Speculation: 2024-25 - Free Agency/Trade Thread

[Hockey Duckie]

The Ducks are just not a good match unfortunately, unless they are moving McTavish.

Ehhh... a struggling OFD for Mac doesn't sound like great asset mgmt. But it does seem odd to send your young OFD down to the AHL and state he's lost confidence, but are willing to entertain a trade. They're trading low?

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Ehhh... a struggling OFD for Mac doesn't sound like great asset mgmt. But it does seem odd to send your young OFD down to the AHL and state he's lost confidence, but are willing to entertain a trade. They're trading low?

Would def need more coming back for anaheim to even entertain that idea.

If we were interested in Jiricek... that would mean we had him pretty high on our own draft board that year.

Would prob take McTavish, but idk what they could add to Jiricek to make me willing to trade mctavish.

 

[dracom]

i dont see the point in adding another young offensive D to our already crowded young offensive D core.

 

[mightyquack]

I'd much rather have McTavish then Jiricek.

McTavish has produced at a decent clip at the NHL level for a player of his age, while Jiricek has looked overrawed at the NHL level and had a tantrum playing in the AHL last season. No thanks to that.

 

[GermanRocket7]

If they entertained a one-on-one swap of Fowler and Jiricek, sure, go for it. Other than that, I'll pass.

Not that this seems to be even remotely reasonable or realistic in any way.

 

[Gliff]

If they entertained a one-on-one swap of Fowler and Jiricek, sure, go for it. Other than that, I'll pass.

Not that this seems to be even remotely reasonable or realistic in any way.

They wont.

Would you if you were them?

 

[GermanRocket7]

They wont.

Would you if you were them?

You might read the second paragraph of my posting, then.

 

[Vaakou]

Fowler+pick would be the dream. McTavish makes sense but is prob a overpay right now.

Jiricek is right handed mind.

 

[tomd]

Jiricek doesn't have NHL level skating/mobility right now. The risk is that he never gets it. If he does, he projects to be a poor mans Evan Bouchard. But how much does a team pay for that possibility when the downside risk is a career AHLer?

 

[91Fedorov]

i dont see the point in adding another young offensive D to our already crowded young offensive D core.

Also, our team has historically not been good at drafting forwards outside of the top 10. We have been good at grabbing and developing D there. Trading Mac for a D would be creating a hole we most likely would not be able to fill for a long time. We should only be trading D and vets at this time, in my opinion. I don't want to be trying to replace Mac with our next Sam Steel.

 

[Rooch]

Also, our team has historically not been good at drafting forwards outside of the top 10. We have been good at grabbing and developing D there. Trading Mac for a D would be creating a hole we most likely would not be able to fill for a long time. We should only be trading D and vets at this time, in my opinion. I don't want to be trying to replace Mac with our next Sam Steel.

Sam Steel. Ew.

I agree on your point that it's way too early to even think about surrendering McT. He's 21 years old and has 96 points in 166 career games on a shit team.

 

[Ducks DVM]

I’m not understanding the Jiricek love. He will be in San Diego if we acquire him.

 

[DavidBL]

I’m not understanding the Jiricek love. He will be in San Diego if we acquire him.

Agreed, realistically you only really go after him if you think he's better than Luneau as they'd fill the same role. And maybe he is but then the deal should be centered around Luneau going the other way. IMO