Trades & Free Agency Thread: 2024-2025 Season Edition

[LeafParade]

The Avs traded a young goalie and a pick for Scott Wedgewood. Surely we can get some kind of pick for Matt Murray at some point

Canes or Oilers need a goalie, not sure who else.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Matt Murray for a 2026 7th rounder...like it's such a reasonable price lol.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Boston took such an L trading Ullmark and then immediately losing all negotiating leverage with Swayman

 

[arso40]

Boston took such an L trading Ullmark and then immediately losing all negotiating leverage with Swayman

About as bad as they could have played it other than losing swayman too but at this point might as well have traded him for a kings ransom and then tried to fleece us again for another goalie lol

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

About as bad as they could have played it other than losing swayman too but at this point might as well have traded him for a kings ransom and then tried to fleece us again for another goalie lol

Supplying the bruins with rask, Hamilton and Seguin was such a legendary run of bad trades to the same team. May not be topped

 

[Legion34]

Jiricek for daemon hunt and draft picks? Really we couldn’t beat that?

 

[Jacquestrapless]

 

[rielledup]

How do feel about bringing Jake Walman back to his hometown? He's having a great year in SJ and showing hes a good top 4 dman. He's 28 so he doesn't fit with SJ's rebuild so it makes sense for both teams.

 

[barilko05]

Supplying the bruins with rask, Hamilton and Seguin was such a legendary run of bad trades to the same team. May not be topped

Ugh! It pains me everytime I think about it. Rask was bad enough...then dumping those picks for Kessel. He was great...don't get me wrong. But we could have gotten him for Kaberle and the 7th overall (Kadri). Burke wouldn't pull the trigger, only to eventually trade Boston Kaberle anyway...for Joe Colborne and a 1st and 2nd. But wait...it doesn't end there. That first got dealt to Anaheim to move up to draft Tyler Biggs and Stu Percy. Anaheim's pick at 30? Richard Rackell. The 2nd also got dealt for JM Liles. That pick bounced around to a few teams and eventually amounted to nothing. But it left us without a 2nd in the 2011 draft where we missed out on potentially drafting...John Gibson. Oww...it hurts my soul even now.

 

[SprDaVE]

Jiricek for daemon hunt and draft picks? Really we couldn’t beat that?

1st in 2025, 2nd and 4th in 2027. We couldn't.

 

[SprDaVE]

How do feel about bringing Jake Walman back to his hometown? He's having a great year in SJ and showing hes a good top 4 dman. He's 28 so he doesn't fit with SJ's rebuild so it makes sense for both teams.

Never forget Detroit gave San Jose a 2nd to take on Walman, such a dumb move from Yzerman. Not sure why San Jose would trade him anytime soon if he's doing well.

 

[Zero1]

That seems like a pretty mid return. Leafs paid the same price for ROR…

 

[Burnie97]

Minnesota is a sneaky good team. Not a lot of talk about them but that's a nice trade for them.

 

[Legion34]

1st in 2025, 2nd and 4th in 2027. We couldn't.

There are plenty of things we could have given that are equivalent

1st in 2026, 2nd in 2025.

Niemela/hildeby etc. a 6 4 RHD with pedigree would be massive for us. Oh well

 

[BertCorbeau]

Damn that’s not a bad price

 

[Menzinger]

Wild get absolutely fantastic value on that deal, hats off to old Billy G for the smooth negotiations

 

[SprDaVE]

There are plenty of things we could have given that are equivalent

1st in 2026, 2nd in 2025.

Niemela/hildeby etc. a 6 4 RHD with pedigree would be massive for us. Oh well

Maybe they wanted a 2025 1st round pick. But we also didn't have much interest probably.

We're also trying to improve the roster and using all those assets for a young player that is a bit of a question mark doesn't seem very good in our spot.

 

[Menzinger]

How do feel about bringing Jake Walman back to his hometown? He's having a great year in SJ and showing hes a good top 4 dman. He's 28 so he doesn't fit with SJ's rebuild so it makes sense for both teams.

In theory id. Be interested, but would only be hesitant in that I'm think the team needs to prioritize upgrading the forward group, which will take cap room and a good portion of the teams most tradeable assets

Maybe they wanted a 2025 1st round pick.

We're also trying to improve the roster and using all those assets for a young player that is a bit of a question mark doesn't seem very good in our spot.

Yep, team is in win now mode. Not much room to shelter a guy

 

[BertCorbeau]

Maybe they wanted a 2025 1st round pick. But we also didn't have much interest probably.

We're also trying to improve the roster and using all those assets for a young player that is a bit of a question mark doesn't seem very good in our spot.

I would still do it. There is always the need for a big RHD and his upside is quite tantalizing … even if he tops out as a reliable top 4 guy and not a top pair, that price is good for the long term.

Landing him and not giving up one of their top assets in Greb, Knies, Cowan, Danford, Minten would be pretty stellar. There is a need for quality D in the pipeline too.

I agree the fit is awkward especially since the Leafs are competing but there was a big opportunity here too

 

[thewave]

Supplying the bruins with rask, Hamilton and Seguin was such a legendary run of bad trades to the same team. May not be topped

They stole our shit and then beat us down with it for years after

 

[Fogelhund]

We need another C, more than we need a RD prospect.

 

[Menzinger]

We need another C, more than we need a RD prospect.

Yep. That needs to get sorted first and foremost. Then they can think about secondary priorities

 

[Gabriel426]

Supplying the bruins with rask, Hamilton and Seguin was such a legendary run of bad trades to the same team. May not be topped

What made it worse is that the Bruins plays in the same division as us.

 

[ULF_55]

What made it worse is that the Bruins plays in the same division as us.

And the Bruins won a Cup with him on the bench.

Leafs might have won a Cup with him on the ice?

 

[ULF_55]

Blue Jackets did well.

Moving a disgruntled noncompliant asset for quite a few pieces.