Rumor: 2026 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Offseason Edition

[pockets]

Just to update where we're at:

18/23 with $4.85m in cap space

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

So... when are they going to announce Nichushkin for Josi?

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Can she skate?

I mean, if you want to call it that....

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Balthazar]

Nuke was probably too much of a headache for CMac. I doubt he wants to bring him in.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[The AntiBob]

Maybe we do move out Roy?

 

[Balthazar]

Maybe we do move out Roy?

We just made a trade Bob and you don't even take the time to appreciate it, you immediately want more.

 

[The Abusement Park]

We just made a trade Bob and you don't even take the time to appreciate it, you immediately want more.

He’s a trade junkie. Needs his next hit

 

[The Abusement Park]

Knies is SJS or Buffalo would be nuts.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Buffalo with Knies would be sick.

I've grown quite fond of that Sabres team this year.

 

[forsbergavs32]

He’s a trade junkie. Needs his next hit

He's already upset we didn't get picks in this trade to flip

 

[hockeyfish]

Buffalo with Knies would be sick.

I've grown quite fond of that Sabres team this year.

Same with San Jose.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Freaky Styley]

I think if the Leafs can essentially trade Knies for Smits, it makes sense. Smits can be penciled into their roster next year too, and Rielly is looking like he'll be gone.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

So... when are they going to announce Nichushkin for Josi?

I assume that's a typo and you meant Jost.

But I like the way you think.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

If they can make this work, watch out..

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

If they can make this work, watch out..

They would probably have to include Lundell, which they apparently are very reluctant to do.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

He's already upset we didn't get picks in this trade to flip

Shame. CMac was always to get back those 6-7th round pick. That's were the Datsyuks, Zetterbergs, Lundqvists of the world hide.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

They would probably have to include Lundell, which they apparently are very reluctant to do.

For the best goaltender in the league? Lundell first bus to Winnipeg. Easy decision really. Panthers are missing one thing, a great goaltender and some extra space for a defenseman at the trade deadline. Otherwise it's rock solid.

I think Lundell was a sales speech.

 

[MacKaRtin]

At the time of the trade, had Cmac traded Byram for DRAFT PICKS (even super high ones) he would have been completely ridiculed on this very board with our need for a #2C.

Buffalo did a good job to bring him along over the years and then find a massive schmuck to maximize his value.

Good for Buffalo for getting that done - meanwhile they've been doing that stuff, we've been trying to win in the playoffs. You usually can't have it both ways.

Also wholeheartedly agree with this

We needed a 2C to compete for the Cup, and things were looking marginally okay until Nuke snorted us out of the Dallas series. I think we beat Edmonton that year if we had gotten past Dallas, and that's saying something considering we had 4giev in net

We took a good shot, maybe not the best possible shot

 

[The Abusement Park]