Speculation: 2021 Offseason Trade/Free Agency Thread III - To Eichel, or Not To Eichel

[Anaheim4ever]

I completely forgot Silf still exists oops

 

[Static]

I'm listening right now, said nothing really new about Eichel but did mention how it's a spot Buffalo would want to send him for multiple reasons, location and the combo of having a high pick and really good prospects. Also mentioned Rakell and how he might be out there if they don't like what his price would be.

Yep, this is pretty much it. Interestingly, Anaheim was listed as a "stealth" team and one to look for to make noise.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

FWIW all The Athletic beat writers were asked to pick one player they thought their team would lose this offseason and Stephens predicted Rakell.

 

[tomd]

Acquiring Eichel but trading Rakell seem like very inconsistent moves.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I'm enjoying the offseason more than i expected. Seattle fans are already very delusional and there is already one guy in their forum who thinks teams are breaking the rules by making trades lol.
Gonna be so much fun watching the Ducks with Comtois/Zegras/Rakell etc beat the snot out of Kraken.

 

[Paul4587]

Acquiring Eichel but trading Rakell seem like very inconsistent moves.

I think the point of including Rakell in the deal would be in order to keep Comtois who is younger, cost controlled for longer and arguably better than Rakell.

 

[tomd]

I think the point of including Rakell in the deal would be in order to keep Comtois who is younger, cost controlled for longer and arguably better than Rakell.

I was more referring to the earlier tweet that indicated that the Ducks might be shopping Rakell and Henrique. Seems like if you're adding Eichel you'd want to have a decent winger or two to put with him.

Regarding the Eichel angle, if I'm Buffalo I'm insisting on Comtois if Zegras isn't included. Comtois is a known return. The return Buffalo would get for Rakell is unknown.

 

[Mr Rogers]

I literally can't wait for the Eichel saga to end, lol

 

[WhatTheDuck]

I think the point of including Rakell in the deal would be in order to keep Comtois who is younger, cost controlled for longer and arguably better than Rakell.

That and he's just one of our better trade chips if we are looking to accumulate assets for a run at one of these younger forwards, whether its Eichel, Buch, Garland or whoever.

 

[sasha barkov]

We should sign Palmeri/Hoffman/Hall/Tatar ( for the the right price) if we get eichel

 

[sasha barkov]

I’d stay away from Garland he’s legit 5’4

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I’d stay away from Garland he’s legit 5’4

Especially if they are drafting Eklund.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

I’d stay away from Garland he’s legit 5’4

I don't mind a small player if they are speedy and tenacious. Garland drives the other team up the wall because he's just constantly all over them. He managed to get MacKinnon to throw his helmet at him, maybe he can distract the Avs from trying to kill the rest of our team.

 

[duxfan1101]

How in the world did Lou pull this off? (Detroit also retained 50% on Panik)
At first glance I thought the 2nd was coming from NYI, but somehow it's the opposite.

 

[sasha barkov]

I don't mind a small player if they are speedy and tenacious. Garland drives the other team up the wall because he's just constantly all over them. He managed to get MacKinnon to throw his helmet at him, maybe he can distract the Avs from trying to kill the rest of our team.

True , I love his game for his size , I just don’t know if it’ll translate to the playoffs because of his stature but if he’s effective I wouldn’t mind a Pat Verbeek/Theo Fluery type

 

[DavidBL]

True , I love his game for his size , I just don’t know if it’ll translate to the playoffs because of his stature but if he’s effective I wouldn’t mind a Pat Verbeek/Theo Fluery type

Id say get garland just so he stops pissing off Gibson. Ideally hed be a Terry upgrade though IMO. That being said if we lose Rico and Raks this summer we need to legit add 2 more legit top 6 players.

 

[LuckyDucky]

How in the world did Lou pull this off? (Detroit also retained 50% on Panik)
At first glance I thought the 2nd was coming from NYI, but somehow it's the opposite.

Am I the only one that thinks this doesn’t make sense for Detroit?

 

[bumperkisser]

If they can flip Leddy it'd make sense

 

[91Fedorov]

I literally can't wait for the Eichel saga to end, lol

I'm with you.

 

[LuckyDucky]

If they can flip Leddy it'd make sense

Only if they get better than a mid 2nd round pick.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Only if they get better than a mid 2nd round pick.

2022 2nd vs 2021 2nd.

 

[Duck Off]

Am I the only one that thinks this doesn’t make sense for Detroit?

Adding Leddy makes sense. Trading a 2nd for him doesn’t though.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Clock is ticking....what would a team with cap issues give for Rakell with 50% retention ?
I wonder if Bob moves him for picks + a player that will be here beyond next season.

Say another team has a top6 forward with a few years left but cap hit is a bit bigger than Rakell so they make the trade to be cap conpliant and includes picks in the trade as well.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Seattle would be doing us a favor if they took Henrique. Rakell is going to net us a fraction of the value we could've had when he was hot and should have been moved. I can't believe hes still on the roster

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Acquiring Eichel but trading Rakell seem like very inconsistent moves.

Not really. Rakell is a role player, Eichel is a franchise player if hes healthy