GDT: 2025 NHL TRADE DEADLINE - ESPN+ and TSN 8 AM, NHL Network 10 AM, ESPN 2 2 PM, NESN 2:30 PM

[Alicat]

This might be up there with the trade that brought Coyle to Boston.

 

[DKH]

That is a very good return for Coyle

Someone told me Colorado retained some of Mittlestadt contract ? Man I hope so

 

[Grasshopperking]

I get it's cool to hate Sweeney, but all 3 of the deals so far have been good or great.

Are you implying people frustrated with him are doing it because it's on trend? lmao

I hate Sweeney and I love this deal. It's in line with how we should be moving forward, with an emphasis on youth and futures.

That said, he's obviously not the guy to lead them. Ten years of mediocrity and many, many failed drafts will tell you that.

 

[22Brad Park]

Sending hugs your way. I cried when Mark Stuart got traded

I cried when they drafted him over Parise.Never forget that.l Pretty sure they traded back can't remember getting old .

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

At what point do the chances of Marchand signing an extension today dissolve? Are we already past that point with ~30mins until the deadline?

 

[maxbme]

He’s the Avs 12th ranked prospect. Color me unimpressed. Middlestat blows

Thats from an article last summer after he was drafted. The athletic had him #5 for Colorado in January. From the article

Zellers was one of three legitimate 2024 prospects who stayed at Shattuck instead of jumping into the USHL full-time last year, and I liked him more ahead of the draft than teammates Colin Ralph and Aidan Park whenever I watched them (both at Shattuck and for Team USA at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Park’s case). This season, he then made the smart choice to spend a full year in the USHL instead of making the jump directly from Shattuck to college with North Dakota. With Green Bay, Zellers has been one of the most talented players in the league (albeit it’s a bit of a down year for the USHL) since returning from an injury that kept him out of Avs development camp in the summer. He also missed time to play at the World Junior A Challenge (where he registered five points in five games), and to nurse another injury in December.​

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Zellers does a wonderful job playing pucks into space and skating into them. He has legit touch and skill on the puck in small areas and has scored and created some beautiful goals across levels early in his career. I like his approach to offense and the way he uses the puck to create advantages for himself or his linemates. He can make the quick play or the long one and makes good decisions about when to pace up or slow it down and hold it. He has great hands and a quick, adjustable release. There’s some clear talent there; the question is whether it’ll translate. But he’s also an incredibly competitive kid who, as Ralph told The Athletic, is a “thorny pain in the ass.” It’s easy to see him becoming a top offensive player in college, but some question what he might look like in terms of an NHL conversation someday. I like the player/style/makeup for the modern game, though. Drafting players out of the prep school circuit always comes with a longer timeline and a bit of risk, but he looks like a B or B+ prospect to me. He’s really quite talented and a lot of fun to watch.​

 

[Blitzkrug]

I just don't think they want to tear everything down in one day.

At this point, they've shipped this much out, may as well keep going.

Assuming Marchand wants out, that is.

 

[WickedWitch74]

LUKE SCHENN returned a 2nd + 4th! Luke Schenn!!

1st and 2nd round picks...if it's a contender making the trade you're looking at the difference between the 25th and 55th overall pick in the draft, which is pretty sizable.

You can strike gold in the 2nd, but 1st Round picks have a lot of value (except for Tampa Bay, who trade them like bubble gum cards).

 

[jmon1313]

Are you implying people frustrated with him are doing it because it's on trend? lmao

I hate Sweeney and I love this deal. It's in line with how we should be moving forward, with an emphasis on youth and futures.

That said, he's obviously not the guy to lead them. Ten years of mediocrity and many, many failed drafts will tell you that.

Nah, I have no problem with people wanting sweeney gone. It's probably time.

I have a problem with people complaining about the 3 deals he's made just because they're mad at him.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

I just don't think they want to tear everything down in one day.

While I agree, look at the roster. Thats not a playoff team next season. Might as well get what you can while you can now or at the draft. Don't stop pulling the band-aid half way.

