2018/2019 Trade Speculation and Rumors

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

I never said the guys I named have never had good teammates out there on the ice with them. Malkin's also played on the PP with Crosby, Orr with Esposito, McDavid with Draisaitl, Mario with Jagr.

I was trying to make a point about how hockey is a team sport and even the best players were not just the Lebron James of hockey. Tkachuk having a Backlund to iron out some areas in his skillset he can't do individually is no different from Crosby's chemistry with Kunitz in his prime - just about the teamwork aspect.

Kessel obviously is a good linemate for Malkin. Really missing the point still.

[oldschoolcalgary]

Originally Posted by Ziggy Lidstrom

Re: Chucky. He's 21. He is a pwf. His skating has always been a knock but I have seen it improve. He has a pro work ethic and he's above ppg status as a 21 year old pwf. He is also the league's best agitator imo. Marchand was number one but his komarov stunt was a lil over the line. But it's the two of them at the top. He is a very valuable player. He looks physically bigger as well. He could be a very big customer here to round it out. This type of player is valuable. How valuable and how loyal are the pertinent questions afoot.

He will sign for something like Johnny. He will understand the cap dynamics and dynasty potential the flames could have here with their fantastic cap situation.

Which brings me to my current thought about the deadline. Should the flames make a big splash or stay put?

I think a modest acquisition would be good. Brett Richie maybe but would dallas let him go?

Brian Boyle could be a good get.
What would he cost?

how much would kreider really cost?

My buddy says doughty likes yyc. In the off season a trade could be an intriguing proposition but right now I wouldn't want to mess with the chemistry. He says the ire doughty and Chucky have for eachother could lead to magic dynamics for the team too. My buddy knows some of these cats. He and I were on the notion of James neal. We were musing that he could be the biggest acquisition if he turns it on come crunch time. He has been to two cup finals in a row. He could be playing conservatively. That aligns with the stand pat notion.

i like Doughty, but the acquisition cost would be too high for my liking; i don't know if he is good as he was previously, or whether the overall team being bad is dragging him down.

i'd be more than happy to stay pat at the deadline, but i think you do your due diligence.... as people have said, Stone is probably a pipe dream and cap would be an issue even if you were able to make the acquisition...I'd prefer a guy like Nyquist who would be a lot cheaper than Stone. Kreider or Hayes seem like they are in that kind of range too.

a lot of talk of a LHD, so a depth acquisition would not surprise me...

[Mattman]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Flyers announce they will waive Jori Lehterä

Yikes the Brayden Schenn for Jori Lehtera trade is showing shades of Chiarelli..

[devo22]

Originally Posted by Mattman

Yikes the Brayden Schenn for Jori Lehtera trade is showing shades of Chiarelli..

meh. Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee are fantastic prospects.

[Karl]

Waiving Jori Lehtera to get rid of him is about as no brainer a move as can be, since everyone and their pet dog knows Lehtera does not have NHL calibre hockey ability.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary

i like Doughty, but the acquisition cost would be too high for my liking;

With Doughty's cap hit and salary owed, I'm actually wondering if the acquisition cost is less than we expect. Not many teams can fit an 11 million dollar/8yrs defenseman who has broken 50 points three times. Even we're pretty tight paying Giordano 6.75 this year and he's probably been our best player.

Unfortunately for the team that needs Doughty the most, they have that salary tied up in Milan Lucic and Kris Russell.

[sureLoss]

Looks like another Preds trade happening shortly

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
Hearing Nashville isn’t done yet. Stay tuned.

[Toonage]

Subban for Draisatil, come on Subban for Draisaitl

[CanadaMatt]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Looks like another Preds trade happening shortly

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
Hearing Nashville isn’t done yet. Stay tuned.

Please be James Neal, please be James Neal...remember how good he was for you! He’s just as good now, trust us!

Would we lie to you? #Charles&Eddie

[Vinny01]

Wonder if it is Simmonds?

[sureLoss]

Reading between the lines, the Canes are not getting the offers they were expecting for Ferland

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
Carolina Hurricanes have pulled back a bit in the effort to trade Mike Ferland. See how the next few games go. May use Ferland as an “own rental” in playoff push.

[GreenLantern]

There will be nothing left for the talking heads on deadline day again lol

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Reading between the lines, the Canes are not getting the offers they were expecting for Ferland

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
Carolina Hurricanes have pulled back a bit in the effort to trade Mike Ferland. See how the next few games go. May use Ferland as an “own rental” in playoff push.

Lololol.

What a ####ing fleecing by Tre

[LWcrowfoot]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

Lololol.

What a ####ing fleecing by Tre

Hopefully the market continues to be cool for sellers.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by LWcrowfoot

Hopefully the market continues to be cool for sellers.

To me this feels like one of those seasons where waiting is going to be prudent.

1) Lots of teams still feel close enough to be in it and may be asking more now for that reason, that will change by deadline day.

2) There are lots of forwards available on the market, including 3 big ones that will hold up the market (Panarin, Duchene, Stone).

3) Teams that are going all in (Toronto, Nashville, etc) are going to spend more to get their shopping done early and set a false sellers market.

Could be a season where waiting till the last minute will let you bargain shop.

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Reading between the lines, the Canes are not getting the offers they were expecting for Ferland

Darren Dreger @DarrenDreger
Carolina Hurricanes have pulled back a bit in the effort to trade Mike Ferland. See how the next few games go. May use Ferland as an “own rental” in playoff push.

I mean Carolina had to know Ferly wasn't worth their ask in the beginning.

[Heavy Jack]

Would a 2nd + Lazar for Ferland be fair ?

[Incogneto]

Originally Posted by Heavy Jack

Would a 2nd + Lazar for Ferland be fair ?

Maybe for the Flames, but Flames don't have their 2019 2nd. Plus at this point, Lazar holds almost no value, and I think Carolina is holding out for a 1st.

Plus, it's my understanding that there is almost no interest in Ferland from the Flames. Don't forget that the locker room was a major issue last year, and its not a coincidence that Ferland was one of the bodies leaving town.

[Heavy Jack]

Is that through a personal source Incogneto?? Lots of analysts have been saying that the flames have been circling back to Ferland.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Incogneto

Maybe for the Flames, but Flames don't have their 2019 2nd. Plus at this point, Lazar holds almost no value, and I think Carolina is holding out for a 1st.

Plus, it's my understanding that there is almost no interest in Ferland from the Flames. Don't forget that the locker room was a major issue last year, and its not a coincidence that Ferland was one of the bodies leaving town.

I still don't buy this.

Gaudreau tweeted out to Ferland when we traded him, hasn't done that for anyone else.

Tkachuk was chumming it up with Ferly pre-game when he came to Calgary with the Canes.

Treliving himself explicitly had praise for Ferland after the trade and said it was a tough piece to lose. Radio silence for Hamilton on the other hand.

If Ferland was moved out for locker room reasons why would these three guys - our best forward, arguably our future captain, and our GM, have gone out of their way to treat him so well?

Ferland was moved because he was a pending UFA and Hanifin and Lindholm were high-end RFAs. It was asset management.