2025 Trade Deadline | Who gets traded?

[Spektre]

Who gets traded is the poll, not who do you want traded.

What are your realistic expectations in returns?

Can you accurately predict a trade before it happens?

I’m not including Broberg or Holloway as it really makes no sense to trade them after acquiring them for peanuts.

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[Snubbed4Vezina]

Can you add Binnington to the list?

His stock will never be higher for the rest of his career than it is right at this moment.

 

[Spektre]

Can you add Binnington to the list?

His stock will never be higher for the rest of his career than it is right at this moment.

Done

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Honestly, I think this will be all talk with very little actual movement. Only see Faksa and Suter moved. Faulk and Leddy are off season moves. I don't see any of Schenn, Kyrou, Buch being moved unless someone REALLY gives the Blues a deal they can't pass up.

 

[TheDizee]

Suter (or Leddy but not both)
Toropchenko
Faksa

I think we keep Kyrou until the draft.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

I said Binnington, Leddy, Faksa, Joseph, and Suter.

I think they feel like they have something worth holding onto for next season with Texier. I don't think they'll actually move any of Schenn, Buchnevich, or Faulk here. The rest are either pieces they want to hold onto or players that have so little value that I don't think anyone would want them.

 

[Spektre]

Honestly, I think this will be all talk with very little actual movement. Only see Faksa and Suter moved. Faulk and Leddy are off season moves. I don't see any of Schenn, Kyrou, Buch being moved unless someone REALLY gives the Blues a deal they can't pass up.

I think Schenn is the most likely of the bigger names to get moved. There’s enough smoke around his name, it feels like he’s the first big domino to drop.

 

[TruBlueFan1970]

Honestly, I think this will be all talk with very little actual movement. Only see Faksa and Suter moved. Faulk and Leddy are off season moves. I don't see any of Schenn, Kyrou, Buch being moved unless someone REALLY gives the Blues a deal they can't pass up.

Agreed. Faksa and Suter will go. Might get a 3rd or 4th for 50% retention on Faksa. Won’t get much for Suter. May see another minor deal for either Joseph or Texier, but I doubt it. Lots of smoke, but not much fire IMHO. I do think it will be a busy summer though.

 

[Blanick]

I think if we make moves, they will be huge moves. Army has stated publicly that it is one the players. He felt like he put a team together that could get into the playoffs and they failed. He shouldn't and isn't changing the coach again. It's time to accept that this core has failed and begin building the next one.

 

[Stealth JD]

Only Toropchenko

 

[Eldon Reid]

I think there could be a couple of minor moves and possibly one hockey involving a core piece. Just depends on offers.

I know Army wasn't wanting much for picks, but for Faksa & Suter I would take a pick for each. Still curious on the Schenn rumors. There are couple teams I could see being good fit just a matter of what they would offer.

Schenn would fit well on Maple Leafs or Oilers. Honestly with cap space, I would love to retain on couple players in 3 way trades to get some more picks.

 

[LogosBlue]

Faksa and Suter are both going to be traded as competent cheap bottom of the lineup vets (3rd / 4rth returns)
One of Kyrou or Buch will be traded ( I went with Kyrou because we can get the most return / bluechip prospect is what DA will be looking for)
Binner is gone to a contender after winning 4 nations. Who and what the return is i don't know but i feel we are enjoying the last days of having him on this team. DA will use this to leverage a haul for him.

I don't think Schenn is going anywhere. I'll be surprised if any of the defense are traded either.

 

[Majorityof1]

Is none an option? Army wants too much for our big names, and nobody wants our bottom 6 guys. Suter is a possibility, but his reputation in the room may not be something a contender wants to add going into the playoffs.

 

[bleedblue1223]

I lean each side depending on the time of the day. Part of me expects simple moves like Faksa and Suter, if Suter wants to be traded. They won't bring much, but we'll get some picks and roster spots for young guys to come up.

There are also times where I think Army and Steen are going to be a bit more aggressive now that we are in a situation where the team continues to struggle and some of the vets have seen their value increase. The increasing cap has helped guys like Schenn, but you also have vets like Fowler, Parayko, and Binnington who are either having very good seasons or had a good 4 nations tournament, and look a lot more attractive to contenders. There's a lot of value to be had for the next core, if we want to be aggressive.

Still expecting relatively minimal movement, but I don't think there's a player that I would be 100% shocked if Army makes a bold move.

