28 Jan 2026 01:25:45
New York Rangers:
- C Vincent Trochek ($5.625m until 2029)
Detroit Red Wings:
- 2026 2nd round pick* (Conditional: New York receives Detroits 2027 1st round pick if the Red Wings advance to the 2nd round of playoffs)
- LW Carter Bear (2025 14th overall pick)
- C/ LW Michael Rasmussen ($3.2m until 2028)
- 2027 3rd round pick
There aren't many comparable trades for a 2nd line center going back tk last season. Buffalo traded Dylan Cozens and a depth defenseman last season for Josh Norris and JBD.
In this scenario, Detroit acquires a 2nd line center with term remaining on his contract.
New York receives a top forward prospect, a top 9 forward with term, a 2nd round pick (with potential to be a 1st round pick) and 3rd round pick. The Rangers would have 6 draft picks in the first 3 rounds of the draft to improve their team as they retool.
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25 Jan 2026 21:54:03
With Andersson deal done, it’s time to complete the sell off before the trade deadline. Priority:moving off Coleman, whitecloud, and Kadri while their value is higher than. Target: draft capital in the short term.
To Dal: Blake Coleman, Brayden Pachal (tough because I like Pachal)
To Cgy: 2027 1st, Emil hemming/ cam Schmidt, Ilya lybushkin (cap dump)
To Utah: Nazem kadri (50% retained), Ryan Lomberg
To Cgy: 2026 1st, Cole Beaudoin, 2026 2nd (Utah has 3, Cgy takes the worst pick)
To Buf: zach Whitecloud
To Cgy: 2026 1st
Moving Pachal and whitecloud ensures parekh and Brzustewitz get playing time. Lybushkin becomes 7D to insulate them.
Picks added: Buf 1st, Utah 1st, Utah 2nd, Dal 1st (2027)
Prospects added: Beaudoin, Hemming/ Schmidt
Perfect draft weekend? Win lottery, draft stennberg/ Mckenna. Package buf/ Utah pick with the 2026 Vegas pick to move up and grab maholtra, Lawerence, Smits, or carels, with the remaining Utah or Buf 1st, select bpa opposite position from your second pick. Ex. If you grabbed Lawerence or maholtra, use third pick to take hakansson, Macbeth or Gustafsson. If you got smits or carels, use that third pick on best C available like bjork, Hurlbert, Suvanto, or hemming.
Enter 2027 with 3 picks (Cgy, Dal, VGK)
Potentially enter 2028 with 2+ picks (Cgy, VGK - cup conditional)
Profit.
09 Dec 2025 15:38:32
CGY trades Anderssen for Owen Power...plus a top prospect from Buffalo
10 Dec 2025 17:33:32
Flames would jump on that in a heartbeat…………. dont think sabres throw in prospect.
09 Nov 2025 21:43:45
Habs make a trade to solidify 2nd line
MTL sends: kapanen, newhook, laine ( for cap reason) and a 2026 1st
To buffalo for : Tage Thompson and Alex tuch
1-A
Slafkovski Suzuki Caufield
1-B
Demidov Thompson tuch
3-
Gallagher Dach Bolduc
4-
Veleno Evans Anderson
10 Nov 2025 01:06:09
This is the Montreal version of a Pinball trade.
10 Nov 2025 01:35:54
Costing more than that to get both Tuch and Thompson.
10 Nov 2025 20:24:26
To add to what Memarcus and MG have said, why would MTL gut their depth for yet another right-shooting center?
BUF make be a perennial mess, Thompson and Tuch would command a heck of a lot more than this.
24 Oct 2025 02:54:29
Montréal canadiens trade with buffalo:
MTL sends : Dach and reinbacher
To buffalo for Tage Thompson
If habs can put laine on ltir for rest of season or add him in a trade And free up 8.7 extra in cap, if circumstances happen, (rangers and or Pittsburgh out of playoff ) habs should target panarin or Crosby . They got enough ammo in draft capital and prospects to keep hage and still make a trade for either
Lines with panarin
Slavkosky Suzuki Caufield
Demidov Thompson panarin
Bolduc kapanen Newhook
Anderson Evans Gallagher
Lines with Crosby
Slavkosky Suzuki Caufield
Demidov Crosby Thompson
Bolduc kapanen Newhook
Anderson Evans Gallagher
Defence
Matheson Dobson
Struble Hutson
Guhle carrier
Xhejaj.
24 Oct 2025 15:52:22
This is a fare trade for both teams.
25 Oct 2025 18:21:09
Buffalo would need a bit more IMO.
26 Oct 2025 01:12:17
Habs decline.
