Which real good players will be traded this year?

[Juniorhockeyguru]

If Bruce Hamilton is smart, he would trade Cristall and Price this year. Their team is looking pretty bleak for 25-26. They need assets.

Bruce has lost a lot of his magic. They're going nowhere this eason with those 2.

 

[FourQuarters]

If Bruce Hamilton is smart, he would trade Cristall and Price this year. Their team is looking pretty bleak for 25-26. They need assets.

That's true, but it's cruel to trade someone who is going to break the franchise points record in the season…

 

[wksfan]

Cole Temple traded from Regina to Everett for Julien Maze. 2 good young players changing places. Not sure for the rational here unless one guy requested a trade.

 

[hockeykid87]

That's true, but it's cruel to trade someone who is going to break the franchise points record in the season…

Business is business...

 

[TheAppleCorps]

Cole Temple traded from Regina to Everett for Julien Maze. 2 good young players changing places. Not sure for the rational here unless one guy requested a trade.

Not sure I see how this makes the Tips (who look like they should do what they can to be in "win now"-mode) better now or in the future. Maze was a pretty solid player for the team and I thought he was already a quality top-6 contributor.

I don't know much about Temple beyond the draft pedigree, and know you can't judge a player based on stat line. It's not as if he's built for playoff hockey way more than Maze (5'8" vs. 5'10")... what's his game like?

 

[Strummer53]

Not sure I see how this makes the Tips (who look like they should do what they can to be in "win now"-mode) better now or in the future. Maze was a pretty solid player for the team and I thought he was already a quality top-6 contributor.

I don't know much about Temple beyond the draft pedigree, and know you can't judge a player based on stat line. It's not as if he's built for playoff hockey way more than Maze (5'8" vs. 5'10")... what's his game like?

Skill guy that played in a system that was far from complimentary to how he plays (therefore suppressing his stat line).

 

[TheAppleCorps]

Skill guy that played in a system that was far from complimentary to how he plays (therefore suppressing his stat line).

Huh... OK. Maze seems like a skill guy who WAS playing in a complimentary system...

Meh, OK, I'll reserve judgement and hope I can catch a bit of what he can do on the ice.

 

[Strummer53]

Temple is a guy that may not be as good a straight line skater, but has more natural talent. I suspect he will be able to be a better player vs Maze

 

[TheAppleCorps]

Temple is a guy that may not be as good a straight line skater, but has more natural talent. I suspect he will be able to be a better player vs Maze

Inshallah

 

[hockeykid87]

Can't honestly say I expected Lethbridge to get in on the action with that kind of move. I guess the see Medicine Hat struggling to pull away with the Division and decided to go for it. Especially after missing out on the Memorial Cup.

 

[tendyguy]

Can't honestly say I expected Lethbridge to get in on the action with that kind of move. I guess the see Medicine Hat struggling to pull away with the Division and decided to go for it. Especially after missing out on the Memorial Cup.

When they traded Meneghin, I expected them to be ok with a middling year. But Alberta is like Saskatchewan last season - could be a very good team out in round 1!

 

[Strummer53]

These three teams will finish 1,3,4 I would have to think.
I still wonder if RD sells off a bit with this news.
With one of the big pieces give, wonder if those that missed out will get a bit desperate or tweeners will take advantage. There's 3-4 teams in the US and BC that need upgrades yet.