Rumor: 2026 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Offseason Edition

[EdAVSfan]

Right now, teams are eyeing all the primary pieces in the market. Once it shifts to the secondary market, the Avs will make their moves

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[LOFIN]

Sounds to me like Ovie going "show me what you got, and then I'll decide". And Washington is going all in to convince him to stay.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Ararana]

Stan Bowman f***ed Chicago so bad when he didn't just draft Byram 3rd OA. The NHL tried to gift Chicago Duncan Kieth's heir apparent and the dude shat all over it.

Now 7 years later they're trading a haul to acquire him and a over pay him.

 

[shadow1]

This contract's going to be ugly, isn't it?

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

So in my own personal fantasy land the Avs are going to move Nuke at the draft for cheap depth D. And Drury for a third.

Then trade the assets for Nurse with retention.

Then sign Puljujarvi and call it a day.

Depending on if they can dump another forward they may also trade three picks for Kakko.

 

[shadow1]

So in my own personal fantasy land the Avs are going to move Nuke at the draft for cheap depth D. And Drury for a third.

Then trade the assets for Nurse with retention.

Then sign Puljujarvi and call it a day.

Depending on if they can dump another forward they may also trade three picks for Kakko.

Omg please no.

 

[jaisen73]

I am wondering who this year's Burns will be. Despite all our frustrations the Avs are considered a contender and a veteran player still looking to win it all might sign cheap or with bonuses, etc.

 

[Freaky Styley]

Washington totally revamping their right wing spot with Kyrou and Tuch in 24 hours.

already with Leonard and Wilson... I don't get it.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

So in my own personal fantasy land the Avs are going to move Nuke at the draft for cheap depth D. And Drury for a third.

Then trade the assets for Nurse with retention.

Then sign Puljujarvi and call it a day.

Depending on if they can dump another forward they may also trade three picks for Kakko.

 

[AvsWraith]

Even with so many trades already done, there are a boatload of players out there that can still be traded over the next week...

ANA - McTavish, Mintyukov, Zellweger
BOS - Zacha, Lohrei
BUF - Tuch(UFA rights), Luukkonen/Levi/Lyon/Ellis
CGY - Coleman, Strome, Frost, Hanley
CAR - Nikishin, Kotkaniemi
CHI - Mikheyev(UFA rights)
COL - Nichushkin, Drury
CBJ - Werenski, Marchenko, Johnson, Merzlikins, Marchment(UFA rights)
DAL - J.Robertson, Bourque, Steel, Lyubushkin
DET - Larkin, Cossa
EDM - Nurse
FLA - Rodrigues, Balinskis
LAK - ??? (Holland is hibernating)
MIN - Yurov, Hartman, Stramel
MTL - Struble, Dach, Bolduc, Xhekaj, Montembeault, Gallagher
NAS - Marchessault
NJD - Hischier, Markstrom, Hamilton, Mercer, Cotter
NYI - Barzal, Pelech, Engvall, Duclair
NYR - Lafreniere, Trocheck, Schneider, M.Robertson
OTT - Batherson, Amadio, Zub, Spence
PHI - Tippett, Michkov, Ristolainen
PIT - Rakell, Rust, Novak, Brazeau
SJS - Kurashev, Goodrow
SEA - McCann, Wright, Kakko, Evans, Grubauer
STL - Parayko, Binnington, Suter, Drouin
TBL - Holmberg, Lilleberg
TOR - Knies, Rielly, Ekman-Larsson, Carlo, Maccelli, N.Robertson, Ersson
UTA - Hayton, Crouse, Marino
VAN - E.Pettersson, Hronek, Boeser, M.Pettersson, DeBrusk, O'Connor
VGK - Hertl, Dorofeyev, Hill/Schmid
WAS - Sandin
WPG - Hellebuyck, Niederreiter, Lambert

We have the assets to trade for any of these guys?

 

[AvsGuy]

I take Nelson and Kadri over Ritchie and Curran any day of the week. Glad they aren't in the Avs system anymore, cause it means they used them on players that will actually contribute to the team now

 

[The Abusement Park]

If Tuch is getting 10.6 Robertson asking for 14 isn’t crazy at all.

 

[AvsWraith]

Gotta find a way to turn Nuke into Marchenko or Tippet, Joe.

I don't care if it's impossible, find a way.

 

[dahrougem2]

I don’t think they’re the same.

Carlo has been a train wreck as a Leaf and is pretty much a cap dump. OEL would be in demand; great contract for a minute muncher who can play in all situations.

That's why there's the laughter.

Carlo is one of the worst cap dumps in hockey while OEL can surely return the Leafs a 1st + prospect if they want.

 

[Muffin]

Gotta find a way to turn Nuke into Marchenko or Tippet, Joe. I don't care if it's impossible, find a way.

I think they feel the defense is the priority right now.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I wonder if Columbus would be interested in Nuke considering he is under contract four more years. That is good assurance for them.

 

[Balthazar]

 

[Balthazar]

I wonder if Columbus would be interested in Nuke considering he is under contract four more years. That is good assurance for them.

Nuke has a 12 team no trade list, chances that Columbus isn't on it are probably near zero.

 

[Balthazar]

Does anyone know what Drury is doing with the Rags?

 

[AvsWraith]

I think they feel the defense is the priority right now.

We don't play defense though. Breakaways, bad line changes, leaving guys alone in front of the net, etc. That's our style.

 

[Ararana]

Chris Johnston moved Knies from 9 to 3 on his trade board with an updated description:

 

[hockeyfish]

Does anyone know what Drury is doing with the Rags?

I doubt Drury knows what he’s doing with them.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Leafs moving Knies makes no sense at all to me. He's a good player today thay can contribute in a big way and also still young enough that if they decided to rebuild he'd still be at a good age for a contending team in 5-6 years time as well.

And then they're gonna turn around and not trade guys like OEL who's value will almost certainly never be higher then it is today.

They feel like a team with absolutely no plan at all right now.