Latest on Kevin Shattenkirk, Rick Nash, Loui Eriksson, and more in your Sunday NHL rumor roundup.
Latest on the Rangers, Panthers and Oilers.
Should the Rangers try trading Rick Nash this summer?
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Pat Leonard believes the New York Rangers should add defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk by offering up winger Rick Nash via trade to the St. Louis Blues and letting blueliner Keith Yandle walk via free agency. He also doubts the Rangers can move blueliner Dan Girardi via trade and isn’t sure GM Jeff Gorton will buy him out. With Shattenkirk in the lineup, Girardi wouldn’t have to play top-pairing minutes. Leonard wouldn’t be surprised if the Blueshirts pursued Anaheim Ducks winger Jamie McGinn through free agency. New York Islanders center Frans Nielsen and Detroit Red Wings forward Darren Helm.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Even if the Blues retain head coach Ken Hitchcock (who Leonard calls Nash’s mentor) after this season, I don’t see them making a Nash for Shattenkirk swap. Nash is carrying two more years at $7.8 million per season. The Blues would be giving up a defenseman worth $4.25 million next season. Rrom a salary-cap standpoint, that doesn’t make sense for them.
SUN-SENTINEL.COM: Harvey Fialkov suggests some offseason moves for the Florida Panthers. He advocates re-signing Jaromir Jagr to another one-year, bonus-laden deal. He also believes they must decide if they’re bringing back Al Montoya as a backup, pursue a replacement like San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer or wait for prospect Samuel Montembeault to develop.He also thinks they should re-sign pending UFA blueliner Brian Campbell. Fialkov doubts GM Dale Tallon pursues offensive stars like Steven Stamkos, Kyle Okposo, David Backes or Andrew Ladd, but speculates he could go after defenseman Keith Yandle or winger Loui Eriksson. He also notes the Panthers are believed to be in talks with free agent winger Alexander Radulov.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Jagr will be back with the Panthers. Campbell could be too, if he’s willing to accept a pay cut. Yandle or Eriksson could be promising options. Given the Pathers’ improvement this season and their bright future, they could become a more attractive destination for unrestricted free agents.
EDMONTON SUN: With the Oilers sliding to fourth overall in the 2016 NHL draft, Terry Jones believes GM Peter Chiarelli will have to move a core player like Jordan Eberle or Taylor Hall to get a top defenseman.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Chiarelli could also bundle that fourth overall pick in a trade to land a top-two defenseman. Some folks seem to be suggesting the Oilers “lost” the draft lottery by not getting a selection in the top three. Really? You can get a pretty good player with that selection. Possibilities include a left wing like Matthew Tkachuk and Alexander Nylander or a defenseman like Olli Juolevi or Jakob Chychrun. Indeed, ver the past ten years, some teams have landed pretty good players with the fourth overall selection. Calgary got Sam Bennett in 2014, Nashville got Seth Jones in 2013, New Jersey got Adam Larsson in 2011, Columbus selected Ryan Johansen in 2010, St. Louis picked Alex Pietrangelo in 2008 and Washington got Nicklas Backstrom in 2006.
Highlights from Matheson’s latest “Hockey World” column.
EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jim Matheson recently reported if the Montreal Canadiens get offers on P.K. Subban they’ll have to move quickly as his no-trade clause kicks in on July 1.
He can’t fathom how the Pittsburgh Penguins can keep both Marc-Andre Fleury and Matt Murray when the expansion draft is held in 2017. Fleury had a no-movement clause and a modified no-trade. He believes Murray, who has a bright future, has to be protected.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Penguins could protect Murray and swing a deal with the expansion club(s) to ensure Fleury isn’t selected in the expansion draft. Or they could just leave him unprotected and hope for the best.
He suspects the Edmonton Oilers will shop defenseman Mark Fayne, though his $3.5 million annual cap hit for two more years is problematic.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: They either retain some of his cap hit or take back a bad contract in return.
Matheson believes if anyone pays pending UFA Eric Staal more than $4 million per season for three years they’re not paying attention to his game.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Agreed.