 

[SirPaste]

Suter and Faksa, don't see anyone else being moved

 

[BleedBlue14]

I think we move on from one of Leddy or Faulk. I'm not sure we have the manpower currently to move on from both. But with the cap rising I think teams are going to look at their cap situations in the next 3-4 years and realize they would rather not pursue defense in the UFA market. Especially after impending extensions to Dobson and Bouchard which will likely set the market pretty high. I think Faulk would be a really good fit for Florida in a deal similar to Fowlers. I would ask for a bit more than we gave up due to the retention being an extra half of a year, but that would put them in a pretty good place. I'm just not sure if that is something they'd explore this season or wait until the offseason - Edmonton would be another good fit for that.

I think moving Binnington and Schenn this season is pretty practical for the team if we're wanting to keep chipping down. We need to see what Hofer is in a full season sooner rather than later, there will not be a better time to move Binnington unless he's named Canada's starter for the olympics and shines there as well. We could probably stand to move Schenn just to try and form a new leadership group - put it on the shoulders of Thomas and sink or swim with him.

I wish Dean had been healthy this year. I think it would make it alot easier to move on from Faksa if Dean had had an ok year.

 

[BadgersandBlues]

It's tough to tell. A lot of our bigger names have full trade protection or at least enough trade protection that they could block a trade to any contender. Schenn, Faulk, Buch, Parayko, and Leddy all have full NTC for this deadline. Binner has an 18 team NTC.

I think Army is pretty serious about making changes. He threw down the gauntlet with his press conference about, "Chipping away and going up the roster." He also didn't have the same hesitation about letting Schenn's name get into the rumor mill like he did last year. I think he wants to see how this team performs for the next two weeks against a schedule that comprises mainly of playoff teams. I think if we struggle and look as listless as we did for the 10 or so games after the Calgary B2B, major changes might be on the horizon.

A lot of these guys get way easier to deal on July 1st of 2025 though, as Leddy, Faulk, and Schenn go from having a full NTC to modified NTCs that only cover about 1/2 the league. Binny goes from an 18 team to a 14 team at the same time. Might be one of those situations where we don't make the move at the TDL, but the convos we have during this period sets us up to deal someone near the start of UFA.

 

[Mike Liut]

I’m ready to make some moves. There’s only a few players that are off limits. Let’s shake this bitch up and finish this tank hard.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

I don’t expect us to deal any of big names before TDL, although Schenn wouldn’t shock me.

 

[SirPaste]

I think we move on from one of Leddy or Faulk. I'm not sure we have the manpower currently to move on from both. But with the cap rising I think teams are going to look at their cap situations in the next 3-4 years and realize they would rather not pursue defense in the UFA market. Especially after impending extensions to Dobson and Bouchard which will likely set the market pretty high. I think Faulk would be a really good fit for Florida in a deal similar to Fowlers. I would ask for a bit more than we gave up due to the retention being an extra half of a year, but that would put them in a pretty good place. I'm just not sure if that is something they'd explore this season or wait until the offseason - Edmonton would be another good fit for that.

I think moving Binnington and Schenn this season is pretty practical for the team if we're wanting to keep chipping down. We need to see what Hofer is in a full season sooner rather than later, there will not be a better time to move Binnington unless he's named Canada's starter for the olympics and shines there as well. We could probably stand to move Schenn just to try and form a new leadership group - put it on the shoulders of Thomas and sink or swim with him.

I wish Dean had been healthy this year. I think it would make it alot easier to move on from Faksa if Dean had had an ok year.

Players with as much term left like Binnington, Schenn, Faulk etc rarely ever get moved at the deadline, it would be much likelier for a deal like that to happen in the offseason.

 

[Brian39]

I think Suter might return a bit more than people expect. He's been pretty damn effective as a defensive #4 D man this year and was pretty effective as a defensive #5 D man in the playoffs for Dallas. His on ice play really hasn't been the problem with him that led to 2 buyouts. The issues were locker room related plus his play relative to the amount and remaining term on his contract. The contract concerns are basically non-existent on his current deal and I think that 'being an asshole' is a much lesser concern for a 3 month rental than a guy on your team from the start who has term left on the deal.

He's a #4/5 D man that every single team could fit under the cap. I can't say that I'd prefer Colin MIller or Troy Stretcher to him and they both returned 4ths. Eddy returned a 3rd and a 5th last year and I'm not sure his resume leading up to the deal was better than Suter's. Lyubushkin returned a 3rd last year and I don't think he was playing any better than Suter. If the market this year is similar to last year's, he really should be worth more than a 4th. And if it turns into a seller's market (with a weaker draft) then maybe he even returns a 2nd (very likely with something else going with him). Not a franchise-altering return, but also not a simple late round pick.

