NHL rumours 3

10 Aug 2025 06:41:51
These trade would probably never happen
1- mtl sends : Hutson, matheson, Newhook ,hage+ 2026 1st round
To New Jersey for : jack and Luke Hughes
Slafkovsky Hugues Caufield
Demidov Suzuki laine
Gallagher Dach Bolduc
Arber Xhekaj?! Evans Anderson

Guhle Dobson
L.hugues reinbacher
Struble carrier
Engstrom
Or
2- MTL sends Hutson
To devils for : hischer and nemec
Slafkovsky Suzuki Caufield
Demidov hischer laine
Dach Newhook Bolduc
Gallagher Evans Anderson

Guhle Dobson
Matheson reinbacher
Struble nemec
Engstrom carrier
Xhekaj

11 Aug 2025 16:17:52
Stupidest idea I've seen in my entire life TBO.

11 Aug 2025 17:37:48
I almost agree... however , no probably about it.. they would deffenitley never happen

13 Aug 2025 13:26:12
Why are yah even considering trading Hutson? I'll admit I was his biggest critic last year in regards to how he would actually perform being an undersized dman. Guy went out and dropped 60+ points as a rookie dman and was part of the reason the Habs managed to be in the playoffs. You don't trade away corner stone dmen when you have em.

Also I can't imagine why NJ would move Hischer or either Hughes brother. They are perfect age for being consistently and the playoffs and potentially coming out of the east if things fall the right way.

There's trades to be made if the Habs want to address the 2C spot. Rossi comes to mind, I'm sure a deal could be made grab McTavish, Bolduc already in the system could tske that spot and run with it out of camp.

13 Aug 2025 20:49:24
I agree with MG69 about there are trades to be made, but id stay as is atm . Im still on team Dach however, I give him this one last shot to prove he can do it.
Im quite happy with the current roster and want to just see these guys grow together.. not a contender yet, but really close, I think this is one more year of growth, then its go time..

14 Aug 2025 00:06:37
Wow…this is pretty out there.

09 Aug 2025 20:32:44
Wild: voronkov
Blue jackets: rossi

05 Aug 2025 15:59:29
3 Way trade

Stl- kyrou-2nd pick 2026

Anh- mctavish

Then stl flip mctavish

Mtl- mattheson- engstrom-roy- 1st pick top 5 protected

06 Aug 2025 14:58:09
Oof. That's a punch in the gut for St. Louis.

06 Aug 2025 16:38:58
too much from Montreal. has McTavish proved himself enough to warrant 3 players and a 1rst round pick? not at all.

04 Aug 2025 17:12:36
Montreal trade with Anaheim .Sign and trade.
K . Gulhe plus 2026 second round pick
(Montreals own) plus Owen Beck.
For Mason McTavish ( 8 years x 8 million ).
Then re-sign M. Matheson 4 years at 4.5 million .

05 Aug 2025 10:12:22
- if I’m MTL I’m not trading Guhle or re-signing Matheson for 4 years.

- if I’m ANA I’m not accepting any offer for McTavish that doesn’t include a 1st…and I’m probably insisting that it’s for the 2026 Draft.

04 Aug 2025 04:31:11
Philadelphia Flyers receive:

(C)Mason McTavish (Unsigned *RFA*)
(RD)Tristan Luneau
(RW/LW)Sasha Pastujov


Anaheim Ducks receive:

(RW/LW)O.Tippet
(C/W)J.Luchanko
(LD)E.Andrae
(RD)R.Ristolainen (50%retained)
Leafs(2027)1st,(2026)2nd,and a (2028)3rd.

Ducks move on from a disgruntled McTavish who wants out of Anaheim while replacing his production with NHL ready talent like (RW/LW)Tippet and (RD) Ristolainen and get back some good NHL ready prospects prospects in (C/W)Jett Luchanko (2024 13th overall) and (LD) E. Andrae, plus a 1st,2nd,and 3rd round pick. A "Best Case" scenario for Anaheim who is forced to move on from McTavish and get the best return possible.

Flyers overpay for McTavish who is hopefully a peice of the Flyers future Center core along with Zegras,Couturier,and Jack Nesbitt. And they get another option with legitimate elite upside to play with Martone and Michkov.

Thoughts?

06 Aug 2025 16:40:09
lol . who said McTavish was disgruntled?

15 Aug 2025 13:38:21
McTavish and his agent. The market. The fact that Anaheim disputes with every young player they have to sign and have already chose to send out multiple young players they feel don't match their "rebuild style". McTavish is on Serrevalli's top20 trade targets. I mean. Where there's smoke there's usually fire.

04 Aug 2025 03:25:42
Anaheim Ducks receive: Owen Tippet, Noah Cates, Ristolainen (50% retained), 2027 Leafs 1st, 2026 2nd and a 2027 3rd.

