NHL rumours 7

25 Jun 2025 18:53:39
VGK: Hertl (pending waiving his limited NTC)

MTL: 2025 1st (17th overall)
2025 2nd (MTL's pick, not the PIT pick)
Joshua Roy (2026 RFA)
Jayden Struble (RFA/LD)

- Vegas is looking to clear space to sign Marner.

- MTL needs a left shot 2C

- MTL can replace Roy & Struble with picks if VGK prefers the cap space.

26 Jun 2025 03:48:47
Its not to bad. I know I'll get flack for this, but I still haven't given up on Dach as that guy.

26 Jun 2025 10:18:12
Dach is too young to give up on, and though I’d give him some time at C, he’s probably a 3C or a second line winger.

If it were me, he’d get this last year if his current contract to prove whether he is capable of staying healthy, and whether he is a C or a winger. He’d have a short leash if it were up to me.

26 Jun 2025 19:11:19
Pretty good although I could see Vegas taking less.

26 Jun 2025 23:03:42
I would give a shot to dach in the right wing, dont think center position suit him.

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.

25 Jun 2025 22:53:54
I think this is pretty solid 👍🏻.

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
?

What are the trade, signing, or cap details? Or are you just amusing yourself by aimlessly writing random names on the page?

23 Jun 2025 01:12:14
Oilers need a goalie and are in win now mode

Oilers trade

Matt Savoie

Sam O'Reilly

Skinner


Leafs

Stolarz

23 Jun 2025 04:52:17
Aren't the Leafs in a win now mode as well???

23 Jun 2025 06:49:57
Goalies get traded for 3rd round picks not top prospects.

23 Jun 2025 22:00:57
Leafs having a starter in Woll and oilers need to show mcdavid they are serious about winning. He's going to walk otherwise. Also most staring goalies don't make 2.5 mil a year and are top 3 in league stats.

24 Jun 2025 02:20:21
Goalies are too unpredictable to trade that much for. Stolarz value is probably closer to a 2nd.

22 Jun 2025 09:35:12
3way trade
After july 1st

Habs- mattheson 50% retain-Roy 2nd pick 2025- Carey price

Sj- retain 50 % of mattheson

Fla- lundell-Rodriguez


Habs- lundell

Floride- mattheson at 1.4m


Sj- price-rodriguez-roy- 2nd pick


Habs get their 2nd center and get ride of Carey contract


Floride make cap space for marchand-ekblad-bennet and get mattheson at 1.4 M
Forsling-ekblad
Mattheson-jones


Sj- Take price contract after 1sf july at 2m for 10m cap space , help them reach cap minimum

Get Rodriguez 3time Stanley cup winner, 2nd pick and joshua Roy as décent assez 4 it

22 Jun 2025 17:20:18
This is really well thought out. 👍.

22 Jun 2025 22:08:47
Florida would rather keep Lundell over Bennett. I think Marchand would have to take peanuts to stay unless Ekblad leaves. Bennett and Ekblad will be 15M of there 19M cap space.

23 Jun 2025 14:24:33
Bennett just won playoff mvp, and the3 players said they wanna stay, maybe they gonna let marchand go but pretty sure they gonna lock ekblad and bennet.

25 Jun 2025 21:22:48
Ekblad is the odd man out. He’ll still get 8M on the market from someone, but he won’t give up 4M in a tax-free state to avoid breaking up the band.

21 Jun 2025 20:20:35
EDM - Arvidsson, Rodrigue

CHI - Soderblom.

21 Jun 2025 19:55:43
Pens fan…
Thoughts on this trade idea…


Pittsburgh Trades
Bryan Rust to Florida

Ottawa Trades
Dylan Cozens to Pittsburgh

Florida Trades
Matthew Tkachuk to Ottawa

Florida gets a great player and cap space to help keep the window open

Penguins get your Center locked in for a number of years

Ottawa get’s to unite the brothers

Deal works for everyone….

21 Jun 2025 20:59:58
Going to need to send another more to Florida.

21 Jun 2025 23:37:12
Thinking your right…how about this?

Trade # 5
Pittsburgh Trades
Bryan Rust to Florida
2nd Round 59th Pick 2025 to Florida


Ottawa Trades
Dylan Cozens to Pittsburgh
1st Round 21st Pick 2025 to Florida

Florida Trades
Matthew Tkachuk to Ottawa.