 

[bleedblue1223]

I think Suter might return a bit more than people expect. He's been pretty damn effective as a defensive #4 D man this year and was pretty effective as a defensive #5 D man in the playoffs for Dallas. His on ice play really hasn't been the problem with him that led to 2 buyouts. The issues were locker room related plus his play relative to the amount and remaining term on his contract. The contract concerns are basically non-existent on his current deal and I think that 'being an asshole' is a much lesser concern for a 3 month rental than a guy on your team from the start who has term left on the deal.

He's a #4/5 D man that every single team could fit under the cap. I can't say that I'd prefer Colin MIller or Troy Stretcher to him and they both returned 4ths. Eddy returned a 3rd and a 5th last year and I'm not sure his resume leading up to the deal was better than Suter's. Lyubushkin returned a 3rd last year and I don't think he was playing any better than Suter. If the market this year is similar to last year's, he really should be worth more than a 4th. And if it turns into a seller's market (with a weaker draft) then maybe he even returns a 2nd (very likely with something else going with him). Not a franchise-altering return, but also not a simple late round pick.

My expectation is a 3rd, and think there is a non 0% chance that he could get a 2nd depending on how many are buying and how many are available.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

I think Suter might return a bit more than people expect. He's been pretty damn effective as a defensive #4 D man this year and was pretty effective as a defensive #5 D man in the playoffs for Dallas. His on ice play really hasn't been the problem with him that led to 2 buyouts. The issues were locker room related plus his play relative to the amount and remaining term on his contract. The contract concerns are basically non-existent on his current deal and I think that 'being an asshole' is a much lesser concern for a 3 month rental than a guy on your team from the start who has term left on the deal.

He's a #4/5 D man that every single team could fit under the cap. I can't say that I'd prefer Colin MIller or Troy Stretcher to him and they both returned 4ths. Eddy returned a 3rd and a 5th last year and I'm not sure his resume leading up to the deal was better than Suter's. Lyubushkin returned a 3rd last year and I don't think he was playing any better than Suter. If the market this year is similar to last year's, he really should be worth more than a 4th. And if it turns into a seller's market (with a weaker draft) then maybe he even returns a 2nd (very likely with something else going with him). Not a franchise-altering return, but also not a simple late round pick.

Suter also doesn't miss hockey games. You acquire him and you've got a solid third-pairing LD that you can be pretty confident will be there throughout the entirety of your playoff run.

I wouldn't be shocked if he fetches a late 2nd.

 

[Majorityof1]

I think Suter might return a bit more than people expect. He's been pretty damn effective as a defensive #4 D man this year and was pretty effective as a defensive #5 D man in the playoffs for Dallas. His on ice play really hasn't been the problem with him that led to 2 buyouts. The issues were locker room related plus his play relative to the amount and remaining term on his contract. The contract concerns are basically non-existent on his current deal and I think that 'being an asshole' is a much lesser concern for a 3 month rental than a guy on your team from the start who has term left on the deal.

He's a #4/5 D man that every single team could fit under the cap. I can't say that I'd prefer Colin MIller or Troy Stretcher to him and they both returned 4ths. Eddy returned a 3rd and a 5th last year and I'm not sure his resume leading up to the deal was better than Suter's. Lyubushkin returned a 3rd last year and I don't think he was playing any better than Suter. If the market this year is similar to last year's, he really should be worth more than a 4th. And if it turns into a seller's market (with a weaker draft) then maybe he even returns a 2nd (very likely with something else going with him). Not a franchise-altering return, but also not a simple late round pick.

I don't disagree. There are 2 playoff teams that would not be in on him. Minnesota and Dallas are already paying him this season not to play with them. I doubt they'd want him back. That does shrink the market for him some. He is the most likely to move though in my opinion.

 

[BleedBlue14]

Players with as much term left like Binnington, Schenn, Faulk etc rarely ever get moved at the deadline, it would be much likelier for a deal like that to happen in the offseason.

I'd agree generally, but I think it's due to budget for the following season.

When was the last time we've seen a 7-10% cap increase projected year over year for the next 3 years? I'd imagine there are teams that want to get out ahead of the UFA market to address some needs.

The questions going to be whether or not the BLues would be willing to do something similar to what Anaheim did with Fowler for Faulk and possibly Schenn though. Not many teams are going to have the flexibility to move out cap unless it's completely dead as it would open another hole to patch at the deadline.