Rumor: 2023 Free Agency and Trade Rumors: Will Sleepy Mac wake up for the deadline?

[Alienblood]

I think Leafs need D the most, they were fine up front already

This allows them to love JT to the wing. They still have $4.8 mil in cap space to do that too.

I would be ok with the Avs getting J. Toews if he gets healthy.

That's the move I see for the Avs

 

[sethro109]

It seems like the asking price for Karlsson and Meier are too high for every team that has inquired. I wonder if San Jose is going to screw themselves here. I can definitely see them either taking a last-minute deal for peanuts or just not trading either and losing Meier to free agency.

 

[the_fan]

This allows them to love JT to the wing. They still have $4.8 mil in cap space to do that too.

I would be ok with the Avs getting J. Toews if he gets healthy.

That's the move I see for the Avs

All I know is I’m glad all this players are being traded to east.

Horvat
Tarasenko
ROR

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Avsboy]

Who can we call up from Columbus?

 

[Balthazar]

If we can't get a good 2C, I'd not mind to go get a ton of cheap depth from the Hawks: package of Domi, Lafferty, Raddysh and JJ.

Lafferty and Raddysh are legit NHLers and signed for peanuts next year as well. We'll need that. There's also a chance that Domi would work at 2C here for a few months, especially with the good defensive wingers that we already have.

JJ is JJ.

Depth wins cups and we can fit those 4 players under EJ's cap hit alone.

 

[Chiarelli]

It seems like the asking price for Karlsson and Meier are too high for every team that has inquired. I wonder if San Jose is going to screw themselves here. I can definitely see them either taking a last-minute deal for peanuts or just not trading either and losing Meier to free agency.

I have my doubts a deal gets done on either those just both look like offseason trades to me.

Meier is RFA if I am not mistaken with a qualifying offer of over 10m per.

 

[shadow1]

If we can't get a good 2C, I'd not mind to go get a ton of cheap depth from the Hawks: package of Domi, Lafferty, Raddysh and JJ.

Lafferty and Raddysh are legit NHLers and signed for peanuts next year as well. We'll need that.

I agree.

Last post-season, the Avalanche's top-6 and fourth line were great. However, the third line was not good. Compher wasn't bad, but he was often flanked by Aube-Kubel and Sturm. Burakovsky obviously played there too, but he only played 12 games due to injury + healthy scratch. Newhook also played 12 games there, but was a complete non-factor with zero goals and was frequently healthy scratched.

All in all, it was a mess of a line most of the post-season. If the Avalanche can strengthen it for this post-season, it can hopefully help off-set being light at 2C.

 

[Pokecheque]

I think Leafs need D the most, they were fine up front already

No, defensively they have depth, it’s up front that’s the problem. Kampf as their 3C was not gonna cut it, they either needed another scoring winger or center. O’Reilly might be perfect for them, especially if he can find anything resembling his old scoring touch.

 

[AvalancheSpeedsters]

No, defensively they have depth, it’s up front that’s the problem. Kampf as their 3C was not gonna cut it, they either needed another scoring winger or center. O’Reilly might be perfect for them, especially if he can find anything resembling his old scoring touch.

Will be a much more difficult matchup in the playoffs , less pressure on Tavares and Matthews might do wonders for them

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[dahrougem2]

Lol imagine Friedman phrased everything like that. "Talks intensifying over Chicago's useless ass Max Domi"

 

[Azrael89]

I'm not familiar with Motte, but he only has 9 points this year, so what is it he does that makes him "useful"?

 

[dahrougem2]

I'm not familiar with Motte, but he only has 9 points this year, so what is it he does that makes him "useful"?

Very good penalty killer, plays a fast game on the 4th line. He is very much a Logan O'Connor style player.

 

[Azrael89]

Very good penalty killer, plays a fast game on the 4th line. He is very much a Logan O'Connor style player.

I wouldn't mind adding another O'Connor type. He was snake bit with the goals, but he's always a sparkplug out there. Him and Cogs are great on the penalty kill when they're on their game.

 

[dahrougem2]

I wouldn't mind adding another O'Connor type. He was snake bit with the goals, but he's always a sparkplug out there. Him and Cogs are great on the penalty kill when they're on their game.

We have enough guys like that now that Nieto is here and Helm maybe coming back. We need goals

 

[Pokecheque]

I'm not familiar with Motte, but he only has 9 points this year, so what is it he does that makes him "useful"?

He’s normally a very good defensive forward with a rep for production in the playoffs. This year has been a disaster for him, but then again it has been for Ottawa in general.

 

[Pokecheque]

If any team needs a guy like Motte it’s probably the Rangers. They been struggling big time trying to put together a 4th line that doesn’t suck.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Balthazar]

 

[AllAboutAvs]

If we can't get a good 2C, I'd not mind to go get a ton of cheap depth from the Hawks: package of Domi, Lafferty, Raddysh and JJ.

Lafferty and Raddysh are legit NHLers and signed for peanuts next year as well. We'll need that. There's also a chance that Domi would work at 2C here for a few months, especially with the good defensive wingers that we already have.

JJ is JJ.

Depth wins cups and we can fit those 4 players under EJ's cap hit alone.

I agree. I've mentioned before Bednar's system is extremely taxing on the players. It based on wearing down the other teams with speed and strong forechecking. IMO it is very important that Bednar has a 3rd and 4th line he can trust to put out there in order to keep his top-6 fresher. It is obvious to me that the Avs consistently gets in trouble at the end of periods especially the 2nd half of the 3rd periods. That is when they get tired and the other teams push back. They get pinned in their zone not so much because they sit on a lead but more so because they are to tired to keep the forecheck/pressure on the other team. If Bednar had a more confidence in his 3rd and 4th line he could roll four lines more which would help tremendously to keep playing their style of hockey late in games. So I agree. If we can't get that 2C we need then load up the bottom 2 lines with pit bulls type of players who are also good defensively. If they have some finishing ability that's would be very nice as well to help our 5v5 scoring.

 

[CobraAcesS]

If we can't get a 2C, just get the best top six forward available. Mikko can play center at an acceptable level. No one is going to be saying no to shit in the playoffs.

 

[Balthazar]

If we can't get a 2C, just get the best top six forward available. Mikko can play center at an acceptable level. No one is going to be saying no to shit in the playoffs.

If we don't get a center you know damn well that it's going to be JTC and not Rants at 2C.

 

[Chiarelli]

If we don't get a center you know damn well that it's going to be JTC and not Rants at 2C.

So get the center...

 

[CobraAcesS]

If we don't get a center you know damn well that it's going to be JTC and not Rants at 2C.

Not if it isn't working, and they can push him down to 3C while having a top six forward to slot in.