League News: 2023 NHL Trade Deadline Thread

[895]

I don't hate the Penguins any more but I do enjoy seeing them flailing about because that is certainly a path MacLellan could have chosen but instead he showed a little more patience and vision.

wat

Even my kids will hate the Penguins

 

[twabby]

Sandin as the 1D. As he should be. There will likely be rust and an adjustment period, but if I were a betting man I'd say he's gonna be just fine.

 

[g00n]

Eklund used to be banned here for a reason.

 

[Carlzner]

NAK signed 1x1.25

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[895]

umm okay

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Hathaway replacement for a year lol.

 

[DWGie26]

Could see the NAK resigning coming. Good move to replace Hathaway for cheap. I’m fine with him on 4th line. Only 1 year at 1.25M. That can be easily buried if needed but I think he is fine as 4RW with potential on 3rd.

 

[895]

Eklund used to be banned here for a reason.

Eklund also made an account on HF, at which point it no longer became okay to call him a fraud because then what would be harassing a member.

Genius

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Lavi guy watch out!

 

[Ridley Simon]

If Carlson gets shut down, would love to see:

Sandin-TVR
AA-Jensen
Fever-Iorio

I would prefer to have Fever with Jensen, but not sure about an AA-Iorio pairing at this point.

Have AA/Iorio partnered in Hershey?

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Consigliere GMBM said sign a one-year deal now or you will be traded within the next 90 minutes.

 

[Holtbyisms]

 

[Ridley Simon]

That’s fine. Can’t they stash the entire thing at Hershey if need be?

 

[Marshall]

I should have seen the NAK re-signing coming as soon as he got suspended.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Trade Sheary already

 

[Holtbyisms]

That’s fine. Can’t they stash the entire thing at Hershey if need be?

Yeah but as long as this coaching staff is in place he'll be lining up next to Ovi.

 

[Hivemind]

Yeah but as long as this coaching staff is in place he'll be lining up next to Ovi.

This coaching staff won't be here next year

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Whats this cartoon game Caps vs Rangers? Looks dumb

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

that is one brutal defense.... the tank is on.

So bad….


Guessing some player parents will be madly booking flights for tomorrow….that‘s neat at least…

 

[Holtbyisms]

This coaching staff won't be here next year

Thanks Nostradamus.

 

[DWGie26]

I will forever hate Chase. f*** him! I hope he gets traded every year to sibera and still doesn’t find playing time. Scrub!

 

[Strawberry Fields]

I will forever hate Chase. f*** him! I hope he gets traded every year to sibera and still doesn’t find playing time. Scrub!

Well, he's going to by far the worst team in the AHL

 

[The Consiglieri]

Can't do that. If it's a retool and not a rebuild you can't get rid of 200-foot, step up, physical leadership that plays hard and can hang with anyone. Assets are one thing but he's a load-bearing piece and very important to next year.

This is the bit I don't get though. Nothings happening next year. They aren't contending for anything, they haven't been contenders since 2019. I get why you have to keep some veterans around but the whole point of a rebuild is to rebuild for a new generation. Wilson will be long retired when this team is as legit a contender as it was 2008-2018. There is literally no reasons to keep him around other than to sell tickets, and ruin the tank and rebuild, which, if you just want to be a borderline 8 seed and out immediately in the playoffs in a good year, is something I suppose, but I've always been a "You're contending, or you're building back towards being relevant with regards to contending". And the latter definitely seems like what we should've been doing for years.

I will concede, I dont think the FO will do that. W/what Leonsis has been doing with the Boulez, and Caps the past five years, it's pretty obvious he doesn't care to rebuild properly, he just wants to sell tickets and market the team effectively, but there's a right way to do this, and there's a way to pretend you matter in the NHL landscape when you clearly do not.

If the offers aren't good enough, I can see why you keep him around, maybe for Ovy's sake, and to keep Ovy's trade value worthwhile for when we deal him (maybe) but if you get a reasonable offer, he should be out the door before you can even have second thoughts (to me anyway).

 

[um]

Still better than getting a sample size with preseason games. I rather they get the experience and show they worth keeping as players or future trade bait.

No doubt. Give the youngsters time