Rumor: 2023-24 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Part Deux

[Balthazar]

The absolute best case scenario at C is Adam Henrique. That’s who the Avs will try to trade their leftover lunch for and when that’s not enough they won’t try for anyone else.

He's been linked to the Avs forever and now he's a pending UFA so yea, chances are he'll be here by the deadline.

 

[The Moops]

He's been linked to the Avs forever and now he's a pending UFA so yea, chances are he'll be here by the deadline.

Nah he'll get an ingrown toenail and won't be able to be traded at the deadline again. We all know it's against the law to make a trade before the deadline!

 

[Hasbro]

Clearly he needs a better winger than Rantanen.

Lawson Crouse?

 

[MacKaRant]

Can we just go ahead and call the current second line "The Whipping Boy Line"?

It's not like they are getting caved (only Tatar is below 50% xGF), I think it's just that Bednar finally has a bottom six that he loves so the "second line" hasn't been getting a ton of ice lately.

 

[AvStock]

Can we just go ahead and call the current second line "The Whipping Boy Line"?

It's not like they are getting caved (only Tatar is below 50% xGF), I think it's just that Bednar finally has a bottom six that he loves so the "second line" hasn't been getting a ton of ice lately.

Girard still sucks though

 

[BobRossColton]

Just use Manson plus whatever else to get peeke and sillinger.

 

[JH21]

You mean like when he did f*** all with Lehky and Nuke? Or Rants and Nuke?

For what? 2 games so far this season?

Lawson Crouse?

He would be perfect for us. He checks all the boxes but won't come cheap.

 

[NateTheGreat]

Girard plus picks for Sean Walker & Morgan Frost. Get it done CMac.

 

[JH21]

Nick Schmaltz and Lawson Crouse for:

Sam Girard, Ryan Johansen, Oskar Olausson, and 2024 1st

AND

Tomas Tatar, and 2025 2nd for Adam Boqvist

Playoff roster

Landeskog- Mackinnon- Rantanen
Nichushkin- Schmaltz- Crouse
Lehkonen- Colton- Kovalenko
Wood- Cogliano- O'Connor
Olofsson - Kiviranta

Toews - Makar
Byram - Manson
Johnson - Boqvist
MacDermid

 

[henchman21]

Henrique and Schmaltz are not centers. They can spot duty there, but they'd get run over with any time at the position. Lindholm is a pipe dream and if he comes over is a pure rental (not that rentals should be excluded).

We are still a bit early to see which teams will really fall out of the playoff race. If Arizona and Anaheim are where they are today, they aren't selling. Both have plenty of young talent coming up where they don't need more random 3-4-5 year in the future guys, they need experience (and playoff revenue).

The only teams I think you can safely say are out are Columbus, Chicago, and San Jose. With a very hard lean toward yes on Montreal too. Montreal has Monahan that'd be imperfect. Columbus doesn't really have anyone for us at center, nor does Chicago. San Jose's guys are too expensive.

I really don't think the Avs will make a 2C move though. They'll probably try to inject a Lehky type next to RyJo hoping it works.

 

[UncleRisto]

Unless we dump RyJo's salary in the trade, I think any decent 2C addition will push players into more manageable roles. Johansen is still scoring fine on the powerplay and effectively filling the intended Drouin/Tatar role.

With another center, RyJo would slide into that complimentary winger role full-time and fill out the lineup. It sucks that we're not going to see much in additions on top of that, but I think that would put us back to what the team originally envisioned as far as depth.

 

[Ararana]

You guys are already setting yourselves up for massive deadline day disappointment.

 

[Balthazar]

Montreal has Monahan that'd be imperfect

In all fairness he's been good in Montreal when healthy (and has played all the games this year so far). Much much better than Ryjo and also good on the dot.

LeBrun really thought we were getting him last year before the injury.

 

[UncleRisto]

You guys are already setting yourselves up for massive deadline day disappointment.

Or is it that we'll be fine no matter what, and you'll be disappointed pre and post?

 

[henchman21]

In all fairness he's been good in Montreal when healthy (and has played all the games this year so far).

LeBrun really thought we were getting him last year before the injury.

It never lasts though... at some point he will be injured again. Monahan suffers from the same pace issues at RyJo too. He's not horrible, but he doesn't make the position a strength either.

 

[NateTheGreat]

You guys are already setting yourselves up for massive deadline day disappointment.

I’d say the disappointment would lie with CMac when he realizes all the work he’s done is not panning out. We are just fans at the end of the day, the sun will rise no matter what.

 

[The Abusement Park]

For what? 2 games so far this season?

He started the year with them… like the first 6+ games of the season.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Can we start the Boone Jenner pipe dream again? He can bring Peeke with him.

 

[Hasbro]

For what? 2 games so far this season?



He would be perfect for us. He checks all the boxes but won't come cheap.

It's one Box and it says "big".

 

[UncleRisto]

It's one Box and it says "big".

What size box is it? A very small one?

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Byram and cap dump Ryjo for Lindholm (50%). Lindholm signs an extension.

Maybe add a first rounder or two to bring back Z at 50% as a rental.

 

[Muffin]

Byram and cap dump Ryjo for Lindholm (50%). Lindholm signs an extension.

Maybe add a first rounder or two to bring back Z at 50% as a rental.

For once Flames fan's expectations of a return is actually less than what other team's fans think. Seems like they'd be happy with a late 1st and a nice prospect.

 

[BobRossColton]

For once Flames fan's expectations of a return is actually less than what other team's fans think. Seems like they'd be happy with a late 1st and a nice prospect.

So OO+1st?

 

[Tommy Shelby]

So OO+1st?

He said a nice prospect

 

[Muffin]

So OO+1st?

They said yes to Calum Ritchie and a 1st