OHL Trade Thread 2024-25

[JoeSchmo]

Sudbury mortgaging the future with this roster would be one of the biggest head scratchers I've ever seen

I can see Oshawa being a possible destination for Gibson.

 

[Kristina Hazzard]

I can see Oshawa being a possible destination for Gibson.

I would love to get another Brady smith

 

[Generalsupdates]

I can see Oshawa being a possible destination for Gibson.

Sounds good to me!

I would love to get another Brady smith

He needs to have a huge first half of the season and be on Team Canada if you're going to get a 2008 born 1st rounder back for him. Full years of Rehkopf, Bertucci and Barlow aren't even netting a 2008 born 1st. Half a year of Gibson will? Not the best year to be a seller so far

 

[EvenSteven]

Full years of Rehkopf, Bertucci and Barlow aren't even netting a 2008 born 1st. Half a year of Gibson will? Not the best year to be a seller so far

08 1st rounders cannot be traded until January. So it was impossible to get an 08 1st rounder for full years of Rehkopf, Bertucci or Barlow.

I would imagine, if the selling teams were more interested in an 08 1st rounder than the bundle of picks, they would’ve held off until January to make these trades.

 

[OMG67]

Sounds good to me!


He needs to have a huge first half of the season and be on Team Canada if you're going to get a 2008 born 1st rounder back for him. Full years of Rehkopf, Bertucci and Barlow aren't even netting a 2008 born 1st. Half a year of Gibson will? Not the best year to be a seller so far

I think we will see some 1st rounders traded at the deadline but more likley for package players like OS did last year acquiring McCue and Smith or Sarnia and NB with the Leblanc’s and Vilmanis.

If you see Ottawa move Pinelli at the deadline, I wouldn’t be surprised if Foster or Barlas were moved with him in a package deal. Teams will look to fill more than one hole on those deals.

 

[Generalsupdates]

I think we will see some 1st rounders traded at the deadline but more likley for package players like OS did last year acquiring McCue and Smith or Sarnia and NB with the Leblanc’s and Vilmanis.

If you see Ottawa move Pinelli at the deadline, I wouldn’t be surprised if Foster or Barlas were moved with him in a package deal. Teams will look to fill more than one hole on those deals.

Anything can happen come the deadline but of the likely good teams:
Barrie: 5th overall Parker Vaughan, usually top 5 picks don't get traded.

London: Logan Hawery told every other team he was going NCAA so he'd fall to London, unlikely he accepts a trade 6 months later.

Oshawa: told Brady Smith (who was mulling NCAA offers) that he wouldn't be traded. His family moved to Oshawa and his younger brother is playing 15U Whitby AAA now.

Brampton: already traded Valentini.

Kingston: didn't get Malhotra.

Brantford: O'Donnell could be traded. From Nova Scotia so don't know much about him.

So of the top 6 teams, only 1 is likely shopping it's 1st rounder? Doesn't look like it's shaping up to be a sellers market, which is also likely why Betuccci, Rehkopf, etc. are being sold before the year starts to maximize the pick return

 

[Petes1987]

It has been a different year in regard to trades. Many big names have been traded early in the season and another may be added to that list as Quentin Musty may be on the trade block as he has asked for trade. There is still some big names that could be traded such as Anthony Romani, Luca Pinelli, Cooper Foster and Matthew Andonovski. The issue that is emerging is that many contending teams do not have the draft picks to make a lot of trades. Oshawa only has two, 2nds and two, 3rds all in 2027 and 2028; Erie also only has two, 2nds and two, 3rds but three of those who are in 2025 and 2026; Barrie has the same amount of 2nds and 3rds as Erie and Oshawa does but does have 2nd and 3rd in 2025 and a 3rd in 2026. Flint and London has a few more. Only Brampton and Kingston have a lot of excess draft picks. I think we may see more young players traded than usual in moves at the trade deadline.