Trades & Free Agency Thread: 2024-2025 Season Edition

[LeafChief]

never gets old, counting chickens before they've hatched...........

He made a well written, well thought out post on a topic discussed by Friedman on HNIC last night.

He provided actual constructive discussing points to the forum. In my opinion, this is a lot more interesting to read than a handful of smooth brains that like to live in their echo chamber of negativity.

 

[Menzinger]

I don’t get what people see in Dewar, he’s been a complete non factor offensively and defensively since he’s gotten to Toronto. I would have no problem waiving him if we need to free up the cap space. It’s not hard to find fringe undersized NHL players.

Reaves should be getting the Simmonds treatment. Waive (no one will pick him up), send him technically down to clear most of his cap hit and keep him around the big club for practices and until you need him in your lineup.

I don’t mind Kampf. Yes he’s overpaid but he plays a position of need and there’s not much available out there. He’s excellent on the PK and is one of the few who show up in the playoffs. If we needed to free up cap space, I would have no issues moving on from Kampf but for now I’d hold onto him if we could.

Lorentz - Kampf - ________

I would be shopping around looking for a righty to play along side Lorentz and Kampf. Would love to acquire Bastian. Another local boy like Lorentz who can give you 10-12 minutes a night of physical hard working hockey.

I also don't mind Kampf as a player. But the problem remains is he makes too much money to be a 4C, and any third line run through him is going to be dead offensively.

 

[conFABulator]

Who is spending money before we have it? The question was what should we do IF the money becomes available?

Would you prefer the team waits until the last minute before developing a plan? Again, knowing what the cap is doing next year impacts moves we make this year.

If the team is thinking about it, what is wrong with fans doing it also?