Defenseman Justin Schultz has only seen one playoff game with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matheson wonders what his value on the UFA market will be.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Less than his current $3.9 million for this season.
If the Detroit Red Wings find a way to move the final season of Pavel Datsyuk’s contract they’ll take a run at Steven Stamkos via free agency.
Matheson suggests Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman could be a good fit with the Chicago Blackhawks for one year on a dollar-in, dollar-out deal, wondering if an offer of forwards Andrew Shaw and Bryan Bickell for Wideman might work.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: No.
While the Philadelphia Flyers would like to add St. Louis Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk via trade, their biggest need is for a scoring left wing. Matheson speculates they’ll take a run at signing Loui Eriksson via free agency.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: I doubt it. GM Ron Hextall seems intent on rebuilding from within and adding affordable talent. If Eriksson’s pursuing $6 million per season, Hextall probably passes.
Teams can only protect 1 goalie and teams have to use a protection slot for players with NMCs. Fleury has an NMC so Pittsburgh can’t protect Murray.
If there are 2 expansion teams they’d have to cut deals with both in order to protect murray. And why would either of them agree to that unless the return was better than Murray alone?
It just doesn’t make sense. Pittsburgh has to trade Murray. It’s just a matter of when.
Lyle – what’s your opinion on this? Can teams leave players with NMCs unprotected? I am thoroughly confused.
The NHL and the NHLPA just announced this week that players with NMCs have to be protected.
pretty sure they said nmc don’t have to be protected but no trade clauses do??
Bigbear.
The exact opposite. Plyers with NMC’s have to be protected players with NTC don’t.
As per TSN’s Gary Lawless:
Sources indicate that players with no-move clauses will have to be protected by teams. The CBA states that a no-move clause “may prevent the involuntary relocation of a player, whether by trade, loan or waiver claim.”
Players with no-trade clauses, which allow a player to decline a trade to either all teams in the league or a modified number spelled out in his contract, are not exempt and can be left exposed.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl-players-association-won-t-stand-in-the-way-of-expansion-1.480529
Striker: that’s my understanding too.
“Spectors note: The Penguins could protect Murray and swing a deal with the expansion club(s) to ensure Fleury isn’t selected…”
Pens can’t protect Murray unless they trade Fleury, right?
Normally, yes. However, Fleury’s a unique case as he’s got a no-movement clause and also a partial NTC. It’s my understanding the NMC prevents the club from placing him on waivers or demoting him to the minors. If that’s the case, perhaps he can still be left unprotected. We’ll have to await confirmation once the expansion rules are formally announced.
Fair enough, thanks!
Was going to say the exact same thing. Also see TB with the same problem with Vasilevskiy…assuming Bishop gets the same NMC in his next contract like he has now.
Other teams in a similar bind include Boston with malcom subban, Montreal with fucale and the ducks with Anderson.
The goalie market will be flooded with talent before the expansion draft.
Teams looking for a goalie will have a bonanza!
MST.
Andersen will be moved this summer if not he”s the same.
The only way an expansion team is taking a prospect goalie is if that’s the best asset that team will be exposing. If that’s Fucale or Subban for either team I’d be shocked & if so both teams are in serious trouble next season as if they have so little depth in the NHL by the completion of next season not a hope either is making the playoffs.
I do believe Fluery has a Limited No Move. He can’t be sent down but has to submit a list of 12 teams he will not accept trade to
Limited NMCs still have to be protected that was part of the announcement too.
No trades don’t have to be protected but any format of NMC does.
And your source for these rules? Or is it the crystal ball you have? NMC have yet to be determined.
F.
Go to TSN. It’s already being reported by numerous reporters. See Gary Lawless’s article & sound bite.
I’d like to know as I think Murray is protected under the 1st and 2nd year players clause.
Fleury has a modified no trade clause not a no movement clause. The Penguins are not going to be trading Murray any time soon. They see Murray as a top goalie in the league in the very near future. You don’t trade players like that. MAF however could be traded as early as this summer or more likely next year right before the expansion draft. Bothe Penguins also have the very promising Tristan Jarry to takeover backup duty whenever MAF is finally moved. But there is no way they are going to chose a 30 something goalie over a 21 year old with such a bright future.
