Speculation: 2025 Trade/Free Agency Thread (TDL is March 7th)

[All Mighty]

Bummer for Buffalo and their fans. They don't deserve this leave of ineptitude. I feel for them.

From a Ducks perspective, I don't see why he would choose to play here. He has a full NMC, and the only reason for the trade would be to be in a winning situation. The Ducks do not fit that category.

His NMC doesn’t start until July 1. Not that I think we will trade for him, or even that he will get traded at all, but if there is a chance, this is the only offseason where it’s possible.

 

[Rybread86]

We need to fix our faceoffs and get a guy who can really play on the top line with zegras and Carlson.

Top line rw
4th line ace center / pk

Killorn needs to bought out. Would be toxic and ineffective on the 4th line.

Killer is one of, if not our best defensive forwards. The guys always speak highly of him. You get a good 4th line center and it just becomes a 3b line, and he has the added benefit of being able to play up and down the lineup on any given night. No, I would not waste the money to buy him out.

If things arent working out with however the roster ends up being put together, you can eat 50% or include a 3rd team and eat 75% of his salary to send him somewhere else.

 

[JAHV]

Killer is one of, if not our best defensive forwards. The guys always speak highly of him. You get a good 4th line center and it just becomes a 3b line, and he has the added benefit of being able to play up and down the lineup on any given night. No, I would not waste the money to buy him out.

If things arent working out with however the roster ends up being put together, you can eat 50% or include a 3rd team and eat 75% of his salary to send him somewhere else.

As frustrating as it has been to watch Killorn fumble Carlsson/Zegras passes or fail to get the puck to them when they're open, he's been a stabilizing force on that line. That line needs a guy like Killorn (good forechecker/defender, smart player, willing to go to the tough places on the ice) to succeed. They just need a better version of him.

I wish I had an easy answer on who that guy is, but I don't. But THAT is the guy I'd love to add over the summer rather than someone like Ehlers.

For the record, I'd also be happy to pay Mitch Marner all the money to come here since he's a superstar, but that's not going to happen.

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

As frustrating as it has been to watch Killorn fumble Carlsson/Zegras passes or fail to get the puck to them when they're open, he's been a stabilizing force on that line. That line needs a guy like Killorn (good forechecker/defender, smart player, willing to go to the tough places on the ice) to succeed. They just need a better version of him.

I wish I had an easy answer on who that guy is, but I don't. But THAT is the guy I'd love to add over the summer rather than someone like Ehlers.

For the record, I'd also be happy to pay Mitch Marner all the money to come here since he's a superstar, but that's not going to happen.

Wish we could have gotten Toffoli instead of Killorn, he's been great with Smith & Celebrini

 

[shach1]

Wish we signed Hyman over Killorn.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Wish we could have gotten Toffoli instead of Killorn, he's been great with Smith & Celebrini

He had some kind of connection to the Sharks. Can't remember what.

 

[Deuce22]

Marner playing for Cronin is a fish out of water.

 

[robbieboy3686]

Cozens looking refined since becoming a sen. Really wish we could’ve snapped him up.

 

[Boo Boo]

Cozens looking refined since becoming a sen. Really wish we could’ve snapped him up.

I wish we could have traded our first for him

 

[GiveYouABagOfPucks]

With Dallas in cap trouble next year I hope we can bring in Marchment via trade for a minimal asset. He would be a clear upgrade to our roster as well as be bringing the identity Pat Verbeek has talked about.

 

[robbieboy3686]

With Dallas in cap trouble next year I hope we can bring in Marchment via trade for a minimal asset. He would be a clear upgrade to our roster as well as be bringing the identity Pat Verbeek has talked about.

I was hoping we would sign him when he hit free agency.

 

[robbieboy3686]

Everytime a team presses their play we fold. It’s fing like clockwork.

 

[tomd]

The rebuild continues...

 

[Hockey Duckie]

The rebuild continues...

to year 4 next season. We're still a work in progress, but at least we know Dostal is the goalie of the future and LaCombe looks like a top pairing D in his second season in the NHL. There might be something between Cutter-Mac-Colangelo (or Mac-n-C's), with Cutter and Colangelo in their rookie season.

I still expect to go after a top-6F this summer.