Speculation: Trade and Free Agency - 2024-25

[AKL]

Let's get Jonathan Toews on this team. That's a real leader. We can jettison fake-never-won-anything-in-his-career-leader Zuccarello. Rossi can learn a lot, and I'll get to wear my Toews Sioux jersey again.

 

[MNRube]

Here is how I see next year:


Top 6: Kap, Rossi, Zucc, EK, Boldy, $7M UFA

3rd line: Yurov, Foligno, Hartman/Gaudreau

4th line: Gaudreau/Hartman, Trenin, Brazeau

Fighting for spot: Ohgren, Heidt, Hinostroza

Not resigned: Mojo, Nyquist

Maybe they drop EK with Foligno and try to recreate a GREEF type line again. Assuming Yurov would then move up to Top 6, depending on whether the UFA we target is a W or C.

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Top 4: Faber, Brodin, Middleton, Spurgeon

Bottom pair: Two of Buium, Jiricek, Bogosian

Not resigned: Merrill

Traded: Chisholm

Am I missing anyone?

The lineup may not look entirely different, but the collective upside of Buium, Yurov, Ohgren, Jiricek, Heidt, Wallstedt offers some hope IMO

 

[BagHead]

Let's get Jonathan Toews on this team. That's a real leader. We can jettison fake-never-won-anything-in-his-career-leader Zuccarello. Rossi can learn a lot, and I'll get to wear my Toews Sioux jersey again.

Right when I started thinking you were cool.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Here is how I see next year:


Top 6: Kap, Rossi, Zucc, EK, Boldy, $7M UFA

Who is your ideal $7M UFA?

 

[Spurgeon]

Who is your ideal $7M UFA?

Brazeau

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I wonder if Kane is locked into playing with Detroit, or open to other places. Guerin could offer him $8M if he bridges Rossi or gets him to buckle a bit.

 

[MNRube]

Who is your ideal $7M UFA?

I don’t love Boeser, but he’s probably the best short term fit. Be nice to have a real RHS sniper for first time in franchise history.

Marner would be incredible but don’t see the cap working unless we move Spurgeon or something.

Trade targets I like are Barzal, Tuch, E.Lindholm (risky but I think he’s better than he’s shown lately).

Mostly focusing on teams trending toward a rebuild.

 

[DigitalBoldy]

But placeholders usually don’t have full NMCs. Albeit Foligno’s goes to a M-NTC in. 2026-2027 it just feels like BG has the entire roster under trade protections that will make it very hard to move.

The placeholder theory actually makes sense with when the full no trades end and the dead cap lowering. After next season the only player with a full no trade will hopefully be Kaprizov.

Next season, the full no trades are Kaprizov, Zucc, Foligno, and Middleton.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

2 options, and you have to choose 1:

#1 - Trade Kaprizov to Carolina for Nikishin + 2025 or 2026 1st round pick, plus sign Marner to 7 x $13M

or

#2 - Re-sign Kaprizov for 8 x $15.5M

 

[Minnewildsota]

2 options, and you have to choose 1:

#1 - Trade Kaprizov to Carolina for Nikishin + 2025 or 2026 1st round pick, plus sign Marner to 7 x $13M

or

#2 - Re-sign Kaprizov for 8 x $15.5M

I’d probably do #1

 

[DANOZ28]

unless yurov stinks, i want to see him on the 1st line w kap & rossi.

 

[north21]

Marner would be incredible but don’t see the cap working unless we move Spurgeon or something.

What else can we do? Maybe buy out some people?

 

[MNRube]

What else can we do? Maybe buy out some people?

Trenin + Hartman
Zucc
Rossi for a player on an ELC
Foligno + Freddy

 

[Mnsportsfan22]

Trenin + Hartman
Zucc
Rossi for a player on an ELC
Foligno + Freddy

I think it only takes hartman and trenin to afford 12-13 player

 

[JiricekSaveUs]

2 options, and you have to choose 1:

#1 - Trade Kaprizov to Carolina for Nikishin + 2025 or 2026 1st round pick, plus sign Marner to 7 x $13M

or

#2 - Re-sign Kaprizov for 8 x $15.5M

First option easily. I think Guerin has to make a real run at marner this summer. You can figure out the money later. Dallas isn’t exactly swimming with cap space next year and that didn’t stop them from adding a game changer. Plus, it’s Kaprizov insurance.

 

[AKL]

I realize Hartman is pretty unpopular around here right now, and I realize he's not having a very good offensive season, but of all the guys we're talking about moving, he would still be the last one I'd get rid of.

I think he's the only one of them capable of playing the heavier, aggressive two way game, while also not being a black hole offensively. He's been good the last couple games with Hinostroza, they generate some chances. Foligno by comparison looks completely useless offensively. Trenin is also completely useless offensively. Zuccarello is going downhill fast and if they get another player for the line with Kaprizov (Yurov or FA), Zuccarello won't have a place on this roster that makes any sense.

I would move any of those three and bet on Hartman rebounding next season.