Friedman: Brayden & Luke Schenn Combo

[Petes2424]

Friedman mentioned it Saturday Night but it’s been going around the league lately, that Brayden would possibly welcome a move from St Louis, if he landed somewhere who also acquired Luke.

Sounds logical, but will it realistically happen? Don’t see Nashville trading for Brayden. So who else?

With Andrew Copp’s injury this weekend, Rasmussen’s status up in the air, and Detroit already looking for a RH role player on the backend, they’re after both a 2C and RHD on their 3rd pairing.

Who else would legitimately do this? Colorado maybe? Columbus?

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[Peter Griffin]

Vancouver. Organization loves the Schenns.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

This SCREAMS Toronto and Brad Treliving

 

[Soundgarden]

Please take Luke Schenn away from us.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

I'd take Luke on Detroit but Brayden still has 3 years on his deal at $6.5M.

 

[bov]

It does seem like a Toronto move. I wouldn't mind it for TB if STL and NSH are willing to retain significantly.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Vancouver. Organization loves the Schenns.

But is Brayden going to waive for a team that's not a lock for the Playoffs

 

[DistantThunderRep]

It does seem like a Toronto move. I wouldn't mind it for TB if STL and NSH are willing to retain significantly.

Yeah I also would be would be down for both given the right conditions

 

[Armourboy]

We couldn't get lucky enough for someone to want or Trotz to trade Schenn.

 

[BleedBlue14]

But is Brayden going to waive for a team that's not a lock for the Playoffs

it's not like he's on a team that has a reasonable chance to make the playoffs this year or next. By all accounts he's outwardly said he loves it here, won a cup here, I could see the hesitance sure. But he's a competitor and Vancouver is in a much better situation to be competitive the next couple of years than the Blues are.

 

[biturbo19]

That starts to become an awful lot of salary if you're acquiring both. Pending retention obviously...but i'm skeptical St.Louis would retain for that many years on Brayden. Nashville potentially on Luke i suppose, but you're still talking pretty substantial cap coming in, that you have to make room for.

 

[Peter Griffin]

But is Brayden going to waive for a team that's not a lock for the Playoffs

Hopefully not.

 

[RustyCat]

Both of those players style, position, and contract status organizationally fit the Jets needs. Both prairie boys and Brayden spent time in Brandon during WHL years.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

it's not like he's on a team that has a reasonable chance to make the playoffs this year or next. By all accounts he's outwardly said he loves it here, won a cup here, I could see the hesitance sure. But he's a competitor and Vancouver is in a much better situation to be competitive the next couple of years than the Blues are.

are they?

Boesser is a free agent.

Demko gets hurt if a butterfly in Japan flaps It's wings.

Petterson hasn't been the same since he signed that dwal.

Are you sure.

 

[AuraSphere]

Any trade to the Leafs would require Domi going the other way to make sense cap wise and some retention

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Friedman mentioned it Saturday Night but it’s been going around the league lately, that Brayden would possibly welcome a move from St Louis, if he landed somewhere who also acquired Luke.

Sounds logical, but will it realistically happen? Don’t see Nashville trading for Brayden. So who else?

The bolded terrifies me, given the way Trotz seems to run things. It would not actually shock me entirely if he picked up B.Schenn.

That said, hopefully he is willing to give up Luke instead. Again, it would kind of shock me just in the sense of how he seems to view players and lives in some yesteryear vision of what they bring. Luke is cooked. I mean, he has some physicality and will drop the gloves, but none of that makes up for him just not being able to keep up with the game anymore. At least, not for a basement/building team like Nashville. Maybe a contender thinks they could use Luke's toughness/experience/intangibles as a #6/3rd-pair RD? I am not sure that would pan out well, but who knows, Schenn in small doses is maybe ok for the playoffs?

 

[Fight4yourRight]

They already did a reunion in Philly and it wasn’t particularly thrilling.

Is this now a last hurrah?

 

[Petes2424]

I'd take Luke on Detroit but Brayden still has 3 years on his deal at $6.5M.

If they did it, they’d have to move either Copp or Compher this summer. The Blues do owe Yzerman one of those futures though lol, so maybe they’d take Compher. It will all depend on the comp obviously. I’d much rather have Brayden than Compher the next 2-3 years though. Even at his age.

But is Brayden going to waive for a team that's not a lock for the Playoffs

Both Vancouver and Detroit are in the hunt this year, and will be for the length of his contract. So I’m sure he’d waive for either. They’re also two of the best places to play, as a player.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I just don't see the fit with the Leafs these days. He was awesome with Rielly, that is appealing but what are the chances they can re-create that play? Schenn was kind of replaced with McCabe and Tanev.

Now B. Schenn fills a big need for us.

 

[stempniaksen]

Every Canadian team outside of Montreal would have massive interest I’d imagine.

From a Senators perspective, apparently they sniffed around Brayden last deadline, have been looking for a veteran forward recently and could use an upgrade at 3RD on Hamonic/JBD/Mantipalo. $$$ is an issue both short and long term but if that can be figured out I think it’s exactly the kind of package they would move futures for

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

If they did it, they’d have to move either Copp or Compher this summer. The Blues do owe Yzerman one of those futures though lol, so maybe they’d take Compher. It will all depend on the comp obviously. I’d much rather have Brayden than Compher the next 2-3 years though. Even at his age.

Both Vancouver and Detroit are in the hunt this year, and will be for the length of his contract. So I’m sure he’d waive for either. They’re also two of the best places to play, as a player.

I look at Vancouver and I see them as dysfunctional to say the least

 

[OVO16]

I think its Tampa tbh

 

[SEALBound]

Kostitsyn brothers 2.0! Yes, please!

 

[BleedBlue14]

are they?

Boesser is a free agent.

Demko gets hurt if a butterfly in Japan flaps It's wings.

Petterson hasn't been the same since he signed that dwal.

Are you sure.

Yes they have Quinn Hughes, Petterson is still a top 6 Center. They also play in one of the easier divisions to crack the top 3 in. Edmonton and Vegas are both in a competitive window. But Calgary is in the middle of a retool, Los Angeles is in an ok spot, they're probably the biggest competitior, Seattle is kind of a mess, Anaheim is trying to push out of a rebuild, San Jose is still very early into a rebuild.

I wouldn't say it's a gaurantee, but given all of the things they've dealt with this year, I'd say it's a good chance assuming Hughes is healthy soon that Vancouver takes the 3rd spot in that division.

Even if they didn't unless there is a rejuvenation in Nashville one of the Wild Card spots looks to be theirs for the taking.

 

[Iwishihadaspacebar]

The Leafs for one of them could make a bit of sense (Brayden in particular) but not both. Their combined cap is over $9m so it would need retention on both and Nashville has one retention spot, with Nyquist the obvious player to use that on at the deadline.

St Louis retaining for multiple years seems unlikely also.