Verbeek and Quenneville get some physicality and top6 30 goal potential with Tippet locked in on a reasonable contract for term(especially considering the CAP rising) And a solid 2-3C in N. Cates who's competent defensively, is good on the PK, and can add good scoring depth and flexibility up and down the line-up. And Veteran Ristolainen for cheap as a defensive minded defensemen with size, puck moving ability, and a physical edge, who can plug into The Ducks blue line immediately.
Plus a good Defensive prospect in Andrae and the 2027 1st rounder and other picks to stock the prospect pool and or use as ammunition.
With this The Anaheim Ducks hesitantly move on from a disgruntled McTavish who was seeking a change of scenery and not happy with his utilization, FA additions, making him unsure of his place in The Ducks line-up. Then with McTavish asking for more term and AAV then The Ducks/Verbeek felt comfortable giving him.... Verbeek pulls the trigger.

Philadelphia Flyers receive:
Mason McTavish, Tristan Luneau, 2026 4th, 2027 5th.

Flyers overpay to get a young promising Center like McTavish who fits the timeline, adda size at 1C-2C, and possesses a rare skillet The Flyers desperately need to develop next to Michkov and Martone, AND plays a position of need. Slotting McTavish into the top6 Center role with Zegras and being able to ease Couturier and Dvorak further down the line-up is worth the overpay for Philadelphia. Allowing them to develop Nesbitt and Luchanko correctly. And add RD prospect Tristan Luneau to a blue line in dire need of prospects.
Flyers give up a ransom and will DEF miss Tippet and Cates, but sending out a top6 scoring winger and competent two way Center and banking on the future with two much younger top6 Centers with elite potential are worth the future picks and veteran talent The Flyers lose. Briere continues backing on the future and pays a premium buts adds two Centers to play with Michkov, Martone, Konecny, and Foerster in The Flyers top6.

Curious as to what everyone thinks. Must admit I am A Flyers fan but I'm hoping I held back my bias.

03 Aug 2025 00:27:04
Montreal trades with Calgary
MTL sends : matheson, Newhook and a 3rd round pick
To flames for : Kadri and rasmus Anderson
Flames are real thin on left d so matheson makes sense , Newhook is 10 years younger than Kadri
Habs get the better player for their timeline in Kadri and get a good rhd to play with Hutson

Slavkosky Suzuki Caufield
Demidov Kadri laine
Dach Evans Bolduc
Gallagher veleno Anderson
Kapanen
Beck
Guhle. Dobson
Hutson andersson
Xehjaj carrier
Struble reinbacher

03 Aug 2025 13:44:02
Horrible for Calgary.

03 Aug 2025 18:02:59
- Kadri is still productive, but he’s 34 now and will be 38 in the final year of his contract. I’m not sure his age is the right fit for the Habs’ core.

- A fairer version of this deal might be:

Matheson
2026 2nd
Mesar (RW Prospect)

Kadri

- CGY would yield better returns trading Anderson and Kadri separately, and good as he is, the Habs don’t need Anderson.

30 Jul 2025 03:51:04
Here’s 3 trades that imo would make habs legit this year and future
1 - habs trade with ducks
MTL sends : Newhook, Anderson and a 2026 1st round and 2nd
To Anaheim for : mctavish ( sign him to 8x8)

2- habs trade with Chicago
MTL sends Josh Roy and a 5th round
To chi for : Connor Murphy ( rhd big physical defensive defender, perfect to pair with Hutson )

3- habs trade with Columbus
MTL sends matheson
To Columbus for chinakhov

Slavkosky Suzuki Caufield
Demidov mctavish laine
Chinakhov Dach or Bolduc
Blais or veleno evans Gallagher

Guhle DObson
Hutson Murphy
Xehjaj Carrier
Struble

30 Jul 2025 13:33:20
This would certainly help Montreal. there's just no reason for the other teams to make those trades.

30 Jul 2025 13:56:23
Great targets for 1 and 2, and I haven’t seen Chinakhov play so I can’t comment there. (I’m interested in anyone’s thoughts that may have seen the kid play though👍)

I think ANA and CHI would command more of a return than offered. I also tend to think that most teams will be reluctant to trade 2026 Draft Picks since the draft is a deep one. It will still happen, but perhaps not as often as it did in this June’s draft.

30 Jul 2025 18:41:17
On 1- throw in farrel and Luke tuch
On 2- throw in a 4th

30 Jul 2025 18:43:31
And make the first round on mctavish unprotected

30 Jul 2025 19:21:21
Throwing a couple more nickels into the pot, doesn't change anything for the other teams.

26 Jul 2025 21:57:42
Rare Boston Montréal trade
Montréal sends : Newhook
To Boston for zacha
Newhook went to Boston college
Zacha would be great as second line center and could slide in the 3rd c if habs finally get Crosby
Slavkosky Suzuki Caufield

Demidov zacha (Crosby) laine

Gallagher (dach) Dach (zacha) Bolduc

Veleno(Gallagher ) Evans Anderson

27 Jul 2025 17:14:45
This isn't horrible, however I prefer what Newhook can bring. I think he can be a Swiss Army Knife type player for the Habs.

