Speculation: 2025 NHL Trade Rumors & Discussion

[redbeardtx]

We need to find out who is Chicago's Grushnikov, the prospect they inexplicably covet

That was so weird seeing Calgary fans drool over that guy and touting his relatively high draft position, even though he had like 3 points in 50 games or something hilarious like that. Same thing happened with Nucks fans and Dickinson being described as an "elite shutdown 3C with scoring touch" all because some graph on Twitter said so

 

[Frozen Failure]

That was so weird seeing Calgary fans drool over that guy and touting his relatively high draft position, even though he had like 3 points in 50 games or something hilarious like that. Same thing happened with Nucks fans and Dickinson being described as an "elite shutdown 3C with scoring touch" all because some graph on Twitter said so

Drooling over a guy who looked very uninterested in playing hockey at the only dev camp I went to, shocker.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Grushnikov is still only 21...I wouldn't count him out yet. Could end up having a Lyubushkin-like career.

 

[catters078]

an offer sheet for Wyatt is an unfounded worry.
Current only 10 teams (more could technically re-acquire their own picks) have the picks for the compensation for 9.16m-11.452m bracket.

Of those 10 teams, some have even less space than we do, most would be gambling away Lotto picks for Wyatt (compensation at this level is 2 1st round picks, 1 2nd, 1 3rd) List of teams include; Chi, Buf, Mtl, Nsh, NYI, Phil, Det, Utah

There is technically 21 teams who could offer the 11.45+ compensation level which is 4 1st round picks.
a few realistically cannot as they don't have the space to accommodate such a signing and fill out their roster, but if any of them felt so inclined, considering a good bulk of them are also cellar/lotto teams. Good bye Wyatt.

Several of those teams also have upcoming quality RFAs (Buf with Peterka and Byram)

Not to mention RFA negotiations would get blown up by those teams pissing away 11.5m for a 70p center.
Using Buffalo, JJ Peterka would now have a 11.5m comparable considering his production is at a similar level.

Nobody wants to shoot themselves in the foot like that

Chicago could definitely offer him 11 mill per. And then the reason I'm linking all this to the TDL this year. If Dallas has to match 11 mill, changes their salary cap make up next year. Which is why I am aligned to the speculation of likely only FAs on Nills radar. Can't have bigger contracts in the way.

 

[M88K]

Chicago could definitely offer him 11 mill per. And then the reason I'm linking all this to the TDL this year. If Dallas has to match 11 mill, changes their salary cap make up next year. Which is why I am aligned to the speculation of likely only FAs on Nills radar. Can't have bigger contracts in the way.

Chicago isn't going to forgo 2 or 4 first round picks, that almost certainly going to be top 10 for Wyatt