Rumor: 2026 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Offseason Edition

[The Merchant]

I'm sure it's gonna work out either way for Dallas, but I am REVELING in this mess. Starting to make the Mikko fiasco look like nothing by comparison.

 

[Balthazar]

Seattle might as well go the Knies route at this point as Fat Frank mentioned earlier. 7th overall+ for him. He’s only 23 years old, is signed long term, has no trade protection, and is awesome.

Knies is a complementary piece on a top line. He shouldn’t be the star of the show. The Kraken don’t really have the linemates for him.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Yeah, the Panthers had the whole tax advantage thing for years and years too and it didn’t matter one bit when they had nothing going for them.

And Nashville.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Seattle might as well go the Knies route at this point as Fat Frank mentioned earlier. 7th overall+ for him. He’s only 23 years old, is signed long term, has no trade protection, and is awesome.

Absolutely

 

[The Merchant]

French reporter is saying the offer was Wright + 2026 1st + 2027 1st

FWIW^

 

[AvsWraith]

Why is Toronto trying to get rid of Knies?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Why is Toronto trying to get rid of Knies?

Chayka says they're not.

Chayka says Knies has everything you want... the age, contract, size, skill, but that they'll listen if somebody wants to make them an offer they can't refuse.

Chayka... is an idiot.

 

[hockeyfish]

Why is Toronto trying to get rid of Knies?

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Hilarious how we are never in any single rumor until the deal is announced.

I feel like every other team has leaks, except for us.

 

[Balthazar]

lol @ Penguins interested in Robertson

 

[Freaky Styley]

Oilers have been trying to trade Nurse and acquire a goalie for years now.

 

[The Merchant]

Hilarious how we are never in any single rumor until the deal is announced.

I feel like every other team has leaks, except for us.

Death, taxes, no Avs scoops. iirc we didn't even know we were involved in the Eichel sweeps until he said it himself.

 

[The Merchant]

Friedge running damage control on his own scoop

 

[Foppa2118]

iirc we didn't even know we were involved in the Eichel sweeps until he said it himself.

I feel like there's been a few of those, but I don't recall the others.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Death, taxes, no Avs scoops. iirc we didn't even know we were involved in the Eichel sweeps until he said it himself.

 

[AvsWraith]

Cut it.

 

[hockeyfish]

Friedge running damage control on his own scoop

 

[Lawrence Oates]

This is what I said would happen:

- Nichushkin traded. Done.
- Colton traded. Done.
- Drury traded. No extension, no arbitration. Done.
- Avs have had a list of top 4 LHD they’ve wanted to acquire. If not possible, re-sign Kulak who was a great fit and evaluate again by the TDL.

If July 1st comes around and we haven’t either traded for a D or extended Kulak, we can start to panic. There’s 5 days to do that.

Unlike previous years, Sakic has been able to get the key departure trades completed by the draft. This is all positive stuff.

I was joshing about "the player some teams might have shown interest in". I could totally see Calgary calling Joe and asking about Cale... as stupid as it would be to do so... I mean, you can't expect them to not do due diligence.

Would love to know who those 4 LD are but would never expect you to share that. Hell, all these things will be answered in time... likely in the next five days or so.... I think I can wait.

Didn't mean to make you think I was busting your chops though.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Death, taxes, no Avs scoops. iirc we didn't even know we were involved in the Eichel sweeps until he said it himself.

Man don't remind me. Imagine if our genius GM at the time could've just sent all the assets for Eichel and not waste them trying to find a 2C solution thats now going on year 5.

 

[MacKaRtin]

That's like saying - we want major league franchises but we want them to suck ass... weird choice.

The tax is aimed at tech industry, not sports players

 

[dahrougem2]

Bro at this point Robertson might sign with the f***ing Kunlun Red Star. This guy is nuts lol

 

[forsbergavs32]

Have we traded for a LHD yet?