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

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Blackwood equally as good tonight.

He would fit in perfect. Give the team consistency from their current tandem

I thought you were being serious and went to check in on that game....


Has a team ever won a game with less shots on goal then the Sens did tonight? 11 f***ing shots and they didn't lose.

 

[sethro109]

Trade George for Gibson + picks @75% retention. Then trade Annunen + picks for Blackwood @75% retention. Then everyone will be happy. Easy right?

 

[MacKaRant]

Only if you ignore that this is being compared to other teams under the same parameters so if you take away our empty netters, you also have to take away theirs haha.

We've allowed the most empty net goals in the league this year

 

[missionAvs]

We've allowed the most empty net goals in the league this year

I think this stat is being tracked past this year but even if the current Avs have given up the most empty netters, the supposed benefit of removing them from the calculation only for the Avs slims of you remove them from the other teams as well.

 

[betweenthepipes75]

Trade George for Gibson + picks @75% retention. Then trade Annunen + picks for Blackwood @75% retention. Then everyone will be happy. Easy right?

How would that work in a trade scenario? You'd need 4 teams to pull this off, or am I wrong? I do agree with they need to jettison both goalies at some point.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

How would that work in a trade scenario? You'd need 4 teams to pull this off, or am I wrong? I do agree with they need to jettison both goalies at some point.

Welcome to HFBoards.

@sethro109 is not being serious.

 

[sethro109]

How would that work in a trade scenario? You'd need 4 teams to pull this off, or am I wrong? I do agree with they need to jettison both goalies at some point.

Yeah, my post is 100% sarcasm. I don't think we can get either @75% retention, let alone both. It's either younger and unproven or, older and often injured. Not a great scenario unless the world's align.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Blackwood equally as good tonight.

He would fit in perfect. Give the team consistency from their current tandem

You know who else was equally as good last night....

Alexander Georgiev

 

[GoNordiquesGo]

Trade George for Gibson + picks @75% retention. Then trade Annunen + picks for Blackwood @75% retention. Then everyone will be happy. Easy right?

 

[betweenthepipes75]

Welcome to HFBoards.

@sethro109 is not being serious.

Old timer here, but lost my account details. I hope I didnt come across the wrong way. I am glad it was a joke though. lol

 

[LOFIN]

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/insider-trading-updates-on-potential-signings-and-trades-involvi~3037945

The Avs are trying to get Mikko signed for less than Nate. Rantanen/his agent believe they could get 14m on the open market (which would equal 12.25 with 8 year term).

Interesting that the insiders think Kakko is available from the Rangers. It has to be because his next contract is going to be a tricky one. Kakko has been one of the better forwards with the Rangers so far this year. 11 5v5 points, and has actually played center for the last two games. I wonder what Drury might be looking for him? Another vet or a young d-man?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

The 8 year vs 7 year on the market should pull this in the Avs’ favor at some point.

I just remember Kypreos saying the Avs wanted to keep it under $12m, which could be tricky. I can understand Rantanen’s camp not being willing to accept that.

 

[Ceremony]

I'm as sceptical about giving him a large amount of money as any of us but 8x12 for Rantanen seems like a baseline we should have accepted ages ago. If he does leave several people should lose their jobs.

 

[LOFIN]

The 8 year vs 7 year on the market should pull this in the Avs’ favor at some point.

Especially considering what teams are better options for contending? There are not that many that are in a better spot for the next few years than Rantanen, and is there a single one that could afford to pay Rantanen 13-14M AAV? Unlikely.

 

[CobraAcesS]

I'm cool with Gibson...I'm not cool with the cost some have floated. I still maintain any team taking Gibson, even retained is doing the Ducks a solid. Nobody wants a 6.4M backup and it's Dostal's team now.

For me the higher prices would be easier to stomach more around January depending on how he's played.

At 50% and solidly above .900 he solves the starter issue for pretty much the rest of the window.