Speculation: Trade Deadline: March 8, 2024

[AZviaNJ]

Nick Schmaltz is not a good defensive hockey player and has not stuck at center ever because he shies away from board battles and physicality, is prone to laziness too many nights, and is not positionally sound in his own end. No one should be under the illusion that he is a good defensive hockey player. He is below average.

Very frustrating player who has some innate skills (eg: zone entries) but is massively inconsistent with effort, is soft and doesn't appear interested improving the parts of his game that are lacking.

Not the type of veteran player you want around a young team.

Hopefully he gets moved.

 

[rt]

Sure there are, but we signed him to the contract. We will get the value back from an over paid player, that still might be our second best all around forward.

Chayka signed him.

No he is not, he is actually above average in his own end, that is why he can play some C, his defense is good.

Soft lost and lazy in the d zone. One of the worst on the team. And that’s hard to do.

All of our second round picks aren't going to get us a good NHL player this summer. Packaging Schmaltz and picks this summer might get us a good NHL player.

Sure hope so!

 

[cobra427]

Nick Schmaltz is not a good defensive hockey player and has not stuck at center ever because he shies away from board battles and physicality, is prone to laziness too many nights, and is not positionally sound in his own end. No one should be under the illusion that he is a good defensive hockey player. He is below average.

Totally disagree, thats why he can play some C because he is average or above on D. He's better than Keller on D too.

 

[rt]

Nick Schmaltz is not a good defensive hockey player and has not stuck at center ever because he shies away from board battles and physicality, is prone to laziness too many nights, and is not positionally sound in his own end. No one should be under the illusion that he is a good defensive hockey player. He is below average.

Nailed it.

Very frustrating player who has some innate skills (eg: zone entries) but is massively inconsistent with effort, is soft and doesn't appear interested improving the parts of his game that are lacking.

Not the type of veteran player you want around a young team.

Hopefully he gets moved.

100%

 

[AZviaNJ]

50p Players don't grow in trees. Same goes for 20g scorers.
Thats all i am saying.

He should be a 75p player and 30g scorer....if he worked harder.

 

[Coyotes19c]

Stecher traded to EDM.

 

[cobra427]

Chayka signed him.

The Coyotes signed him

Soft lost and lazy in the d zone. One of the worst on the team. And that’s hard to do.

Sure hope so!

He is one of our better forwards on D, you are way off in your observations.

 

[rt]

The Coyotes signed him

Chayka signed him.

He is one of our better forwards on D, you are way off in your observations.

The opposite is true.

 

[Foggy1097]

I love you guys but some of you are so funny.

“What a pathetic effort!” “This team is so frustrating!” “Too many stupid mistakes…unacceptable!” “Where is the heart? Why isn’t AT doing more with this group?” And so on and so forth…but then at the same time…

“No don’t trade any of our players away, they’re great!” “Why are you underrating our players?!” “Now is not the time to trade players let’s wait until they are older and have more miles and have less value!”

I don’t get it haha.

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

Doubt the return is much at all for Stecher. Wasn’t much last year. Sucks, Stecher is a very under appreciated piece and I shudder to think how our defense will be the rest of the year with him gone

 

[Foggy1097]

Totally disagree, thats why he can play some C because he is average or above on D. He's better than Keller on D too.

He has only played C out of pure desperation on the team’s part. That is literally the only reason. If he was good defensively, consistent effort wise, and above average as a defensive forward….he would bring playing center right now! But he isn’t.

 

[rt]

I love you guys but some of you are so funny.

“What a pathetic effort!” “This team is so frustrating!” “Too many stupid mistakes…unacceptable!” “Where is the heart? Why isn’t AT doing more with this group?” And so on and so forth…but then at the same time…

“No don’t trade any of our players away, they’re great!” “Why are you underrating our players?!” “Now is not the time to trade players let’s wait until they are older and have more miles and have less value!”

I don’t get it haha.

I love you.

 

[Mosby]

Carolina just cleared a ton of cap space with waivers. Likely Guentzel but maybe Schmaltz.

Dumba is scratched tonight.

 

[rt]

Might be fun to claim Lemieux just for giggles.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Might be fun to claim Lemieux just for giggles.

or run it back with Raanta, Oesterle and Tony D....

 

[rt]

or run it back with Raanta, Oesterle and Tony D....

Noooooooo!!!!!

 

[Mosby]

Might be fun to claim Lemieux just for giggles.

I like him but he doesn't pass BA's "no dirtbags" test.

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

With teams bidding for toffoli and Guentzel, I don’t see any realistic way schmaltz goes. That’s a summer trade, if it happens at all

 

[SR]

Still hearing schmaltz and Vej.

Things are going to get interesting with all the waiver players.

I’d have to imagine we make a claim or two

 

[Foggy1097]

Still hearing schmaltz and Vej.

Things are going to get interesting with all the waiver players.

I’d have to imagine we make a claim or two

Even with Vej starting tonight?

 

[SR]

From what was sent to me - Schmaltz was almost dealt at last years deadline and then again at the draft. A couple teams have inquired about him but his cap hit is an issue and AZ isn’t interested in retaining on him since he has another year remaining. If he’s still here after the deadline it could be done at the draft.

Vejmelka - struggled this year but has proven he can be a capable guy. Ingram has solidified himself as the number 1 guy and there’s value out there for Vej, but another goalie needs to come back to fill the back up role until the year ends.

If O’Brien is dealt it’s likely to the East and could be one of them future consideration deals.

Dumba
Bjugstad
Zucker

All will be dealt before tomorrow.

Again, this isn’t me speculating or coming from me, this is just what was sent to me after I inquired.

 

[lanky]

I guess someone's willing to over-pay for Bjugstad. Can't imagine any other reason for trading him. We could use him on the roster next season.

 

[moosemeister]

I’d be shocked if Bjugstad gets traded. He’s having a baby nd an extra year on the contract.

 

[DustyDangler]

Dumba (as warned by Minny fans) and Zucker are complete FA mistakes.

Two blemishes on BA's GM resume for sure. 3rd and 4th, hopefully. They're both down-the-line chips for teams that lost out on bigger chips.

They are only mistakes if he is unable to move them.

 

[Jakey53]

He should be a 75p player and 30g scorer....if he worked harder.

Or played with a better supporting cast. I don't think many think Schmaltz is a 75 pt. player, and if many GM's think that we should be getting a 1 rounder for him. If we can only get a second as rt suggested so we can spend it on our D would be fine, but whatever player we want is going to take more assets than a 2nd. Not only do we lose a 50pt. player we lose more assets as well. Might have to package Schmaltz to get a best case return.