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Post by GNick99 on Jun 22, 2021 7:54:28 GMT -5
Reports out of Calgary papers Matthew Tkachuk available. Kind of surprising as he was considered a core player just a few months ago. Could see some major moves with the Flames. This makes the third player I heard was available this off season. Following Monahan and Gaudreau.
Also, makes the 5th big name on the trade market this summer. After Eichel, Hamilton, OEL and Seth Jones. There is a bunch of secondary players available such as Monahan and Tarasenko available, rumours have them could be had for little return. On top of the usually UFAs, expansion draft and a flat cap this summer could be most interesting one.
Besides Flames many rumours out there the Flyers, Leafs, Cancuks among others are looking at a shakeup.
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Post by Willie Dog on Jun 22, 2021 9:42:48 GMT -5
we can free up almost 10 mill in cap if we let Tatar and Dano walk...
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Post by folatre on Jun 22, 2021 12:33:24 GMT -5
I would be surprised if Tkachuk is being actively shopped. Why move a young core piece? Regarding Monahan, I think there would still be plenty of interest around the league, though clearly he is not as highly regarded as he was a couple years ago. Gaudreau is the one to trade because he will be a UFA next summer.
I used to really like Tarasenko. I would stay away now. He will be 30 later this year and the injuries have been piling up. Honestly, I am not sure Armstrong can even move him unless there is some retention involved in the deal.
Teams will always try to get creative roster wise to incorporate an elite player. But good players on pricey contracts are not going to draw much interest a league where the cap is essentially going to be no higher than $82.5 million for 2022-23, $83.5 for 23-24, $84.5 for 24-25, and $85.5 for 25-26. That is a tough environment. Teams are just not going to be able to move out cap dollars.
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Post by GNick99 on Jun 22, 2021 13:35:47 GMT -5
we can free up almost 10 mill in cap if we let Tatar and Dano walk... Increases to Gal, Petry and Kk will eat most of it up |
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Post by GNick99 on Jun 23, 2021 3:13:22 GMT -5
I would be surprised if Tkachuk is being actively shopped. Why move a young core piece? Regarding Monahan, I think there would still be plenty of interest around the league, though clearly he is not as highly regarded as he was a couple years ago. Gaudreau is the one to trade because he will be a UFA next summer. I used to really like Tarasenko. I would stay away now. He will be 30 later this year and the injuries have been piling up. Honestly, I am not sure Armstrong can even move him unless there is some retention involved in the deal. Teams will always try to get creative roster wise to incorporate an elite player. But good players on pricey contracts are not going to draw much interest a league where the cap is essentially going to be no higher than $82.5 million for 2022-23, $83.5 for 23-24, $84.5 for 24-25, and $85.5 for 25-26. That is a tough environment. Teams are just not going to be able to move out cap dollars. Shane O'Brien had an article he was available |
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Post by GNick99 on Jun 23, 2021 3:14:23 GMT -5
Tkaczuk for Eichel be ultimate swap. Flames throw in Monahan
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Post by folatre on Jun 23, 2021 11:31:12 GMT -5
Again, it is entirely possible that Treveling is exploring all options. But my take is that Shane O'Brien is just speculating.
As a hockey trade Tkachuk and Monahan for Eichel seems fair, though I suppose the question for Buffalo is if you are going full rebuild then do they want to hassle of having to negotiate contracts with Tkachuk next summer and Monahan the following summer? Because if Buffalo trades a franchise centre then it puts pressure on the club to sign Tkachuk and Monahan (i.e. these two players suddenly have serious leverage).
Gaudreau, on the other hand, is a very real situation because they have about four weeks to re-sign him or move him, since it would not serve Calgary at all to let the no trade clause kick in (Gaudreau would be able to veto deals except for five clubs of his choosing).
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Post by GNick99 on Jun 25, 2021 6:52:10 GMT -5
Larry Brooks has the Black Hawks in on Jack Eichel. I can see the Hawks doing this. First, they have the pieces. Second, putting Eichel with Kane could be epic for the final years of Kane's career.
I imagine the Sabres will want a first round pick back, a good young player preferably a center. The Hawks have those 2 assets In Dach and the 12th overall pick. There also will be other pieces moving likely involving salaries. But the two main components are a high draft pick and a top young center in Dach.
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Post by GNick99 on Jul 2, 2021 21:14:57 GMT -5
Rumours presist Hawks working on moving Keith to a western team. Oilers were mentioned.
Moving cap to add big piece.
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Post by GNick99 on Jul 3, 2021 19:47:03 GMT -5
LeBrun had a column Makar is a prime offer sheet candidate. Could Bergs free up enough cap space to toss a mega contract to Makar?
