1. Leafs say sure.
2. TVR won't be that cheap. At least 2mil
3, Minny doesn't need more goalies

I think that Anaheim says yes without Terry. Including him makes it closer.

I'm thinking with so many teams close to the cap, the Ducks spend that 8m on a UFA(s) and keep Troy and the first rounder. Is Trouba worthy of being a top 5 paid Dman in the league? IMO don't think so.

If I’m the jets I decline. I don’t know about strome. Also we could (and probably will) draft a very solid core piece with that 1st. Would rather keep it

>when WPG's 1st gets a better return than Sergachev

That's a no from me if I'm the Leafs.

Sure without Terry, Rangers say no. I think this is pretty even. Pionk was obvs a significantly better piece than Terry. In reality, it’s Going to be hard to convince a top UFA RHD like Krug or Barrie to go to a team like Anaheim in a rebuild.

Good luck getting a top UFA RHD to come to Anaheim while they’re at least a couple years from truly competing and that also depends on Lindholm resigning

You guys are getting FLEECED in that leafs trade. Kerfoot is ducking ass and Dermott is on the same level as Hajek.

You know that Strome does really well with elite line mates and you have Ehlers/Laine needing a C to give them the puck. Seems like a no brainer.

Jets need D more than anything and the drop off after Drysdale is massive. You can get someone awesome like or even potentially Poirier at 30

The Serg offer is objectively better. Jones is a top 70 prospect (just led all NCAA U20 dmen in pts/gm) and Pajuniemi just out scored Puljujarvi in the same league while being a year younger.

Frankly, given the Lightning cap crunch this is a slight overpay to top other offers around the league.

I’m down to offer less.

Ducks accept but I’d prefer it being Jones

Imo don’t bother with those bums. Play out Howden and Hajek. Ik they suck rn but keep them lined up for now.

Yeah I think they’re close. Rangers need a right shot so they prob prefer Terry. But I’d take Jones too.

If we wanted a centre to be carried by his wingers we would just use little. We want a future guy who will help drive a line which we need the 1st for. Yes having 30 would be nice but we don’t need ld. We have heinola, Samberg, and niku there, We need rd and the only high end rd is drysdale while the other potential top pairing guys in Barron and grans will probably be gone by then.

Defensively Rangers need an upgrade. Both Dermott and Kerfoot are solid in their own end. Not extraordinary. But the Rangers have plenty of Young offensive weapons already and defensively they’re both upgrades over Howden/Hajek. .

Then go all in for Cirelli. Best defensive center I’ve seen as he solves your 2C issue and defensive issues. Not to mention you can throw Strome out for some pucks

Lol I think the Winnipeg front office is smart enough to realize the situation. Little is a 40 point player in his 30s who just suffered a concussion AND a brain bleed in a very short span. It’s unclear if he’ll ever be the same player again.
Strome is a 70 point player with Panarin and a 4th liner. With Strome’s passing talent, Laine’s shooting talent and Ehlers 2way ability, Strome is most likely a 70 pt player on that line.

If you don’t think that kind of upgrade (production, age, health, cap) + a solid d prospect is worth moving from the late first to mid-first then I’m not sure what to tell you.

I don’t want to block Chytil from the top 6. He’s legit. Rangers have a 3C issue. Not a 2C issue.

I just don’t think he’s a 70 pt player next to even those 2. Im not arguing his value and in most circumstances I would take that deal. However if I’m the jest I’m using that pick to finally add that 2c to my core. The jets won’t get this chance again for at least the next few years unless they really hit on a pick. Even if the 1st was just slightly earlier I would take it if it gave me a chance to draft Barron for example. But 30th doesn’t do that.

The jets will also have to pay strome this year which though we can do, what if he doesn’t live up to expectations. It would be yet another overpaid middle-six option. Finally strome isn’t really a puck possession center which is what laine and ehlers woudl need. That’s the role stastny played, it’s the role eakin played. It’s a quality the center for laine and ehlers needs. I just don’t think it’s a fit

Also I’m pretty sure little didn’t get a brain bleed. He got a pereforated eardrum and a concussion. Though I could be wrong there.

So many teams are close to the cap, players will follow the money. Teams might overpay for a player in UFA but at least they don't have to give any assets.
What's better value? Trouba at 8m which costs you Terry and a first, or signing lets's say DeMelo at 4m, keeping Terry and the first rounder, and still have 4m in cap to spend elsewhere.

In the short term, I think that makes sense. But that’s not the relevant conversation. I think Anaheim looks at it like this:

1) They have a plethora of F prospects
2) They have a dearth of RHD prospects
3) There is not much high ceiling D talent in this draft, especially at the Bruins pick
4) They need to acquire someone who will be around in like 3-4 years when they’re competitive again and I don’t think they’d hand someone like Demelo a contract longer than 3 years
5) There’s no UFA RHD’s that they’d be willing to sign for 6 years that will come to Anaheim for a lower cap hit than Trouba either this off-season or next.

So yeah I think Anaheim from a long term value perspective would deal from a point of strength with disposable assets to fill a need that would be difficult to fill otherwise.

Yeah well Trouba says no, Noway Trouba waives for Anaheim. And any delusional Ranger fan thinks Trouba gets dealt before his NMC. Is in for a sad surprise.

Now that Trouba has negotiated such a great contract for himself, I too can't imagine him going anywhere unless there's some familial/geographic connection of which I'm unaware.