26 Oct 2025 20:51:25
What are we taking about? Thompson is a 40+ goal guy, no way from Buffalo.
28 Oct 2025 02:35:19
I'd do it as the Habs. Thompson fits the age of the group and brings a big skilled guy down the middle. You let Laine walk at season end and go hunting for another RHD in the offseason with that cap space. Losing Reinbacher would suck potentially if he develops, but running a 1-2 punch of Suzuki and Thompson for the next 5 years would be worth it, especially if you grab a guy like Andersson in free agency or even a Murphy or Clifton.
31 Oct 2025 00:01:48
EBS: The Habs need a lefty for 2C. Thompson is a good player, but he’s a righty.
15 Oct 2025 14:42:36
Buffalo Trades
Tuch*
Toronto Trades
NRobertson
Valis (AHL)
Danford (OHL)
*Sabres retain 50% of Tuch's expiring contract.
Thoughts ?
15 Oct 2025 18:39:33
Not enough from the Leafs for Tuch with that big of a retention.
15 Oct 2025 19:44:43
Pinball……you have to give something to get something. Can’t just keep packaging the same fringe players to get a top six forward.
16 Oct 2025 13:23:52
Nathan, that is Pinball's shtick. The something for nothing trade.
18 Oct 2025 14:45:35
No offence but that’s a terrible trade that greatly benefits the Leafs. I don’t think you could even pull this off on NHL 26.
They Sabres would want at least a 1st rounder in return, which the Leafs don’t have.
25 Sep 2025 16:39:56
Buffalo Trades
Tuch
Toronto Trades
NRobertson
Hildeby (AHL)
Danford (OHL)
Leafs will have to shed some Cap unless Buffalo will retain some salary on Tuch's expiring contract, but where Buffalo is and where Toronto is this proposal makes sense for both teams imo.
Thoughts ?
25 Sep 2025 17:15:40
If Tuch was to be officially on the market there would be significant interest. Zero chance BUF would bite on this offer. The player and the team seem happy together for the moment, but if that changed, Tuch would command a sizeable return.
26 Sep 2025 15:47:13
Teams can't expect to get a very good player from teams for bottom six players and unproven AHL ones. The Leafs would have to give up Cowen and a #1 pick, if they had one, to get the Sabres to even consider a trade for Tuch.
28 Sep 2025 21:23:35
Maybe if Tuch says he only wants to go to the Leafs, otherwise we don't have the pieces to compete with most teams to get him.
Idk why you are so eager to trade Danford tho. Our defense is on the older side. He plays a simple game like Tanev. He's a righty. I'd rather hold on to him.
Robertson is what he is. He'd be a throw in on this deal and throw ins don't move the needle.
05 Oct 2025 17:58:46
Not even Kevyn Adams would make a move this bad.
06 Oct 2025 19:10:35
Zero chance that THREE people upvoted this proposal that weren’t named “Pinball”?.
05 Sep 2025 19:55:12
Buffalo Trades
Tuch
Toronto Trades
NRobertson
Danford (OHL)
Yep Pinball is back being September.
Thoughts ?
05 Sep 2025 20:31:14
Yup……. more lopsided trades. ??.
05 Sep 2025 20:57:49
Nashan
Tuch is a trade chip and not to get another older player like Tuch as Buffalo is in a rebuild.
NRobertson with another team is probably a 20 to 25 Goal Winger and Danford is a very good prospect.
How you look at this as being lopsided is confusing.
05 Sep 2025 22:41:32
Welcome back Pinball. You’re a man of your word.
This is an unbelievably one-sided, homer-trade, but you’re a man of your word, and that’s more important. I hope you enjoy the season ahead?
P. S. I think your beloved team will play with more balls and respectability than in past years. They are more of a Treliving team and less of a Dubas team, so while they won’t hoist a Cup, I think they’ll look a lot less petulant and silly with bitchy Mitchy out of the 416. Enjoy?.
06 Sep 2025 02:33:13
Chickenfoot
Thanx for acknowledging that I am a man of my word and would to be off until September, and even though we almost always disagree it's nice to be back and have my negative feedback ?.
06 Sep 2025 02:35:07
And yes this will be a different team Chickenfoot, wonder who The Leaf whipping boy will be this season, if I were to guess I would say Rielly.
06 Sep 2025 15:40:16
You may be right about that Pinball. Rielly is in decline, and he won’t waive for a trade. With a new family I don’t blame him. Their family is in Toronto and any new parent would want the help and support of nearby family.