I don’t think Edmonton should trade that pick, they should use it to pick Chychrun. He’s an excellent puck moving, top pairing defenceman, and the Oilers had trouble last year getting out of their own zone, he’s a perfect fit.
To Toronto: Dylan Strome, Arizona’s 2nd round pick in 2016 and 6’5 right shot defensive prospect Kyle Wood
To Arizona: Mathews
I think this is fair for both teams. Arizona will have to overpay but I think adding their first might be a deal breaker for Arizona.
OEL + Strome still might not get Mathews. Coyotes will make the call about the hometown boy for sure…but is this the savior for the Leafs?
Strome + a 2nd and a B- prospect is not enough for Matthews, but strome + OEL is way too much.
It would have to be more like Strome OR Domi plus either Arizona’s 1st round pick OR NYR’s 1st.
“savior” ? maybe. McDavid didn’t exactly “save” the Oilers (nor has Hall, Nugent-Hopkins, Yakupov for that matter) – at least not so far. Colorado wasn’t “saved” immediately by McKinnon or Buffalo by Eichel either. I just hope for Mathews’ sake that the pressure isn’t applied right from the get-go.
mst I can see that as possibility too, I forgot Arizona had a late first.
ds I think you’re over-valuing Mathews, no chance Arizona would offer that much.
Poor Mathews(or whoever is choosen) will be given the task of ‘savior’ in Toronto if he likes it or not. I cannot see them moving this 1st pick as the repercussions of a bad outcome in GTA….will be…
I’m with you George. This isn’t a generational talent like Crosby, Ovechkin, Lemieux, McDavid, etc but the a great player in a normal draft year. MacKenzie has already reported that at least 1 team of the 14 he spoke to create their draft ranking has Laine 1st & wouldn’t be surprised if others do.
MacKenzie also stated again in a radio interview I heard the other day posted on TSN that Matthews would have gone 3rd at best last season.
You guys that think Arizona is paying a kings ransom for Matthews need to put down the crack pipe. Not happening. This isn’t Mario Lemieux going to Pittsburgh in 1984. Pittsburgh drew 10 thousand & change that season.
For Toronto to Trade that pick to the Yotes it’s gonna be a swap of first plus one of OEL, Domi, Strome then another prospect. Yotes might be desperate enough to throw two of them at leafs with the pick switch. Matthews will be a player they can promote the Franchise on. Get themselves a higher franchise value and help with getting a new arena deal so they might see a 7th overall+OEL+Domi for the 1st overall as an acceptable price.
Personally I think the Leafs should keep him. Leafs seem like they are going to do things the right way so he won’t have to come in as the Savior like every first rounder to Edmonton was suppose to be and he can actually develop.
Are you insane!? OEL is probably better that Mathews will ever be, a 1-1 would be even, Strome and Larsson? God no.
OEL, a proven number 1 d, is more valuable than an unproven potential number 1 center. even if a bidding war started it wouldnt garner more than oel and the rangers 1st. This isnt Mcdavid or Crosby here…
Hahahahahaha.
Mathews isn’t a Leaf yet and their fans are already overvaluing him. I bet you think Edmonton would offer McDavid, Draisaitl and their pick for him as well?
It’s not skill of player. It’s his worth to franchise. I would agree he’s not worth that much in my eyes but Arizona desperate for someone to sell as the face of franchise it’s about the business too and Desperation can result in over payment
strome alone might be worth mathews… thats it.
Then I wouldnt do it if i was Toronto.
That’s silly. Even if they end up being similar in skill/value, Toronto has no incentive to make that deal.
strome, dvorak, 7th OA for 1st OA, 31st. now how can we move up from seventh to get tkachuk?..:)
How about this, to Toronto: Auston Matthews. End of story
Sold
Agreed
I don’t see the leafs trading this pick for anything short of a massive over payment. For all the reasons people suggest Arizona would overpay are the same reasons Toronto needs him. We are in the middle of a rebuild. We are still going to suck for at least 2 more years while our youth learns how to win. That means we also need this 1st overall selection to keep the fans motivated for the next several years.
