Eklund Rumor: Brady Tkachuk for Colton Parayko

[hockey20000]

if ottawa did this trade thats me done as a fan lol..

 

[BlueSeal]

Again meh....you could say the same for Pittsburgh tampa Washington etc...again when the hot streak ran out we saw what happened.

Tampa's on its second cup going for a third. Whatever architecture they have going on there is working.

To say the window is still wide open is a bit of a stretch

Where did I say or imply this? Please don't put words in my mouth.

 

[BlueSeal]

Not exactly. Therre is a difference between hot and elite. We saw that this year . Price didn't get hot, he played the way he can. Vask is the best in the world, he didn't get hot , he just played his game. In this case he got hot and was new. Once the rest caught on it was back to earth, kinda like Matt Murray was in Pitt

And the rest of the team? What about them?

 

[Mike Liut]

Blues hang up the phone

 

[mouser]

this is kind of a fun one, but it has the credibility of a proposal from an HFposter.

It's fun because St.Louis would like to get Tkachuk, and there are public rumors floating around that he would like to end up there eventually.

The Parayko suggestion is fun, but also evil. Ottawa would love him, but that is some dick move. The Blues sign a guy to 8 years, with a full NTC and at a low cap hit, possibly because he wants to stay in St.Louis, and to do this trade before that NTC kicks in. Wow, I do not see that happening.

Also, obviously, it seems like they could eventually get Tkachuk anyway. Trading away arguably your top Dman for a winger seems short sighted.

Parayko's NTC has almost certainly already gone into effect.

When signing an extension, any NTC/NMC can be made retroactive if the player is eligible to have one in the current season. Parayko qualifies for that in 2021-22. Would be negligent of his agent not to have that clause included in the extension.

 

[vipera1960]

Yes, the Blues will 100% trade Parayko who we just signed to an 8 year extension...

My guess is he’s a day late and a dollar short. I.e. the Blues offered Parayko with 1 year left, got rejected, and then just signed him.

 

[ponder]

Kind of fascinating, I want to believe.

You shouldn’t believe. Dwayne Klessel has no connections/sources, he’s just some random dude with a blog pulling garbage out of his ass for clicks. There’s nothing more to this, or any of Dwayne’s made up “rumours,” thank you or I making up random trades.

Nearly the only time he’s ever “right” is when a legit reporter breaks a story on Twitter, Klessel sees the tweet and puts the info up on his own site, trying to act like it’s from one of his “sources”, giving no credit to the reporter who actually broke the story.

 

[Connor McConnor]

i guess $6.5 million is a lot of money no matter what, but considering parakyo's contract to be too much seems a bit out of tune. you can pay up to $3m more and get nurse, who puts up slightly less points and gives you less shutdown defense if you actually want that "he's not cheap either" comeback to land.

Parayko just signed for 8 years and already has back issues. Nurse just finished playing 60 minutes in a game and put up more points than Parayko has in a year in 25 less games. I do think peak Parayko is better than Nurse but availability is important too.

 

[BlueSeal]

Parayko just signed for 8 years and already has back issues. Nurse just finished playing 60 minutes in a game and put up more points than Parayko has in a year in 25 less games. I do think peak Parayko is better than Nurse but availability is important too.

Nurse contributes points. Colt contributed to a Stanley Cup. I’ll keep Colt.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Blues landing both Tkachuks might just be the nail in the coffin for their cup runs.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Isn't the OP literally
"Blues are interested in Tkachuk. Ottawa interested in Parayko".

nowhere did I get the sense that Blues are interested in trading Parayko, just that Ottawa would like him.

It's cute and all but not sure if this is going anywhere

Is that all it takes? Parayko is also rumored to join my beer league squad.

 

[Deen]

Blues landing both Tkachuks might just be the nail in the coffin for their cup runs.

St. Louis would have to give up everything they have to make that happen.

 

[centipede2233]

St. Louis would have to give up everything they have to make that happen.

Or stlouis just waits for m.ktachuk to hit ufa in less than 2 years, and get Brady in less than 4

 

[Deen]

Or stlouis just waits for m.ktachuk to hit ufa in less than 2 years, and get Brady in less than 4

Wouldn't shock me. Seems like they both have been disgruntled lately.

 

[Kocur Dill]

Is it really that hard to believe the Blues could be interested in Tkachuk, and when they ask Ottawa what it would take, Ottawa says Parayko?

Everyone is too busy hating Eklund, and I get it, and this is some nothing speculation because ultimately St. Louis won't pull the trigger, but the report itself seems reasonable.

That's the way I read it as well. Eklund does himself a disservice with his lack of Authorship and only giving the cliff notes of what he hears. Then readers jump to conclusions because they are not comprehending what he wrote.

It seems as if the cost is Parayko for Tkachuk. There is no context on of this will be an ongoing conversation, or if it was an inquiry and a counter offer only, with no further discussion.

 

[simon IC]

Hard pass. This is nonsense.

 

[Jerkbait]

And the rest of the team? What about them?

What about them? They lost their #1 D and other teams in that conference are now deeper.

 

[Jerkbait]

Tampa's on its second cup going for a third. Whatever architecture they have going on there is working.



Where did I say or imply this? Please don't put words in my mouth.

Pittsburgh was back to back champs too , one could say their architecture was flawless too until the wheels fell off. I never put any words in your mouth, if you re read the actual thread I was replying to someone who said the window is wide open!!! You chose to reply to me ,get it right

 

[SML2]

So who's the grinch in the Blues front office who gets to hold the bag when that Layla kid from their cup run finds out they traded Parayko?

 

[Seachd]

Such a terrible rumour.

For starters, from a value point of view, I don’t see any way Ottawa even considers this.

Secondly, St. Louis just signed Parayko and are in a different spot than Ottawa in terms of expectations, so they’re not moving him.

Fugly.

 

[SwivelSchwartz]

I dont disagree that they could compete somewhat but more like a tier 2 contender or mayne even a tier 3....Colorado and Vegas are ahead by miles. They more in line with Edmonton Winnipeg etc and Chicago close behind

Where did you have Montreal last year and the stars the year before that?

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Basically in a nut shell Blues fans say HELL NO and Sens fans say HELL NO?

 

[SwivelSchwartz]

Is that all it takes? Parayko is also rumored to join my beer league squad.

I mean yeah, I’d be betting my life savings on your team to win your beer league if they got him..

 

[67Blues]

How the conversation went:

Dorian: Hello?
Army: Hey Pierre. We could be interested in Tkachuk if you are looking to move him. What are your thoughts?
Dorian: Parayko
Army: Okay, so how was the year salmon fishing trip? Family doing alright? Good to talk to you again, send your kids my best. <click>

Eklund: Tkachuk for Parayko E3

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

HockeyBuzz.com - Eklund - Source: Sens and Blues Have Talked About Tkachuk Trade. Parayko?

As per Eklund...

There is no secret that the Blues would love to bring in Tkachuk. The only name that appears to have gotten the attention of Ottawa is Colton Parayko…The talk now has not involved any other players or prospects I am told…

Will update with any new info…

Would you make that trade?

not no, but hell no