Rumor: 2026 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Offseason Edition

[Balthazar]

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Colton cap hit to Kulak, Nuke cap hit to Rielly. You're pretty much already there.

Now replace Colton and Nichushkin with even players on ELCs.

We cannot swap Colton and Nichushkin ($10.125m) with $10.5m.

 

[Balthazar]

Now replace Colton and Nichushkin with even players on ELCs.

We cannot swap Colton and Nichushkin ($10.125m) with $10.5m.

Are we're really talking about 1M or so? Ask them to retain more, trade someone else, sign Kulak for less, it doesn't matter how you find 1M. It's nothing.

 

[EdAVSfan]

Now replace Colton and Nichushkin with even players on ELCs.

We cannot swap Colton and Nichushkin ($10.125m) with $10.5m.

Not that drastic.
Avs are currently at 16 players and 7M cap space.

If the Avs do move Nuke, they can probably spend in the 7-8M range max on their 2nd and 3rd pairing LD combined.
That would put them at 17 players and would leave them with roughly 5-6M for the last 5 spots.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Are we're really talking about 1M or so? Ask them to retain more, trade someone else, sign Kulak for less, it doesn't matter how you find 1M. It's nothing.

You’ve said it’s unlikely teams retain millions of dollars for multiple years.

You want the Leafs to retain, what… $2m per season… for 4 years?

Is this realistic?

Either way, this is to show you how your team is still over the cap.

I’m putting the Leafs retaining $2m on Rielly. I’m playing all of Brindley, Hughes, and Ivan. Two league minimum healthy scratches.

Still over.

Who else are we trading? Roy? Play another rookie or some shitter like Kiviranta? How bad is the forward group then?

I don’t think we can spend as much on D as you’re suggesting.

 

[Balthazar]

You’ve said it’s unlikely teams retain millions of dollars for multiple years.

You want the Leafs to retain, what… $2m per season… for 4 years?

Is this realistic?

Either way, this is to show you how your team is still over the cap.

I’m putting the Leafs retaining $2m on Rielly. I’m playing all of Brindley, Hughes, and Ivan. Two league minimum healthy scratches.

Still over.

Who else are we trading? Roy? Play another rookie or some shitter like Kiviranta? How bad is the forward group then?

I don’t think we can spend as much on D as you’re suggesting.

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The easiest way would be to trade Roy and give Drury his 1.675M qualifying offer.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[RoyIsALegend]

The easiest way would be to trade Roy and give Drury his 1.675M qualifying offer.

Drury says no and elects arbitration.

Are you pissed off with me yet?

 

[Balthazar]

Drury says no and elects arbitration.

Are you pissed off with me yet?

Yes

 

[hockeyfish]

Have at it you dinglebats.

 

[dahrougem2]

Raddysh is going to get f***ing paid and then teams are going to figure out real quick "oh shit, we don't have Nikita Kucherov for him to play with." His five most common linemates:

Moser
Kucherov
Guentzel
Hagel
Point

Enjoy him!

 

[The Abusement Park]

Or don't because f*** Morgan Rielly lol

Just what our 2nd pair needs. An OFD who won't get PP1 time and is one of the softest/worst defensive players in the league

 

[The Merchant]

Irrefutable proof that Elliotte has no f***ing clue what's going on with the Avs

 

[zxczxczxczxczxcz]

I think Raddysh would actually be a great get for the Leafs. Overpaid sure, but he will make their team a lot better for the next few years.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Irrefutable proof that Elliotte has no f***ing clue what's going on with the Avs

None of the mainstream media other than LeBrun and Lavoie have any clue what’s going on with the Avs.

 

[Lawrence Oates]

Two 2nds got Joe, Toews.

Can two 3rds get the second pair version?