Confirmed Trade: [WSH/STL] Jordan Kyrou for Connor McMichael, Milton Gastrin, 2026 1st round pick (16th overall)

[Gizmokov]

The two Tkachuk are returning ton St-Louis for all the firsts and seconds picks

Deal but we get to borrow the Tkachuk for a few years first

 

[Majorityof1]

Shades of Oshie to the Caps for Brouwer, pick and prospect but much, much better for the Blues.

Like Oshie, Kyrou us a great player who maybe rubbed some in StL wrong and was scape-goated to shake-up an underperforming team. He's very talented. Washington will hopefully like him as much as they liked Oshie.

On the flip side, Armstrong learned his lesson from Oshie. McMichael is a good player, younger, more fitting with the Blues timeline. I don't think he'll hit Kyrou's highs of 35g, 70p, but still solid. 16th is a great pick for a kicker and I think Gastrin has potential from the little I've seen. Definitely better than Copley, the goalie prospect in the Oshie deal.

I think the team that gets the best single asset usualy wins, so Washington wins here. But its good value for StL.

 

[pth2]

A signex Kyrou clearly had a lot more value than an unsigned McMichael.

With the rising cap we'll see other deals where trade value is apparently off, due to long term, affordable contracts on one side.

 

[rumrokh]

Unless there is a nagging injury we’re not aware of, is there a reason to think Kyrou won’t return to 70+ point form?

I'd expect him to at least be in the 60's, but it's difficult to deny that he struggled when he was the go-to guy on his line.

Last season, he and Holloway were a dynamic duo and prior to that, he rode shotgun with Thomas. Holloway was recovering from surgery early and then had a high ankle sprain. Thomas was injured and/or playing with Snuggerud (and then also Holloway). So Kyrou was left to his own devices for the first time and couldn't maintain it.

It didn't help that the Blues moved from a potent rush team to a dump and grind style for much of the year. But you might be concerned if Kyrou is expected to be the clear go-to guy on the line.

 

[HecticGlow]

CMM is a good player, but I’m not sure anyone in Washington thought he could become a great one. A ceiling, realistically, as a good 2LW who can PK. We tried him at Center a number of times but it just didn’t work out, and didn’t feel like he was improving on the wing.

Blues fans are getting a good player back, without a doubt. But wouldn’t go pencilling him in as a top-6 center any time soon.

Fingers crossed Kyrou returns to form, production wise.

 

[Agent37]

So what are we doing about Left Wing?

???? - PLD - Kyrou

Ovi (cause he'll probably re-sign) - Strome - Leonard

Protas - Protas - Wilson

??/Miro - Sourdif/Lapierre - Frank


Please tell me there going to get Robertson next (though they could also just slide PLD or Strome to Wing and move Sourdif to 3C)

 

[ItWasJustified]

Larsen

Who?

 

[Silky mitts]

That’s about what I thought it would cost, you’ve got to give McMichael a raise then he’ll be making 70% of Kyrou or so. McMichael and Protas were in the same draft class, Caps gave Protas a ton of years and bridged CMM. Sourdif moved from wing to center, CMM from center to wing. Any top 6 added CMM was getting shipped out because you’d rather have Cristal on the 3rd line. Any more guys pass him and he loses value.
Kyrou will probably be the first guy since 2004 to be favored to lead the Caps in goals other than Ovy.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

I like the return for STL but that’s a lot of 1sts to hold in one draft. I wonder if they actually make all 4 picks. That would be a lot of young players from the same draft fighting for roster spots.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Would've gone for Robertson if I was Washington, but pretty decent nonetheless.

 

[Kalopsia]

I feel like people might be missing that McMichael's less than 3 years younger than Kyrou? He's only had 3 years as a regular top 9 player, but he's already 25. The AFP Analytics projection for his deal this summer is 5x6.4M, so he'll likely be within 2M of Kyrou's remaining contract. I'm not normally one to speak ill of a player on his way out, but people in this thread seem to be valuing him way higher than even the biggest McMichael supporters in the Caps fanbase did (also higher than the HFBoards denizens did whenever Caps fans brought him up here in the past, lol).

 

[SirPaste]

I like the return for STL but that’s a lot of 1sts to hold in one draft. I wonder if they actually make all 4 picks. That would be a lot of young players from the same draft fighting for roster spots.

Highly unlikely they make all the picks

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

This is like tdl but better lmfao wtf is happening

The flat cap era was such a depressing time ffs.
Teams couldn't make trades without a bunch of cap juggling.
This is so much fun !

 

[Checkmate17]

wow wash REALLY wanted Kyrou,, paid the big price.

 

[Mike Liut]

Knies
Robertson
3rd

For

Broberg
Neighbours
11th
15th
29th

The Blues wouldn’t trade Broberg straight up for Knies

 

[TheStuntman]

Who?

I can't spell, Larsson.

 

[LGB]

Not feeling good about this

 

[TheDizee]

Thank God! Laziest player I have ever seen is finally gone.

Could care less what the return is!

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

They now have 4 1sts, seems like it could happen. 11, 14,15, 29. That's huge for a rebuild.

Just hope they don't pull a 2015? Boston lol

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Robertson to St. Louis on Friday.

 

[93gilmour93]

This offseason

 

[JTRAIN1966]

Preparing blues fans now — while McMichael can play center he is not a center

Well, knowing STL he's getting played there unless, they've got something else cooking .

 

[wej20]

What is McMichael expected to sign for long term?

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

Good value for the Blues.. McMichael is 25 and a good player could be flipped for another first or kept for a rebuild.. plus they have 4 first rounders this year. I feel Washington is going to be in that mushy mediocre territory.

 

[Wats]

Blues GM knows how to get hauls for his guys.