25 Jun 2025 18:31:25
Three-way trade:

VAN: Demko (UFA '26) to EDM (1M ret.)
2027 3rd to MTL

MTL: Laine (UFA '26) to VAN (2.2M ret.)

EDM: Pickard (UFA '26) to MTL
2026 2nd
2026 3rd

- VAN promotes Shilovs and dumps an injury-plagued asset, while adding much-needed scoring for the same cost of Demko's outgoing cap hit.

- EDM takes a one-year chance on improving their goaltending, while saving 1M on dumping Pickard and 1M on the Demko contract. (No one's taking Skinner)

- MTL uses cap space to facilitate these moves, adding 3 picks for taking on 3.7M in cap space.


EDM has little in tradable assets, and the cap penalties for that stupid Jack Campbell contract are worst in the next 2 seasons. There are precious few ways to add when cap space and tradable assets are scarce. It will be interesting to see what they do.

Laine, Demko and Pickard being UFAs after this season create an interesting one-year experiment.

1.) 25 Jun 2025
25 Jun 2025 22:53:54
I think this is pretty solid ??.