Chychurn is ranked 9th by NHL. Conducted by pooling GM’s, scouts & blending their own experts.
Central scouting 4th for NA skaters but the consensus top 3 are all European skaters.
7th by ISS.
And pundits like Button have Chychurn dropping to Ottawa at 12! Why would the Sens take another puck-moving D? They already have the best in Karlsson, followed be Ceci and, next season, probably Chabot. D take 2 years at least before a team can even think about using him at the NHL level (usually – guys like Ekblad excepted_. What Ottawa needs now are big hairy-assed F with a mean streak.
I don’t see a scenario where a deal gets done. Too much pressure on both GM’s to not screw it up. Toronto has made good progress, fans are happy with what has happened since Nonis has been fired, and they have the opportunity to draft #1 with the top prospect being a player in a position of long term need. Easy thing to do is hold on to that pick, even if Matthews doesn’t turn out to be a true star #1, the management team won’t be questioned on their decision making. Toronto would need a massive overpayment to really consider it.
Arizona would be under a lot of pressure to not overpay so much they actually took too much of a step back. Part of this season they looked like a team that wasn’t too far away from being a playoff contender. They have great prospects in the pipe, and have 2 1st’s in the draft. Again, easy thing would be to stay the course.
A package around Strome is problematic since he has the potential to be a similar player, but isn’t as much a sure thing, meaning the Leafs would need to get some pretty exciting pieces of on top of it to take the risk. Some combination of Domi, Arizona’s 1st, NYR’s 1st would likely be necessary just to start a real discussion. That’s too much to give up for Arizona.
OEL is a whole other problem since he is arguably as valuable already as what Matthews may be. But the Leafs are in a position where Matthews being younger and earlier in his development makes him more attractive to a team that isn’t as close to being a playoff contender. So you start out the negotiations with OEL+, and that makes no sense for Arizona to give up the player who is more valuable, and still having to add to it.
I think calls will be made, but I don’t think there is a common area where the Leafs and Arizona can both be happy with the risks this massive of a trade brings with it. The only way it gets done is if Arizona feels some sort of massive pressure to get the hometown kid and massively overpays, but I don’t see the need on their end to do it since they seem to be making good progress as it is.
Why would the Blues want Rick Nash at nearly $8 million per for 2 more years for Shattenkirk when they already said that they want a top line center for him. Can’t see Armstrong being interested in Nash for 2 more years at nearly $8 million unless the Rangers plan on eating half of his salary.
I agree that St. Louis won’t want Nash’s 7.8 hit. On the other hand Ny isn’t going to swallow half of Nash’s hit either. I doubt they’d be willing to swallow more than 2.0 per, and I doubt they have much interest in even going that far. 7.8 for Nash is way too high, but 3.9 would be way too low.
If NY wants to dump Nash they should call the Sabres…gives GMTM the top six forward he is looking for unless the Sabres are going all in on Stamkos then no deal. Sabres can handle 6 Mil of Nash’s contract for the next 2 yrs before raises for the youngsters will be warranted.
Toronto is not trading the #1 pick to Arizona. Let’s everyone save some space and not offer up the daily strome+ rumours.
The oilers and the #4 is a more realistic rumour to anyone who van offer up a D.
I’m not sure that’s true. If Arizona really wants the PR boon of Matthews to help get a new arena, and they’re willing to overpay a little the Leafs will listen.
Stamkos will be their #1 centre either way
With that Draft lottery win, maybe they don’t even go after Stamkos anymore
Jason W. I think they still go after Stamkos. Stamkos is the perfect mentor for Matthews and keeps the spot light and pressure off the rookie.
Plus what’s the point in a deep pockets team like the leafs having all that cap space? The cap space is only useful if they use it and there aren’t any other UFAs coming up anywhere near as good as Stamkos.
Plus Stamkos is only 26 so he fits the rebuild perfectly.
