Value of: Matthias Ekholm to Boston

[Jim Turcotte]

Ekholm checks off all the boxes for the Bruins. He is still young, has good size, shoots left and is under contract for a few more years. Would he be available and if so, what would Nashville need coming back.

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[Advanced stats]

How is this speculation?

The price for Ekholm is insane.
You don't even want too know.

 

[Jim Turcotte]

How is this speculation?

The price for Ekholm is insane.
You don't even want too know.

Perhaps I used the wrong header. His name came up on a radio talk show in Boston last Saturday and it got me to thinking. Just a pipe dream.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

I don't think he gets traded there.

 

[rent free]

A lot. Krug + heinen for ekholm + something small.

 

[duffy9748]

No way they move him unless it’s a big overpayment. That’s a steal of a contract.

 

[Montecristo]

A lot. Krug + heinen for ekholm + something small.

That’s something i’d Consider as a bruins fan

 

[Jim Turcotte]

A lot. Krug + heinen for ekholm + something small.

Something small like the Pred’s 2nd round pick in the 2019 draft. It’s a lot to give, but I might consider that if I were the Bruins.

 

[danyhabsfan]

That’s something i’d Consider as a bruins fan

I think Ekholm is the perfect fit with offensive defenseman like Josi, Subban and Ellis.

 

[preds1]

4 more years at $3.75 per. He checks off all the boxes for the Preds too.

 

[Jim Turcotte]

4 more years at $3.75 per. He checks off all the boxes for the Preds too.

Fair enough, I don’t follow the Preds closely so I don’t know their needs nor what they have in the pipeline. David Poile has been an excellent judge of talent so I wouldn’t expect him to make a bad trade. This is just idle conversation.

 

[pmwlker]

Something small like the Pred’s 2nd round pick in the 2019 draft. It’s a lot to give, but I might consider that if I were the Bruins.[/.

I’d think Ellis is moved before Ekholm anyway. I also see no chance they trade Ekholm. Ellis should be replaced by Fabbro eventually but they don’t have a guy to replace Ekholm.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

A lot. Krug + heinen for ekholm + something small.

I would do that in a heartbeat, which means he'd probably cost a bit more. This is a solid top 4 defenseman on a steal of a contract.

 

[Soundgarden]

A lot. Krug + heinen for ekholm + something small.

Krug's game is closer to Ellis, Josi or Subban than it is to Ekholm. He's more of a defensive defenseman. Also, we'd have no interest in adding if we ever wanted to trade him.

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

A lot. Krug + heinen for ekholm + something small.

Thats an absolute no brainer from this Bruins fan.

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

I would do that in a heartbeat, which means he'd probably cost a bit more. This is a solid top 4 defenseman on a steal of a contract.

Yeah I'd put the "something small" on the side of the Bruins too.

Krug + Heinen + 3rd for Elkholm

We'd actually save cap space from this so I'd imagine Sweeney would give even more.

 

[BHD]

How is this speculation?

Changed the prefix.

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

Krug's game is closer to Ellis, Josi or Subban than it is to Ekholm. He's more of a defensive defenseman. Also, we'd have no interest in adding if we ever wanted to trade him.

Just remove the something small and add it to the Bruins side.

 

[Soundgarden]

Just remove the something small and add it to the Bruins side.

I don't think a deal with Boston would make sense, at least one with Krug as the main piece.

Ekholm makes 3.75 for the next four years, we'd be paying more to get another shorter offensive defenseman at the expense of our only defensive defenseman.

We'd need a replacement, but your only other LHD are Chara, who's too old, and Grelzyk, who's too unproven.

Ekholm isn't really available.

 

[Jim Turcotte]

Changed the prefix.

OK, thanks. This was the first time I started one of these threads so I didn’t realize it could be changed.

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

I don't think a deal with Boston would make sense, at least one with Krug as the main piece.

Ekholm makes 3.75 for the next four years, we'd be paying more to get another shorter offensive defenseman at the expense of our only defensive defenseman.

We'd need a replacement, but your only other LHD are Chara, who's too old, and Grelzyk, who's too unproven.

Ekholm isn't really available.

I don't disagree with anything you said, but I didn't create the thread haha.

Don't really see why you'd trade him either.

 

[Flgatorguy87]

If we are moving Ekholm I would want it to be for a proven power forward who can skate that has term and a reasonable rate at that. Basically the offensive version of what he is to our team. I really think he's maybe the least likely of our dman to move based on his role for us and for PK specifically.