Rumors/Speculation/Trade Talk - 2019-20 Pt. II
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Regarding Leddy....
I actually think it's Nelson that will be traded for an upgrade...NOT Leddy.
Probably Nelson + for some pieces..or a solid winger or even an elite (one with contract or some other issues that force the team to
Re: Trade in general. Yes, right now we have a lot of injuries...I do NOT think we will do a trade unless these injuries are affecting "winning". So far, we're still winning, so no need to initiate a trade.
I actually think it's Nelson that will be traded for an upgrade...NOT Leddy.
Probably Nelson + for some pieces..or a solid winger or even an elite (one with contract or some other issues that force the team to
Re: Trade in general. Yes, right now we have a lot of injuries...I do NOT think we will do a trade unless these injuries are affecting "winning". So far, we're still winning, so no need to initiate a trade.
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Nelson also doesn't have any protection and I am pretty sure that whatever will happen...happens just before the Seattle expansion draft. We are going to lose someone good if we don't start rejigging what we have to minimize having to give up something to Seattle. I'd rather keep the first and pick who you want.
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And he’s 100% going to be on the protection list. Brock is leading the team in G, A, and P. Why would you want to trade him?
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It prevents him from being traded to Seattle, not picked by Seattle. If he's picked by Seattle we wouldn't get any assets for him.
We have no depth at Center...why would we trade our points-leading 2C???
I never said to trade him now? Were we going to trade Leddy now? No.
We will trade when we are ready and Nelson, I believ will be part of the package moving out.
And why do you think it's Nelson??? What a ridiculous crap! The guy does exactly what we expect from a 2C, and you think the Isles want to trade him???
I am well aware that we are light on C position, which is why I didn't say now. At some point, I do think something will happen to get us a replacement. At which time, the Isle will ship out Nelson because his value would be at it's highest.
I also predict Zeeker will be traded because his value right now is still very high and we have people good enough to come close to replacing him. Again, there will be events that will give us the ability to do so. What they are, I do not know.
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Well, he has a NTC for two years and then a MNTC for the remainder of his contract. If you're not talking about trading him now, why even bother bringing it up?
Unless you’re talking about 4-5 years in the future, I’m thinking you’re way off base here.
Zeeker and Brock both signed large contracts recently, are coach and fan favorites, and play huge roles. Especially zeeker, his style of play is completely dependent on his compete level and not many people work harder than him. He’ll be an islander for many more years.
I can't imagine they move Brassard back to center anytime soon so I'm really interested to see what happens once some forwards gradually start coming back, especially since none of them are centers. Are they going to keep Bardreau up for the foreseeable future? If so, someone will have to get waived or traded sooner or later. Or will they send him down and play Komarov at center?
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McDavid and Draisatl have sky high value right now, they're probably getting traded too
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Nelson brings a lot of value and Trotz loves him. Not sure who is an upgrade on Nelson that would be available. Besides, look at Lamoriellos trade history, he really hasn't made any significant deals or trades like that, at least in recent history.
I think they go to war with what they got. Wahlstrom is showing much promise and they are still developing guys like Holmstrom, Bellows & Koivula, as long as they are winning and playing competitive, the sense of urgency for more elite scoring is really that of the fan base, not management.
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Yeah, me neither.
Lou’s gotta be creative then, let’s build on the early exploits, including last season.
LOL and Edit: ‘LOU MUST MAKE TRADE, NOW’ or ‘WHY WASN’T...UH LOU ON THAT.’ Should cover 500 pages worth of sarcastic, trite phrases I read in these threads. Lol.
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Bizarre. Trade Nelson? Worry about the expansion draft? Are we kidding? We should be talking about adding a center.
Let's face it, we're almost certainly going to lose a good player or very significant non-roster assets at the expansion draft. We know this. It's not a mistake how well Vegas did - we can see this in retrospect. Let's not freak out over it.
Let's face it, we're almost certainly going to lose a good player or very significant non-roster assets at the expansion draft. We know this. It's not a mistake how well Vegas did - we can see this in retrospect. Let's not freak out over it.
I understand where everyone is coming from, but I am not sold on Nelson. It was the same with Okposo and a bunch of other players. The second part is that even though Nelson is doing much better than his previous years, his value is increasing and thinking as a business (not a fan), I feel that we can get MORE value by trading him in a year or 2 instead of trying to trade him when his value starts to drop. He just turned 29...how much longer do you think he can keep this up? 2-3 years beyond this year?
The year after next he should be at his peak and that's when to unload.
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