeah it's 50K + a 35oz jar

 

[henchman21]

Yea, but isn't it like peanuts?

Not for us… or Stan apparently

 

[henchman21]

We don’t have a 1st to trade.

The 2025 1st is with Philadelphia and since it has top 10 protection on it that could be deferred to 2026, we aren’t allowed to trade the 2026 1st yet.

Practically you’re correct. They could trade a conditional 27 1st that could move to a 26 if the 25 pick goes to Philly. Some team pulled off a move like this a couple years ago.

It would signal a different disaster though.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Practically you’re correct. They could trade a conditional 27 1st that could move to a 26 if the 25 pick goes to Philly. Some team pulled off a move like this a couple years ago.

It would signal a different disaster though.

Yeah, I should have been clear that it’s officially possible but just unlikely.

I’m glad the NHL isn’t like the NBA/NFL trading picks 10 years into the future.

 

[henchman21]

Yeah, I should have been clear that it’s officially possible but just unlikely.

I’m glad the NHL isn’t like the NBA/NFL trading picks 10 years into the future.

Yeah… but saying that, I’d trade the next 10 1sts and 2nds for another Cup now.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Pittsburgh loaned Jarry to the AHL for a conditioning stint. Kudos to them. Georgiev I hope you're next buddy!

 

[dahrougem2]

The salary cap is the single greatest thing that ever happened to the NHL.

Proof: MLB

This World Series is shaping up to be an all time great.

F*** the salary cap.

 

[Balthazar]

This World Series is shaping up to be an all time great.

F*** the salary cap.

And f*** parity and f*** all the other cities and their fans too right?

 

[henchman21]

I think the MLB has decent parity and small market teams can compete (just see Arizona and Tampa lately), but it comes with massively different rules on player retention. It isn't black and white here.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I wonder if the Ducks would ever consider moving Lundestrom:



George+ for Gibson(@50%) + Lundestrom would be a pretty nice move. The + would have to be something good but I'm not really against moving any piece that isn't in the NHL, including Ritchie.

Gibson comes in as the starter or 1A with Juice this year, Lundestrom would give us that 3C and allow Colton to move to the Wing full time:

Drouin - Mack - Mikko
Lehky - Mitts - Nuke
Colton - Lundestrom - Landy



Hell of a Top 9.

 

[lionsDen]

I wonder if the Ducks would ever consider moving Lundestrom:



George+ for Gibson(@50%) + Lundestrom would be a pretty nice move. The + would have to be something good but I'm not really against moving any piece that isn't in the NHL, including Ritchie.

Gibson comes in as the starter or 1A with Juice this year, Lundestrom would give us that 3C and allow Colton to move to the Wing full time:

Drouin - Mack - Mikko
Lehky - Mitts - Nuke
Colton - Lundestrom - Landy



Hell of a Top 9.

With wood kovalenko loc Kelly 4th line

 

[Ceremony]

And f*** parity and f*** all the other cities and their fans too right?

Who cares what happens in the likes of "Columbus" and "Winnipeg" as long as Stan is paying our all-conquering team of ballers the GDP of a small country?

 

[dahrougem2]

And f*** parity and f*** all the other cities and their fans too right?

Yes. Parity is f***ing stupid. It's artificially created.

If you aren't a wealthy owner willing to spend, you shouldn't own a sports franchise.

 

[BobRossColton]

I suggested lundestrom+Gibson awhile back, but no answer.

I thought it would allow some depth if Gabe doesn't come back until January February.

Drouin Nate Nuke
Lehky Mitts Mikko
Colton lundestrom LOC
Wood Kelly kivi kovy

 

[LOFIN]

There is also a middle-ground between "no salary cap - big teams get all the stars and small teams have zero chance" and what the NHL is currently doing, with player movement being at a minimum, forcing good teams to become worse teams and having zero elite teams.

 

[AvalancheSpeedsters]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849462561785204942

*Ryan Johansen has entered the chat *

 

[Balthazar]

Yes. Parity is f***ing stupid. It's artificially created.

If you aren't a wealthy owner willing to spend, you shouldn't own a sports franchise.

What's articifial in sport is being able to buy a championship. It has nothing to do with their capacity at drafting, developing and building a team.

Have a league with only a handful of teams then and quit pretending it's anything else. Right now there are 4 or 5 orgs and the rest are just their farm teams. Dodgers have an $8 billion TV deal. Good luck, Pirates.

 

[henchman21]

The MLB still has parity and teams like KC and Tampa compete. The Rangers, Braves, Angles and Marlins are not exactly swimming in cash and have won. They also have significantly different retention rules that balance in favor of the teams early in careers. They are just different.

With all of that though, the NHL’s business is operating as well as it ever has, in large part in due to the cap.