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

[CaleMakaw]

Calling Travis Konecny a 60-point player is either bad math or intentionally manipulating stats to fit a narrative. Over the last two seasons+ this one, he's been producing at a point-per-game pace, even while playing on a struggling Flyers team that’s only now starting to show promise. That’s not the profile of a "60-point player." It's like calling Mark Stone a 40-point player based on cherry-picking data—completely misleading.

Given that context, I’d absolutely take two point-per-game players over Mikko.

 

[TonyTwist]

Calling Travis Konecny a 60-point player is either bad math or intentionally manipulating stats to fit a narrative. Over the last two seasons+ this one, he's been producing at a point-per-game pace, even while playing on a struggling Flyers team that’s only now starting to show promise. That’s not the profile of a "60-point player." It's like calling Mark Stone a 40-point player based on cherry-picking data—completely misleading.

Given that context, I’d absolutely take two point-per-game players over Mikko.

Umm. In 8 years he has had 60 points 3 times with a max of 68.

Isn’t that the definition of a “60 point player” It’s not difficult.

Who cares about the last two seasons. What about the 6 other seasons. Last I checked 434 career points in 593 games is not a point per game player. So infact it is you manipulating the stats by saying that because he is a .7 PPG player.

Or what about his whopping 8 points in 22 career playoff games? .36 PPG

You can take mediocre dime a dozen players who get traded at the deadline every year. I will keep the guy who is 4th in league scoring and a career PPG of 1.1 and 1.25 PPG in the playoffs.

But maybe you don’t think the goal is to win hockey games?

 

[TruePowerSlave]

It’s unreal how underrated Mikko is on this board. Or not underrated but underappreciated

Its really strange honestly. Produces like an elite talent all the time regular season + playoffs, but still gets a ton of shit regularly.

 

[John Mandalorian]

If/when the Avs re-sign Rantanen, one of the first decisions they have to make is whether to keep Drouin or Colton as a top 6 LW. If they choose Drouin, that makes Colton a 4 million dollar 3C and a candidate to be swapped out for a less expensive bottom 6 option. But if they see Colton as a top 6 LW, suddenly his 4M AAV seems more reasonable. It’s more unfortunate for Drouin that he’s missing so much time while on a 1 year contract.

 

[TonyTwist]

If/when the Avs re-sign Rantanen, one of the first decisions they have to make is whether to keep Drouin or Colton as a top 6 LW. If they choose Drouin, that makes Colton a 4 million dollar 3C and a candidate to be swapped out for a less expensive bottom 6 option. But if they see Colton as a top 6 LW, suddenly his 4M AAV seems more reasonable. It’s more unfortunate for Drouin that he’s missing so much time while on a 1 year contract.

I don’t even think it’s much of a decision. Drouin has shown throughout his career that he can’t stay healthy

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Drouin can’t be trusted. Last season was nice, but he is regularly injured and we have enough of that already.

 

[Vaslof]

There's very likely a verbal agreement to re-sign Drouin as he helped us by taking the one year deal first.

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

Its really strange honestly. Produces like an elite talent all the time regular season + playoffs, but still gets a ton of shit regularly.

It happened when his effort level on the ice changed. I remember being perplexed at first until I watched him more and saw just how damn frustrating he has become. He's a microcosm of this team, a relentless hustle team turned more passive. Mikko plays similarly, he scores in bunches now, doesn't forecheck quite as aggressively and doesn't drive plays the way he used to. I genuinely believe he's living off his TOI and the team's collective offensive talents.

Take it away and he either has to play harder again or he'll produce a lot less.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

There's very likely a verbal agreement to re-sign Drouin as he helped us by taking the one year deal first.

I believe this as well.

Hopefully he can stay healthy rest of the season. We need him

 

[Jasenr]

Poor Gibson. The empty look in his eyes after some goals against Ottawa is telling.