2016/2017 Trade Speculation and Rumors

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Because it was a one year deal with little to no risk for a guy who based off his KHL numbers was still very likely to produce top six NHL numbers.

Yet people mocked it like it was the worst and most embarrassing signing of the off-season. It didn't help that it came not long after the Subban/Weber trade which people seemed to think was already a huge mistake for the habs, so they just piled on when this happened.

I don't remember that being the case apart from a couple people with extreme views which always is the case.
Neither here nor there I suppose, just seems like an odd reaction.

[Roof-Daddy]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

I don't remember that being the case apart from a couple people with extreme views which always is the case.
Neither here nor there I suppose, just seems like an odd reaction.

Here's the first few replies after sureLoss broke the $$ and term

Poor Habs fans... What a bad deal.

that's insanity

That price is ridiculous.

lewl

Absolute insanity.

Bergevin has lost his mind this week. It's rivalling Darryl in the last week of January 2010.

LMAO. Habs are just imploding.

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...hlight=radulov


Anyways, whatever. No biggie. I get that people would have doubts, just not that over the top on a 1 year deal.

[sureLoss]

Likely trying to motivate his players, but Rowe suggesting that core players for the Panthers could be moved:
http://www.tsn.ca/rowe-suggests-core...moved-1.709242
IMO Bjugstad and/or maybe Huberdeau likely candidates to be moved.

Chris Chellios says veteran free agents don't want to play for Babcock. Kind of lends credence to what Commodore has been saying.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/c...o-maple-leafs/

[bax]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Likely trying to motivate his players, but Rowe suggesting that core players for the Panthers could be moved:
http://www.tsn.ca/rowe-suggests-core...moved-1.709242
IMO Bjugstad and/or maybe Huberdeau likely candidates to be moved.

Chris Chellios says veteran free agents don't want to play for Babcock. Kind of lends credence to what Commodore has been saying.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/c...o-maple-leafs/

Huberdeau has been great since he came back from injury. I doubt they would move him, but if they did he would be a prime candidate to round out our forward core.

[t0rrent98]

David Clarkson possibly calling it quits after this season is over. He is looking to move on and will be taking over as a varsity coach for Upper Arlington High School.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by t0rrent98

David Clarkson possibly calling it quits after this season is over. He is looking to move on and will be taking over as a varsity coach for Upper Arlington High School.

what

[GreenLantern]

Wait, Paul Byron still plays in the NHL? And has 38 points? Wow.

[Robbob]

He would be walking away from 15 million if that were true. Although retiring and leaving that money on the table would be doing the Blue Jackets a solid since he has a NMC.

[Toonage]

Upper Arlington High must pay well. Certainly sounds fancy. "Upper"

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Likely trying to motivate his players, but Rowe suggesting that core players for the Panthers could be moved:
http://www.tsn.ca/rowe-suggests-core...moved-1.709242
IMO Bjugstad and/or maybe Huberdeau likely candidates to be moved.

Chris Chellios says veteran free agents don't want to play for Babcock. Kind of lends credence to what Commodore has been saying.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/c...o-maple-leafs/

I believe there's smoke to the Babcock thing. The guy kind of wasted the prime of Hudler's career burying him on the 3rd line never playing him more than 15 minutes per game. I thought he handled Iginla poorly in the 2010 Olympics as well.

[sureLoss]

I doubt Clarkson is officially retiring. He will just be on LTIR for the rest of his contract. Marc Savard did something similar, and started coaching a minor hockey team.

[t0rrent98]

I may have worded it wrong, but here it is.

When the Columbus Blue Jackets traded Nathan Horton to the Toronto Maple Leafs they thought they were getting a pretty sweet deal. After all getting rid of Horton, a player who was being paid but could not play, and getting David Clarkson, a player with a bad contract but who would actually play night in and night out, was a pretty good deal.
Fast forward a little and Clarkson much like Horton was sidelined by a debilitating back injury, and now it seems like he may have given up on a possible return to the National Hockey League as a result.
A breaking news report from Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch has revealed that Clarkson is looking to move on and will be taking over as a varsity coach for Upper Arlington High School. Clarkson has already been working at the school as a volunteer, and now he will be taking the next step and officially joining their staff pending approval from the school.
Portzline would not state that Clarkson's career was officially over, but did admit his "career is likely over due to chronic back injury."

[calgaryblood]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

Wait, Paul Byron still plays in the NHL? And has 38 points? Wow.

Did you just come out from that rock? Was Elmer hiding out with you?

[sureLoss]

Friedman says Noah Hanifin could be had if an impact forward is going the other way:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/3...od-news-green/

18. One name to watch this off-season: Carolina’s Noah Hanifin. He played at least 20 minutes in 10 of the Hurricanes’ last 11 games (and came in at 19:58 in the other). I think Carolina would consider moving him if — and only if — an impact offensive forward was coming to Raleigh. So, don’t come at them with weak sauce. They are one of the few teams that could even consider this, because they have blue-line depth. But, Hanifin has a long, prosperous career ahead of him, and they will not trade him just for the sake of it.

[Jacks]

Paging Matt Duchene

[Roof-Daddy]

Shades of the Seth Jones deal. Gotta be careful.

Johansen is a good player, plays an important position, plus the Preds have blueline depth, but they gave up a 22 year old, 6'4 215lb great skating, right shooting #1 stud Dman in that deal.

I think in the long run the Preds might end up regretting that deal, and so would Carolina.

[codynw]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Paging Matt Duchene

Duchene is UFA in one year. It'd probably have to be someone else.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Shades of the Seth Jones deal. Gotta be careful.

Johansen is a good player, plays an important position, plus the Preds have blueline depth, but they gave up a 22 year old, 6'4 215lb great skating, right shooting #1 stud Dman in that deal.

I think in the long run the Preds might end up regretting that deal, and so would Carolina.

I would rather have Jones as he hasn't peaked yet and looks to be improving annually. Johansen is a good not great player but I understand why the Jackets made the deal as it was more for now than the future.

[Mass_nerder]

I would think Landeskog might be more likely

[Toonage]

With the current braintrust in Colorado? It will be MacKinnon going to Carolina.