2024 Off-season trade rumours and speculation thread

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

There’s no way the Sabres trade away the 11th OV pick just to get out of Skinner’s contract. They’ll buy him out first.

I guess that would depend on how open the owner is to eating that much money. Is Buffalo's owner tight when it comes to spending money?

[TOfan]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

There’s no way the Sabres trade away the 11th OV pick just to get out of Skinner’s contract. They’ll buy him out first.

You sure?

Trading Skinner almost certainly frees up a considerable amount of cap space. If it’s Mangiapane, the Sabres net $21.2M in cap space over the next three years. Now, they’ll have to replace that player for the last two years with someone, Mangiapane if the resign him. That said if Mangiapane resigns I’ll go out on a limb and say it’s nowhere close to the $9M/season owed to Skinner. He would have up have a pretty solid bounce back season to match what he’s getting now.

Factor in Buffalo’s needs to get into the playoffs, the added cap flexibility, and the available market for teams that could take Skinner on, I think they’re dealing with a limited pool. Also consider that 11OA pick doesn’t help them this year or next or, likely, the year after.

[dammage79]

Anyone see the rumor of Marner to Utah for 6 OA?

It's trending on the Twitter's

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Anyone see the rumor of Marner to Utah for 6 OA?

It's trending on the Twitter's

And the Toronto Maple Leafs are proud to select.... Tij Iginla.

[Roof-Daddy]

I would be utterly shocked if Marner waived his NMC to go to Utah

[ComixZone]

Rumours still have Kaapo Kakko as potentially being available.

I wonder what it'd take to swing on that guy. It's a buy-low situation that I'd be into.

“This is sort of a sell-low scenario but sources report that Drury is also attempting to use Kakko in conjunction with the club’s own 30th-overall selection to move up in the first round,” Brooks wrote.

Kakko + 30th for 28th? Sounds perfect to me.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Anyone see the rumor of Marner to Utah for 6 OA?

It's trending on the Twitter's

Sounds like wishful thinking from Leafs’ fans

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

I would be utterly shocked if Marner waived his NMC to go to Utah

Or, just as importantly, signing there long term.

[AustinL_NHL]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1805378524812898371

[TheScorpion]

I think this report may be legit

https://twitter.com/user/status/1805378524812898371

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

Or, just as importantly, signing there long term.

They'd be fools to trade 6OA for him if he doesn't sign long-term.

I put the chances of this actually happening at somewhere between zero and ‘some of you Leaf fans really should stop taking LSD before bedtime’.

[TheScorpion]

Utah needs a defenceman in this draft WAY more than they need Marner

[topfiverecords]

Would Ottawa trade #7 for Ullmark?

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

I would be utterly shocked if Marner waived his NMC to go to Utah

Yup, sounds like its internet armchair GM's in Toronto and nothing more.

No way Marner waves to go to Utah in his contract season.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Would Ottawa trade #7 for Ullmark?

I’d be shocked. If it was still Dorion then maybe. My guess is a slightly better Markstrom return

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Would Ottawa trade #7 for Ullmark?

I would say absolutely not.


...could be wrong, but probably not.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

I think this report may be legit

Legitimate tweet from a Bruins beat reporter. It's certainly a step up from some of the earlier sources.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Would Ottawa trade #7 for Ullmark?

The growing consensus it's Chychrun and their pick in the 20s

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Bonded

I’d be shocked. If it was still Dorion then maybe

Might be worth it though if that's what it takes.

[Samonadreau]

You'd think Ottawa would have to overpay to get Boston to trade in their Division.