2025 NHL UFA/Trade Thread

[GEEMAN]

It takes as long as it takes. How long it takes depends on how big a mess was left behind by the previous regime. In pur case, HuGo inherited a shit show in a dumpster fire from Bergevin.

3 yeas in the reboot is going well

 

[GEEMAN]

If you haven't rebuilt in 5 yrs, you get fired and no amount of memesque claptrap will change my mind.

Coaches and gm`s are getting fired period if you make bad decisions

You need to avoid a tear down and systemically retool on the fly unloading your vets like Patches at the right time

If your foolish to keep putting bandaids like Pitt, Chicago, Habs , etc....your reboot takes much longer

 

[Sal_Butera]

View: https://x.com/baileyycurtis/status/1899118962744692807?s=46&t=a3HPp5YfHU2XDo78oSJMFA

Not a good look on the Canes nerd GM

Sure looks like 4th team was one of Nashville or TBay the only two remaining no income tax markets

 

[Habsy]

So I've compiled a list of Centers that may fit the bill for next season. These are either by trade (T), offer sheet (OS) or UFA.

Anaheim

Mason McTavish - T or OS

Boston

Yeah right

Buffalo

Zach Benson - T

Calgary

Yehor Sharangovich - T
Connor Zary - T

Carolina

Jack Roslovic - UFA

Chicago

None

Colorado

Brock Nelson - UFA

Columbus

Cole Sillinger - T
Yegor Chinakhov - T

Dallas

Matt Duchene - UFA
Mikael Granlund - UFA <- under the radar

Detroit

None

Edmonton

Skinner - UFA but no

Florida

Sam Bennett - UFA
Rat Marchand - UFA

LA

Quinton Byfield - T

Minnesota

Marco Rossi - T, OS

Nashville

Forsberg - T

NJ

Dawson Mercer - T

NYI

Matt Barzal - T

NYR

Vincent Trocheck - T

Ottawa

Claude Giroux - UFA
Shane Pinto - T

Philadelphia

None

Pittsburgh

None

San Jose

None

Seattle

Matt Beniers - T
Jared McCann - T

St Louis

Dylan Holloway - T

Tampa

Yanni Gourde - UFA

Toronto

John Tavares - UFA
Mitch Marner - UFA

Utah

Nick Schmaltz - T
Barrett Hayton - T

Vancouver

None

Vegas

Hertl - T

Washington

None

Winnipeg

Cole Perfetti - T
Gabriel Vilardi - T, OS

So as you can see, the market for an NHL second line center isn't really that great this year. Roslovic seems like he's set to get overpaid.

 

[Krustchev]

Nick Schmaltz would be nice, although I doubt that Utah will trade him. They need him too.

 

[Habsy]

Alex Turcotte is starting to put it together and has a good xgf. Wonder if that might be a good buy low target.

 

[Habsy]

Nick Schmaltz would be nice, although I doubt that Utah will trade him. They need him too.

Yeah I left out most guys that I thought the team wouldn't trade but you never know.

 

[Stinky]

I want the rat

 

[Habsy]

After looking at his numbers, it wouldn't surprise me if HuGo went after Granlund as a ufa.

Dylan Holloway is also having a good season.

Sharangovich would be solid too.

 

[Habsy]

I want the rat

The only way that he would sign in Montreal is to piss off Boston because he's unhappy they moved him. It would have to be a vindictive move by the rat, I just don't see it any other way.

 

[Krustchev]

Yeah I left out most guys that I thought the team wouldn't trade but you never know.

Maybe Mercer too.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

What about ROR from Nashville?

 

[Sal_Butera]

What about ROR from Nashville?

He told Trotz leading up to deadline he didn’t want to leave Nashville. Trotz said he’ll treat him as if he’s got a NMC even though his contract has no limitations

 

[GrandWazoo]

So I've compiled a list of Centers that may fit the bill for next season. These are either by trade (T), offer sheet (OS) or UFA.

Anaheim

Mason McTavish - T or OS

Boston

Yeah right

Buffalo

Zach Benson - T

Calgary

Yehor Sharangovich - T
Connor Zary - T

Carolina

Jack Roslovic - UFA

Chicago

None

Colorado

Brock Nelson - UFA

Columbus

Cole Sillinger - T
Yegor Chinakhov - T

Dallas

Matt Duchene - UFA
Mikael Granlund - UFA <- under the radar

Detroit

None

Edmonton

Skinner - UFA but no

Florida

Sam Bennett - UFA
Rat Marchand - UFA

LA

Quinton Byfield - T

Minnesota

Marco Rossi - T, OS

Nashville

Forsberg - T

NJ

Dawson Mercer - T

NYI

Matt Barzal - T

NYR

Vincent Trocheck - T

Ottawa

Claude Giroux - UFA
Shane Pinto - T

Philadelphia

None

Pittsburgh

None

San Jose

None

Seattle

Matt Beniers - T
Jared McCann - T

St Louis

Dylan Holloway - T

Tampa

Yanni Gourde - UFA

Toronto

John Tavares - UFA
Mitch Marner - UFA

Utah

Nick Schmaltz - T
Barrett Hayton - T

Vancouver

None

Vegas

Hertl - T

Washington

None

Winnipeg

Cole Perfetti - T
Gabriel Vilardi - T, OS

So as you can see, the market for an NHL second line center isn't really that great this year. Roslovic seems like he's set to get overpaid.

You have a bunch of wingers in there for some reasons.

I'm a big fan of Trochek, not sure that he's available but I certainly wouldn't mind him. Plays the game the right way.

 

[CH1]

Throw a lot of money Duchene’s way on a 2yr deal. While pursuing drafting:developing our next 2nd line pivot

 

[Habsy]

You have a bunch of wingers in there for some reasons.

I'm a big fan of Trochek, not sure that he's available but I certainly wouldn't mind him. Plays the game the right way.

They're Newhook type centers

 

[Habsy]

I would offer sheet either McTavish or Rossi

 

[Habsy]

Guts telling me it's Granlund they'll focus on

 

[GrandWazoo]

They're Newhook type centers

Not really, Benson doesn't play center. Neither does Marchand, Marner, Skinner, etc.

 

[Habsy]

Marner was added to the list because he can make an average center better.

Benson can be a center, this is a roster thing on Buffalo.

Skinner I said no to but has played center.

Marchand has played center but see: Marner.