GDT: 2025 Trade Deadline | Y’all Got Anymore of Them Trades?

[Rockenator]

None of these picks, and I guess you could say Tampa has been just fine

I think Bjorkstrand is a player. But Gourde is coming back from a major injury and plays older than his 33 years of age. If it was the Gourde of a few years ago - - yes, I'd be excited if I were Tampa. I agree on Tampa's "go for it" attitude. They are always competitive. I'm just not sure that this gets them over the hump. They'll go as far as Vasilevskiy takes them. An incredible goalie but he has a lot of wear and tear on that body with all the wars he's been through.

 

[AslanRH]

It's the way they get their points
Gourde - playoffs 42 points in 83 games
Wennberg - playoffs 19 points in 58 games

Understood, I'll consider the teams they played on when looking at those numbers as well.
Really understating my dollar store tag, when continuing to want to show my wrongness here

 

[The Abusement Park]

Yes this TBL/SEA trade could set the market OR it could be like Jeannott and Hagel where TBL was an outlier overpaying to get what they wanted.

Was Hazel really an overpay though?

 

[BrickNHL]

Not sure I consider that balls. Just smart enough to stop playing 96 and his agents game. 96 and his agent didn't give him much choice.

So we just never give him credit? That’s the definition of balls

His biggest mistake has been targeting the wrong players who are bad fits in Bednar’s system

 

[hockeyfish]

Was Hazel really an overpay though?

At the time, eveyone thought TB was crazy to do it.

 

[Chibby]

Hope his ass is in surgery till Saturday. Most annoying “insider”

 

[The Abusement Park]

At the time, eveyone thought TB was crazy to do it.

I know that was the initial reaction, but he was also playing super well on some not good Hawks teams and came with a dirt cheap AAV. I think even without hindsight the Hagel deal really wasn’t too bad. The Jeannot deal was inexcusable though.

 

[sethro109]

 

[hockeyfish]

Getting spicy out there.

 

[Chiarelli]

Avs fans:

“The Avs need a 2C, 3RW, and 3rd pair D or we aren’t serious about contending”

Also Avs fans:

“Tampa paid what for Gourde and Bjorkstrand??!!?!”


This is the price to play you want in or not?

 

[CobraAcesS]

Lehkonen - Mack - Necas
Drouin - ROR - Nuke
Colton - Drury - Tuch
Kiviranta - Kelly - LOC

Drouin - Mack - Nuke
Lehkonen - Necas - Tuch
Colton - ROR - LOC
Kelly - Drury - Kiviranta

Either way that's a legit starting 12.

Lehkonen - Mack - Necas
Drouin - ROR - Nuke
Landeskog - Drury - Tuch
Colton - Kelly - LOC
Kiviranta

That's depth..

 

[BleedWell]

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Lindgren trade tells us that it's better CNerd doesn't do anything.

 

[Anders Cain]

Why do people need to tease me with this shit.... Ffs lol

 

[Gumballhead]

Not sure I consider that balls. Just smart enough to stop playing 96 and his agents game. 96 and his agent didn't give him much choice.

He traded for 2 pretty much ideal for us goalies in a span of 2 weeks after a whole season and a half of really scary goaltending. You have testicular dementia.

 

[JLo217]

Why do people need to tease me with this shit.... Ffs lol
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Popped up in here on page 14

 

[hockeyfish]

Get your popcorn ready.

 

[Anders Cain]

Popped up in here on page 14

That's nice. I have a day job and couldn't read every individual post in the thread. Lol

 

[MacKaRtin]

Who knew it was possible to improve a team after a Cup win.

Easy when you stash your best offensive forward on fake LTIR for the season and then being him back for Game 1 of the playoffs

 

[LOFIN]

Get your popcorn ready.

Let's just f***ing hope he stays in the East.

 

[Richard88]

Bjorkstrand would have been a terrific addition for the Avs forward group, considering his forechecking, RHS, and goalscoring ability. Not to mention familiarity with Bednar. I'll reserve judgement on whether it was a missed opportunity though until I see what CMac actually does in the next couple of days.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Send Mitts back home to Buffalo.

Tuch + for Mitts +

Convert Necas to center.

Lehkonen - Mack- Tuch
Drouin- Necas- Nuke

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Get your popcorn ready.

What the tweet didn't say was that only one team responded. MacFarland sent him a laughing emoji.

 

[MacKaRtin]

It's basically a 1st + 2nd for Bjork, and a 1st for Gourde. The 1st for Gourde is probably where the overpay comes from, but we're essentially talking a 1st vs 2nd in value issues... Once you factor in the 75% retention and Tampa getting a 5th back it isn't bad at all.

And obviously Tampa and Cooper are familiar with Gourde and he'll be able to slot right back into their system

 

[hockeyfish]

Not unexpected.

 

[Chibby]

OOF