 

[nORRis8]

He looks competitive even doing pull ups, so that's nice.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

So happy Coyle is gone

 

[DKH]

I cried when they drafted him over Parise.Never forget that.l

I went nuts and my wife yelled at me ‘it’s only a freakin draft’….um yah but

 

[jmon1313]

While I agree, look at the roster. Thats not a playoff team next season. Might as well get what you can while you can now or at the draft. Don't stop pulling the band-aid half way.

The entire goal, focus and identity of the retool should be how can we compete in 2027.

Make the moves that helps that.

Marchand out.
Carlo out now or at draft.

 

[22Brad Park]

Are you implying people frustrated with him are doing it because it's on trend? lmao

I hate Sweeney and I love this deal. It's in line with how we should be moving forward, with an emphasis on youth and futures.

That said, he's obviously not the guy to lead them. Ten years of mediocrity and many, many failed drafts will tell you that.

What forwards in the lineup he drafted?

 

[Oates2Neely]

Thats from an article last summer after he was drafted. The athletic had him #5 for Colorado in January. From the article

Zellers was one of three legitimate 2024 prospects who stayed at Shattuck instead of jumping into the USHL full-time last year, and I liked him more ahead of the draft than teammates Colin Ralph and Aidan Park whenever I watched them (both at Shattuck and for Team USA at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Park’s case). This season, he then made the smart choice to spend a full year in the USHL instead of making the jump directly from Shattuck to college with North Dakota. With Green Bay, Zellers has been one of the most talented players in the league (albeit it’s a bit of a down year for the USHL) since returning from an injury that kept him out of Avs development camp in the summer. He also missed time to play at the World Junior A Challenge (where he registered five points in five games), and to nurse another injury in December.​

​

Zellers does a wonderful job playing pucks into space and skating into them. He has legit touch and skill on the puck in small areas and has scored and created some beautiful goals across levels early in his career. I like his approach to offense and the way he uses the puck to create advantages for himself or his linemates. He can make the quick play or the long one and makes good decisions about when to pace up or slow it down and hold it. He has great hands and a quick, adjustable release. There’s some clear talent there; the question is whether it’ll translate. But he’s also an incredibly competitive kid who, as Ralph told The Athletic, is a “thorny pain in the ass.” It’s easy to see him becoming a top offensive player in college, but some question what he might look like in terms of an NHL conversation someday. I like the player/style/makeup for the modern game, though. Drafting players out of the prep school circuit always comes with a longer timeline and a bit of risk, but he looks like a B or B+ prospect to me. He’s really quite talented and a lot of fun to watch.​

I’ll go lookup Zach Senyshyn’s pre draft report. Hold my beer…

 

[Tommy Tubs]

Don Sweeney hasn't yet mastered this yet. Might need Harvard Business school grad classes. He proved it with Ullmark trade too.

Sweeney's probably literally the only person in any way involved with the Bruins (including fans) who has winning games the rest of this season as a priority.

Like he's moving pieces out for the future but boy, does he want the Laukos and Mittelstadts to keep them "competitive" for the next month.

 

[DKH]

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He looks competitive even doing pull ups, so that's nice.

Looks like the first kid taken out in Dodge ball

 

[BlackFrancis]

I’m a pretty big Zellers fan - he’s a magician
I’d rather have him & a 2

Going goal per game at SStM is basically what it takes to get drafted, but following that up with a goal per game in the USHL is something else entirely.

 

[Johnnyduke]

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He looks competitive even doing pull ups, so that's nice.

Did you miss the headline

 

[Olden McGroin]

 

[KrejciWinger]

I want Byram

 

[Absurdity]

Someone told me Colorado retained some of Mittlestadt contract ? Man I hope so

Doesn't look like it

 

[22Brad Park]

I went nuts and my wife yelled at me ‘it’s only a freakin draft’….um yah but

I got all excited he fell to them and then it never happened

 

[ON3M4N]

Sweeney's probably literally the only person in any way involved with the Bruins (including fans) who has winning games the rest of this season as a priority.

Like he's moving pieces out for the future but boy, does he want the Laukos and Mittelstadts to keep them "competitive" for the next month.

LOL Lauko & Mittelstadt are not going to magically make this years dumpster fire of a team better to the point where we're winning games that we should be losing