NHL rumours 7

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.

17 Jun 2025 16:31:16
What do guys think about Winnipeg Jets going after Pinto for a 2C. Then find a partner for him and Perfetti. Mangiapane or Iafallo?
I see people talking about possibly going after Marco Rossi as a 2C. Who is looking for 7yrs at $7m.
But WPG would have to give up a lot. Especially with a team in their division.

For Pinto, probably be a draft pick and maybe a prospect.

18 Jun 2025 02:29:28
Does Ottawa have any reason to trade Pinto? They're just becoming playoff contenders, I can't see them moving him.

15 Jun 2025 13:15:53
Trade idea
Pittsburgh Trades
2nd Round 59th pick 2025
3rd Round 2026
4th Round pick 2025
5th Round 2025

Colorado Trades
Sean Behrens LD

Thoughts?

15 Jun 2025 19:24:13
High price to pay for an undersized and unproven prospect, although with potential. I think PIT wants to hold on to those picks and trade their vets instead

15 Jun 2025 03:14:34
I’ve been paying close attention to Anton Lundell, and I believe he would be the ideal trade candidate for habs! He’s only making 5mil per for next 4 years!. Florida could then resign Bennett ,ekblad and Marchand,. Habs would have a responsible 23 yr old 2way 2nd line center
Habs send (16 or 17 overall ),( Owen beck or Oliver Kapanen )
To Florida for Lundell
Habs also trade with rangers
MTL sends : (16 or 17 overall) engstrom and struble ( but might have to be matheson)
To nyr for Alexis Lafrenière

15 Jun 2025 19:21:33
Doubt FLA moves Lundell. They're very likely to lose Bennett this offseason so they need him as a 2C. If they were to move him, my guess would be that they move him for a better C

15 Jun 2025 19:22:43
I'm saying Bennett likely won't re-sign because he's probably the most attractive center option in free agency, so I'm guessing a lot of teams are willing to put money on the table, which Florida has a limited capacity to do

18 Jun 2025 15:17:37
I bet Bennett stays. They have a chance to go for three and that opportunity doesn't come around often. I won't be shocked at all if some team friendly deals are made to keep them together.

11 Jun 2025 02:40:12
WPG
Lambert
2025-1Rd pick
ANA
McTavish

11 Jun 2025 13:15:39
Why would Anaheim trade McTavish?

12 Jun 2025 18:38:52
Every team in the league would live to have McTavish, doubt Anaheim would be stupid enough to trade him and especially not for what was offered.

11 Jun 2025 00:49:57
Calgary: Anderson
Dallas: Bichsel
Just wondering where the value could be in a trade like this

08 Jun 2025 18:20:00
D. Mercer, T.Meir, J. Markstrom & 2025 1st for Q. Hughes & T. Demko.

Devils sign N. Ehlers.

Leafs sign Marner 13 X 8, trade to Carolina for Ty Smith & 5th round pick.

Leafs trade, buy-out or dump Kampf, Reeves, Jarnkrok, Robertson & Webber.

Leafs sign Tavares, Fabbro, Pacioretty & Mantha.

08 Jun 2025 19:40:14
why do leaf fans think that everyone is going to take their garbage contracts off of them. and why would you want basically want to ice the same team that hasn't won anything.

08 Jun 2025 22:07:25
Cap floor teams sometimes need & want overpaid players on short contracts. Webber & Robertson have trade value, Reeves, Kampf & Jarnkrok could move to cap-floor teams or be included in trades to offset salary differentials.

Wholesale changes don’t happen in a year. Leafs have talent, they need toughness & some chemistry. They took the champs to 7 games

IMO they win if their starting goalie wasn’t targeted & knocked out.

10 Jun 2025 00:43:59
No chance VAN does that trade, or Marner re-signs with the leafs.

As for the shoulda, woulda, coulda about the leafs advancing if they’re goalie didn’t get injured, or the satisfaction of having taken the champs to 7, (some) of you leaf fans have a unique outlook on hockey, and your team’s place in the league.

I’d be pissed if my team blew a rebuild after drafting a generational talent like Matthews, and managed only 2 series wins in 9 years. Most fanbases would have called for heads to roll 5 years ago.

