NHL rumours 8

17 Feb 2025 17:36:54
OTT :
Norris (25% retained)
Sebrango
Forsberg
Perron

LAK :
Clarke
3rd

Then...

OTT :
Guadette
Docker
Highmore
5th

BUF :
Quinn
6th

Ottawa brings in a couple home grown young lads to help push for Playoffs and give the fans something more to cheer for.

Quinn could slide into the 2nd line with Pinto and Giroux while Clarke could compliment Sanderson on the Top pair allowing Zub to drop to bottom pair where he should be with Klevin. Also opens up one of Zub or Jensen to become trade bait themselves when Yakemchuck is ready to join the main roster.

17 Feb 2025 22:09:23
Pretty sure LA wont move clarke.

18 Feb 2025 14:15:37
gis1 there's actually already been real rumors speading about Clarke wanting out of LA and them being it talks with Ottawa. Hence why I posted this here

18 Feb 2025 16:16:48
Quantity does not equal quality.

2 pending UFAs and a pending RFA + Norris for $5.96m for 5 more years is not equal value to Brandt Clarke + 3rd rounder.

2 pending UFAs (fringe NHLers at best) and a pending RFA + 5th round pick is not equal value to Jack Quinn (8th overall in 2020) and a 6th round pick.

18 Feb 2025 17:39:08
If Clarke wants out, its gonna cost more then that package i think.

19 Feb 2025 22:37:25
gis1 i strongly disagree. Norris alone is a former 35 goal scorer and very capable of getting there or better again. His only issue is that he's injury proned which is the only reason Ottawa should entertain trading him. Forsberg is an on again off again backup goalie Kings can take a risk on, Perron is not my favorite player but plays the pesky in your face style a lot of gms like to see. And Sebrango is a decent prospect in his own right. Clarke is awesome but so is that package, plus Clarke is from Ottawa and if he wants to come home to play, it's not like Kings won't help make that happen at a reasonable cost like this one.

19 Feb 2025 22:45:51
DrwDave what quantity for quality are you talking about? Decent backup goalie, a middle 6 pesky in your face style forward, a solid prospect, and a proven 35 goal scoring young center who's only downside is injuries and is currently having a solid year for a solid Dman, those kind of trades do happen bud

And Guadette and Quinn aren't separated by much at all in value. Yeah Quinn definitely has an edge obviously, but that's why Docker and Highmore are there to make up the difference. Plus Quinn is from Cobden just outside Ottawa. Teams do help facilitate trades to send players home if the players want that.

21 Feb 2025 13:29:08
@Sensee when they are veterans absolutely they do. They are not going to do it just cause Clarke wants to lol. End of the day it's still a business and LA holds all the leverage in a deal around Clarke. Same can be said about Buffalo in regards to a deal around Quinn.

22 Feb 2025 22:49:00
I really don’t like these for Ottawa. Gaudette is fitting amazing with Stutzle and having a career year for not much AAV. Quinn is unproven and sets us back.

We need a center in Norris much more than another unproven set back in Clarke. The rest I don’t care much about.

I think sens should do a Pageau or similar trade and make their run. They can’t afford backwards movement.

25 Feb 2025 17:37:29
Trading to get pageau would be backwards movement 100%.

17 Feb 2025 01:51:20
Seeing rumors of Crosby going to Colorado because of winning and friends with mackkinon. Thought I'd take a shot. Pittsburgh: Crosby......Colorado: 2025 nyr 2nd, 2026 col 1st, Casey mittlestat, callus Ritchie. Cap should work for now. Or Pittsburgh retains maybe a couple million put their other 2025 2nd and something else.

24 Feb 2025 20:49:17
I do think Crosby will retire as a penguin, just value wise I was suggesting.

16 Feb 2025 04:30:33
OTT :
Norris
Sebrango
Forsberg
Conditional 2026 1st Round Pick (based on whether or not Rantanenen resigns with Ottawa or not, becomes a 3rd Round Pick in 2026/2027 if not)



CAR :
Rantanenen

17 Feb 2025 16:15:25
0 chance Rantanen would re sign in Ottawa. Zero.

Also this package is way worse than what Carolina gave up to acquire Rantanen.

