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

[Pokecheque]

Is it fair for every other player who took a reasonable deal? Some of whom will lose their place in the team to accommodate that one guy squeezing out every penny they could. Every single player we have took a reasonable deal. Those who wanted to cash in are gone. As it should be.

That’s not true—MacKinnon did not take a discount this last time, nor should he have. Cale’s deal at the time was fair market value as well. Toews didn’t take a discount. Neither did Blackwood.

I don’t buy this notion that guys are just automatically considered selfish if they’re looking for a big payday following a decade-plus of superlative play, especially when it’s likely the last big deal of his career. That’s on management to find a way to make it work.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

That’s not true—MacKinnon did not take a discount this last time, nor should he have. Cale’s deal at the time was fair market value as well. Toews didn’t take a discount. Neither did Blackwood.

I don’t buy this notion that guys are just automatically considered selfish if they’re looking for a big payday following a decade-plus of superlative play, especially when it’s likely the last big deal of his career. That’s on management to find a way to make it work.

But I also don't like folks forgeting the Rants was also amongst the very first RFAs to make it HUUUUGE. 9.25M for a second contract a year or so before he signed his would have been laughable. Yes he's provided a long time of superlative play, but he's been paid pretty damn handsomely for it as well.

I think they get a deal done. I just don't expect many of us to be really happy with it. Especially as it gets into the second and third years.

 

[Balthazar]

@Pokecheque

 

[BobRossColton]

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[LOFIN]

Ristolainen could work as a bottom pairing D-man. I just don't see how we would make that work, there are going to be other suitors as well.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Clearly the Avs are going to trade OO to Montreal for our future Selke 3C

 

[Murzu]

@Pokecheque

Big fat NO to Ristolainen. Absolutely not.

Finnish defenseman to play third pairing LD? If we have to pick someone, it could be Määttä I guess.

Rather look elsewhere.

Clearly the Avs are going to trade OO to Montreal for our future Selke 3C

Their fans would murder us, our mgmt and then their own mgmt if we did that to them lol

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Big fat NO to Ristolainen. Absolutely not.

Finnish defenseman to play third pairing LD? If we have to pick someone, it could be Määttä I guess.

Rather look elsewhere.



Their fans would murder us, our mgmt and then their own mgmt if we did that to them lol

I’m okay with it, would be absolute hilarity

 

[Murzu]

I’m okay with it, would be absolute hilarity

It would be fun to see the world burn.

 

[sethro109]

How the f*** are we going to fit in his 5mil contract? Even at 50% that not something we can really afford. I doubt we can get him at 75%>

 

[forsbergavs32]

I doubt Utah would move him, but I think Valimaki would be a good partner for Malinski. Not much of a scorer but pretty good defensively

 

[dahrougem2]

Ristolainen stinks.

Man if SJ had an available retention slot, Mikael Granlund would be a fantastic add.

 

[PAZ]

Clearly the Avs are going to trade OO to Montreal for our future Selke 3C

Hughes should start talking to the Avs to find out which player we're targeting and then promptly elevate their role on the team.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Ristolainen stinks.

Man if SJ had an available retention slot, Mikael Granlund would be a fantastic add.

Risto is an even more gifted, even dumber version of Zadorov.

 

[Murzu]

Risto is an even more gifted, even dumber version of Zadorov.

Exactly. A dumber, a little less physical Zadorov. We don't need that.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Exactly. A dumber, a little less physical Zadorov. We don't need that.

I think the clear plan is to rob the Canucks blind for Pettersson and convince them to retain…for reasons. Then get Miro out of Dallas because…yep. Then just play the 3-4-5 of the 2017 draft and win the cup. Seems easy

 

[Murzu]

I think the clear plan is to rob the Canucks blind for Pettersson and convince them to retain…for reasons. Then get Miro out of Dallas because…yep. Then just play the 3-4-5 of the 2017 draft and win the cup. Seems easy

I have the same plan! We're geniouses

 

[Pokecheque]

@Pokecheque

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck THAT

Exactly. A dumber, a little less physical Zadorov. We don't need that.

Better shot, but yeah pretty much.

 

[John Mandalorian]

That’s not true—MacKinnon did not take a discount this last time, nor should he have. Cale’s deal at the time was fair market value as well. Toews didn’t take a discount. Neither did Blackwood.

I don’t buy this notion that guys are just automatically considered selfish if they’re looking for a big payday following a decade-plus of superlative play, especially when it’s likely the last big deal of his career. That’s on management to find a way to make it work.

He did take a discount. This is an absurd statement. Like he didn’t know Matthews was going to sign for well more soon after. This snapshot in time focus isn’t connected to a reality that guys didn’t anticipate a cap increase soon after.

 

[Pokecheque]

He did take a discount. This is an absurd statement. Like he didn’t know Matthews was going to sign for well more soon after. This snapshot in time focus isn’t connected to a reality that guys didn’t anticipate a cap increase soon after.

He was literally the highest paid player in the league until Matthews signed. Don’t talk to me about absurd statements.

 

[John Mandalorian]

He was literally the highest paid player in the league until Matthews signed. Don’t talk to me about absurd statements.

Absurd is exactly what it is. It’s nonsensical. Think about it for a while and come back to me.

 

[UncleRisto]

Risto is an even more gifted, even dumber version of Zadorov.

Surely you can't be a dumber version of Zadorov.

 

[Pokecheque]

Surely you can't be a dumber version of Zadorov.

Have you seen Ristolainen play!?

 

[UncleRisto]

Have you seen Ristolainen play!?

Not lately, lmao.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

My hunch is still Ryan Lindgren, for surprisingly cheap, as the Rangers continue their epic collapse