10 Jun 2025 23:29:50
lol @chickenfoot you have no clue what you’re talking about Mathews is not a generational talent he isn’t even the best player on his team that would be Nylander . I guess I’ll give you some attention since you seem lonely.

11 Jun 2025 17:08:38
Lol Nylander is not the beat player on the Leafs. Does he have the potential to be, for sure. But as we seen in the Florida series he was quite content taking shifts off. Matthews picked up his defensive game at least and was battling an injury. Nylander clearly was not seeing as he hopped on a plane and was in a Swedish jersey the day after elimination. If Nylander can find another gear, another level I'd be happy to revist the conversation. But when his effort level was noticeably not there on numerous shifts, he'll in numerous games, because the bounces weren't going his way he can't be the best player on the team. The best players are still a factor in other facets of the game when their strengths aren't available.

11 Jun 2025 19:24:23
“Generational” is a term used by most with the drafting of Matthews, so it’s hardly an opinion unique to me🤣. (You’re a leaf fan and you don’t get it? )

MG is the most fair-minded leaf fan on this site, so his words on Nylander in relation to Matthews are good enough for me.

As for your “lonely” comment, that’s an oddly weird comment to make. You’ve done the projection thing before, so you definitely paint a picture. We’re all rooting for you to overcome this multi year funk VB. Better, happier, less angry days are ahead of you, so hang in there👍.

11 Jun 2025 22:10:53
If the leafs won the cup hypothetically Stolarz or Nylander would have been the Conn Smyth winner and I don’t think that’s debatable (if the other teams top player didn’t win) . Defensive players don’t win the con Smyth. Atleast I don’t remember one that did.

12 Jun 2025 02:44:50
I mean. a goalie is literally the last line of defense.

Also the old saying has yet to be proven wrong. defense wins championships.

12 Jun 2025 10:33:10
VB:

- the leafs won one round. One. You’re getting VERY hypothetical trying to pick a Conn Smythe Trophy winner from the 2024-25 edition of your team.

- I’m not sure how much hockey you watch, but defensive players DO win the Conn Smythe Trophy. (That’s the trophy with the big Maple Leaf on it. )

- Since 2000, 6 defensemen and 5 goalies have won the Conn Smythe Trophy. 11/ 25 isn’t really an anomally.

12 Jun 2025 15:01:20
Usually the guy who wins conn Smyth is the guy who led teams in points.

12 Jun 2025 16:25:52
Sometimes. But as Chickenfoot pointed out 11/ 25 since 2000 have been a dman or a tendy. When Boston was winning you could have very easily made a case for Bergeron to win the Conn Smythe as well.

The point is Nylander isn't the Leafs best player. He has all the tools to be, but he takes too many shifts off and pretty much shuts down if the bounces aren't going his way. The best player on literally every team picks up their play in another area or in another facet of the game to still help the team.

All Leafs fans can hope for is this off-season we get a guy who will drag this team through the trenches when they need to be dragged. Maybe it comes internally and maybe it comes from a trade or FA. But we need someone who doesnt shy away from the guts of the game.

13 Jun 2025 00:31:30
I literally said goalie or leading offensive player. Obviously that goes for Dman aswell if a guy like Makar puts up 25+ points he’s going to win.

13 Jun 2025 12:53:02
2000- Scott Stevens won with 11 points, good for 4th on the team.

2002- Lindstrom won with 16 points, good for 5th on the team.

2007- S. Niedermeyer wins with 11 points, good for 8th on the team.

2014- Williams wins with 25 points, tied for 2nd on the team.

2015- Keith wins with 21 points, tied for 2nd on the team.

2016- Crosby wins with 19 points in 24 games, good for 2nd on the team.

2017- Crosby wins with 27 points, good for 2nd on the team.

2018- Ovie wins with 27 points, good for 2nd on the team.

2020- Hedman wins with 22 points, good for 3rd on the team behind Kuch and point who were well over a point per game.

2023- Marchessault wins with 25 points, good for 2nd on the team.

Any years I left out you were in fact right about it being the top scorer or a goalie. Even though you only mentioned the goalie winning once and that was with your hypothetical of Stolarz winning. After that you don't mention goalies at all. End of the day it all comes back to Nylander isn't the best player on the Leafs and won't be until he gets better in other areas when the bounces aren't going his way.