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

[Foppa2118]

Bedard and Hughes are soft midgets.

You need a THICC BOI like Porter Martone.

I checked the math on this, and with a name like Porter Martone, you have a 93% chance of being a badass.

 

[LOFIN]

Has anyone done the cap gymnastics to see what a Crosby trade would have to look like to make it work?

It would probably take a 3rd party who would want Rantanen as an exchange. The money has to work somehow. And Pittsburgh has zero interest in a rental like Rantanen, they would want picks and prospects.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

It would probably take a 3rd party who would want Rantanen as an exchange. The money has to work somehow. And Pittsburgh has zero interest in a rental like Rantanen, they would want picks and prospects.

Nichushkin for Crosby @ 25% retained.

Simple.

 

[LOFIN]

Nichushkin for Crosby @ 25% retained.

Simple.

Pittsburgh has zero interest on that deal. If they were ever to trade Crosby, it would be a full teardown. Picks and prospects.

 

[sethro109]

Pittsburgh has zero interest on that deal. If they were ever to trade Crosby, it would be a full teardown. Picks and prospects.

If Crosby said he wanted a trade to the Avs, I doubt we'd have to give up much at all. My bet is the Pens would "Make it work" for Crosby. But I'm sure we'll still be paying a 1st.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Pittsburgh has zero interest on that deal. If they were ever to trade Crosby, it would be a full teardown. Picks and prospects.

IF, and that's a HUGE IF, Crosby asked for a trade, I can guarantee you that he will go where he wants to and Pittsburg will make it work for him.

I just have a very, very hard time seeing Crosby pulling a different jersey over his head. The only caveat to that is if he wants to play beyond the two years he's got left. If he's thinking he's got an additional two to four years after that, then maybeish I could see him wanting to go somewhere more competitive.

 

[Alienblood]

Chicago went way too far with their tank job. Bedard sounds defeated and is losing confidence. You’re telling me a guy like Hagel couldn’t help that kid right now? Even Kane and Dach would be better than what they have. They look a long ways from being competitive again and will miss out on many of the best years of his career and value contract years

Bedard is vastly overated

Chicago's tank job was unheard of in the cap era. They unloaded everyone that had value, even their young players.

There's a decent chance that they become Buffalo/Ottawa and keep collecting high end talent without being able to build a real team with them.

They don't have much so far