It really would take pressure off both Mathews and Stamkos if the Leafs could bring in both… share the media
I could see that, but I could also see the Leaf’s trying to save UFA dollars to overpay for a top pairing D-man. I am thinking massive offer sheet on a top quality RFA who is still young enough to grow with the group as they progress. I could see that being a better move than getting Stamkos.
I agree. You can’t trade anymore for a Joe Thorton or a Mats Sundin..you have to draft them..and for years, the search for a Sundin replacement has been on and now presto, at the end of next month, you have the chance to fill that void.Don’t see the Leafs trading away that chance.
Really. Nashville just traded for Johansen. We have seen Dal for Seguin, Buf for O’Reilly, Dal for Spezza, etc. So much for that idea.
Spezza asked to be traded. Boston trade Seguin over off ice issues and O’Reilly’s contract was never going to be redone in Colorado. The Nashville trade was the surprise to everybody in the NHL as both teams benefited from the trade and I’ll give you that one but as a general rule, you have to draft your centre in the salary cap era.
Yeah, it should make for a pretty exciting draft given there seems to be so many good options for the Oilers to potentially make a move.
You have the Islanders and Harmonic as an option. I think Winnipeg could consider trading Trouba, and if Winnipeg had 2 & 4 I think it would be interesting to see how much CBJ tries to actually swing a deal to get 2 out of Winnipeg, and if Winnipeg would be more willing to do so also having the # 4 pick, given that CBJ might overpay significantly so Kekalainen can draft both Finns.
Anaheim has lots of young defensemen, and will want to shake things up, Montreal has had the Subban rumours swirling (extremely unlikely, but again, just adds intrigue), St. Louis could move Shattenkirk with Parayko playing so well, and the wild will likely want to re-tool and have good young defensemen as well.
Whether or not the 4th is traded, I think with Edmonton obviously open for business and willing to trade the 4th or former 1st overalls like RNH or Yakupov, and teams looking for a change having the type of asset everybody knows they want, that there will be a ton of a discussion with Edmonton both leading up to, and at the draft.
There is no way the Flyers have interest in Shattenkirk, they have such a log jam at defense now, Gudas, Delzotto, Striet, McDonald, Manning, Schultz, Gostisbehere, and blue chip prospects, Provolov, Morin, Alt, Hagg, Sanheim, Marti, Wilcox.
The only way that happens is if the Blues take Striet, McDonald, and Schulz back.
Yah right,aint gunna happen, rumors for rumors sake
Gudas and Manning are FA’s. Streit and Schultz both have 1 year left and could be moved w/ $ retention or sweeteners. The only blue chip prospects are Provorov, Sanheim and possibly Morin. If they wanted to add Shattenkirk (which I don’t think they do), they could make it happen.
Gudas and manning are restricted FAs, not unrestricted, so they will be retained. Streit can easily be traded to a non cap team as his post July 1 cash salary is only$2million
Flyers need to focus on scoring up front. An aging high priced erikson is not the answer. Hex tall will not lock himself into another bad contract
Don’t see the Leafs trading that #1 pick overall. I can see them listening to offers and I’m sure the offers have already begun to arrive,but I don’t see them trading away the consensus #1 pick overall in an NHL ready quality centre like Matthews.
If Arizona offers up Strome and their 1st then I think the Leafs will take it. If Edmonton takes Chychurn and then Tkachuk and Dubois are picked next, the Leafs can use Arizona’s pick to grab the other Nylander brother.
The question is will Arizona offer up that much? Maybe if it helps them get a new Arena. The public will love the Auston Matthews story.
The public in Phoenix doesn’t even know the NHL exists nor do most care. Winning sells tickets, entertaining hockey sells tickets; just ask NJ, nice new building & even when they were great they couldn’t sell tickets trying to peddle what they played as hockey & they had at least 1 superstar. The rest is just smoke & mirrors. PR Bull sh–.
Phoenix will be relocating but not for about 5 years minimum, most likely about 8. They will be moving to the University district & getting a new building won’t be an issue. Arizona is in a great situation moving forward. Stable ownership. Losses have been cut to a trickle & the best group of prospects in the NHL with numerous playing now.