22 Jun 2025 17:23:22
Why does OTT or FLA want to do this?

FLA is chasing another Cup, and the Cozens trade was just last year, and he’s performed really well for them.

20 Jun 2025 15:22:48
I think Dallas & St. Louis have real interest in Ekblad, is if so, they need room.

P. Broberg & T. Krug (LTIR) for B. McMann & prospect.

Blues free up $3.5 & dump $6.5 (out of house payment) while landing a very useful & cheap 20+goal player.

Leafs land a D-stud for under $5 and can move Reilly to Minny or Vancouver where he will excel.

21 Jun 2025 12:30:31
didnt st louis just offer sheet broberg from edmonton, why would they trade him away. and no thanks on krug.

22 Jun 2025 21:32:24
Broberg will be asking for $6 mil next year, Blues have Neighbors, Holloway, Broberg & Fowler all looking & deserving raises next year. Blues will have $5 mil in cap room.

Krug will get traded to a cap floor team (or a super rich team like Rangers or Leafs) . Krug is never playing again.

Blues need to make trades to find room for Ekblad or at very least, to try & keep 2 or 3 out of their 4 expiring contracts.

19 Jun 2025 18:26:09
Heard some rumours that Winnipeg Jets are interested and might have a chance in signing Jonathan Toews.
I don't know if that's a good idea at this point.
Five years ago this would be extremely good news. But now, not so much. He hasn't played in about 3 yrs. And he 37 yrs old.
At best he would be a 3rd line center now.
Maybe better than any other options Winnipeg would be able to sign.

Thoughts ?

19 Jun 2025 21:23:15
Sign him for 1 million, plus performance bonuses. His leadership alone would be worth it.

19 Jun 2025 21:32:37
I hope he signs with the Jets and shows the players what it takes to win a cup.

19 Jun 2025 22:42:04
As Sosa says, a low salary with performance incentives and hopefully only for a year.

20 Jun 2025 15:52:08
Great news! He can demonstrate what sacrifices it takes to be a winner.

Now get a trade/ promote/ sign as a free agent a good 2nd line centre, 2 big, physical, built for playoff style hockey d-men. Also an upgrade to their backup goalie would be a good move.

All this is easier said than done.

20 Jun 2025 16:54:42
Glad to hear WPG is able to bring Toews home. Very reasonable cap hit too. I look forward to seeing him play in front of his hometown fans next season!

21 Jun 2025 20:20:07
They’re paying him a crazy amount. Hopefully he fits in well.

22 Jun 2025 17:24:28
EBS, he’s only getting 2M.

23 Jun 2025 06:53:15
I think it’s an extra 2.5M after playing 60 games? Then more for playoff wins.

23 Jun 2025 19:23:07
EBS: you are 100% correct. He can actually earn up to 5M in performance bonuses. Yikes! I hope he earns every bit and that the Jets reward their loyal fans with a championship!

18 Jun 2025 00:24:14
N. Robertson for M. Marchment. (Dallas saves $3 million in cap).

J. Middleton & R. Hartman for M. Rielly (Minny saves $1 million in cap & signs Mantha).

Leafs dump Kampf, Jarnkrok & Reeves, sign Bennett, Pacioretty & B. Tanev.

Nylander-Matthews-Knies
Marchment-Bennett-Domi
Tanev-Laughton-Hartman
Pacioretty-Cowan-McMann*Holmberg

OEL-Middleton
McCabe-Tanev
Carlo-Benoit*Myers

Stolarz-Woll

17 Jun 2025 23:21:05
Okay guys how about this…

Pittsburg trades
Bryan Rust
Noel Accari

Columbus
Denton Mateychuk LD
1st Round 14th Pick.

19 Jun 2025 17:23:20
If both Pittsburgh players are doing well & Columbus is flying, I could see this happening at a trade deadline.

20 Jun 2025 12:12:42
What gives Pittsburgh’s players that much value. Denton mateychuk is arguably already better then them put together.