NHL Rumor Mill – February 27, 2024
Which teams are linked to the Flames’ Noah Hanifin and Chris Tanev? What forwards could the Oilers pursue? What’s the latest on the Sharks and Avalanche? Find out in today’s NHL Rumor Mill.
LATEST ON HANIFIN AND TANEV
SPORTSNET: Eric Francis observed that the Calgary Flames have a stranglehold on the trade market as they carry three of the most desirable trade targets in defensemen Noah Hanifin, Chris Tanev and goaltender Jacob Markstrom.
The likelihood of Markstrom getting traded remains low. He has two years left on his contract and has full control of the situation thanks to his no-movement clause, while his $6 million cap hit and the Flames’ high asking price make him too expensive for most teams to afford this late in the season.
Hanifin and Tanev are more likely to be moved as they’re pending unrestricted free agents who won’t be re-signing with the Flames. Patience by the club’s management could result in better returns for both players as the March 8 trade deadline approaches and more potential buyers accrue cap space.
Francis believes Hanifin could fetch a first-round pick, a top prospect and a roster player. The return for Tanev could be two pieces, including a second-rounder. However, the goal is to net a first-round pick.
Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin (NHL Images).
THE ATHLETIC: Pierre LeBrun cited league sources as saying the Dallas Stars have shown strong interest in Tanev. Other right-shot defense options include Arizona’s Matt Dumba, Philadelphia’s Sean Walker and Anaheim’s Ilya Lyubushkin.
Sean Gentile believes it’s possible for the Tampa Bay Lightning to acquire Hanifin. It could include giving up a prospect such as Isaac Howard or Ethan Gauthier and their 2026 first-round pick as part of the return.
Jonas Siegel considered Hanifin and Tanev among the logical fits for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: One reason there’s been no activity in the trade market since Feb. 2 is because teams are waiting to see where Hanifin and Tanev are traded. The longer the Flames wait, the more likely the possibility of buyers stepping up to meet their price for both blueliners.
The Stars could be better positioned to land Tanev. They’re trying to win the Stanley Cup this season and might be willing to part with a first-rounder.
As for the Lightning and Hanifin, that might make sense if they intend on signing him to a contract extension. Still, they’ve depleted a lot of their prospect pool over the years trying to maintain a Cup contender. They also have 16 active roster players under contract for next season with $10 million in projected cap space and captain Steven Stamkos to re-sign or replace.
Hanifin would be too expensive for the Leafs and wouldn’t address their need for a right-shot defenseman as Tanev would.
COULD DEBRUSK OR MANTHA LAND WITH THE OILERS?
BOSTON HOCKEY NOW: Jimmy Murphy cited an NHL source wondering if the Bruins will retain Jake DeBrusk for the playoffs or trade the pending UFA winger to a club like the Edmonton Oilers seeking a postseason rental forward.
There’s been no indication that DeBrusk’s representatives and Bruins management are any closer to a contract extension as the trade deadline approaches. Meanwhile, Murphy cited a belief around the league that the winger’s hometown Oilers or the Calgary Flames would try to bring him home to Alberta.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Noah Hanifin straight up for DeBrusk with both players agreeing to contract extensions with their new clubs. I’m kidding of course…or am I?(Insert wink emoji here).
Meanwhile, the Oilers could have some interest in DeBrusk but I don’t think they’d have what the Bruins would want in a trade package. The Bruins will probably stick with him for the rest of this season even at the risk of losing him to free agency on July 1.
SPORTSNET: During their latest “32 Thoughts” podcast episode, Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman discussed the possibility of the Edmonton Oilers acquiring Anthony Mantha from the Washington Capitals. The 29-year-old winger is putting up good numbers this season with 18 goals and 29 points in 52 games.
Friedman noted that Oilers general manager Ken Holland drafted Mantha during Holland’s tenure as GM of the Detroit Red Wings. He also mentioned the Oilers have been linked to Anaheim Ducks forwards Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick and San Jose Sharks forward Luke Kunin.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Acquiring Mantha only works for the Oilers if the Capitals retain half of his $5.7 million cap hit. The same goes for the Ducks and Henrique with his $5.825 million. Carrick and Kunin are much more affordable for the Oilers in terms of cap hit and return.