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 7, 2021 21:04:41 GMT -5
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Post by jkr on Jul 8, 2021 5:32:32 GMT -5
LeBrun had a column Makar is a prime offer sheet candidate. Could Bergs free up enough cap space to toss a mega contract to Makar? Right now Landeskog and Saad are UFA. Kadri and Burakovsky are UFA next season and then there is the big one - McKinnon has just 2 years left on his deal. So, yeah, Sakic has a lot on his plate. Of those immediate UFAs I would guess that Landeskog is the only one he signs. I wonder if Sakic has tired of Kadri. He pulls something stupid during the playoffs again and took himself out of the Vegas series completely. When he really needed him, he wasn't there. Just ask Leaf fans about him. |
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Post by GNick99 on Jul 8, 2021 10:12:36 GMT -5
Tarasenko has injury concerns and a big caphit. Whomever picks him up is rolling the dice. |
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Post by GNick99 on Jul 10, 2021 7:22:38 GMT -5
LeBrun had a column Makar is a prime offer sheet candidate. Could Bergs free up enough cap space to toss a mega contract to Makar? Right now Landeskog and Saad are UFA. Kadri and Burakovsky are UFA next season and then there is the big one - McKinnon has just 2 years left on his deal. So, yeah, Sakic has a lot on his plate. Of those immediate UFAs I would guess that Landeskog is the only one he signs. I wonder if Sakic has tired of Kadri. He pulls something stupid during the playoffs again and took himself out of the Vegas series completely. When he really needed him, he wasn't there. Just ask Leaf fans about him. Saad I like. I think his speed be good on line with Gallagher. He could be another Toffoli, guy who wants to play here. Tarasenko if Blues take Drouin back I would take a look at? Or Droiun stays on LTIR and they take Byron? Gives me extra cap to work with. If Tarasenko is healthy, (how's that shoulder) Could be a homerun on our first line?? Could add both as I freed up extra 5 million in another post. |
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Post by folatre on Jul 10, 2021 21:45:36 GMT -5
Gnick, I like Saad too. But I would bet he does not sign with any Canadian club.
I used to love Tarasenko. However, now, with the injuries piling up, I would take a hard pass on him.
Lawton was talking this evening on NHL Network that Minnesota needs to trade Dumba ASAP because they cannot protect him (Suter has NMC and apparently will not waive it) in the expansion draft. I do not think he fits in Montreal, but a big trade could be coming within days because Dumba is valued by a lot of clubs around the league. Lawton was also saying that Fiala could get traded this summer if his contract demands are too lofty and apparently they are. The Wild are far more focused on doing whatever it takes to get Kaprizov locked up long-term.
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Post by jkr on Jul 11, 2021 7:59:15 GMT -5
Folatre - question about the NMC.
If Suter refuses to waive does that mean they cannot expose him to the draft without his permission?
I think his situation is similar to Montreal and Weber. Same age and still a great deal of term and money coming his way. I couldn't see Seattle taking him and committing to 4 more years at 7.5 per.
When Fletcher signed Parise and Suter to those 13 year deals he certainly hamstrung Guerin. Sound familiar?
It's hard to believe the league allowed that kind of term. That's the situation Chicago is in with Keith only he has just 2 years left on his deal.
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Post by folatre on Jul 11, 2021 9:14:30 GMT -5
My understanding is the club cannot revoke a NMC, so in those cases the player has to voluntarily waive it for the expansion draft (Lucic has already done so and apparently Keith is willing to do so).
Guys like Weber and Giordano do not have a NMC. And despite having won the Norris in 2019 and playing well (9 goals in 56 games and +5 on a bad team) in 2021, Calgary is reportedly not protecting their captain and Flames-lifer.
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Post by Cranky on Jul 11, 2021 13:19:27 GMT -5
Tarasenko will score 50 with Suzuki-CC. A legitimate top 5 line in the NHL. I don't know about his 200ft game.
Giordano probably has said through his agent that he's got three broken feet if he's drafted. So should Weber. At some point these guys have control over theor careers and they should exercise it.
When placed on waivers, Perrys agent told two clubs that he expects them not to take him and he wants to play for the Habs. He will be either a no show or a disgruntled "leader". Nobody touched him.
It can be done.
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Post by jkr on Jul 11, 2021 15:54:55 GMT -5
Tarasenko's best season was 40 five years ago and in the last two seasons he has scored only 7 goals in 34 games.
I think his best days are behind him.
