Speculation: 2026-27 Trade/FA thread/Roster Thread - Waiting for the SCF to be over….

[FiveTacos]

FWIW Madden said in an interview that he was surprised teams were trading picks so willy-nilly because he thought the top 15 is quite good and the Blues have 11, 15 and 16.

Yeah I'll take all three, thanks.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Trocheck is a good player

Trocheck will be 33 in a few weeks


We should not be trading a 23 year old for a 33 year old in a league dominated by under 30 talent

There would have to be more parts of a trade for me

 

[robbieboy3686]

You guys are going to be kissing the beekers big fat Hairy beanbag soon!

 

[Static]

Trocheck is a good player

Trocheck will be 33 in a few weeks


We should not be trading a 23 year old for a 33 year old in a league dominated by under 30 talent

There would have to be more parts of a trade for me

Trocheck isn't part of the offer from New York.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

And Schneider fills a role. McT was totally useless for us in the playoffs and costs a helluva lot more.

Mctavish was on a good trajectory for 3 years we shouldn't completely disregard that after a bad season

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Yeah I'll take all three, thanks.

Blues owe us for that terrible Dead (Doug) Weight for Andy McDonald trade in 2007-08 season.

 

[FiveTacos]

You guys are going to be kissing the beekers big fat Harry beanbag soon!

Isn't that called the Little Ball of Love?

 

[KaseMeOutside]

I feel like we are overvaluing McT based on draft position. We just benched him all post season (almost) and he proved he is way to slow, not physical enough and doesn’t read the game well enough to even make the 4th line. Teams trading for him watched those games too. The only hope with McT is he rebounds next year and somehow was thrown off all year because he didn’t start the season in shape for some reason. Feels like a stretch to me.

He has a good shot and can pick up some points if his linemates can carry him but he is pretty bad at everything else.

Mctavish played in 10 of 12 playoff games

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

Mctavish played in 10 of 12 playoff games

He also had 6 pts in those playoff games. So it’s not like he was some hindrance on the team that they should trade him for some scraps

 

[robbieboy3686]

Beekers out here creating a bidding frenzy on MacT. And people are upset. Classic.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Its crazy to me that Byram is getting paid more than LaCombe.
Byram is still cashing in on that drafted #4 in 2019 and passenger on Colorado's cup winning team.
He had a Cam Fowler-ish season in 2025-26 with 42 points and gets 10 mil.

 

[cheesymc]

Its crazy to me that Byram is getting paid more than LaCombe.
Byram is still cashing in on that drafted #4 in 2019 and passenger on Colorado's cup winning team.
He had a Cam Fowler-ish season in 2025-26 with 42 points and gets 10 mil.

Lacombes contract is one of the best value contracts

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Its crazy to me that Byram is getting paid more than LaCombe.
Byram is still cashing in on that drafted #4 in 2019 and passenger on Colorado's cup winning team.
He had a Cam Fowler-ish season in 2025-26 with 42 points and gets 10 mil.

Interesting way to think that.

I think Byram is a phenomenal talent.

 

[tomd]

Its crazy to me that Byram is getting paid more than LaCombe.
Byram is still cashing in on that drafted #4 in 2019 and passenger on Colorado's cup winning team.
He had a Cam Fowler-ish season in 2025-26 with 42 points and gets 10 mil.

Has that contract number been confirmed? Because I wonder how a guy named “Lucas” knows about it but no one else does.

 

[The Duck Knight]

Interesting way to think that.

I think Byram is a phenomenal talent.

The results and his previous teams disagree with that assessment.

 

[The Duck Knight]

Has that contract number been confirmed? Because I wonder how a guy named “Lucas” knows about it but no one else does.

 

[tomd]

Well that’s a franchise killer if true.

 

[DavidBL]

Well that’s a franchise killer if true.

Im okay with Chicago making that mistake.

 

[robbieboy3686]

Lmfao the ultimate insider chiming in.

 

[The Duck Knight]

Lmfao the ultimate insider chiming in.

Give him a break the Dodgers are playing.

 

[tomd]

Im okay with Chicago making that mistake.

Until they offer Bedard $18 million and Carlsson says “me too”. Then it’s our problem too.

 

[Leo2Cutter]

Until they offer Bedard $18 million and Carlsson says “me too”. Then it’s our problem too.

To be fair it’s everyone’s problem…. Your cup favorites for the next decade have smith and celebrini that will have to get paid 18 mil too

 

[The Duck Knight]

 

[Tecumseh]

Give him a break the Dodgers are playing.

Dodgers are off today. We might see an unprecedented two Ducks tweets in one night from Stephens

 

[tomd]

To be fair it’s everyone’s problem…. Your cup favorites for the next decade have smith and celebrini that will have to get paid 18 mil too

Celebrini is going to be the first $20 million player in a year.