Speculation: 2025 Trade/Free Agency Thread

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Nice to hear he wants to stay given the reports that he wanted to go east at the start of the season. If they're considering it to me I'd expect one of Minty or Zell to be traded.

would we rather see mintyukov or zellwegger be the one shipped out? i'm going to guess it'll be zellwegger

Are you guys telling me you want to keep Dumo and trade either Zell or Minty?

 

[LeBrun is a Clown]

Jack Quinn is on Buffalo too

Played for 67s

 

[DavidBL]

Are you guys telling me you want to keep Dumo and trade either Zell or Minty?

Not generally but I don't think it is out of the realm of possibility. It would really depend on what you're getting for them. Trading them asside, you have to really consider the viability long term of a D core with all of the following: Lacombe, Minty, Zell, and Luneau. That's a lot of offensive minded guys, doesn't mean some of them, or all, can't develop like Lacombe has for a 2 way game but we also have Solberg well on the left side. He actually projects well to replace Dumoulin on a short deal.

 

[Terry Yake]

Are you guys telling me you want to keep Dumo and trade either Zell or Minty?

no, but i'm assuming one will get shipped out eventually regardless of what happens with dumo

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Trading for Rantanen without an extension is not something we should be doing

I think everyone agrees with that... most people imagine if Rantanen is traded its going to allow extention talk

 

[Hey234]

Jack Quinn is on Buffalo too

Quinn plays for Buffalo, but he's from the Ottawa Valley

Yikes. I mixed that up lol

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Are you guys telling me you want to keep Dumo and trade either Zell or Minty?

Really depends on what were getting back in the trade.

Im okay trading a young dmen for forward help... and in that scenario im perfectly okay bringing Dumo back as a 6/7 guy... might actually be a really good partner for Luneau

I feel like Helleson makes this awkward tho(in a good way).... trade zellweger and have

Lacombe Gudas
Mintyukov Trouba
Dumolin Luneau/Helleson

next year.

 

[MCB]

Talk about trading one of our young defensemen is giving me flashbacks, I get we will be too crowded on the left side and have to trade someone, I just hope this time around we don't trade away the Theodores and Montours of this group. (And vatanen I guess)

 

[Hey234]

Zellweger is the second best puck mover on defense behind LaCombe. He's also 21. Dumoulin will be 34 at the start of next season. Why would the Ducks move a young defenseman to make room for a 34 defenseman? Doesn't really make sense

 

[dracom]

we should only move Zell/Minty if a bonafide 1st line forward is coming back that fits the age of the core and is signed long term. If that deal isn't there, then Dumo needs to be moved or just let him walk in free agency.

 

[robbieboy3686]

The thing I don't understand is why Rantanen would have any interest in a sign and trade to Anaheim if he isn't interested in extending with CAR, who are actually a very good team.

Unless they're just completely lowballing him and we're willing to break the bank, but I don't really see that happening if they were willing to acquire him in the first place.

Maybe he/family just dont want to live in more rural areas anymore

would we rather see mintyukov or zellwegger be the one shipped out? i'm going to guess it'll be zellwegger

Rhats who I would chose for sure

 

[cheesymc]

I’d prefer only trading one of our young LHD for a similarly young power forward…. like a Cozens type. Unfortunately we aren’t a fit as they are looking for a RHD, but I’d prefer a younger and non-max contract so we don’t regret it like Nashville is with Stamkos and JM.

Rantanen isn’t going to resign with us, or it would be an absurd overpay where he wouldn’t be able to live up to his prior performance without having a top 2 centerman in the league. We mind as well try to take a run at him in the offseason and not give up big asset…. It’s not like we are legitimate cup contenders with a closing window (like the desperate Oilers). I know we all want to have a miracle and make the playoffs this year but even with Rantanen it’s likely we get knocked out in the first round in 5 games with an anemic power play.

One player that I know isn’t a popular choice is Kotkaniemi. Hes a big center who has been over 50% on faceoffs for 4 seasons, and is just 24. We can afford a 4.82 M contract and he might be able to be like a Strome type of player. I still think a swap of Gibby+Leason for JK+Kochetkov makes sense. There aren’t many big young centers available on teams that might be looking for a goalie upgrade or insurance.

 

[cheesymc]

I previously liked Othmann and Mcgroarty but their stock have fallen… now I think Zellweger has proven to be more valuable. But I think the realistic return if we wanted to move a LHD would be someone like Othmann. I dunno… I’d prefer to keep our boys…

 

[Terry Yake]

Zellweger is the second best puck mover on defense behind LaCombe. He's also 21. Dumoulin will be 34 at the start of next season. Why would the Ducks move a young defenseman to make room for a 34 defenseman? Doesn't really make sense

i don't think anyone is expecting them to trade mintyukov or zellwegger in order to keep dumo. just that one of those two could be used in a trade down the road for a forward

 

[DavidBL]

I don't think anyone is suggesting we move Zelly or Minty just to move them or in order to keep Dumo. Just that IF they can be used to grab a top flight forward than it could make sense.

i don't think anyone is expecting them to trade mintyukov or zellwegger in order to keep dumo. just that one of those two could be used in a trade down the road for a forward

You took the words out of my mouth lol

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

we should only move Zell/Minty if a bonafide 1st line forward is coming back that fits the age of the core and is signed long term. If that deal isn't there, then Dumo needs to be moved or just let him walk in free agency.

If zellweger or Myntikov are moved..it would be for a star forward.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Not generally but I don't think it is out of the realm of possibility. It would really depend on what you're getting for them. Trading them asside, you have to really consider the viability long term of a D core with all of the following: Lacombe, Minty, Zell, and Luneau. That's a lot of offensive minded guys, doesn't mean some of them, or all, can't develop like Lacombe has for a 2 way game but we also have Solberg well on the left side. He actually projects well to replace Dumoulin on a short deal.

no, but i'm assuming one will get shipped out eventually regardless of what happens with dumo

I'm not opposed to trading most anybody at the right time and for the right reasons. But you both made your comments immediately after a post where Dumo expresses his desire to stick around. It sounded almost like you were trying to accommodate keeping Dumo by moving out one of Minty or Zell.

Given how poorly I feel Minty and Zell have been developed I'd hate to see either traded now without knowing which is the ultimate better fit here. And I'd really hate to see us move one of those guys because Cronin thinks Dumo is a great vet presence. (Nothing against Dumo.)

The same coach who loves his 4th liners now is in love with a bottom pair D. Great.