2025 NHL UFA/Trade Thread

[hairnova]

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[GEEMAN]

Yes, that’s the huge risk factor…

Whereas this past draft was a sellers market (almost every team ready to unload their 1st rounders), next draft will be polar opposite… theoretically Habs ahould be able to leverage their 1st rounder under the guise of was last season an aberration or real, to pry a significant talent.

If I’m Nill, it’s only natural to wonder “hmmm did the Habs simply get on a hot streak and ride the hamburglar wave or are they for real” - I may realistically be willing to flip Robertson (who I’m looking to jettison due to salary demands anyway + free up cap space + liking to reacquire futures dealt for Rantanen) to play that lottery. Verbeek may well have the same opinion in potentially dealing McTavish

“Safe is death” - John Tortorella

Fuck no to Robertson

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Fuck no to Robertson

Why not? He's a PPG player and he's big.

 

[Sal_Butera]

Why not? He's a PPG player and he's big.

Lacks pace and doesn’t exactly show a willingness to engage physically despite being 6’3” all while wanting $11M+

 

[GEEMAN]

Why not? He's a PPG player and he's big.

looking for 10-12 mil , fuck em

 

[GrandWazoo]

At this point, unless it's a natural center, I'm not interested

 

[Habspatrol]

Depending on the player and cost, of course, but yeah, a legit 2C would be ideal.

 

[Habsy]

A lot of teams looking for that center.

I like the Trocheck idea

 

[Krustchev]

We’ve used up our bullets.

 

[Habsy]

We’ve used up our bullets.

There’s always bullets when an opportunity presents itself.

 

[GrandWazoo]

We’ve used up our bullets.

We have more bullets. We used our free shots, the next bullets will be more costly.

 

[lecoqsportif]

We’ve used up our bullets.

We’ve used up our discount bullets.

Matheson or Dach can be moved.

Hage, Kapanen, Beck and Engstrom likely have value. (From what I gather, Reinbacher is not available.)

Add two 2nd rounders in 26.

 

[CH1]

We have bullets.

The problem is there are no sellers at the moment — every team in the league now has their optimistic eye on making the post season.

Wait till Christmas when a bunch of teams underperform and realize that the McKenna lottery is more viable than a playoff spot.

Deals will be made then

 

[lecoqsportif]

Pittsburgh is one of the few confirmed tankers and they are a special/weird case.

 

[CH1]

And who knows, Habs might be one of the underperformers. Hughes had a very nice summer — it’s now up to MSL and the team to execute in the fall.

 

[lecoqsportif]

We had a nice season, but got a major assist from NYR who threw up on themselves à la Mr. Creosote.

 

[Stinky]

We had a nice season, but got a major assist from NYR who threw up on themselves à la Mr. Creosote.

They don’t look like they’re going to be any better this year either

 

[CH1]

I’m optimistic that adding Demigod, Dobson, Bolduc plus Reinbacher will move the needle

 

[Habsy]

We’ve used up our discount bullets.

Matheson or Dach can be moved.

Hage, Kapanen, Beck and Engstrom likely have value. (From what I gather, Reinbacher is not available.)

Add two 2nd rounders in 26.

Even a top ten protected first.

 

[Krustchev]

I’m optimistic that adding Demigod, Dobson, Bolduc plus Reinbacher will move the needle

If the team can avoid serious injuries to the core guys and them, I think we have a good shot at 95-102/3 points. We’re lucky that Suzuki is our least injury prone player, given our center depth situation.