Rumor: 2026 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Offseason Edition

[EdAVSfan]

Are we getting Nikishin?

No chance

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Would you take a flyer on Haula as a 4C for 1 year?

 

[dahrougem2]

Would you take a flyer on Haula as a 4C for 1 year?

No because he's a winger.

 

[Bender]

Would you take a flyer on Haula as a 4C for 1 year?

Not at the cost that he's going to command. He's likely signing a 2 year - $4.5M per contract with somebody with the dearth of centers on the market.

 

[Avs_19]

No chance

Not with that attitude

 

[Tommy Shelby]

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[The Abusement Park]

No chance

Not unless the Canes think Nuke is the second coming of Marian Hossa.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

NHL RFAs:

• None

AHL RFAs:

• F Danil Gushchin
• F Ivan Ivan
• F Taylor Makar
• F Matthew Stienburg

NHL UFAs:

• F Joel Kiviranta
• D Nick Blankenburg
• D Brent Burns
• D Brett Kulak

AHL UFAs:

• F Alex Barre-Boulet
• F Tye Felhaber
• F Jason Polin
• F TJ Tynan
• D Jack Ahcan
• D Ronnie Attard
• D Jacob MacDonald

AHLers competing for NHL spots in camp:

• F T.J. Hughes ($952,500 x 1y)
• F Nikita Prishchepov ($881,667 x 1y)
• F Gavin Brindley ($875,000 x 2y)
• F Tristen Neilsen ($850,000 x 1y)
• F Ivan Ivan (RFA)
• D Wyatt Aamodt ($850,000 x 1y)
• D Sean Behrens ($923,333 x 1y)
• D Alex Gagne ($910,000 x 1y)
• D Keaton Middleton ($850,000 x 1y)

 

[The Abusement Park]

The Byram stuff is INSANE. First the trade and absolute fleecing by the Sabres and now I'm reading (it's Dreger so grain of salt) that he might get $12m+/yr? WTF is going on?

Chicago lol

Bo’s played alright since his traded from CO. But that would be one of the most undeserved contracts of all time lmao.

 

[Bender]

No because he's a winger.

Took over 1000 faceoffs last year - he might be better as a winger but he was certainly used as a C last year.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Avs_19]

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Alright, I can share one bit of news I heard on Wednesday.

Teams interested in Nichushkin as of now:

Detroit (the most, by far)

Chicago
Utah

Toronto
Ottawa
NY Islanders
Washington

Split up by groups of interest. Red Wings want him bad. Chicago and Utah checked in more than once, but I don't think the Avs want to trade him in the division. Feelers from the rest.

Update I got tonight on Val when I checked in about the Drury return:

- Washington are out on Nichushkin. Kyrou/Tuch additions at RW.
- Ottawa have moved up alongside Chicago and Utah in interest levels. Sens and Avs are talking a lot.
- There doesn't seem to be a fit between Detroit and Colorado. Red Wings won't give up the type of players and/or picks the Avs want. Could change, they still really like him, but fit between the two sides doesn't seem to be there.

Detroit

Chicago
Utah
Ottawa

Toronto
NY Islanders

Avs want to get something done by Friday before the draft, but the exact quote I got... "Joe doesn't follow a deadline or timeline." Sakic will never budge unless/until he likes a deal.

 

[AvsWraith]

That's not all he's on. *Ba dum Tssss*

 

[Avs_19]

So does Val have value again? CJ mentions "reasonable" contract. A year ago it might've been next to impossible to dump him.

 

[MacKaRtin]

Gentlemen, this rumor tweet is referencing an article published 6 days ago

 

[Balthazar]

Update I got tonight on Val when I checked in about the Drury return:

- Washington are out on Nichushkin. Kyrou/Tuch additions at RW.
- Ottawa have moved up alongside Chicago and Utah in interest levels. Sens and Avs are talking a lot.
- There doesn't seem to be a fit between Detroit and Colorado. Red Wings won't give up the type of players and/or picks the Avs want. Could change, they still really like him, but fit between the two sides doesn't seem to be there.

