2025 NHL UFA/Trade Thread

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Hischier would be a phenomenal #2 center for us. I don't see why NJ would trade him. He has another year left at $7.2m but I suspect he'll get at least $10m. Great 2-way center.

And of course he is elite at faceoffs so you love him.

 

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MSL will fix him

We are likely at the stage of the rebuild that we need proven players not more newhook, Dach swings

If we can get him for next to nothing. Great but I doubt it.

 

[AH$$$]

MSL will fix him

Jets on his skates.

 

[AH$$$]

Hish is a poor man’s Suzuki. Perfect fit.

 

[GEEMAN]

Hish is a poor man’s Suzuki. Perfect fit.

way poorer than Nick

Nick is Holt Renfrew , Hish is Dollerama

 

[AH$$$]

More like ZARA

 

[Sal_Butera]

I wonder if Matty Beniers is the target - Hughes coached him, Mass boy so Gorton’s got all the dirt on him, fits HuGo / MSL uptempo style of play, signed a $7M longterm deal coming out of ELC which fits Habs age & $ structure, and is seemingly stalled w 43 & 45 pts.

Also wasn’t drafted by current GM - Francis pick not Botterill

 

[Alan C]

I wonder if Matty Beniers is the target - Hughes coached him, Mass boy so Gorton’s got all the dirt on him, fits HuGo / MSL uptempo style of play, signed a $7M longterm deal coming out of ELC which fits Habs age & $ structure, and is seemingly stalled w 43 & 45 pts.

Also wasn’t drafted by current GM - Francis pick not Botterill

Some rumours around he hasn’t met expectations and may be moved. He seems to have regressed and points not impressive given ice time.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Some rumours around he hasn’t met expectations and may be moved. He seems to have regressed and points not impressive given ice time.

Seattle, where young alleged stars go to die

 

[Krustchev]

Some rumours around he hasn’t met expectations and may be moved. He seems to have regressed and points not impressive given ice time.

And who's going to replace him? He's not going anywhere.

 

[GrandWazoo]

Beniers is available for the right price, for sure.

 

[GEEMAN]

I wonder if Matty Beniers is the target - Hughes coached him, Mass boy so Gorton’s got all the dirt on him, fits HuGo / MSL uptempo style of play, signed a $7M longterm deal coming out of ELC which fits Habs age & $ structure, and is seemingly stalled w 43 & 45 pts.

Also wasn’t drafted by current GM - Francis pick not Botterill

Isnt he another butterfly like Hish

 

[Alan C]

And who's going to replace him? He's not going anywhere.

Presumably someone better is a package deal, but I will believe it when I see it.

 

[Sal_Butera]

View: https://x.com/nhlrumourreport/status/2037983063217496524?s=46

 

[Krustchev]

Russ Joy, a Flyers podcaster, said that the team had a deal in place on TDL day to trade Risto to a team in the Atlantic but backed out at the last minute. Hmm . . .

 

[Sal_Butera]

Russ Joy, a Flyers podcaster, said that the team had a deal in place on TDL day to trade Risto to a team in the Atlantic but backed out at the last minute. Hmm . . .

Who backed out, Briere?

 

[Krustchev]

Who backed out, Briere?

The Flyers.

 

[Sal_Butera]

The Flyers.

Hmmm rumors were Habs had targeted D & F deals.

It’s been long rumored Phi covets Xhekaj, guessing that’s one of the components

 

[GEEMAN]

Russ Joy, a Flyers podcaster, said that the team had a deal in place on TDL day to trade Risto to a team in the Atlantic but backed out at the last minute. Hmm . . .

Risto is junk

 

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Risto is junk

Definitely wouldn't give up much for him.