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

[Duffman955]

Im not going to judge every single rumor I hear.

Lets see what the whole vision looks like.

There seems to be a lot of ingredients in the kitchen, but what dish is Chayka cooking

 

[Budz]

Could the Knies smoke be a precursor to signing Tuch?

It could certainly lessen the blow..

I only trade Knies for a similar aged, top pair d-man or center though.

I’ve said this all along - Tuch would fill out the Top 6 and balance RW/LWs.

Use Knies to get us a 2C or top 2/3 D.

You only add a few Million and fill multiple positions of need.

 

[weems]

In a time when Americans are bolting for the south, I'd be very surprised by that.


It feels like Mikhaeyev, who, at the right number, could be a good signing.

I wouldn't hate that as I was always a Mikheyev fan but what Raddysh was insinuating sounds a little bigger than him.

 

[Antropovsky]

Didn't listen to the segment, but this screams Kyper bullshit.

How does somebody get upset about this media response?

"I’ll start by saying that in my experience with Auston in Arizona — I was the GM there when he was coming up, before he was drafted even — and from watching him live, you see his passion for the game and the quality of player and person he is. I was very fortunate to get to know his dad, Brian, and his mom, Ema, and his sisters, family, and agent. You get a really good perspective on who Auston is and the type of people he surrounds himself with."

Im sure he at least met Auston's family once and even if he didn't, that's 100% a fair media trained response to a media question asking about Matthew's future.

It is silly, its not like Chayka said hes invited for Christmas dinners regularly at the Matthews household.

Just people trying to make Chaykas life miserable. Clearly there is a small group out to get him.

Might be good for us... Chayka strikes me as the competitive type who will
use it as fuel.

 

[rielledup]

-12 goals saved above expected and 37 years old.. yikes

 

[Rare Jewel]

I wouldn't that as I was always a Mikheyev fan but what Raddysh was insinuating sounds a little bigger than him.

Bob.


The Russians are coming.

 

[Buckley]

Why draft and develop goaltenders at all if when one shows promise you won’t give him a chance at all.
Hildeby had better numbers last season than Bob or any other Leafs goalie

There is no way they are going into the season with Stolarz and hildeby.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Im not going to judge every single rumor I hear.

Lets see what the whole vision looks like.

There seems to be a lot of ingredients in the kitchen, but what dish is Chayka cooking

 

[Kiwi]

There is no way they are going into the season with Stolarz and hildeby.

So instead we're getting a 38 year old who had worse numbers last season than all our underperforming goaltenders?

That's a plan alright

 

[trellaine201]

There is no way they are going into the season with Stolarz and hildeby.

Stolarz is not a starter.

 

[cyris]

Yeah, let's give the net to a guy with 26 games of NHL experience. Brilliant plan you got there.

I’m not trying to give him the net by himself. But he has developed exactly as you would want and now that he is ready we aren’t going to give him a chance?
Why bother developing goaltenders at all?

 

[Menzinger]

So instead we're getting a 38 year old who had worse numbers last season than all our underperforming goaltenders?

That's a plan alright

To be fair,.that was a strange season for Florida and they clearly threw the towel in half way through the year. Not sure we should treat those numbers as indicative of his ability moving forward. He put up a .914 during the 24/25 playoffs over 23 games

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

So instead we're getting a 38 year old who had worse numbers last season than all our underperforming goaltenders?

That's a plan alright

did you see the roster by the time the season was done? there was nobody left

if you can bring in Bob you do it

 

[Community]

What does AGM Raddysh know that we don't.....

Sounds like Thomas Harley to me!

But really, I don't know that Chayka would (or could) say anything about other players to Raddysh. Probably just stating that they value his qualities and are looking to collect other players with similar attributes.

 

[Buckley]

So instead we're getting a 38 year old who had worse numbers last season than all our underperforming goaltenders?

That's a plan alright

I didn't say it has to be Bob. But it will be someone. They aren't putting Cup aspirations on the back of Stolarz and hildeby.

 

[hamzarocks]

For goalies try to get Kuemper

Rielly for Kuemper + Ceci + 2nd round pick type deal perhaps.

