2015/2016 Trade Speculation and Rumors v2

[ScorchyScorch]

Originally Posted by dammage79

David Pagnotta ‏@TheFourthPeriod 53s53 seconds ago
Have to think Kings may up efforts on Eriksson and Hudler (also in for Russell)

The Kings have seen good Hudler more than anyone so makes sense. Huds pretty much put the nail in their coffin last season.

[The Original FFIV]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

John Shannon @JSportsnet
With Ladd off market,do GMs start looking at Flames' Kris Russell?Told by someone inside organization there's a 50-50 chance of resigning.

Keep driving the price up...

[Moneyhands23]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

Yes. Winnipeg needs more prospects and draft picks so they contend next year. Until they can't afford their next star and trade for more picks and prospects. And the year after that. And the year after that.

Trading vets that actually want to stay in Winnipeg and replacing them with kids is a sure fire way to win championships. Just ask the oilers.

Those picks/prospects could be flipped into other assets. And Dano is a guy that should be able to play now.

[dammage79]

Hey if Ladd can net Dano + a 1st, Hudler can net Kempe and a candy bar. IDC what the + is, Kempe on this team would be absurdly awesome.

[Mattman]

AGE POS PLAYER GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW
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30 L ANDREW LADD 59 17 17 34 -10 39 7 2 2
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32 C JIRI HUDLER 52 9 25 34 -1 17 1 0 0
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26 L MIKKEL BOEDKER 60 13 25 38 -27 10 3 0 4
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34 R RADIM VRBATA 57 12 12 24 -32 12 5 0 0

Feels a little more appropriate to post here so it won't get lost in the Ladd trade thread.

You would think Hudler would fetch less than Ladd as he is more of a play-maker than goalscorer right now, but these guys are close on point production.

This I think sets the bar for Hudler, Boedker and Vrbata (top 3 forwards). But which teams are interested now? If Florida said the value for Boedker and Ladd (Presuming they were close in value) was too high, and Hudler is on the same level as them, I think it'll be Vrbata to Florida.

Which teams are still interested?

[ScorchyScorch]

Yeah. Just sign Russell in free agency if you can't find a worthy replacement.

Get assets now, while the market for d-men is boiling over.

[Ashasx]

Brilliant play by the Flames. Make teams think you may want to re-sign the player, so not willing to just make a "meh" trade. Force value up.

10/10 brad well done

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Mattman

Which teams are still interested?

Dallas, LA, STL, NSH, NYR, PITT, TB(?). There's a few teams out there and the market for quality wingers is top heavy.

[The Original FFIV]

Originally Posted by ScorchyScorch

The Kings have seen good Hudler more than anyone so makes sense. Huds pretty much put the nail in their coffin last season.

No first rounder though and their second will probably be late. Has to be good prospects coming back.

[AC]

I think we have to take advantage of Russell's inflated value right now with the market pretty bare.

Trade him, then maybe re-sign him in July if the price makes sense.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

No first rounder though and their second will probably be late. Has to be good prospects coming back.

Oh they have a few of those lying around. Adrian Kempe sits at the very tippy top of their pile.

[Murph]

nm

[devo22]

Man I hope that "Russell might re-sign" talk is just a smokescreen. Trade him. If he wants to come back in the summer at a reasonable price then great, but after seeing the Ladd and Polak trades I'd be really pissed if the Flames didn't maximize their UFA assets ...

[The Original FFIV]

Originally Posted by Moneyhands23

Those picks/prospects could be flipped into other assets. And Dano is a guy that should be able to play now.

Yes Chevy has a good track record of trading prospects for immediate help. He is building for the future. Too bad that future will not be in Winnipeg.

[The Original FFIV]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Oh they have a few of those lying around. Adrian Kempe sits at the very tippy top of their pile.

Hope that gets done tonight if he is indeed available.

[MarkGio]

Flames are probably "resigning" Russell to have leverage. Here's how it's panning out:

Team A) "C'mon Trevy, we know you're gonna trade him." "This is the best deal you got"

Flames) "Well, there's a chance we resign him, so I won't part with him unless it's a good deal"

[Mattman]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Dallas, LA, STL, NSH, NYR, PITT, TB(?). There's a few teams out there and the market for quality wingers is top heavy.

LA doesn't have their first so I doubt they would make a splash for any of Hudler, Vrbata, or Boedker.

[dammage79]

Kings Prospect I would like:
Adrian Kempe
Alex Dergachyov
Valentin Zykov (most likely to be a hudler clone in the future)
Erik Cernak

[sureLoss]

Ha. John Shannon just suggested Hudler would only fetch the Flames a 3rd

[sureLoss]

hmm

Derek Wills @Fan960Wills
Jiri Hudler just left the ice before any of his #Flames teammates during warm-up...he's usually the last guy off the ice at home.

Ryan Pike @RyanNPike
I've never seen Hudler be anything but last guy off. Hmmm.