09 Sep 2025 15:11:30
Danford shouldn't be an option for a trade. Our Dcore is old to say the least and he looks to potentially be a more physical version ot Tanev if he develops properly and gets more disciplined. Tuch would be a great add and maybe it's something that we revisit closer to the deadline and get in on the bidding war for him cause he won't be a cheap add unless he tells Buffalo he only wants to come to TO.
Robertson is gonna get some opportunities this year to move up the lineup. We will see if he runs with it. But that 1RW spot is wide open for the taking out of camp. We will see some LWs getting looks, Roy likely gets a look. If Roslovic gets a PTO he could also take that spot out of camp/ preseason. A lot of wait and see, but hopeful for some bounce back years from a few of our guys.
05 Sep 2025 19:53:40
Well I am out of Pinball Jail and just in time for a training camp trade to post.
Buffalo Trades
Tuch
Toronto Trades
NRobertson
Danford (OHL)
Sabres a rebuilding Team gets 2 young players in this deal with only a year left on Tuch's contract.
Leafs get a solid RWinger to play in the top 6.
Thoughts ?
05 Sep 2025 22:42:28
Horrible trade, but welcome back you principled but delusional beauty?.
11 Jul 2025 21:00:21
Sabres: Byram, Tuch
Leafs: Cowan, Carlo, Robertson, Kampf, 2nd round pick 2026
11 Jul 2025 22:07:14
And some Leaf fans wonder why they have such a bad reputation.
11 Jul 2025 23:37:28
Hahahahaha?.
11 Jul 2025 09:57:44
Sabres: Byram, Tuch
Leafs: Cowan, Carlo, Kampf, Robertson
11 Jul 2025 13:46:18
That's weighted pretty generously in YYZ's favour.
24 Jun 2025 15:39:15
Toronto to get the ball rolling.
TOR: Jason Robertson
FLA: Brad Marchand
VGK - Reilly Smith
DET: Patrick Kane
BUF: Bowen Byram
Robertson - Matthews - Knives
Kane - Marchand - Nylander
Domi - Laughton - Smith
Tanev - McMann - Pacioretty
Rielly - Byram
Benoit - Tanev
McCabe - Myers
24 Jun 2025 18:51:49
I think you need to get out of the sub.
25 Jun 2025 17:51:57
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What are the trade, signing, or cap details? Or are you just amusing yourself by aimlessly writing random names on the page?
30 May 2025 15:44:03
Habs - slafkovsky-dach-mailloux-1st pick 2025-1st pick 2026
Buff- peterka-tuch
Habs- heinneman-josua roy- 2nd pick 2025
Vegas- barbashev
Habs sign toews 1 year 1.5M
Buffalo need a retool, peterka and tuch want out, they get à good pacage for 2 great player
Vegas unload barbashev for marner
Pettarka-suzuki-caufield
Demidov-barbashev-tuch
Newhook-toews-anderson
Arber xhekaj-evans-gallagher
Guhle-hutson
Mattheson-reinbacher
Strubble-carrier
31 May 2025 11:07:34
I had to look at my calendar to see if it was April 1.you did give me a good laugh. try again. none of this works.
28 Apr 2025 00:20:32
Blockbuster trade proposal for habs all in
Montreal trades with buffalo
MTL sends : laine , dach , both 2025 first round, 2026 unprotected first , Mailloux , Farrell or Roy
To buffalo for Tage Thompson and Alex tuch
This trade gives habs same cap hit
28 Apr 2025 02:05:51
Buffalo needs young, NHL players coming back, not more futures if they're giving up those guys.
28 Apr 2025 15:54:01
This is a great trade for the Habs but not so good for the Sabres. I agree with Memarcus that Buffalo would want a players like Caufield and Dach in return for Thompson and Tuch. However Montreal wouldn't trade Caufield.
26 Apr 2025 21:50:23
Wondering if habs can trade laine in offseason for 3 options hoping laines name carries value
1- mtl trades with buffalo: mtl sends laine for Alex tuch, habs save 3.5 million
2- mtl trades laine to Nashville: laine for o Reilly, habs save 4.2 million
3- mtl trades with Pitts : laine for Malkin to mentor Demidov, habs save 1.6 million
This gives habs plenty of cap and players to trade ( Dach, Mailloux, kapanen, beck, engstrom, Roy, struble, farrel ) and premium picks to add!
Wouldn’t hate Rasmus Anderson for the right price to solidify dcore
Anderson hutson
Carrier guhle
Reinbacher matheson
And still add a top 6 forward.
26 Apr 2025 22:39:58
I really thought things would work out for Laine in Montreal. What the heck happened?
He's just been sliding downhill since Winnipeg moved on from him.