We look to use Ceci as Tanev insurance policy if Tanev is injured

 

[CtrlAltDel]

It is silly, its not like Chayka said hes invited for Christmas dinners regularly at the Matthews household.

Just people trying to make Chaykas life miserable. Clearly there is a small group out to get him.

Might be good for us... Chayka strikes me as the competitive type who will
use it as fuel.

Chayka did say he has a burning desire to win, and more than likely wants to prove all the haters wrong.

 

[cyris]

I didn't say it has to be Bob. But it will be someone. They aren't putting Cup aspirations on the back of Stolarz and hildeby.

I’m okay if it’s Stolarz going out and someone without much term coming in.
If Hildeby is the odd man out what’s the point of developing goaltenders

 

[rumman]

Knies to the Rangers for Trocheck, Raddysh, Rempe, pick?

 

[SprDaVE]

If the Bob signing happens, it really makes me draw comparable to the Leafs of 2002-03 clearing out their goalie room going from Joesph, Schwab and Barrasso to Belfour, Kidd and Tellqvist.

Belfour drawing a lot of parallels to Bobrovsky.

Belfour was 37 when signing with the Leafs.
Belfour won 2 Vezinas at 25 and 27.
Belfour had 3 long playoff runs (WCF loss, cup win and cup loss)
At age 36, Belfour has a terrible year (.895 save percentage) and Dallas misses the playoffs)

Leafs sign Belfour to a 3 year deal (age 37-40, Lockout took a year)

Belfour rebounds with 2 very good seasons getting him Vezina votes
2002-03: 37-20-5 .922 S% and 2.26 GAA
2003-04: 34-19-6 .918 S% and 2.13 GAA

Bob will be 38.
Bob won 2 Vezinas at 24 and 28.
Bob had 3 playoff runs (SCF loss and then 2 cups)
At age 37, Bobrovsky has a terrible year (.877 save percentage) and Florida misses the playoffs)

I'm sure going deep on playoff runs took a lot out of Belfour and having that playoff run off helped him rest and that is why he improved the next year with the Leafs. Wonder if the same can be said for Bob. Just needed some rest.

(Very unlikely) but I also wonder if it’s a signed Bob+ for Stolarz and Ersson.

Florida gets Stolarz to start and Ersson to back up.

Leafs go with;
Bob
Hildeby
AA in the AHL

Move off Stolarz $3.75M. Say you sign Bob to $6-7M years you are getting a much more dependable for only $2-3M more.

Basically Bob and Hildeby at $7-8M vs Woll and Stolarz for $7M.

Pre cap era, it made sense to just give up money for huge risks. Who cares. Not sure that risk is the same today though.

It makes no sense to give a big deal to a guy that is turning 38 in September, especially after a pretty bad season. If he was dominant that's also another story.

We'll see what happens. I understand they probably want to improve in every area, but that's not much of an improvement.

 

[cyris]

Knies to the Rangers for Trocheck, Raddysh, Rempe, pick?

So a 23yo power forward for an OLD C, a 4th liner and an enforcer who is willing but not a not a great fighter

 

[Stephen]

With ZeroGPT AI pic detector.

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My guess is this is part of the Maple Leafs pitch deck to Bob and they prepared some visuals to help him imagine what it’d be like.

 

[BobClarkesfrontteeth]

For goalies try to get Kuemper

Rielly for Kuemper + Ceci + 2nd round pick type deal perhaps.

We look to use Ceci as Tanev insurance policy if Tanev is injured

Why Kuemper? Too many injuries just like Stolarz. You really want to bring back Ceci? Is that so Carlo only gets booed half the time?

 

[Budz]

Knies to the Rangers for Trocheck, Raddysh, Rempe, pick?

Oh dear god…

 

[BobClarkesfrontteeth]

My guess is this is part of the Maple Leafs pitch deck to Bob and they prepared some visuals to help him imagine what it’d be like.

Would that be considered tampering since it was leaked? They are not suppose to be having any conversations with him until July 1st.