No interest in Toffoli unless the term is 2 years or less, which I can't imagine he'll go for.
If we can't land Guentzel, I'd see how eager the Blues are to move on from Brandon Saad.
Well so far some of the posters are so sold on Guentzel they want to pay him very close to 10 million when he is 36 - 37 yrs old. Shortsighted. Might as well deem him the Messiah.
A lot of buzz today based on Friedman’s podcast that Rutger McGroarty and the Jets aren’t talking, and the Jets might be looking to move him.
Don’t think we have the pieces to make that work - lousy news for Winnipeg.
If they can't sign him? So it is only his rights? Pretty sure the Peg will take the best of anything offered by any club. These usually end up being late picks or B prospects. It would be a very good swing at bat for the Nux
If we get Zadorov and Guentzel you can kiss Joshua goodbye
i would be shocked if Mikhayev is anything but a buyout
First off why Guentzel only? And for how much? All this fan favoured speculation is setting up Boeser's next contract. Guentzel - no one cares about his age or speed and he doesn't point totals of Boeser. If 10 mil for the Messiah then 10+ mil for BB?
Again why are folks still drinking the "not enough cap space"? Has anyone actually shown why other than just parroting it? A few shows are starting to hint that there may be enough. And then Guentzel's ask goes up and up.
Imagine if Bedard pulls a move like that.
Lindros and Lemieux both did that, Lemieux was persuaded to stay with Pitt but Lindros was moved.
Wasn't there a couple of college kids that did the same more recently? Vesey? Livingstone?
Guentzel is not the Messiah, there would be no guarantee he would mesh with EP so that would still leave a winger problem but no cap space to find another for 5+ years.
Better of offer 10 mil to Stamkos for 2 years. Reinhart will be re-signed in Florida for 7 mil or so, that's over 8 mil in Canada due to taxes.
That Winnipeg kid would be worth a swing, entry level contract, cap control for 6+ years yet, not cost a fortune in assets.
There are or will be yet several older veteran FA's that could be 3rd/4th line guys at lower costs.
The next 72 hours are going to be very active.
I see the Canucks signing Zadorov, Myers, Joshua, ALL what the coach wants and then making a bang in the trade market leading up to or at the draft.
I hope people realize that Hronek was not re-signed because of Hughes, Allvin made it quite clear he wants Hronek to lead his own pairing and they believe he can do that.
I also think they may end up signing Lindholm which would make sense. Giving up all those assets for a rental would not look good in the long run.
Rutherford's comments about fan reactions, statements he made when he first got here about making trades fans might not like, and success following the Horvat trade make me think there could be a really big name player to be traded, one already signed. I do think Rutherford/Allvin may have misread the fan reaction of the Horvat trade for some fans, some felt he had suffered through enough losing seasons here and was due for a chance at a cup. That trade was more reward for Horvat than a bad thing.
So if Rutherford has paved the way for a for a fan favourite player that is
already signed to be traded, who might that be? Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes, Miller? Mikheyev is already known so it's not him, Garland asked for a trade three time now and it is not a player that fans would lament of losing. Who else? Demko?