Detroit

Chicago
Utah
Ottawa

Toronto
NY Islanders

Avs want to get something done by Friday before the draft, but the exact quote I got... "Joe doesn't follow a deadline or timeline." Sakic will never budge unless/until he likes a deal.

Do you know what Sakic is asking for Val?

 

[Bender]

Update I got tonight on Val when I checked in about the Drury return:

- Washington are out on Nichushkin. Kyrou/Tuch additions at RW.
- Ottawa have moved up alongside Chicago and Utah in interest levels. Sens and Avs are talking a lot.
- There doesn't seem to be a fit between Detroit and Colorado. Red Wings won't give up the type of players and/or picks the Avs want. Could change, they still really like him, but fit between the two sides doesn't seem to be there.

Detroit

Chicago
Utah
Ottawa

Toronto
NY Islanders

Avs want to get something done by Friday before the draft, but the exact quote I got... "Joe doesn't follow a deadline or timeline." Sakic will never budge unless/until he likes a deal.

Uh-ho don't they employ one Warren Foegele??

 

[Avs_19]

@dahrougem2

 

[The AntiBob]

Update I got tonight on Val when I checked in about the Drury return:

- Washington are out on Nichushkin. Kyrou/Tuch additions at RW.
- Ottawa have moved up alongside Chicago and Utah in interest levels. Sens and Avs are talking a lot.
- There doesn't seem to be a fit between Detroit and Colorado. Red Wings won't give up the type of players and/or picks the Avs want. Could change, they still really like him, but fit between the two sides doesn't seem to be there.

Detroit

Chicago
Utah
Ottawa

Toronto
NY Islanders

Avs want to get something done by Friday before the draft, but the exact quote I got... "Joe doesn't follow a deadline or timeline." Sakic will never budge unless/until he likes a deal.

Nuke is going to end up in the Central as well, isn't he.
Maybe he could become a sleeper Dallas killer for us.

 

[Balthazar]

Captain Jenner don't want to stay. Marchment didn't want to stay. Werenski is likely leaving. Marchenko reportedly wants out. Kent Johnson isn't happy. Elvis is a wreck.

It's more of the same for Columbus. Sad stuff.

 

[AvsWraith]

Captain Jenner don't want to stay. Marchment didn't want to stay. Werenski is likely leaving. Marchenko reportedly wants out.

It's more of the same for Columbus. Sad stuff.

Want Marchenkoooooooooooo!!!!

 

[Bender]

@dahrougem2

He had almost as good a year as the crappy Granlund brother...

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Update I got tonight on Val when I checked in about the Drury return:

- Washington are out on Nichushkin. Kyrou/Tuch additions at RW.
- Ottawa have moved up alongside Chicago and Utah in interest levels. Sens and Avs are talking a lot.
- There doesn't seem to be a fit between Detroit and Colorado. Red Wings won't give up the type of players and/or picks the Avs want. Could change, they still really like him, but fit between the two sides doesn't seem to be there.

Detroit

Chicago
Utah
Ottawa

Toronto
NY Islanders

Avs want to get something done by Friday before the draft, but the exact quote I got... "Joe doesn't follow a deadline or timeline." Sakic will never budge unless/until he likes a deal.

I've had a hunch about Ottawa and Nuke since they traded Brady.

Kleven and a pick makes a lot of sense, he's the exact type of D that Pratt and the staff have been able to get value out of, and his ceiling is the highest of all those past guys by far

Then you have the obvious Foegele interest that they've shown, so I could see that being the swap but I'm less keen on him now unless they can retain half his salary.

The under the radar pick who screams Avs player is Amadio, though, so I could also see him being the guy. Maybe even added alongside Kleven

 

[EscapedGoat]

Update I got tonight on Val when I checked in about the Drury return:

Anything you can share regarding how the front office sees the players acquired? Just simply taking a chance on some former first rounders and hoping for some luck or actual plans to have them potentially fill some holes next year?