2023/2024 Trade Rumors and Speculation Thread

[Southern_Canuck]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

How good would Hronek look if he wasn't playing with Quinn Hughes?

Beyond that, the Hronek trade worked for the Canucks because they already had a core of elite young pieces - Hughes, Pettersson, and Demko. Hronek supplements them.

If the Flames try to do that when they haven't even drafted their next star player, it will be a colossal mistake.

Yes, Hronek has had fortunate chemistry with Hughes (and, I imagine it will cost the Canucks on a RFA contract in the summer).

However, Hronek was already an above average RD in Detroit - good skater, good shot, GP 305 P 156.

If the Flames can pluck a young but established NHL player with their recently acquired draft capital, I think it would be a good move.

S_C

[Royle9]

ROFL you have to be kidding me that ownership thinks they can pull this around now again.

So sad, just trade Markstrom and move on. 2024/25 here we come

[UKflames]

Man some of you are way to gullable for this time in the season. There is so much going on the media types are fighting over your clicks and attention. Easiest way to do that is vaguely mention that flames upper management ( whoever that might be) might want to win and 'think' they should trade Marky in the summer and boom clicks galore with pitchforks and torches :-)

[Paulie Walnuts]

What we need is to get into the top 10 or 5 the next 2 seasons, and hope that Vegas picks goes to 26 and goes top 10 as well.

We can trade away the 1st from Vancouver and 2nd from Dallas to get a young player back, but our 1st and the Vegas pick have to be off the table for sure.

[Tbull8]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

I've seen one outlier at 9 and the rest 13 or higher.

people at McKeens have him at 12, THN had him 11 and 12, Bukala at Sportsnet has him 10

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Originally Posted by GioforPM

I've seen one outlier at 9 and the rest 13 or higher.

Yeah but point is if you're selecting 10th, picking someone who's #13 or #18 or whatever on someone else's list, isn't "going off the board".

I obviously like the storyline of drafting Tij, but if the Flames go to pick and he's still there and they pick someone else, I'm not going to get worked up about it either... well, unless they do go "off the board" with someone else, lol.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Royle9

ROFL you have to be kidding me that ownership thinks they can pull this around now again.

So sad, just trade Markstrom and move on. 2024/25 here we come

What's the hurry? If the price isn't right and the Flames control the asset then their hand isnt forced.

[thefoss1957]

The latest rumor in Chicago is Beauviler to Nashville. He has made, virtually, no impression on me over the 23 games he has played for my guys. He has been tried up and down the lineup, and just has done nothing, in my mind, that justifies his $4.1M contract. He will be a UFA anyways, so no great loss, IMO. https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nhl...r-pick/545154/

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Originally Posted by thefoss1957

The latest rumor in Chicago is Beauviler to Nashville.

That trade already happened earlier this morning.

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by UKflames

Man some of you are way to gullable for this time in the season. There is so much going on the media types are fighting over your clicks and attention. Easiest way to do that is vaguely mention that flames upper management ( whoever that might be) might want to win and 'think' they should trade Marky in the summer and boom clicks galore with pitchforks and torches :-)

It wouldn’t be so easy to fall for if it didn’t keep happening.

Management squashing a sensical trade to try and win now is exactly their MO. I don’t know who they think they’re winning with anymore. Markstrom and the $10.5 million man putting up 40 points?

[Fan69]

Originally Posted by dammage79

I want Marky to be dealt before tomorrow. Probably won't happen though.

Originally Posted by Tbull8

I mean based on quite a few rankings now he’s pretty safely top 12. Flames picking him at 8 or 9 isn’t really a reach at this point

Depends in who else is there at 8 or 9? Lots of guys i pick ahead of iginla. If catton, lindstrom, dickinson , or connely( if flames management think the social problems are isolated) would take any if them ahead of iginla would add buium as well. Love the player probably a winger and not our highest priority. Will add i trust our scouting quite a bit if they take iggy jr wont argue.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

TBF he said "with a late pick". So Gaudreau, sure (as late as they come) but not Tkachuk, who was 5th and should have been 2nd. And with Gaudreau, pretty much any team has those kind of miracle picks. The Flames have several.

Yes, I understand how he interpreted that, but trading a couple late 1st round picks for a players will help the Flames be more competitive and therefore reduce the likelihood of the team picking high with its own 1st round pick.

It just locks this team up in the middle again. Not good enough to compete for the Cup, not bad enough to get a high 1st rounder.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Royle9

ROFL you have to be kidding me that ownership thinks they can pull this around now again.

So sad, just trade Markstrom and move on. 2024/25 here we come

You guys are far too easy to get eyeballs and clickbait

You really think that ownership after trading Lindholm, Tanev, and Hanifin are "going for it" They don't want to look desperate to move Markstrom because they aren't. Pay the price or we keep him.

[thefoss1957]

Originally Posted by Icon

That trade already happened earlier this morning.

I didn't see confirmation...but...as I said, no great loss.

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by Bingo Jr.

We need some Sec input after all this eff the Flames management talk! I don't buy it for a second honestly.

I laugh because everyone is so out of touch on this ownership/management group. They think everything is hand cuffed by Murray's wallet which is FAT.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Icon

Yeah but point is if you're selecting 10th, picking someone who's #13 or #18 or whatever on someone else's list, isn't "going off the board".

I obviously like the storyline of drafting Tij, but if the Flames go to pick and he's still there and they pick someone else, I'm not going to get worked up about it either... well, unless they do go "off the board" with someone else, lol.

Oh, I agree. But the suggestion was they'd trade up to get him at a higher spot. In other words, trade their existing first plus some other picks to from 11 to 9 and get him. I think at where they will sit, they can get him without trading anything. If they want him.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by thefoss1957

The latest rumor in Chicago is Beauviler to Nashville. He has made, virtually, no impression on me over the 23 games he has played for my guys. He has been tried up and down the lineup, and just has done nothing, in my mind, that justifies his $4.1M contract. He will be a UFA anyways, so no great loss, IMO. https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nhl...r-pick/545154/

I hear Hanifin is going to Vegas

Insiderrr!

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

People are overestimating where Iginla will go this year. If Calgary is top ten, to get Iginla they trade down.

I would be astonished if ten players in this draft have better careers than Tij Iginla.

You’re probably right about the value, but as an actual hockey player?

Tij has 43 goals in the Dub as a 17 year old.

Watch him - he looks like a faster, slimmer version of his dad out there. His edgework, the way he protects the puck, his stride, his shot - it’s all Iggy.

So if the argument is there are ten players better than Jarome Iginla in this draft, this is the greatest draft ever.

But I don’t think it is, and I don’t think there are.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Thinking Markstrom has some big price tag is foolish. We are lucky New Jersey if the rumours are correct even offered a 1st and Holtz for him.

Goalies like that get back a C prospect and 3rd rounder in the offseason when a team is not desperate.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Sec214

I laugh because everyone is so out of touch on this ownership/management group. They think everything is hand cuffed by Murray's wallet which is FAT.

Media, especially the eastern media know what will get the fanbase all riled up and get more eyeballs