These are exciting times in Phoenix. The stability of ownership alone has had a very positive effect & if Arizona could eliminate this negative press that the city of Glendale keeps generating more people would be willing to come out. Things aren’t that bleak in Arizona any longer.
Scott, you better tell Lou and Shanny, because both have said all options are still on the table and Shanny`s interview after the lottery the reporter tried to get him to make even a slight commitment to Matthews. The result was not a peep out of Shanny, if anything one got the impression, that if they kept the pick, Matthews may not be their first choice. So, let the rumours fly, besides if and when expansion is announced there will be so many rumours out there you can just skip over the Matthews rumours.
You don’t want to give your hand right away. Unless they get blown out the water with a great offer, they’ll pick Matthews.
with the leafs history of trading picks I think they will hold onto the first!
Jason they are picking first, what`s to give away and to whom. Unless, Toronto really isn`t sure what they`re going to do with the pick or they haven`t decided on who they`re picking with it.
Lyle.
It’s odd but Capfriendly shows Fleury with a modified NTC but also an NMC?
I believe the NMC in his case applies solely to demotion or waivers. As he’s got a modified NTC, I’m assuming in this instance he’ll have to be exposed to the draft. We’ll have to await clarification when the full rules are formally announced.
Thanks Lyle. I can’t find anything either to clarify his situation. Even just listing a limited NTC & NMC doesn’t make sense as an NMC would generally cover any movement.
No problem, Striker. I’ve asked around but so far no clear answer. As you said, normally an NMC covers everything but his is a unique situation. Hopefully this gets sorted out soon.
NASH to Chicago for Shaw and Bickell =)
Now Toews has his winger =)
Do you think Toronto will part with JVR, at he draft, as a way of moving up in the draft, or searching for a number goalie ..
Strome is not near Natthews potential .. Not a game changer , even if offered plus arizona’s first..
maybe in you opinion ken but most say its a toss up between strome and matthews
And Strome can be assessed based upon his play in a highly-competitive Major Junior setting from which most draftees come. As far as I can tell, the Swiss league that Mathews played in isn’t on a par with either the KHL or the Swedish elite league, so trying to compare his play so far with that of Strome is like trying to compare the proverbial apple and orange!
Arizona’s attendance figures over the last 5 years.
2015-16 13433.
2014-15 13343.
2013-14 13775.
2012-13 13923.
2011-12 12420.
The 18th largest television market in America. The last round of CBA negotiations which altered revenue sharing significantly stemmed the losses for many teams not the least of which was Arizona. In 2014-15 Arizona finished 26th in operating revenue with a 4.5 million dollar loss; this is a far cry from 30 million annually, StL lost 7.1, Car 11.7, NYI 14 & Flo 20.2.
With expansion right around the corner & Arz on a serious up trend on the ice, what financial issues are you all concerned about? The future has never looked brighter in Arizona Matthews or not.
Whether or not the team and owners are in financial difficulty, they would love to have Matthews – that is not up for debate.
ARZ wants Matthews, the Leafs want Strome plus. The conversations are going to go all the way to that wretched city of Buffalo in June is my guess
I love the “wretched”city of Buffalo comment!Well played Dan….
I know people love to discuss the Leafs, but it seems silly that given all the interesting scenarios that could develop from this draft, I still feel like on most boards people are talking trade scenario’s with the 1st overall. I think Toronto was one of the least interesting options to get the # 1, since I can’t imagine a scenario where they trade the pick unless a team with a stocked cupboard basically comes to them and says “take what you want”.
If Edmonton, CBJ, Buffalo, and Colorado could have been the most interesting in terms of either trading the pick, or potentially taking Laine 1st.
I think the interesting teams to watch are still Edmonton, CBJ, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Montreal, Anaheim, and Boston.
Edmonton is open for business with RNH, Eberle, Yakupov, the 4th, and potentially even Hall being in play for the right deal.