LATEST SHARKS SPECULATION
THE MERCURY NEWS: Curtis Pashelka reports Anthony Duclair said he hasn’t had any contract extension talks with San Jose Sharks management. That’s another indication that Sharks GM Mike Grier intends to move the 28-year-old winger by the March 8 trade deadline.
Duclair said he’s seeking a long-term contract and was open to re-signing with the rebuilding Sharks.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Florida Hockey Now’s George Richards believes the Panthers should bring back Duclair, pointing out how well he played for them over the previous two seasons. The Panthers traded him to San Jose last summer as a cost-cutting measure.
SAN JOSE HOCKEY NOW: Sheng Peng reports the agent for Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro said the club isn’t actively shopping his client. Peng observed that doesn’t mean Ferraro won’t be traded if a club made a tempting offer. Nevertheless, he believes they’ll hang onto the 25-year-old defenseman.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Grier might listen if someone offered up a first-round pick for Ferraro. However, Peng cited league sources saying clubs would trade a second or third-round pick for him.
HOW WILL NICHUSHKIN’S RETURN AFFECT THE AVALANCHE’S TRADE PLANS?
THE DENVER POST: That was the topic discussed by Sean Keeler and Corey Masisak following word that winger Valeri Nichushkin had returned to practice with the Colorado Avalanche.
Masisak believes they need a center who can play second or third-line minutes but admitted that could be difficult to achieve given their salary-cap limitations. Keeler would like to see them add a playoff-worthy 1B goaltender.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Avalanche have just $1.2 million in projected trade deadline cap space with Gabriel Landeskog and Pavel Francouz on long-term injury reserve. They’ll have to move out some salary if they hope to address either need.
Looking at the Flames roster, I’m confused as to what direction they take and what type of returns they should be looking for on Hanifin, Tanev etc.
They don’t look like a team that can’t really rebuild because of some aging players with questionable contracts. ( Kadri, Huberdeau, Backlund, Coleman etc. ) And it seems draft picks won’t really help them as soon as they’ll need?
I don’t see them trading players like Kadri or Huberdeau. As I said the other day, you don’t see teams holding 30-50% retention for 5-8 years. So that isn’t happening. And I don’t see teams interested in Kadri or Huberdeau at full hit.
My guess is they’ll be seeking young prospects ready to make the jump and roster players they can insert immediately + picks.
Any Calgary fans here? Would like to see their opinions on what direction this team should go.
CO absolutely Flames will want some young high pedigree players that maybe just not able to get a chance. Late first round picks, especially if they have 4 of them become very good currency at the draft when young players get hyped up by all the panel analysts. Teams with RFA’s that dont have cap space & not exactly the fit may opt for a 1st round pick for such a player they isnt totally in their plans. Lots of options. Flames will have cap space coming out of their ears when the dust clears, especially if Markstrom gets traded & we ride Vladar & Wolf.
Just a question:
Would there be any value to trade for Carey Price’s contact? Could teams get enough cap space to make a splash?
Trading for an ltir contract doesn’t add space. I can’t see that being a move anyone makes right now.
It also makes off-season moves more difficult to work around that ltir
@Ray – to say that Ceci is comparable to Tanev is honestly laughable, even more so than the Nurse / Hanifin comparison.
I can see where the perspective comes from, especially from an Edmontonian, but looking at Tanev’s history, he has consistently made his d-partner better. Quinn Hughes, Hanifin, Kylington, etc. have all had their best seasons (until Hughe’s breakout this year) with Tanev as their partner. Hell, Hughe’s is rumoured to have requested management to bring Tanev back on multiple occasions.
They may play a similar style, but Ceci rides coat-tails as you allude to, where Tanev helps lead and develop.
For the Leafs. Tanev and Hanafin; no thank you!
Adam Larsson is the guy.
Agree 100%
I even think Leafs should be prepared to overpay for Larsson if the occasion demands as he would be, by far, the best partner for Morgan Reilly.
