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

[NostraDanny]

If Chaka Con is still listening to Knies trades and considering shoring the net with Bobo,...I feel they should target Hellebuyck 1st and work their way down from that point.

 

[Clark4Ever]

So is giving good money to a 38 year old coming off a .870sv season. How is that less risky?

It does carry risk, but if I'm Chayka, it's a risk I'm willing to take. His overall recent body of work in the NHL regular season and the playoffs the last few years suggest that he is not done yet. Last season for Florida was pretty much a write off.

 

[Jmo89]

I just heard CJ say that the Knies trade talks are still very much open. He suggested something like Mctavish. It wouldn't be straight up obviously since his value is lower at this point.

Would Rielly and Knies for OZ and MM work?

Would also signing Tuch make it more palatable?

McTavish is intriguing and there's potential there but his best season isn't really close to Knies' best. I don't think McTavish is good enough to be a hockey trade so I'd hope they are looking at a few pieces coming back. I suppose McTavish and OZ would be an okay base. Unfortunately Anaheim doesn't have a 1st this year.

I don't see a reason to include Rielly in that. He likely returns something small on his own.

 

[NostraDanny]

Just like the JT signing, when you're courting players to come to your team, there's always some form of plan. I am sure they presented him with a few different things they are planning, and he's choosing to believe they will get that done. He's also aware the Leafs will have McKenna by the end of the week.

"New leaf Motto" lol,..."If You Plan On Planning,.. Please Plan The Plans At The Planning Table"

 

[kb]

We get players and things back, right?

And fall further back because they will get late 1sts and junk.

 

[rumman]

Count me as one of those

Tell me what you'd think would make sense?

Genuinely curious

Look what Brady returned and multiply by two.

 

[rumman]

Not this off season after the last 2 seasons he just had. He returns something like what Brady returned and sorry that's not good enough.

If you think that’s all a Captain America trade would return that’s on you, the rest of us know it’d be a ton more.

 

[Fogelhund]

Just for some laughs (Chayka, plz don't)

Ya... interesting enough.. the cap hit on Frederic and Stolarz are almost a wash.....

 

[kb]

Who the hell is tfreddy
Also I heard Friedman was on radio talking up the significance of the week we might have, is that real?

Trent Frederic?

 

[rumman]

If Chaka Con is still listening to Knies trades and considering shoring the net with Bobo,...I feel they should target Hellebuyck 1st and work their way down from that point.

Hellebuyck will want to be on a American team full stop.

 

[SprDaVE]

Ya... interesting enough.. the cap hit on Frederic and Stolarz are almost a wash.....

The term most certainly is not a wash.

I'm started to get a little scared here lol... First Nurse, now Frederic...

 

[Phion Keneuf]

I’ll take back Trent Frederic if it’s him + Oilers 2028 1st for future considerations.

He has a NMC and he’s American so we won’t have to worry about him waiving to come here either way.

 

[Superstar]

McDavid will love playing for Babs. He is great to guys like him. It’s guys farther down the lineup he will torture.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Kappanen had let it be known he is going to free agency. He played for Babcock in the bottom 6 in Toronto and has an idea what he would be in for.

McDavid better hope the bottom 6 guys are gud pros and don't get discouraged by Babcock and tank his efforts.

 

[Fogelhund]

The term most certainly is not a wash.

I'm started to get a little scared here lol... First Nurse, now Frederic...

Frederic was a pretty quality third liner with Boston. Edmonton doesn't play their bottom six enough, and they all seem to end up losing their offensive touch. Frederic plays RW primarily, has size, plays hard and physical, good speed, and put up 30 and 41 points with Boston. That's the type of reclamation project that we will be looking at. I don't know if there is more to the story that prevents a bounce back, but I always look at Edmonton's depth, and blame the team more than the players.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

So what though? If that happens, and we pick up valuable players, we can just move them out for futures.

We also won’t have a GM that will be just twiddling his thumbs hoping for something

 

[Rare Jewel]

Frederic could hypothetically be like a Hyman type for one of the top lines, likely 34's.

 

[ER89]

Look what Brady returned and multiply by two.

So picks. We get picks back and then what? Give up top 5s in b2b years?

 

[Superstar]

Frederic was a pretty quality third liner with Boston. Edmonton doesn't play their bottom six enough, and they all seem to end up losing their offensive touch. Frederic plays RW primarily, has size, plays hard and physical, good speed, and put up 30 and 41 points with Boston. That's the type of reclamation project that we will be looking at. I don't know if there is more to the story that prevents a bounce back, but I always look at Edmonton's depth, and blame the team more than the players.

Sometimes you have to wonder how motivated some players are after they get their big money.

 

[SprDaVE]

Frederic was a pretty quality third liner with Boston. Edmonton doesn't play their bottom six enough, and they all seem to end up losing their offensive touch. Frederic plays RW primarily, has size, plays hard and physical, good speed, and put up 30 and 41 points with Boston. That's the type of reclamation project that we will be looking at. I don't know if there is more to the story that prevents a bounce back, but I always look at Edmonton's depth, and blame the team more than the players.

Left handed winger that can play the right. He's been awful way before he got to Edmonton. He doesn't kill penalties. And signed until 2033. He's decently young sure, and he's physical.

I'm all for a buy low guy, but for our needs the risk to take on a guy signed forever is hardly buying low to solidify a need. I don't get any sort of upside here even if he's given up for free. He might be buyout material in the near future.

 

[trellaine201]

All I can say is I find it extremely difficult to beleaf this management group is happy with our goaltending situation. How it plays out is anyone’s guess.

 

[Morgs]

Frederic could hypothetically be like a Hyman type for one of the top lines, likely 34's.

Hypothetically, sure. Realistically, he's more like a guy you have sometimes in the press box, sometimes on the 4th line, or sometimes hoping someone does you a favour and picks him up on waivers.

 

[SprDaVE]

Frederic could hypothetically be like a Hyman type for one of the top lines, likely 34's.

Lol come on

And Robertson could score 40 goals like DeBrincat on the top line.

 

[Fogelhund]

Left handed winger that can play the right. He's been awful way before he got to Edmonton. He doesn't kill penalties. And signed until 2033. He's decently young sure, and he's physical.

I'm all for a buy low guy, but for our needs the risk to take on a guy signed forever is hardly buying low to solidify a need. I don't get any sort of upside here even if he's given up for free. He might be buyout material in the near future.

The swap out would be Stolarz, if we were set on signing Bob. Almost same cap hit.

You thought he was awful his 31 and 40 point seasons in Boston?

 

[SprDaVE]

The swap out would be Stolarz, if we were set on signing Bob.

Getting a worst contract isn't really making much progress. Just keep Stolarz at that point.

 

[ULF_55]

Frederic could hypothetically be like a Hyman type for one of the top lines, likely 34's.

No one is thinking Frederic is a Top 6 forward are they?

Thinking more along the lines of Frederic for Rielly straight across?