Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part XVIII

[Ola]

Hall comes with a near guarantee of getting the 1st overall pick every year he's on the team so that has to add to his value too

Yeah, he is a floater that mostly creates on the counter attack. Lol I wonder if he even was top 30 MVP the year he won. He and Jose Theodore are just embarrassing Hart winners. JMO.

 

[NYR Viper]

Supposedly has lost a lot of his skating post-injury

still putting up solid point totals

 

[Trxjw]

Trocheck has definitely fallen off but I can't imagine he'd be traded for a rental. Would have to think Hall would be signing an extension with Florida if that rumor was true. Not to mention if they're tossing Knight into the deal. Doing all of that for a guy without an extension in place would be absolute lunacy. Plus they'd be betting a hell of a lot on Hall carrying his own line.

Arizona has always made the most sense, IMO. They have a new owner trying to rebuild fan support and have young guys at the pro level they can spare.

 

[wafflepadsave]

Fair but Hall is probably the best rental to hit the market...ever. When is the last time a player 1.5 years removed from a Hart trophy was dealt? Hall will get a team’s #1 prospect.

Marty St. Louis

 

[wafflepadsave]

Trocheck has definitely fallen off but I can't imagine he'd be traded for a rental. Would have to think Hall would be signing an extension with Florida if that rumor was true. Not to mention if they're tossing Knight into the deal. Doing all of that for a guy without an extension in place would be absolute lunacy. Plus they'd be betting a hell of a lot on Hall carrying his own line.

Arizona has always made the most sense, IMO. They have a new owner trying to rebuild fan support and have young guys at the pro level they can spare.

By the way, where are his bags currently?

 

[Tawnos]

Marty St. Louis

Not a rental.

 

[bobbop]

Maybe Hall to Arizona will also involve Raanta or Kuemper going back.

Raanta is a short term solution and Kuemper isn’t going anywhere.

 

[bobbop]

I was told by my AHL guy to keep an eye on Montreal for Hall. They have lots of young prospects, cap room and a good goaltending prospect in Primeau,

 

[wafflepadsave]

Raanta is a short term solution and Kuemper isn’t going anywhere.

Sounds like Arizona is close right now.

 

[Trxjw]

Apparently Florida scratched Borgstrom and Heponiemi for their AHL game tonight. Hepo has been playing on the 4th line recently so that's not huge news, but Borgstrom is their top center. Both are considered top-10 prospects for Florida.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

Anthony Duke has 18 goals this year... that's one trade I would take back

 

[wafflepadsave]

Borg

Apparently Florida scratched Borgstrom and Heponiemi for their AHL game tonight. Hepo has been playing on the 4th line recently so that's not huge news, but Borgstrom is their top center. Both are considered top-10 prospects for Florida.

strom is someone I would covet with a skjei type trade.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I’d love one of Hep or Borgstrom

 

[Tob]

I’d love one of Hep or Borgstrom

Florida wouldn't trade Borgstrom for a McDonagh who could have been signed to a very friendly long term $6.75M FL deal but noooooo, now they might deal him for a rental. Pathetic.

 

[Irishguy42]

Anthony Duke has 18 goals this year... that's one trade I would take back

I really don't, because the Rangers win the Cup in 2015 if the freak accident with Zucc didn't happen.

Yandle was an phenomenal addition to the team.

 

[SA16]

Why do we need to take back the Duclair trade when if we wanted him we could have just signed him this offseason as a UFA?

 

[Irishguy42]

I was told by my AHL guy to keep an eye on Montreal for Hall. They have lots of young prospects, cap room and a good goaltending prospect in Primeau,

Imagine trading Hall for a goalie prospect, especially one who isn't Top 5 lol

Then again, he was traded for an average D, so I guess anything possible.

I get that the Devils are majorly hurting in the goalie department, but that shouldn't be the logic used in a Hall trade.

 

[Trxjw]

Friedman saying on Sportsnet that teams haven't been given permission to talk to Hall. Johnston says Arizona is the front runner.

 

[Avery16]

Why do we need to take back the Duclair trade when if we wanted him we could have just signed him this offseason as a UFA?

Or claimed him on the waiver wire last season

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Anthony Duke has 18 goals this year... that's one trade I would take back

yea six years and three teams later

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

if florida trades trochek+ for hall they should just be shut down

what an awful trade that would be for the panthers

devils will probably get some loose change and some picks. if it’s arizona the return is probably a mediocre player like hinostroza, a B prospect, a 1st, and a conditional pick.

 

[GAGLine]

Imagine trading Hall for a goalie prospect, especially one who isn't Top 5 lol

Then again, he was traded for an average D, so I guess anything possible.

I get that the Devils are majorly hurting in the goalie department, but that shouldn't be the logic used in a Hall trade.

Primeau obviously wouldn't be the only piece going to NJ, but definitely a player they would be interested in, I would think.

 

[bobbop]

Sounds like Arizona is close right now.

I would be very surprised if Arizona makes a big trade without the opportunity to talk to Hall. Doesn't mean he will sign now but I'm sure they would like some indication that he would consider a long term stay in Arizona. They simply do not have enough assets to pay a ransom without a lot of knowledge and that's not Chayka's style.

 

[egelband]

Fair but Hall is probably the best rental to hit the market...ever. When is the last time a player 1.5 years removed from a Hart trophy was dealt? Hall will get a team’s #1 prospect.

Hall is the ultimate puts-team-over-the-top move.

 

[usekakkorightquinn]

Who cares about Hall. People should be more concerned that Buchnevich has gone back to crap again. He looks as if he will be a lesser version of Kreider. Inconsistent, invisible at times with a lot less production than Kreider in areas of the game. That's a guy I would be all for moving. It's been 11 games for Andersson now for the Pack. It's time to get concerned. He has 5 points with just 16 shots in 11 games. I'm praying that he starts to put some points up down there.