To Seattle: 2024 – 1st, Minten, Niemala,
Kampf ($2.45), Reaves ($1.35) = $3.8M
To Leafs: Adam Larsson ($4M), 2024 – 3rd via Leafs . (Giordano trade).
Nurse, Cecil, 1st, 3rd to calgary for Hanafin, Taney IF they sign contract extensions.
That math ain’t math-ing.
9 million expiring going out and 13 million with term coming in?
And both at 30 years and 29 years old? As I mentioned above, I don’t think that’s the type of contacts or ages Calgary will be looking for in return.
I’d imagine, they’d be looking for cost controlled players that give them flexibility.
@Richard
Noah Hanifin won’t waive for Edmonton, All Canadian teams outside of Toronto are on his 8 team no trade list.
And he sure as heck wouldn’t sign there when he wants to be on the East Coast, He only wants Boston, Florida or Tampa. Edmonton isn’t happening. And there’s no way Calgary would even touch the Nurse contract.
I’ll throw in and Edmontonian’s perspective.
1 – Nurse is better than Hanifin on the ice, a leader off of it, and signed long term. $1m or so too high of a contract, but Hanifin is about to be overpaid.
2 – Tanev might be better than Ceci, but not by much. Pretty similar players actually. Both benefit from playing with a very good partner. Ceci signed for less, and for next year. Because of the contract, you can make a very good argument that Ceci is more valuable than Tanev. Tanev is more expensive today, and for sure will be more expensive next year.
Plus Edmonton has to add? Not happening as no way Holland would do that whether they signed an extension or not. They are pending UFA’s they will very likely get more $ and term than they are worth. If they don’t their agent sucks.
Nurse is better than Hanifin bhahaha. Whatever.
I’m not a huge Nurse fan. I think he’s paid like a top nhl d-men because of lack of other / better options.
But there aren’t stats on either side of the game that say he should be paid like Mcavoy, Makar or Fox.
You can argue who is the best among the 3 noted above. And I think that depends on how you’re looking at it. Offense/ defense/ overall game.
But Nurse isn’t close however you look at it. He’s older than all 3, but nothing stands out about his game to be paid like the 3.
Calgary is a team that has made a lot of mistakes over the last few years. Letting Monahan and Gaudreau dance out the door for nothing.
Trading Tkachuk at 24 for a guy coming off his best statistical year at 28 and a 28 yo d-man was an awful idea. Re-signing both to contracts that go into their late 30 made it even worse.
Adding Nurse to this roster probably isn’t helping their cause.
Ray, I would take Hanifin over the already overpaid Nurse.
For the sake of debate, I will make the Nurse argument. CO made some good points.
CO, you picked 3 of the best d-men in the league. Nurse got signed right after Seth Jones, and Werenski, with Seth being the closest comparable due to contract status. I would take him over those 2. But ya all got signed around the same time if I recall.
Also the 3 D you mentioned weren’t pending UFA’s, so less leverage, got less than if they would have been. Nurse bet on himself and it paid off. Overpaid, as I said, but good for him, and your right Holland had no choice. Klefbom was done and Larsson was leaving for family reasons.
Yes those 3 are better value, but we’re talking about Hanifin vs Nurse. I understand the disagreement, and Nurse is a popular whipping boy, even here in EDM. I would take Nurse. Hanifin gets a few more points, and also gets more PP time. When Nurse got similar PP time, he put up more than Hanifin, but the Oil now have Bouchard.
Both Nurse and Hanifin are elite skaters. Both are tall and rangy. Both face tough opposition. Hanifin more PP time, Nurse more PK time. Hanifin gets more pts because of it.
Both are very good D-men with similar traits, but, Nurse hits more, fights more (doesn’t lose many), and battles harder for pucks and in front of the net. That is why I take him over Hanifin. He is an actual deterrent, because he is on the ice when it matters, and the deterrent is now in your face. Matters in the playoffs especially.
Hanifin is about to be overpaid.
H – you seem to disagree, all good. Care to make a case for it like I just did? And CO did.
Good points Ray.
For the record, I don’t dislike Nurse. I dislike Nurse’s contract. If he were under 8 per. My preference would be 7-7.5 this would be an entirely different discussion.