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Post by Cranky on Jul 11, 2021 16:51:57 GMT -5
I got some St Louis fan perspective, Tarasenko 200ft game is weak. He can't play with Suzuki-CC because CC is also weak on the 200ft game. With Anderson or Toffoli playing besides them, fine, but two weak 200fters simply does not work on anything other then pond hockey.
With that cap hit, PASS.
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Post by GNick99 on Jul 12, 2021 8:06:26 GMT -5
Gnick, I like Saad too. But I would bet he does not sign with any Canadian club. I used to love Tarasenko. However, now, with the injuries piling up, I would take a hard pass on him. Lawton was talking this evening on NHL Network that Minnesota needs to trade Dumba ASAP because they cannot protect him (Suter has NMC and apparently will not waive it) in the expansion draft. I do not think he fits in Montreal, but a big trade could be coming within days because Dumba is valued by a lot of clubs around the league. Lawton was also saying that Fiala could get traded this summer if his contract demands are too lofty and apparently they are. The Wild are far more focused on doing whatever it takes to get Kaprizov locked up long-term. I didn't know that about Dumba. |
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Post by seventeen on Jul 12, 2021 17:11:15 GMT -5
My understanding is the club cannot revoke a NMC, so in those cases the player has to voluntarily waive it for the expansion draft (Lucic has already done so and apparently Keith is willing to do so). Guys like Weber and Giordano do not have a NMC. And despite having won the Norris in 2019 and playing well (9 goals in 56 games and +5 on a bad team) in 2021, Calgary is reportedly not protecting their captain and Flames-lifer. Calgary's taking quite the chance, or they've already worked something out with Seattle. Giordano only has 1 year left on his contract at $6.75. That's not too much for a guy like Giordano. His points are down quite a bit from nearly one ppg pre-Covid. Makes one wonder if Covid had an impact on that and in a more normal situation, he'd bounce back to .6 ppg or something line that. Worth the risk, IMO, unless there's someone else on Calgary who could really help Seattle. The Flames have Hanifin, Andersson and Tanev who they need to protect and are quite a bit younger than Giordano. It's a gamble, much more so than it would be for us to leave Weber unprotected. |
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Post by jkr on Jul 12, 2021 19:39:16 GMT -5
The rumored Keith to Oilers trade has happened:
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Post by GNick99 on Jul 13, 2021 7:31:29 GMT -5
Oilers paid full blown retail I would say.
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Post by jkr on Jul 13, 2021 13:20:32 GMT -5
I guess with the buyouts of Suter & Parise, Dumba can now be protected.
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Post by folatre on Jul 13, 2021 18:41:06 GMT -5
The Oilers thing is mystifying, not so much they want Keith to bring leadership or whatever. But I am honestly not sure who Kenny Holland was bidding against. Stan Bowman did not have a lot destinations where Keith would agree to go (if you pull out a map, it looks like it was five or fewer). So how did Edmonton end up getting stuck with the full $5.54 million AAV for two seasons?
Calgary was not in the mix. Heck they are not even protecting their captain and Flames-lifer Giordano, so obviously they have no interest in Keith. Vancouver? They could re-sign Edler for a season or two for a smaller cap hit than Keith's.
So was Ron Francis being sly here? Maybe he was telling Bowman, "sure man, Duncan frickin' Keith, wow, for sure I would take him in the expansion draft. And Bowman goes to Holland and says "look Kenny, the Kraken are pumped to take Duncs off my hands and that won't cost me a dollar of retention, so it's your call."
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Post by jkr on Jul 13, 2021 20:09:33 GMT -5
The list of teams that Keith would go to may be even smaller. The story I read recently was that Keith's son lives in Penticton and that due to travel restrictions Keith had only seen him once in the last 5 months.
Now, next season, these restrictions may not be in place but if Keith wanted to be sure, be would have to land with a Canadian team. So you are right about Holland, who was he bidding against?
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Post by GNick99 on Jul 14, 2021 5:39:04 GMT -5
I guess with the buyouts of Suter & Parise, Dumba can now be protected. Everybody knew those contracts were terrible when they were given out |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 17, 2021 11:22:46 GMT -5
... Charles Hudon Wants Another NHL Shot ...
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Post by GNick99 on Jul 18, 2021 6:18:04 GMT -5
... Charles Hudon Wants Another NHL Shot ...
Hudon what I seen from him was not quite offensive enough to play top 6 minutes, not defensive enough to play bottom 6 minutes. Unless he improved in Europe. Some have before. Could be?? With expansion more jobs opening up. He may find an NHL spot. I thought in junior Hudon would make it though |
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