Speculation: 2024-25 - Free Agency/Trade Thread

[Daz28]

if we’re going to make a big splash, then Tage Thompson should be the target IMO. He’s exactly what we need. One of the few players I’d pay premium assets for. They would want one of our young centers obviously

If not, then just stay the course. Keep the young guys. Maybe move one more young dman for a scoring forward and drop the puck in October

The pipe dreams of bringing Rantanen and Marner here via free agency are pretty funny to read honestly. If we want to acquire a superstar, it’s going to have to come through a trade, and we’re going to have to part with a Zegras/McTavish/Carlssom/Sennecke level asset. Just how it goes

I wouldn't trade any of those 4 for Thompson.

Curious, In what way? Rantanen would have to decide to play here over various destinations.

I’m not saying we’d pay what Buffalo wants but the ducks could theoretically get Thompson for assets. Unless they’ve said he’s off the table

Because Tage has a long, reasonable contract, that would be very hard for him to massively underperform on, makes it unlikely BUF would want to move him.

 

[AngelDuck]

I love Zegras and McTavish but I would drive either of them to the airport myself for Tage Thompson straight up

Agree Buffalo is unlikely to move him