When Jones was traded, I often had conversations of who would be better. My money was on Werenski. I knew they wouldn’t be as good individually as they were a pair. Hard to say today. They both look well overpaid, but are also both on terrible teams.
I like Hanifin too. I wish he was on NYs radar. I think realistically he end up between 7-8.5.
I think NY will focus on a top 6 RW , 3rd -4th line center.and a depth 7 d-men.
Don’t even care what left d-man walks out the door.
Trouba Hanifin or
Fox / Hanifin would be pretty nice! Obviously, Miller or Lindgren would be the odd man out. But any combo of that top 4 would be pretty nice luxury to have.
Captain, I think the Rangers are the favorite in the east. Easy pick when they are in first place! Shesterkin seems to be getting it going, and their D is already strong. Kind of team that has success come playoff time.
If they add a guy like Hanifin, look out. They have cap space unlike some others.
What about Robertson, in Hartford? Seems like a prospect that teams would have interest in from what I remember of his time playing here for the Oil Kings. Another big D who can really skate. Plus has to clear waivers next year.
I haven’t heard much about him, hasn’t played a game in NY, so guessing hasn’t developed as hoped. Alos one of those guys whose lost some development time during Covid.
If he gets sent down to start next year, have to think he gets claimed by a rebuilding team that needs D prospects.
Funny you say that, because I think Boston wins the east. And I’d prefer Hanifin not land in Boston or Tampa.
Two teams I do not want to see in the playoffs!
Robertson is an odd case. As is Jones. Jones is definitely more NHL ready and has played well but Robertson has never really been given a chance at all.
From what I’ve seen, I like the guy. Schneider has seen probably 10 different partners the last couple of years, but never Robertson. 6’4” 211 pounds and plays a physical game. Which you’d think would fit well with NYs big d-men. (Outside of Fox).
Not at this stage of the season, but would have liked to see more of him. Would make Trouba or Schneider harder to play against.
He is very much being mentioned as possibly a guy on the way out come the deadline. As is Jones.
Both are definitely worth a look.
CO, he seems exactly like the kind of piece Calgary would like in return for Hanifin, as their D looks pretty thin going into next year. Plus NY still has their first this year and next. 1rd pick and Robertson for Hanifin.,NY can throw in a B prospect as well if more is required.
No need for Calgary to eat $ either which will make Edwards happy.
If my devs keep dropping, expect Toffoli and Colin Miller to be available. Not sure that would garner much, but could muddy the trade waters.
Flames are looking for a retool, to stay somewhat competitive while getting younger, which is why you are seeing inclusion of somewhat developed prospects in addition to draft picks. Think guys like Mavrik Bourque (Dallas), Holtz (NJ), Lundell (FLA), or even a Broberg (Edm)…not saying those players specifically, but along those lines.
They are definitely also looking for high picks to restock cupboards that are getting bare as some players graduate to the NHL. So for Hanifin for example, look at either a 1st + B Prospect + young roster player, or a top prospect with a lower pick.
Kadri isn’t necessarily untradeable as he is 51pts in 58 games at 7mil, though the duration is the issue. Huby is untradeable even with retention right now and the goal would be to get linemates that might get him going again. Coleman could be moved to a contender if they had the cap space to accommodate a salary that’s too big for the 3rd line guy he is on a top team. Mangiapane could be the same.
Look for the Flames to offload Hanifin and Tanev along with maybe one surprise (one of the above or Markstrom) before the deadline, then try to build Kuzmenko’s value to trade him next year continuing to target young roster players, high prospects, and high picks wherever possible.
Imo, what kills a Kadri deal is that nmc. His age , term and cap hit make him unlikely to be traded to a contender. And a nmc makes it unlikely he’s dealt to a bottom feeder.
Solid guy, but I think a deal is hard to make. Stranger things have happened. But I don’t think it’s happening this year.
100% agree. As a GM, I would certainly be looking to stay away, but like you said, stranger things have happened! I definitely think Kadri sticks around.