17 Feb 2025 17:15:27
DrwDave it might not be as good but it ain't far off that package either. Plus you got to take into account that Carolina was likely losing Necas to free agency next off-season anyway, plus they had time to flip Rantanenen who they expected to sign but won't. It was never supposed to be a rental situation in their eyes when they traded for him. But in this case Ottawa would trade for him in the expectation that he is likely a rental for the playoffs with an outside hope to resign him that's not a guarantee. So yeah, his value will definitely drop now because of that just like with every other player. Look at Chychrun return Ottawa got for example after the boatload they gave to get him. Or DeBrincat for that matter, or Duchene.

17 Feb 2025 17:44:27
lol @ DrwDave comment. "0 chance he would re-sign in Ottawa". any reason? is it because you don't prefer Ottawa?

17 Feb 2025 18:02:25
To add to what DRW said, CAR made a calculated move in acquiring Rantanen, and they’re not going to blow that up after 6 games.

17 Feb 2025 22:10:52
Nécas has an additionnel year.

17 Feb 2025 23:44:06
1. Canadian small market team with obsessed fans and sports media that push unrealistic expectations.

2. Ottawa is not going to be contending for a cup until Rantanen is at least 32-33 and by then he'd be an overpaid roster player.

3. There's plenty of teams lining up to sign Rantanen this summer that can afford to pay him more than Ottawa/ Andlauer can pay.

17 Feb 2025 23:48:02
I wouldnt try to compare the Chychrun return to what Rantanens trade value is.

That was just very poor asset management by Ottawa. Just because the Senators were willing to trade Chychrun for next to nothing, doesn't mean Carolina would be winning to do the same.

Hurricanes fans would probably riot if they heard the team traded away Necas to rent Rantanen and then flipped him to Ottawa 1 month later.

14 Feb 2025 21:30:41
Habs- mattheson 50%retain

Tampa- 1st pick 2026 and Gauthier

Habs - evans

Nj - 2nd pick 2026

Off season

Buyout laine

Habs- dach-newhook-stubble-mailloux-roy- 1st pick cgy 2025-1st pick habs 2026- 1st first pick tampa 2026

Pits- crosby- letang50%retain

Habs sign rantanen 100M/7 year
Resign armia 4year12M
Resign savard 2year 4m


Demidov-crosby-rantanen
Caufield-suzuki-slafkovski
Heineman-kapanen/beck-armia
Anderson-kapanen/beck-gallagher

Hutson-letang
Guhle-carrier
Xhekaj-savard/reinbacher

I know crosby Waiving is a long shot, but i think Pittsburgh should accept this for all the valable assets for à rebuild

15 Feb 2025 13:07:01
This is pretty out there.

14 Feb 2025 18:26:04
Senators trade thomas chabot to the flames in exchange for kevin bahl.

15 Feb 2025 17:39:35
No from Connie.

14 Feb 2025 16:48:04
Seattle Trades
McCann*
4th Round Pick 2025

Toronto Trades
Reaves
Minton (AHL)
1st Round Pick 2026
3rd Round Pick 2026

*Kraken retain 50% of McCann's remaining contract.




Thoughts ?

17 Feb 2025 16:18:52
The 1st and Minton are worth McCann value wise.

The 3rd and Reaves are not enough value in return for 50% salary retention from Seattle. They're also giving Toronto a 4th for no reason.

Rethink this without salary retention or add another high draft pick for the 50% retention and subtract the 2025 4th that the Kraken are giving Toronto.

17 Feb 2025 18:05:14
ZERO chance 8 people upvoted this proposal. Embarrassing😁.

14 Feb 2025 13:05:34
Islanders Trade
Nelson*
Palmieri*

Leafs Trade
Domi
NRobertson
Holmberg
2nd Round Pick 2025


*NYIs retain 50% of both Nelson and Palmieri's expiring contracts.


Domi would have to waive his NTC if The Islanders are not on his list.


Thoughts ?

14 Feb 2025 15:18:58
Would assume NYI would prefer Minten instead of the 2nd rounder like you previously posted plus a little incentive for eating half of each contract.

14 Feb 2025 16:23:34
NYI would not be interested in that sad package of not very good Leaf players. The Isles will be better off trading the 2 of them individually.

14 Feb 2025 02:09:27
Another laine trade that could be beneficial for both teams
Montreal trades with Carolina
MTL sends laine
To Carolina for svechnikov
MTL gets a player 2 years younger with another 5years at 7.75 per ( Russian perfect to play and communicate with demidov)
CAR gets a proven goal scorer to play with fellow Finnish aho and rantanen
I also believe that habs will target a 1-2 center in off season
Also would like to see a evans and matheson
For Mercer and nemec
Montréal lineup next year
Slavkosky Suzuki caufield
Demidov acquisition svechnikov
Dach Mercer Newhook
Gallagher beck Anderson
Nemec Hutson
Carrier guhle
Mailloux xehjaj
With reinbacher and hage in the near future

14 Feb 2025 03:47:47
I'm sure you'd like to see those trades, but there's no justification for Carolina and New Jersey to sell their guys so low.

