Speculation: Trade Ideas and Free Agency XVIII

[GuerinUp]

you think you hate yeo for favoring vets over young players? He merely adopted it. Babcock and lamoriello were born in it, molded by it.

rofl yes

 

[keppel146]

so apparently phaeneuf is on the market. So im not saying id do this, but i want to know thoughts. Would you guys entertain a deal involving brodin pomminville for something with phaeneuf and marner/nylander?

Phaneuf got traded to the Sens.

But I really like this idea of trading brodin for a top pick. Imagine if that turned into Laine or Puljarvi, and the wild get mcloud, jost, or keller with their own pick

 

[Eye Floater]

Fletcher flat-out said the other day he's not interested in trading young assets for a rental. Dont think we need to worry about Staal coming here.

 

[Generic User]

Man, I really like that move for the Leafs. They did good (for once).

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Man, I really like that move for the Leafs. They did good (for once).

That david clarkson trade was also magic.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

Phaneuf got traded to the Sens.

But I really like this idea of trading brodin for a top pick. Imagine if that turned into Laine or Puljarvi, and the wild get mcloud, jost, or keller with their own pick

Well we can get the tank on and get Matthews, Pulju or Laine with our pick and then deal Brodin+ for another top pick and get another od those three. Could legit be the best thing to happen to this team. But the MN sports fan in me says there's nowhere near a chance of getting any of those guys.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

Well now the wheels are turning...Brodin+JEE would probably get a team at #2 or #3 at least interested. And then with our pick we could realistically be looking at Jost (who is going to be great).

 

[BigT2002]

Ish no! Bad! Jordan Staal and his contract is far worse than Eric Staal.

Is it worse than Pominville's?

 

[TwiztedHeat]

Is it worse than Pominville's?

It really is. He's signed through 2023 at 6mil per.

 

[BigT2002]

It really is. He's signed through 2023 at 6mil per.

Wait....its still $6M a year up to that point? Ouchie

 

[Digitalbooya]

Well now the wheels are turning...Brodin+JEE would probably get a team at #2 or #3 at least interested. And then with our pick we could realistically be looking at Jost (who is going to be great).

We absolutely should not trade Ek. Or Tuch for that matter.

 

[AKL]

We absolutely should not trade Ek. Or Tuch for that matter.

Agreed. I said it a few pages ago but I'll say it again. The reason our window seems so small is because we keep trading away picks and prospects for veteran rentals. If we stop doing that (which it sounds like Fletcher has finally learned this year), then we can keep adding young talent to our team, and our window can be much longer.

Not that our window for a cup is even open right now.

 

[Granlund 64]

If we do end up being sellers at the deadline, NMC's aside (just to spur discussion), what pieces could be on the move? to where? for what?

 

[AKL]

If we do end up being sellers at the deadline, NMC's aside (just to spur discussion), what pieces could be on the move? to where? for what?

We don't have any. Brodin. That's it. Of course we have depth defenders like Folin or Olofsson but those are add-ins. Fontaine could be an add-in. No one high value.

I don't see a big trade being made at the deadline for us. I can see us making a splash at the draft though.

 

[Minnesota]

Brodin, Niederreiter, Granlund, Zucker.

Those are guys I see as trade pieces right now.

 

[Granlund 64]

I suppose we don't know for sure, but do we have any snipit of information on the parameters of Vanek's NTC? The 4th period has Pominville's as a "limited" NTC with no details, but it's not really his contract that's in the way of a move as much as his play is.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Agreed. I said it a few pages ago but I'll say it again. The reason our window seems so small is because we keep trading away picks and prospects for veteran rentals. If we stop doing that (which it sounds like Fletcher has finally learned this year), then we can keep adding young talent to our team, and our window can be much longer.

Not that our window for a cup is even open right now.

Crazy but I think our cup window happens when JEE,Tuch and (hopefully) Kaprizov are progressing into the NHL.

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Brodin, Niederreiter, Granlund, Zucker.

Those are guys I see as trade pieces right now.

I could see Granlund. I hope the rest stay with us unless we get a 1-2C (Brodin).

 

[HollaHaula]

Crazy but I think our cup window happens when JEE,Tuch and (hopefully) Kaprizov are progressing into the NHL.

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Kaprizov-JEE-Tuch

If Koivu is still our 1C by the time these kids get to the NHL then there's no way in hell we will be Cup contenders.

 

[Digitalbooya]

If Koivu is still our 1C by the time these kids get to the NHL then there's no way in hell we will be Cup contenders.

Well we could always sign stop gap centers.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

If Brodin+JEE gets you Laine, you do that.

 

[Minnesota]

If Brodin+JEE gets you Laine, you do that.

Holy overvaluing prospects, batman. No you don't.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

If Brodin+JEE gets you Laine, you do that.

Nope.

 

[Digitalbooya]

If Brodin+JEE gets you Laine, you do that.

Absolutely not. Matthews? Sure. Laine? No.

 

[Minnesota]

Absolutely not. Matthews? Sure. Laine? No.

Yes, let's trade a top-4 defenseman and a prospect for... Another prospect.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Some mystery boxes are less mysterious than others.