Won’t lie, at this point I’d want the Flames to keep Tanev. They’re close enough to the playoffs that it’s feasible (even though a likely one and done) and he seems to want to be in CGY. Plus, the Edmonton series a couple seasons ago really shows what this team becomes without him.
When Hanifin gets traded, Kylington will bump up to the second pairing. His breakout season was alongside Tanev and pairing them back up would really help mitigate Hanifin shipping out to where it might not even be a groundshaking loss.
Granted, if someone does show up with a 1st rounder (and maybe another asset) then I think you have to make that trade. The Flames still don’t and won’t have a gamebreaker to make them a real contender, but there also seems to be some addition by subtraction to the team chemistry. That won’t be the case with a Tanev trade.
The trade market is oddly slow. Looking at last year there were more big deals leading up to the deadline than this year.
But I’m having a hard time believing that it’s Calgary holding up the market.
Don’t remember the standings at this time last year, but this year you have a lot of teams on the outside looking in that think they’re close enough to not hit the panic button.
Islanders, Pittsburgh, Washington and NJ in the east.
St.Louis, Calgary, Minnesota and Seattle in the west.
Some of these teams have very little chance of a deep run. I just don’t think anyone wants to bail on the season just yet.
Who blinks first is anyones guess. I think that is more realistic than 2 d-men and a goaltender holding up the market when plenty of teams aren’t even in the race for any of those players.
I am pretty certain that Staios is open for business… but outside of Tarasenko or Kubalik, no one wants what the Sens have outside of their core.
I could possibly see them trying to trade Norris, but that would probably work better in the offseason when the cap goes up and teams lose some contracts.
I like Norris, especially when he is on his game, but of the top core guys, he’s the one I feel least desire to keep. I feel like Pinto is already a better player, and Ridley could be moved to his natural centre position and the Sens are in good shape.
Maybe get some slightly more experienced forward so that Giroux is not carrying that load all by himself.
I agree that it’s not just the Flames that is holding it up, I believe it’s the lack of wiggle room for almost all the teams’ cap that is the true culprit.
It appears Tanev has a NT-NMC of his own that people keep glazing over. The teams with the best picks and prospects are the ones that none of the flames potential movers or even Tarasenko for that matter are going to want to go to. 8 team list, 10 team list and full no move for the goalie. You want to know what nothing’s happened? It’s being discussed behind the scenes I’m sure.
I’m fine with moving on from Norris. Turris 2.0. Great heart. Will break down quickly.
Tanev has a m-ntc not a nmc.
I think all of Calgarys rumored players have a short list of destinations that are interested, Ditto Tarasenko.
Is Calgary holding out hope that Montreal, Anaheim Ottawa jump in the mix? I’d hope not, because they’d be grossly overestimating the market for rental players.
So we can just wipe those type of teams off the board. Dallas, Tampa, Boston and a few others will be likely destinations. It’s not like they have 20-25 options.
Still not believing a few players with NTC’s are holding up the entire market. Lots of teams out there have other needs. I’m sure discussions are ongoing about these players and others. But Calgary isn’t freezing the market up on 3 players with limited destinations.
Is Anaheim holding out on Henrique and Vatrano because of Tanev and Hanifin? Very doubtful. Doesn’t make much sense.
I think it has to do with standings and high asking prices.
Anyone see the Guentzel ask? Yikes!! Good luck with that!!!
theSaint, much as it goes against the grain, Staios might have no option but to get creative when it comes to deals to shore up goaltending. By that I mean, getting someone to take Korpisalo might require adding in his 1st round pick – which should be well within the top third this summer – along with a top prospect like Kleven.
Who might bite at that is open to conjecture – but outside of a costly buyout lasting several seasons, I just don’t see any other viable way out of the mess. Trading Forsberg shouldn’t be as difficult – his cap hit isn’t that high and ends reasonable soon – and he does come up with stretches of good games in the back-up role.
@ George: you are right. A buyout is definitely not advisable. Look how much it hamstrung the team the past few years…
I think this may be the year to trade that first only because they have Boston’s as well… which will be low. But they do not need more youth (although Belleville is sure looking like bare cupboards right now…)
But I think we agree one of them or both of them need to be replaced with hefty upgrades. Build from the net out as they say. If they don’t, this team will continue to flounder.
