Trade and Free Agency - 2025-26

[BagHead]

wtf is that Tkachuk trade lol

Yeah... we aint getting Larkin if that's Brady's price.

 

[Mnsportsfan22]

Yeah... we aint getting Larkin if that's Brady's price.

Well that's one team that could beat our offers. If his list is short this might help.

 

[keppel146]

DAMN

I’m 100% ok with this not happening. We need to overpay for a center like Larkin.

 

[BagHead]

Well that's one team that could beat our offers. If his list is short this might help.

I did think of that, but it's still a hell of a higher price than I think we're truly capable of paying. We've got nothing that gets anywhere near a top-10 pick in value, IMO.

 

[Sweetnut]

I don't think Baby Ketchup is a player we need.
I don't want stupid players.

 

[Mnsportsfan22]

I did think of that, but it's still a hell of a higher price than I think we're truly capable of paying. We've got nothing that gets anywhere near a top-10 pick in value, IMO.

Wally has top 10 value easily (but obviously we shouldn't trade him)
Yurov and stramel have 1st round value and in detroits case they might rather have nhl ready players like yurov.
We can offer first pick 3 years from now to like Florida did

 

[NHL1674]

DAMN

Let's hope Quinn doesn't feel the same way.

 

[north21]

Well that takes Florida out of the larkin fun. If some of these other teams aren't ready to pony up thier prime assets maybe Detroit will cave and take our package of lesser parts.

 

[AKL]

I wonder if the Tkachuks uniting in Florida will have any impact on Quinn

 

[north21]

I wonder if the Tkachuks uniting in Florida will have any impact on Quinn

Those darn Tkachuks and even the Folignos are rubbing it right in his face. Just have to hope there are enough question marks around NJ that he says put.

 

[thestonedkoala]

GMBG offered him a contract before traded. He also offered a longer term than the 1 year that walked him into UFA.

Wonder what the contract looked like. But that says a lot to me.

 

[f7bennyboner]

Wonder what the contract looked like. But that says a lot to me.

The number was reported at the time and it was barely more than league minimum. I recall like 3x1.2m

 

[thestonedkoala]

The number was reported at the time and it was barely more than league minimum. I recall like 3x1.2m

And then he drops twice as much for Trenin

 

[Prior]

Larkin just watched a team in a similar, if not better, position than Detroit make a decision and trade their captain in a fair deal. Nothing in the deal includes what they’d like to have in a perfect world but the GM made a decision nonetheless. Something the Detroit GM struggles with. But yes, I am sure he is watching this and opening up his list further to help Yzerman.

 

[BagHead]

The number was reported at the time and it was barely more than league minimum. I recall like 3x1.2m

So, one year longer than he got from Washington, but 50% lower AAV. Reasonable offer and a reasonable rejection.

And then Guerin turned around and signed a similar player for nearly double what Duhaime got, and nearly triple what he offered him. That's the insane part.

 

[f7bennyboner]

So, one year longer than he got from Washington, but 50% lower AAV. Reasonable offer and a reasonable rejection.

And then Guerin turned around and signed a similar player for nearly double what Duhaime got, and nearly triple what he offered him. That's the insane part.

Absolutely that’s the insane part and it’s not a singular mistake. It’s his MO

 

[AKL]

Absolutely that’s the insane part and it’s not a singular mistake. It’s his MO

The strain we're feeling at this point, both in terms of cap space and assets, is because of Guerin's continual slight overpayments that everyone excuses because they're not so bad in each individual case, but add up in aggregate

 

[Prior]

More than comfortable with Duhaime not being on this team. Same with Summer Teeth. Dumping those types of players in the year they did missing the playoffs for what they did is what they should be doing.

The indictment of the front office and the scouting department is they have failed so miserably with anything beyond the first round. You should be identifying something that can eventually fill some type of role in the organization via that segment of the draft as well as the college/junior free agents you should be supplementing your org chart with. Because they cannot or Iowa cannot develop anything (or some combination), you have to fill those roles when needed. And now they need them.

 

[thestonedkoala]

More than comfortable with Duhaime not being on this team. Same with Summer Teeth. Dumping those types of players in the year they did missing the playoffs for what they did is what they should be doing.

Rather have Duhaime than Trenin. It seemed weird to dump Duhaime and then sign his replacement for like double the amount of money.

Also trading Brady doesn't feel great as a Wild fan and Hughes

 

[NHL1674]

I dont want to hear on July 1st that his top priority is to get a deal done yet he hasn’t been in contact with Hughes. They can't announce a deal till July 1st, but they sure as hell can talk about it right freaking now. Have it all worked out, so he just has to sign it when the calendar hits July.

 

[Wabit]

Duhaime played 82 games and had 9p last season. That's better than Pitlick and roughly the same rate as Jones.

 

[AKL]

Duhaime played 82 games and had 9p last season. That's better than Pitlick and roughly the same rate as Jones.

Year before that he was on par with Trenin, Foligno for half the price or less.

It's not a question, no one is saying Duhaime is the savior, we're talking about fourth liners here, Duhaime is/was better value than our current 4th liners, if only because he's half the cost.

 

[f7bennyboner]

Year before that he was on par with Trenin, Foligno for half the price or less.

It's not a question, no one is saying Duhaime is the savior, we're talking about fourth liners here, Duhaime is/was better value than our current 4th liners, if only because he's half the cost.

He’s also not skating in cement like half our current roster

 

[BagHead]

Duhaime played 82 games and had 9p last season. That's better than Pitlick and roughly the same rate as Jones.

Like I kinda said before, I'm not pining after Duhaime himself, I just want a player like Duhaime (especially in the 'paid like' sense) for the 4th line. That was also Duhaime's worst season of his career. I do think Trenin is a little better of a player, but emphasis on a little. He's not, say, $1.6 million better.

 

[Tally Tiger Shark]

This move by Florida tonight could possibly open up some trade options for Trenin or Foligno to teams in the east, especially in that division. The Panthers aren’t going to be fun to play against. Some teams might be looking to get a little heavier and grittier now.