Trades & Free Agency Thread: 2024-2025 Season Edition

[cyris]

I'm curious about how a Toews contract would look. The NHL minimum contract is $775k. Can we sign someone for that amount, pro-rated by the number of days left in a season? Like $250k, if that's how the math shakes out? Or if it's 2/3rds into the season, are we held to a $775k contract, meaning the prorated contract is really a $2.325 mil cap hit... of course pro-rated back to an actual of $775k addition for the balance of the season.

It would be prorated but as we are in LTIR and not accruing cap space it doesn’t really matter.
We would need to use $775k in cap space which we do have. The roster spot is the bigger issue. We would have to waive or trade someone and don’t have anyone that doesn’t require waivers.

 

[cyris]

To Toronto-
Jt Miller

To Vancouver-
Nick Robertson
Easton Cowan
David Kampf
2026 1st Round Pick

Hard pass. JT Miller seems like a pretty crappy teammate. Pettersson isn’t the first teammate he hasn’t gotten along with. Horvat and Schenn had issues with him too.
Add to that he has issues with consistency in his play.

Furthermore to bring him in at that cap hit you have to LTIR Matthews for the year which he has shown no interest in doing. And to fit him next season you are going to have to make more hard decisions.

Not worth all the trouble.

 

[SprDaVE]

Hard pass. JT Miller seems like a pretty crappy teammate. Pettersson isn’t the first teammate he hasn’t gotten along with. Horvat and Schenn had issues with him too.
Add to that he has issues with consistency in his play.

Furthermore to bring him in at that cap hit you have to LTIR Matthews for the year which he has shown no interest in doing. And to fit him next season you are going to have to make more hard decisions.

Not worth all the trouble.

In the off-season if this team still struggles to win a playoff round or two, I'd definitely be very inclined to do a big time shake up like that. But yeah for now, I don't understand why anyone would want to risk it all for JT Miller.

 

[cyris]

In the off-season if this team still struggles to win a playoff round or two, I'd definitely be very inclined to do a big time shake up like that. But yeah for now, I don't understand why anyone would want to risk it all for JT Miller.

Agreed. I’m open to shaking up the core. Especially if they come up short in the playoffs again.
A soon to be 32 year old JT Miller with all kinds of red flags just seems like a poor guy to bet on.

 

[Magic Man]

Ryan Reaves + Nick Robertson + COL 3rd

for

Mathieu Olivier

Reaves replaces the role Olivier plays for the Blue Jackets and they take a chance on Robertson becoming a useful middle-6 player along with a high pick. Olivier is a rental and this is his first season of decent production.

 

[ULF_55]

Rielly needs to go asap. It's pretty sad he's the highest paid defensemen we have and at this point probably our worst defensemen.

I think Rielly is maybe a teeny bit overpaid.

Today's better defensemen can make more: CapWages - NHL Salary Cap Data

To me it looks like the biggest issue is his footspeed, as he's never been great defensively.

Leadership is fine, but it shouldn't be confused with production/efficiency.

Leafs need a 1st. pairing defender and another 2nd. line center.

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

To Toronto-
Jt Miller

To Vancouver-
Nick Robertson
Easton Cowan
David Kampf
2026 1st Round Pick

Go post this on the trade rumours board, I'm sure Canucks fans will love it.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

Go post this on the trade rumours board, I'm sure Canucks fans will love it.

That's their shtick.

 

[Kiwi]

Is it just me or has that 3rd line of McMann Domi and Robertson looked pretty good since it's been together?

I haven't looked at there advanced stats but if they can continue this level of play should we be breaking that line up?

Do we need a 3C or a guy who can play 3C/LW in the top 6 just in case we want to keep our best attacking line currently together?

 

[cyris]

Looks like we claimed Mermis back from Utah.

Nothing wrong with more depth.

 

[Fogelhund]

Ryan Reaves + Nick Robertson + COL 3rd

for

Mathieu Olivier

Reaves replaces the role Olivier plays for the Blue Jackets and they take a chance on Robertson becoming a useful middle-6 player along with a high pick. Olivier is a rental and this is his first season of decent production.

I like the guy, but it's already public knowledge that Columbus really likes him, and Dreger has reported they are in extension talks. The dollars though are outrageous, if you believe this rumour.

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[ULF_55]

Go post this on the trade rumours board, I'm sure Canucks fans will love it.

Maybe they'll offer up Pettersson instead?

 

[Fogelhund]

Looks like we claimed Mermis back from Utah.

Nothing wrong with more depth.

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[Torontonian]

To Toronto-
Jt Miller

To Vancouver-
Nick Robertson
Easton Cowan
David Kampf
2026 1st Round Pick

The Miller / Petterson trade is going to be a hockey trade. It's not going to be for futures and what ifs.

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

Jonathan Toews might be coming back. He might be washed but he wouldn't cost assets to be a 3C.

 

[Sypher04]

Jonathan Toews might be coming back. He might be washed but he wouldn't cost assets to be a 3C.

If he’s capable of playing, it’d be hard to say I wouldn’t be interested.

 

[ULF_55]

The Miller / Petterson trade is going to be a hockey trade. It's not going to be for futures and what ifs.

Miller to NY
Kreider to Boston
Lindholm to Vancouver

 

[Fogelhund]

Miller to NY
Kreider to Boston
Lindholm to Vancouver

While Lindholm has disappointed in Boston, there is no world where they are moving a C, for a winger, when they really should be looking for another C.

 

[ULF_55]

While Lindholm has disappointed in Boston, there is no world where they are moving a C, for a winger, when they really should be looking for another C.

So Miller for Horvat?

 

[ULF_55]

While Lindholm has disappointed in Boston, there is no world where they are moving a C, for a winger, when they really should be looking for another C.

Miller and Lindholm are both centers ...

 

[Fogelhund]

So Miller for Horvat?

The basis being Miller for Zibanejad makes some sense. Both are C's, close in salary. NYR probably needs to add though.

Miller and Lindholm are both centers ...

Yes, and you are sending Kreider, who is not a C, to Boston, while you are sending Lindholm to Vancouver.

Miller to NY
Kreider to Boston
Lindholm to Vancouver

 

[ULF_55]

Yes, and you are sending Kreider, who is not a C, to Boston, while you are sending Lindholm to Vancouver.

Yeah, Bruins are getting the short-end there, but of course Lindholm was a free asset anyway.

Only team really winning in that 3-way deal would be Rangers.

I think Kreider could be had for next to nothing ... which would be okay with me for the Bruins.

 

[LaPlante94]

Jonathan Toews might be coming back. He might be washed but he wouldn't cost assets to be a 3C.

Seravelli said Leafs, Jets and Avs could be the top 3 teams after him if he comes back. Imo I'd say Jets are the favourite being a good team and being his hometown team.

 

[Puckstuff]

Jonathan Toews might be coming back. He might be washed but he wouldn't cost assets to be a 3C.

Definitely interested in Toews since he doesn't cost assets, although someone like Scott Laughton or Ryan Strome might be a bit lower risk.

 

[MarMarSab3]

Definitely interested in Toews since he doesn't cost assets, although someone like Scott Laughton or Ryan Strome might be a bit lower risk.

Ive been clamoring for Strome for months, that's the ideal guy imho