CBJ would kill to draft both Finns, chances are nothing happens, but they will try.
Winnipeg has Trouba as an RFA knowing full well Edmonton would pay a good price for him.
Vancouver could drop back in the draft to acquire multiple assets as I don’t believe they could move up, and given this drafts drop off after the first 3, they might feel better with multiple picks.
Montreal is a team that feels with Price healthy they are a cup contender, so it wouldn’t be shocking to see them shop for young, but more immediate help.
Anaheim will want to shake things up, and given they abundance of good young D, and lack of young talented forwards, I expect they will have conversations with Edmonton.
Boston simply because I believe Neely and co. will be looking to continue their re-build on the fly, and they were the busiest last year, and I believe they will at least be trying to be as busy this year.
Overall, we know this draft isn’t as deep as last years, so after the top 3, I could see teams way more willing to move around the board, and I also think you will see teams having very different orders after # 3, which can cause guys to slide more than expected, and teams moving to get that player that is sliding.
Arizona . With their stocked cupboard, will definitely approach the Leafs , regarding Matthews !!
Strome did not perform well in the last playoff series..
Dan says the Leafs want Strome, if so we can throw in Garduner and empty their cupboards !!
Arizona has “2” firsts, Mark Hunter is licking his chops !!
It will be an exciting draft floor on June 24th..
Strome, # 7 overall, 21st overall , Max Domi
The right to Toronto’s first overall and Jake Gardiner !!
Get it done Lou !!
Leafs only trade first pick if there is difference of opinions in the brass about whom to take at #1. Arizona have to give up oliver, domi and number seven if they want Mathews!
lol dream on leaf fan
What if at the 9th pick , Nylander is still available, Would leafs trade with montreal ? To get both brothers playing together!!
Would leafs trade JVR FOR MTL 9th pick?
I would trade JVR for the 9th pick, but , hopefully a franchise defense man is still available..
your drunk jvr is worth lot more
If im Mtl GM i would only trade Subban to EDM IF in return i get the 4th pick, RNH,Klefbom and yakupov
Thoughts?
Edmonton only do this if they take mind altering substances..which, perhaps, in the past, they have!!
JVR for 9th pick? I would do that mostly because I don’t much care for JVR-he drifts in an out of games and might be a better fit with a better club..maybe Hawks want him to unite with brother? JVR for Andrew Shaw and pick?
Right now the Hawks couldn’t take on a $4,250,000 cap hit without shedding quite a bit.
A lot of talk about the Leafs trading the #1 pick to Arizona. Remember that Jimmy Vessey is a free agent in August. Many scouts say he would be a top 10 pick in this years draft. He has expressed an interest in playing with Jack Eichel. He might have a similar interest in playing with Auston Matthews. If Leafs trade the #1 pick they may be kissing Jimmy Vessey goodbye. This is a difficult decision for the Leafs.
How about a trade:
To Arizona:
#1 pick, #31st pick, Kaspari Kappanen, Scott Harrington, Tyler Bozak, plus a Leaf prospect or the Sharks’s 2nd round picks in 2017
To Toronto:
Dylan Strome, Christian Dvorak, #7 pick, #22 pick, Chris Pronger
I don’t see this trade being of any interest to the leafs.
The 31st, kapanen, Harrington, bozak, and San Jose 2nd for
Dvorak, 7th, 22nd, and prongers contract is no home run for the leafs. Yeah they would do that trade, but it isn’t near enough of a win to do #1 for strome
The leafs upgrade 2nds for a 2 firsts, which is great but trading two prospects, including a former 1st rounder for Dvorak is just ok and the leafs are trading a tangible asset in bozak to take back a contract which is a big win for Phoenix. All in all, that part of the trade is good for the leafs but not spectacular, and the leafs would need spectacular to trade away the right to pick first for he first time in 30 years and the right to take the exact type of player the club has been missing since sundin left
Management isn’t going to do that for a small win.
I just don’t think Phoenix and Toronto can find any common ground to make that deal at all. I think the gap between the least the leafs would accept and the most Phoenix will give up is just going to be way too far apart.