27 Jul 2025 23:50:43
To me Newhook is like Michael grabner, can skate like the wind but his vision and hands don’t match his legs

28 Jul 2025 12:19:07
I can understand your comparison to Grabner.

24 Jul 2025 01:17:32
Habs should shoot their shot at Anaheim, offer sheet mctavish… 5-6 years at 9- 9.3 per
Would only cost a 1st, 2nd and 3rd round
If it works mtl is set for a long time, worst case is ducks matches
Habs then trade prices contract and still have laine , matheson as trade bait maybe Josh Anderson and Newhook too

24 Jul 2025 12:17:54
I would go via Sign and Trade. Anaheim will more than likely match an offer.

Slaf, Laine and a 1st.

Laine to get Anaheim to the cap.

24 Jul 2025 16:26:23
If you made that offer for 5 years, it would cost a 1st, 2nd and 3rd. If you do it over 6 years, it would cost two 1sts a 2nd and a 3rd.

It's always the total value of the contract divided by the years of term. If the term is more than 5 years, you divide the total contract value by 5.

24 Jul 2025 22:28:05
I’m sure there is a team that would take Hage as compensation for Laine.

25 Jul 2025 03:03:52
Ok 5 yrs 9.3 per … costs 1st,2nd and 3rd I
Im not sure ducks would love to matched ( career high of 22 goals, 52 points ) ducks also have : Leo carlsson, Ryan Stromae, granlund, poehling , gaucher, Roger McQueen , all centers
I believe if they match, it’s because they’re not happy with the compensation.
It’s also a risk for habs 9.3 per for 50-60 points don’t look good but 75 plus would be game changer

26 Jul 2025 17:12:54
That Comp would be 2 1sts, 2nd and 3rd.

AAV Range (2024–25)
Compensation Owed
$9,145,457 – $10,973,716
2 First-Round Picks, 1 Second, 1 Third
$10,973,717 and up
4 First-Round Picks.

26 Jul 2025 22:47:57
SIDEKICK: ANA has the most cap space in the league. They’ve said they’ll match any offer, and I believe them because there’s no reason not to.

NASHAN: Laine is in his last year. You’re not using an asset like Hage as compensation to trade a one-year contract.

26 Jul 2025 22:57:45
Nope..don't want any part of this as a Habs fan

26 Jul 2025 23:29:08
has McTavish proven himself enough Toronto $9MM?

27 Jul 2025 00:39:18
Nop vbbbvvbb, actually the threshold for 1 1st ,1 2nd, 1 3rd is 9,360,153 $ per

27 Jul 2025 13:52:07
Chickenfoot : I get it , but what does habs really have to lose besides one week or less of waiting to see if ducks match … like I said 9.3 is a lot of dough for career high 52 points !

27 Jul 2025 19:16:22
I can tell yah for free if the Habs offer sheet McTavish that Hutson and Demidov are both getting them too when the time comes. And that's not a game you want to play with a team with young cost controlled talent and cap space to burn.

27 Jul 2025 23:53:07
If you put that way mg69 , I’ll pass on the offer sheet

28 Jul 2025 12:20:34
I 100% agree MG69.

12 Aug 2025 18:31:31
Hage isn’t much different from giving a first round pick………. that is what it will cost you to dump Laine as nobody wants that cancer in their locker room.

22 Jul 2025 05:03:34
2 trades mtl should do
1 MTL trades with Columbus
Habs get : chinakhov
Blue jackets get : Farrell and a 2nd

2 - MTL trades with Pittsburgh
Habs get : Crosby and malkin (50%retained)
Pens get:1st round (26or27), Newhook, kapanen, Roy,

22 Jul 2025 16:08:51
Unless both Crosby and Malkin say "We want out and only want to go to the Habs" this trade aint happening. Crosby continues to fight against father time and put up 91 points last year which would have had him as #1 on the Habs and Malkin would have finished 1 point behind Slaf with 11 fewer games played at 5th on the team.

Until the Pens' hands are tied and restricted where they can deal em you are going to have to come back with a much better deal and at this point where the Habs are at they shouldn't entertain that at all.

22 Jul 2025 16:41:46
I don't mind the Columbus trade.

22 Jul 2025 17:42:52
Add price contract , laine for cap reasons and engstrom
Lineup
Slavkosky Suzuki Caufield
Demidov Crosby Bolduc
Dach malkin chinakhov
Anderson Evans Gallagher

Guhle dobson
Hutson carrier (reinbacher)
Xehjaj Matheson
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