26 Apr 2025 23:33:11
If the sabres agreed to trade Tuch for that plug Laine, they may as well fold the team.
17 Mar 2025 18:01:03
Buffalo Trades
Peterka (RFA)
Toronto Trades
NRobertson (RFA)
Hildeby (AHL)
2nd Round Pick 2025
17 Mar 2025 18:37:18
Is this an intentional joke one Pinball? One of those "H'yuk, h'yuk, h'yuk, Buffalo is a bad team, they won't even realize we're offering them garbage, h'yuk, h'yuk, h'yuk" deals.
17 Mar 2025 21:55:00
memarcusjoe
Peterka is on the trading block wanting out of Buffalo it's all out there, so no this isn't a joke and why is every Leaf including Leaf draft picks garbage in your opinion?
18 Mar 2025 02:15:15
Pinball,
Just because Peterka is available, doesn't mean they'll give him away for nothing.
Peterka has almost as many points this year as Robertson has in his career. Robertson is a tiny AHL/ NHL tweener. Not much value.
Hidelby is a meh AHL goalie with an unimpressive save %. Goalies are generally worth very little in a trade, especially 3rd/ 4th stringers.
A mid to late 2nd is a mid to late 2nd.
This is the same junk you always offer. Pieces you realize no longer have any potential to be impactful NHL'ers, so you want to dump them.
So, let's hear your biased pitch. Why would Buffalo do this?
18 Mar 2025 11:21:40
He isn’t available.
18 Mar 2025 11:22:17
If that was there only offer they would risk him being offered sheeted in the summer because it would be probably 2 firsts plus.
18 Mar 2025 12:59:36
Meandme, I really doubt any team would be offering over 9 million. Offer sheet might cost a 1st and a 3rd.
18 Mar 2025 14:36:00
They value Paterka more than Cozens so that’s the starting point +.
18 Mar 2025 16:57:37
@tury how much does he need to be payed for the sabres not to match in your idea. I think they will easily match 8 or 8 and a half.
07 Apr 2025 18:30:13
I think he get maybe 6.7m. nobody is gonna go over that. A 1st and 3rd. Or else its not worth it.
16 Mar 2025 21:21:38
Buffalo- Bowen Byram, Jack Quinn, 2nd 2025 and 2nd 2026
Islanders- Noah Dobson
It sounds like there is a good chance Dobson is moved and Buffalo has the best prospect pool in league so they can afford to get it done. Byram takes over top PP and Quinn complements Horvat and Barzal on top line and PP aswell
Dahlin-Dobson becomes top PP in NHL not to mention Dobson is a proven winner with a WJC and 2 memorial cups under his belt.
17 Mar 2025 00:04:38
That's an aggressive offer that Buffalo would be offering. Interesting idea for sure.
17 Mar 2025 09:40:32
thats alot for Dobson.
20 Mar 2025 20:31:47
Definitely could be good trade partners. Peterka possibly an option in there too?
21 Mar 2025 21:27:17
I have not heard anything regarding Peterka being available but for Dobson I’m sure he would be.
12 Mar 2025 13:57:54
OTT : Chabot, Forsberg, Perron, Boucher, and a 1st
BUF : Dahlin, and Quinn
Hear me out. Ottawa has proven they aren't afraid to shake things up a bit by trading a key player like Norris for an equal or near equal return like Cozens, and Buffalo has also proven they aren't opposed to doing the same thing, when their players want out. Rumor has it, Dahlin like Cozens wants out. So, why not swap a couple big name defencemen like Dahlin and Chabot. Then have Ottawa bring the Cobden native Quinn back home at the same time. Buffalo gets a 1st out of it, a decent backup goalie, and some familiarity for Norris to link up with again in Chabot and Forsberg. Plus maybe a change of scenery will do Boucher some good too like it did so far for Cozens. Plus Ottawa also gets some familiarity for Cozens to play with as well in Dahlin and Quinn in a happier environment.
13 Mar 2025 11:43:55
Buffalo easily says "no thank you".
05 Mar 2025 15:23:51
Calgary - Anderson and Sharangovich and 2025 second round pick
Buffalo - Cozens and Byram
Basically a player deal.
05 Mar 2025 14:26:31
Buffalo
Bo Byram
Dylan Cozens
to
Toronto
Max Domi
Cowan
Robertson
2nd Round draft pick.
05 Mar 2025 16:17:14
Buffalo should be able to get a better return if they traded Byram and Cozens separately.
07 Mar 2025 18:56:55
JET: Winnipeg had an impactful deadline! Here’s hoping they bring the cup home to Canada!