GDT: Trade and Free agent Rumours thread | Chayka off-season edition

[Sypher04]

So excited he can’t make a public statement saying so.

Why should he have to?

 

[BallardEra]

A bit off topic, but I saw Tom Wilson at a park in Toronto with his family this week. The guy is an absolute unit.

He lives on Avenue Rd or around there. Seen him around a couple of times as well.

 

[SprDaVE]

Wilson will most likely be the next captain and isn't going anywhere.

I can see the possibility of Strome being moved out to upgrade the C position and can also see them adding a RD.

I was being sarcastic

 

[BallardEra]

I was being sarcastic

I figured you were half sarcastic.

 

[Duffman955]

Washington RW:

Tuch
Kyrou
Wilson
Leonard

Id happily take Leonard off their hands

 

[CtrlAltDel]

.

 

[MarlieParade]

Washington RW:

Tuch
Kyrou
Wilson
Leonard

Id happily take Leonard off their hands

They actually could use a couple LWs

Protas Strome Tuch
Macceli Dubois Kyrou
Robertson Protas Wilson
Beauvillier Sourdif Frank

 

[Crazy Monkey]

He lives on Avenue Rd or around there. Seen him around a couple of times as well.

Yeah someone was telling me he was part of the North Toronto hockey league growing up and grew up in that area.

It was cool seeing a dude look like an absolute beast, but being soft as butter with his kid

 

[Buckley]

He lives on Avenue Rd or around there. Seen him around a couple of times as well.

Lives near the arena named after him.

 

[BallardEra]

Yeah someone was telling me he was part of the North Toronto hockey league growing up and grew up in that area.

It was cool seeing a dude look like an absolute beast, but being soft as butter with his kid

Have heard he's a great dude off the ice.

 

[rumman]

Why should he have to?

He shouldn’t have to, but there would be nothing to speculate about if he did.

 

[rumman]

Every insider is trash now

If Friedman tweets it, I will pay some attention but everyone else is literally throwing **** at the wall to fill a radio/tv time slot.

Makes one pine for the days where Bob MacKenzie was still on the job.

 

[trellaine201]

I am looking for credible rumours which I believe is in this thread cause it sure as hell isn’t from the ones getting paid- the outsiders.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Have heard he's a great dude off the ice.

Wanted to go chat with him, but the guy was having a blast with his family and didn't want to interrupt that

 

[Commander Clueless]

Knies didn't hesitate to extend, same with Jake McCabe. Toronto really hasn't had the same trouble with US players that small market Canadian teams do

At least not yet...

 

[Budz]

Heard speculation that Knies is very close with the Doan family.

We know the Chayka and Doan rumours.

Any chance Knies asked to be moved because of this.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

At least not yet...

Oh so ominous.....

Matthew has extended here twice. Expecting it a third time unless he's traded

 

[LaPlante94]

Heard speculation that Knies is very close with the Doan family.

We know the Chayka and Doan rumours.

Any chance Knies asked to be moved because of this.

He was pretty excited we won the 1st pick and this was with Chayka already hired so I doubt he really cares.

 

[TimeZone]

Pagnotta just said live he would be incredibly shocked if Knies is moved, doesn't think it makes sense even if Buffalo is offering #4+

 

[Phion Keneuf]

McTavish to Rangers? Trocheck to… us maybe?

 

[Vince Young]

Nikishin + 1st rounder is a pretty good starting offer for Helle. I assume he's going to end up in Carolina

 

[Commander Clueless]

Oh so ominous.....

Matthew has extended here twice. Expecting it a third time unless he's traded

Not trying to be ominous, but we're like what - a month out from all the talk being about Auston wanting to leave? I wouldn't assume the Leafs are immune to the trend...but maybe they are. I dunno.

Matthews will likely only be traded if he wants out, so I would think your prediction is a pretty safe one.

 

[Budz]

Pagnotta just said live he would be incredibly shocked if Knies is moved, doesn't think it makes sense even if Buffalo is offering #4+

Well, that settles it.

 

[SprDaVE]

McTavish to Rangers? Trocheck to… us maybe?

 

[IrishInOntario]

Knies and Carlo for 2nd overall and Graff ?

Don't hate it. Frees up considerable cap space and allows you to add two impact, cost controlled wingers for one. Or draft Chase Reid at #2 if you feel great about him. I'd take Stenberg because I like the blend of...

McKenna-Matthews-Nylander
Stenberg-Tavares-Graf
Cowan

3 ELCs in the top 9 and Graf on an RFA deal. Gives you tons of cap room to keep Rielly if you want (at least for one year) and maybe even take on a contract the likes of Dougie Hamilton if the Devils don't want to pay him real money. Start the year with the following and sort it out later.

McCabe-Raddysh
OEL-Hamilton
Rielly-Tanev
Andrae-Danford