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Speculation: Which teams are going to be sellers, and who/what it is on the market right now?

I really hope Mike Grier finds a way to trade Ceci for any late-round pick. Someone from the Kunin/Sturm pair will definitely be exchanged. I would like to keep Granlund if he requests a reasonable contract of 6.5 -7.0 million × 2 years. More time is unwise

I think it’ll take 3 years minimum to retain Granny; it gets tricky, but not impossible at 4. Our only players that will definitely be on the team in three years are Eklund, Zetterlund, Tofolli (as a soon to be UFA that year) and the three current rooks. Muk will likely also be on a bridge. Maybe Walman is extended for big money as well?

In 3 years, Granlund is almost certainly still one of our six best forwards, if we had four better (than alone 6), I’d be thrilled. Perhaps we sign a guy like Tuch, Ehlers, or Connor this season or next, and draft one of Hagens/Miss/McKenna, and all four youngins are better?

We’ll have the cap, as Dickinson, 2025 1st, 2026 1st (and surely one 1-2 other rookies) will all be on ELCs. Potential cap investments:

Celebrini $12M
Eklund, Walman, Granny, Smith $7M each
Tofolli, Askarov $6M each
4 Middle of the road guys $4M
4 rookies $1M each

$72M for 15 players, 8 guys for $3m average to get to $96M on the assumed $100M cap.

$14.5M off the cap the following year will be open with end of Tofolli, Granlund, and Hertl’s retention.
 
Isles (If Lou doesn't get in the way)

C-Brock Nelson
C/RW- Kyle Palmieri
C-Casey Cizikas
C-JG Pageau
LW-Anders Lee
LW-Pierre Engvall - Please :)
RD-Scott Mayfield
LD-Adam Pelech
G-Semyon Varlamov
 
:isles


Lou is such a principled, secretive, hardhead that he would actually let players like Nelson/Palmieri walk for nothing this summer than trade them (to actually, you know, help the franchise), because he only GM's one way - With a foot on the pedal at all times.

Barry Trotz was the best/worst thing that happened to the Isles in the past 20 years. He got an ok roster to the semifinals, so too many fans still think this team can get back with a few tweaks, when it really needs an overhaul.

Trotz was a special coach, and now that he's gone this aging/less talented roster is being exposed for what it is. And when you have a GM still going all in with a roster that isn't talented enough and aging, you are about to go into NHL purgatory for 5-10 years.
You have a better chance of getting coupons for a bodega than actually seeing Lou sell.
 
the Preds should sell, they have a lot of players that other teams would love to have.

ROR
Scissons
Forsberg
Nyquist
Josi
 
Blackhawks are going to be sellers:
  • Seth Jones- if he waives NTC and they eat part of his contract
I understand the "IF" here, but out of curiosity how much would the Hawks be willing to retain and what would the asking price be?
 

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