2023/2024 Trade Rumors and Speculation Thread

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Kadri
Mercer
Backlund
Lundell

I'd love that center depth for an up and coming team.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by transplant99

In this scenario, i would have to believe Conroy would know beforehand if the kid will sign or not.

He knows this hazard better than anybody. He was one of those US college guys himself and has been through it with Fox.

Craigs a smart guy and Im starting to think his support staff is solid as well.

He was also the guy tasked with inking Gaudreau.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Bingo Jr.

These rumours have been so much fun to follow, but man can we please get all this over with already? CP has taken over my life over the last three weeks, not that I'm exactly mad about that though.

Excellent marketing son!

[Redrum]

NJ fans seem pretty insistent that Mercer doesn't play C. Though I don't know if that's because he's behind others and got moved over.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

I am ashamed to think how much time I have spent following all this over the last 3 weeks. Damn fun to speculate and imagine though - sure beats a year where your team is standing pat

And with 9 picks already, likely soon to be more the draft is going to be a blast this year too!

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Wisconsin born kid going to Minnesota-Duluth and Michigan though. Not NYC kid going to Harvard.

Originally Posted by transplant99

In this scenario, i would have to believe Conroy would know beforehand if the kid will sign or not.

He knows this hazard better than anybody. He was one of those US college guys himself and has been through it with Fox.

Craigs a smart guy and Im starting to think his support staff is solid as well.

Oh believe me, I know it's just a silly fear. But it's there. Not to the point where I'm one of the people trying to spread panic until the 11th hour like people were with Gaudreau, but it's always an inkling in the back of my mind

[Muta]

Let's not forget, Conroy's American too, so he can definitely speak from experience about Americans playing up here and what it's like and the positives of doing so. He helped Gaudreau and Coronato to sign here.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

I agree that it's whelming at best. But it's a baseline now, and hopefully things can improve from there. And there has been a lot of chatter about soft returns for Hanifin, so I was getting a bit nervous. If this is what transpires, it isn't terrible.

Has the 1st, has the B or better prospect, and it's missing the cap dump.

I'm not one to get into twists and turns over returns, but it seems to be in range to me.

[Eric Vail]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

No doubt. So many posters want unprotected firsts. Rarely do firsts go unprotected nowadays. Especially 2+ years down the road

Yes, I know we just got one from the Nucks but they were first in the league at the time and the odds of them even missing the playoffs were really low.

Remember when Toronto traded their first rounder in 1991 for Tom Kurvers. Then they went into a slump and it turned out to be #3 overall - Scott Niedermayer.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Wisconsin born kid going to Minnesota-Duluth and Michigan though. Not NYC kid going to Harvard.

Yeah we all have a big case of insecurity with this stuff.

Not every American wants to avoid Canada.
Not every American has the leverage to think he can.

If he's my kid I say hell yeah to him. Go get established and you can play somewhere else when you're established.

That still sounds crappy but if that's the path the Flames move another high value asset for assets.

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Would the locker room be able to contain that ego?

I could see this guy hurting Evander Kane's feelings.

He was having fun.
I thought he looked for a reaction/laugh at the best looking comment and felt awkward it didn’t work.

[Fan69]

Originally Posted by Bingo

And with 9 picks already, likely soon to be more the draft is going to be a blast this year too!

Agreed. I am much excite. I expect to have three firsts when its all said and done.

[Hackey]

A 2026 1st from Tampa could actually be a decent gamble. They're not exactly setting the league on fire now. In 2 more seasons who knows. Likely not a bottom feeder but probably not elite either.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

The appeal for Howard would be that Calgary is probably his shortest route to being in the show. Tampa would be much more of a logjam in the immediate future.

It is a great place to get established and the "tax concerns" wouldn't be until down the road since ELCs are ELCs.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Hackey

A 2026 1st from Tampa could actually be a decent gamble. They're not exactly setting the league on fire now. In 2 more seasons who knows. Likely not a bottom feeder but probably not elite either.

And potentially a deeper draft even if they don't fall apart.

[Matty81]

Tampa package isn't bad but still way under what you'd expect for an extended Hanifin. But goes without saying its a pretty slim market at this point.

Gotta assume that if Lundell comes onto the table Florida deal would be more desireable even if the secondary pieces aren't as good as Howard and the Tb first both are likely not super high end/blue chip pieces more of - hopefully solid secondary pieces.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by Hackey

A 2026 1st from Tampa could actually be a decent gamble. They're not exactly setting the league on fire now. In 2 more seasons who knows. Likely not a bottom feeder but probably not elite either.

Still going to have Kucherov, Point, Cirelli, Sheary, Hagel, Paul, Hanifin, Sergachev, Cernak, Lilleberg, Crozier, Raddysh, and Vasilevskiy. They will still have top talent throughout the lineup. I don't see them going for a dirt nap for another four or five years.

[Harry Lime]

Originally Posted by mile

Best looking guy in the draft


More on his WJC tournament
https://youtu.be/S_spbg7Mo2E?si=xWcS2rRV13_QFlFS&t=65

I once landed a job by answering, "because I'm soooo good lookin'", to the what would I bring to the company question at an interview.

20% of the time, it works every time.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

Still going to have Kucherov, Point, Cirelli, Sheary, Hagel, Paul, Hanifin, Sergachev, Cernak, Lilleberg, Crozier, Raddysh, and Vasilevskiy. They will still have top talent throughout the lineup. I don't see them going for a dirt nap for another four or five years.

And yet here they are, with all that top talent and Stamkos too, sitting 8th in the East.

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by Hackey

A 2026 1st from Tampa could actually be a decent gamble. They're not exactly setting the league on fire now. In 2 more seasons who knows. Likely not a bottom feeder but probably not elite either.

Yeah... if we can get a unprotected 2026 1st from Tampa (who look to be on the back half of their competative cycle)... that has the potential to be a bullet in the Gavin McKenna/Joe Iginla draft. Not especially likely... but potentially.

Howard looks like a guy that's going to be a player (and he's their top prospect... the best one they could offer). Plus another piece?... that's enough to get the yes from me fir sure.