14 Feb 2025 03:48:53
It's kinda sad. I thought Laine was turning it around in Montreal.

14 Feb 2025 12:54:58
no chance either of these happen, Carolina is not making that deal for a young proven scorer for a guy who is getting benched and it makes no sense for new jersey to trade young controllable assets for a older players, especially with evans being a free agent and wants a big contract.

14 Feb 2025 16:41:41
Jeez. those are awful.

14 Feb 2025 19:20:51
Carolina hangs up and blocks MTL.

15 Feb 2025 03:37:48
At mg 69 … so was Harris for laine and a 2nd round

15 Feb 2025 21:14:42
Lol it was a high risk high reward trade. Laine has been good in stretches for the Habs, but I've also seen people calling for his head on X.

As for your trades Svech for Laine makes no sense in anyway for the Canes. Svech is the better overall player, he's younger, he's on a great contract for another 3 or 4 yrs. And again there's no benefits for NJ on the next one. Definitely interested in Evans, but not at the cost of Mercer or Nemec let alone both.

17 Feb 2025 16:22:51
So Montreal wants Svech because he's Russian and Carolina wants Laine because he's Finnish.

And New Jersey wants Matheson and Evans because you (a very obvious Canadiens fan) want Mercer and Nemec.

Pending UFAs traded for younger players with term. This is why fans don't get a valid opinion.

18 Feb 2025 00:08:32
Mike matheson has 121 points in 184 games
Simon nemec has 20 points in 71 games
Nemec is in the ahl … matheson is more reliable

Jake evans has 27 points in 55 games
Mercer has 25 points in 57 games
Evan’s has better stat and his way more reliable to shutdown opponents
Not everyone is in a rebuild … btw the goal is still to win the cup isn’t it?

18 Feb 2025 13:44:25
Dawson Mercer was drafted 18th overall in 2020. Jake Evans was drafted 207th overall in 2014. 2 points in 2 less games doesn't make Evans worth more than a 1st round pick.

Matheson was drafted 28th overall in 2012. Nemec was drafted 2nd overall in 2022. I'm pretty sure Devils fans would riot if they heard their GM traded 2 first round picks and core players of their future roster, for 2 rental players that aren't even remotely close to the talent or trade value they gave up to get.

Also if you think Matheson and Evans are better than Nemec and Mercer, why are you trading for them?

19 Feb 2025 02:56:18
Because mtl is in a rebuild and New Jersey are in win now mode … Jesper bratt was a 6th round pick , Brendan Hagel 6th round, Brendan point 3rd round pick … what do you mean?? Justin baron was a 1st round pick and Brock faber was a 2nd rounder of same draft ,,, I also doubt that trade will go down but there have been worse ones that actually happened,,, Thornton for sturm, Stuart and Primeau

13 Feb 2025 03:54:09
To pens Vlad and a 4/5th
To flames Glass

13 Feb 2025 00:38:48
Trade idea for Montreal … islanders willing to trade Dobson for scoring,
MTL sends laine (33% retained ) Mailloux , 2 2025 2nd round picks
To islanders for Dobson

12 Feb 2025 14:13:56
Seattle Trades
McCann*

Toronto Trades
NRobertson
Timmons
Cowan (OHL)
1st Round Pick 2026

*Kraken retain 50% of McCann's remaining contract.


This solves The Leafs search for a 3rd Line Center as McCann is that plus a top tier Winger as well if needed there.

The Kraken in a position that they should look at the future more than this season and getting a 1st Rounder and a very good prospect in Cowan is a positive move, add in a younger Winger and Defenceman this is something that makes sense on their side also.

Thoughts ?

12 Feb 2025 15:59:12
I have a feeling that this is over the top just to see what chickenfoot says.

12 Feb 2025 17:50:29
It seems a lot for the Leafs to give up for McCann.

12 Feb 2025 19:39:11
Drop the 1st then its a deal.

12 Feb 2025 19:42:15
Keep the deal the same, just add Reaves and Jarnkrok or Kampf.

17 Feb 2025 16:24:33
Jarnkrok OR Kampf? This deal doesn't get done without throwing both players away.