Proposal: Laine to Nashville

[Porter Stoutheart]

Take out Askarov, then it’s closer

Also take out the 1st, svp. I mean, who knows what the team will look like next season. It's pretty wide open, even with all the old players added.

Nyquist had a career year, but of course isn't likely to come close to replicating that. But he's a pretty "safe" and reliable player. So Nyquist and some bits and pieces would be fine. But no more than that, and it has to stay Cap-neutral.

 

[maplepred]

Keep in mind the Preds also have an angry askarov who saw juuse get monster contract and there is a chance he gets frustrated and bolts for Russia…

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Keep in mind the Preds also have an angry askarov who saw juuse get monster contract and there is a chance he gets frustrated and bolts for Russia…

Yeah, there is ZERO chance Askarov is going to bolt for Russia.

He doesn't seem like a very "angry" guy, if you've ever seen any of his videos. His AGENT might be slightly perturbed, but I doubt Askarov himself is taking things as seriously as several HF posters are.

 

[pantherbot]

How about we do a three-way somehow with the Panthers. You send all those assets over, and we'll get you Laine, no questions asked.

 

[RC51]

To Columbus:
Askarov, Nyquist, Fabbro, TB 2025 1st

To Nashville:
Laine 50% retained

not enough! Nashville should add another 1st in 2026 and 2 seconds ( 2026+2027) and Putnum haha

 

[maplepred]

Yeah, there is ZERO chance Askarov is going to bolt for Russia.

He doesn't seem like a very "angry" guy, if you've ever seen any of his videos. His AGENT might be slightly perturbed, but I doubt Askarov himself is taking things as seriously as several HF posters are.

Zero chance?? That’s pretty bold to say. If he isn’t being traded and is stuck in the ahl behind Saros and a khl team offers him a big payday to play back home why not take it?
Playing devils advocate here…

If we did not sign Saros to the albatross contract things would be much different.

 

[Viqsi]

Keep in mind the Preds also have an angry askarov who saw juuse get monster contract and there is a chance he gets frustrated and bolts for Russia…

I would have expected to hear this theory from someone trying to poach Askarov, not from a Preds fan.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Zero chance?? That’s pretty bold to say. If he isn’t being traded and is stuck in the ahl behind Saros and a khl team offers him a big payday to play back home why not take it?
Playing devils advocate here…

If we did not sign Saros to the albatross contract things would be much different.

I believe ZERO is very accurate at this juncture in time.

Why would he be "stuck" in the AHL? He wasn't a better goalie than Kevin Lankinen last season. At times he wasn't a better goalie than Troy Grosenick. He came here in the first place because he wasn't getting playing time in Russia. All he has to do is be better than Scott Wedgewood. Is that such an insurmountable obstacle?

He is being granted every opportunity to emerge as an NHL-caliber goalie in the Nashville organization right now. I think he will succeed. But he isn't there yet. An awful lot more needs to happen before he's in a position to take relative peanuts in the KHL over pursuing an NHL career. I'm not saying it couldn't happen a few years from now - but that would be contingent on him basically failing to progress as a prospect. And if THAT happens... at that point who cares?

 

[Jared Dunn]

I know Laine is probably getting underrated on these boards (maybe guilty myself) but we don't need to over correct like this, good lord

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Keep in mind the Preds also have an angry askarov who saw juuse get monster contract and there is a chance he gets frustrated and bolts for Russia…

Then he can bolt for Russia and spend the next 5 years waiting to come back to the NHL, which would be a bit of a self-own since otherwise he could be an NHL player as early as this season.

 

[token grinder]

Laine is damaged goods. HE shouldn't and probably won't fetch what his talent says he should. Kuznetsov fetched a 3rd? Laine may get a 2nd if straight for a pick. Maybe a 1st if they retained salary. It is sad, but kinda is what it is once you enter the program and try to get the help you need. If he did, the team that buys him now stands to reap some hearty benefits

 

[ellusive]

To Columbus:
Askarov, Nyquist, Fabbro, TB 2025 1st

To Nashville:
Laine 50% retained

Lol what

 

[McHelpus]

It's a breath of fresh air when OP doesn't overvalue its own assets. But I don't think you need askarov to get the deal done..

 

[maplepred]

Lol what

Nyquist is 35 yesss old and won’t repeat last season.

Fabbro is a bottom pair defenseman.

Tampa first will be a low one.

Askarov has no place in Nashville not with Saros signed. Could bolt to Russia if not dealt and a clear path to nhl.

So yeah… what?

 

[PredsV82]

To Columbus:
Askarov, Nyquist, Fabbro, TB 2025 1st

To Nashville:
Laine 50% retained

Holy shit that's awful as are all your assumptions you use to justify this turd

Right now Laine would be a cap dump for CBJ and you are offering a return like he's Draisatl

 

[maplepred]

Holy shit that's awful as are all your assumptions you use to justify this turd

Right now Laine would be a cap dump for CBJ and you are offering a return like he's Draisatl

Yeah I’m sure a late first, bottom pair dman, 35 year old winger who overachieved and a good goalie prospect gets draisaitl

 

[Xoggz22]

Right now Laine would be a cap dump for CBJ and you are offering a return like he's Draisatl

Took a little bit to get here but.... Laine is not a Cap dump. CBJ not in Cap trouble for the next few years. You can say his value is low, but certainly not a Cap dump. A Cap dump would imply he'll be given away. Not the case. We'll eventually see what the real value is to another GM and the GMDW. I'm excited for that day to happen... soon please.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Wait, A Nashville fan is proposing this?

Way too much from the Preds

Fabbro and Nyqvist aren't worth much. So Askarov and a 1st. A lot but goalies don't go for much.

 

[Viqsi]

Holy shit that's awful as are all your assumptions you use to justify this turd

Right now Laine would be a cap dump for CBJ and you are offering a return like he's Draisatl

He's not a cap dump, but otherwise, yeah, it's pretty bad. "Fabbro is a bottom pairing defenseman" is especially absurd.

 

[maplepred]

He's not a cap dump, but otherwise, yeah, it's pretty bad. "Fabbro is a bottom pairing defenseman" is especially absurd.

Fabbro is a top four guy??

 

[Viqsi]

Fabbro is a top four guy??

Yes. Easily. I am in fact amazed and appalled that this is even a question for you.

 

[maplepred]

Fabbro and Nyqvist aren't worth much. So Askarov and a 1st. A lot but goalies don't go for much.

Right? And Laine has 117 points in his last 129 games. People acting like I offered the moon for him. Fabbro is cap dump at this point especially after resigning carrier.
Askarov has less value after the Saros signings as people know we can’t use him now, he’s not our long term guy.

A Tampa first is late and likely never makes nhl. Nyquist we should sell high. Because he’s not repeating a 70 plus point season again, never happened before.

Yes. Easily. I am in fact amazed and appalled that this is even a question for you.

Then why resign carrier to make him a bottom pair guy and put us in cap situation?

 

[JPT]

Lol no. What is this?

 

[Viqsi]

Then why resign carrier to make him a bottom pair guy and put us in cap situation?

Because you always need more capable defensemen, especially when you're calling up kids that may need to be sheltered?

 

[maplepred]

Because you always need more capable defensemen, especially when you're calling up kids that may need to be sheltered?

But we can’t keep fabbro now because of cap issues… so again… makes no sense lol