Trades & Free Agency Thread: 2024-2025 - Trade Deadline Approaches

[Mess]

Hard to argue against his position.
This would be 3rd. year in a row over 100 points.
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Over his contract he's:
9th. in NHL points
6th. in goals


Next year how much more will Kyle Connor be looking at?
Over his contract he's Top 15 player, Top 4 in even strength goals.

I'm ALL-IN on Rantanen.

Never-mind 100 point regular season, lets talk playoffs when it REALLY counts.

Mikko Rantanen

Mitch Marner

& Auston Matthews [combined]

Summary

Mikko Rantanen 34 goals vs. AM @ 23 goals + MM 11 goals = 34 goal total.
Mikko Rantanen 101 points total vs. AM @ 48 points + MM @ 50 points = 98 points total.

Mikko isn't just 3 X the goals and 2 X points >> UFA Marner he is also more productive than Matthews and Marner combined come playoff time.

 

[uncleben]

I'm ALL-IN on Rantanen.

Never-mind 100 point regular season, lets talk playoffs when it REALLY counts.

Mikko Rantanen

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Mitch Marner

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& Auston Matthews [combined]

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Summary

Mikko Rantanen 34 goals vs. AM @ 23 goals + MM 11 goals = 34 goal total.
Mikko Rantanen 101 points total vs. AM @ 48 points + MM @ 50 points = 98 points total.

Mikko isn't just 3 X the goals and 2 X points >> UFA Marner he is also more productive than Matthews and Marner combined come playoff time.

I don't disagree that Rantanen is the better playoff performer
But can't just say "3 X the goals and 2 X points" while ignoring he's also played 40% more games than Marner.

Pointing out a 1.25 PPG and 0.42 GPG over a 0.88 PPG and 0.19 GPG says enough already

 

[stats1]

At what point are we going to have the Morgan Rielly conversation? Dude looks cooked at 30.

 

[ER89]

At what point are we going to have the Morgan Rielly conversation? Dude looks cooked at 30.

Yeah Morgan is absolutely cooked.

He's too shite defensively to play this poorly offensively. Having said that i doubt being a new dad is helping his performance on the ice.

Id trade him if there's a legit hockey trade to be made but i doubt it.

 

[ACC1224]

At what point are we going to have the Morgan Rielly conversation? Dude looks cooked at 30.

Conversation has been going on for months.

 

[SprDaVE]

At what point are we going to have the Morgan Rielly conversation? Dude looks cooked at 30.

Yeah Morgan is absolutely cooked.

He's too shite defensively to play this poorly offensively. Having said that i doubt being a new dad is helping his performance on the ice.

Id trade him if there's a legit hockey trade to be made but i doubt it.

People said the same thing about Tavares last year. Sometimes a player has a tough stretch or even a tough season. Just because they are not having a good season doesn't mean they can't bounce back. Rielly has done a lot for this team on and off the ice and generally does well in clutch situations... give him time.

This market/message board always turns on players so fast, especially defensemen.