Here ya go CaptainObvious
https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/2023/2/27/
Thanks George!
One word…cap. More teams have less cap space to work with than previous years. Imagine how good the Avs would be with Kadri still there. Heck, you can say that about the Bolts too being able to extend the length of their dynasty. Teams that need a cap aren’t the top contenders so it’s not really pushing bottom feeders to the top either as it was sold to us as.
The cap issue has been going on for a few years now. Montreal, Tampa, Toronto, Vegas have been WELL over the cap for years while other teams NY, Pittsburgh, Boston etc. have been right at the ceiling.
Yet it didn’t slow the market down last year? To add to that. the cap has been stagnant for years , while this year teams are in for a significant jump as they’ve seen in more than 4-5 years.
With that in mind, you’d think the market would be busier this year than last year?
You’d think you would at least be seeing more cap relief moves getting ready for bigger moves by the deadline, no?
If more teams are handcuffed by the cap, that would lead to less trade partners, or at least ones worth dealing at the deadline. Having said that, it is odd as to why more teams haven’t done moves by now to gain a bit of space.
I wonder if it’s like, if you move a $1m player on waivers, if that player is serviceable, he won’t get through and now your team lost a viable low cost roster player. Or, maybe it’s teams trying to move less than desirable assets such as here’s 5 nickels for your quarter isn’t worth it since teams are (overvaluing) cap space where a nickel isn’t worth losing the cap space for?
Lastly, a lot of teams might not have a surplus of draft capital to trade away and the picks they do have are the best chance of them gaining cost controlled assets.
We have usually seen during this period before the deadline where teams overvalue players and the asks at this point are ridiculous delay trades, or so we are told. If only reporters could write stories where they actually report rather than pass along and muse over what other peers have speculated or “spitballed” over.
Maybe, when most teams are handcuffed by the cap, we’ll see more of the old-style pure hockey trades – players of different positions in need but with close to similar cap hits and term.
I’m not sure how Nichuskin’s return affects the Avalanche trade plans. I know it affects how they play defensively because he plays the game the way it should be played: responsible for the defensive side of things. At the same time, Johansen struggles with keeping up. He has played a little better as of late and heis a good teammate; however, his foot speed is not good. So, Trotz was right to unload him. I don’t know if a team is going to be willing to take on that $4 M salary. It would cost the Avalanche someone good, a prospect or draft choice. They might do it if it is for someone they really want. Then, the need for a backup goaltender? Although, I don’t think they have given Annunen enough starts and the team’s poor defensive play in front of whoever is in net is a problem. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. GO AVS!!!!
Josh Anderson’s season was summed up well in French media, translated to English….if Anderson fell out of a boat he’d miss the water.
They like him and ere just commenting on his snakebit season.
Having defended Anderson in the past I am now sitting uncomfortably on the fence. My hope is that the dismal lack of talent amongst the Habs forwards has affected his production; but as you indicate part of his problem is that he can’t hit the net. That’s no one’s fault but his.
The only thing that makes his season tolerable is that this is (another) nothing season for the Habs.
Lightning can sign Stamkos to a long term deal with out years dropping average, but need cap space for Sergachev returning; loss of his cap hit is very temporary. Howard looks to be the perfect fit for the younger side of the core IN a very limited prospect pool. Lightning have had a great decade;
and a part of this has been fitting in free agents who want to be here which stems from a deserved reputation from treating people well; Stamkos’s call is his, notwithstanding full NMC. JBB will move at the deadline to shore up defence and depth, and undo Conor Sheary Mistake, if the price is right. Lightning need to keep their core and few prospects as young portion of the core, + Vasy, keeps the window open for a few years, so not worth breaking for one year’s run. Fans will forgive a miss this year if nothing realistic presents itself.
I think this team is a few tweaks away. Vasilesky’s play is a bit concerning since returning from injury but I think he figures it out.
Get ready for blasphemy.
I think it would have been in Tampas interest to retool this year while still being competitive.
They have some fantastic young (well younger) talent on this team to still build around. Hagel, Point, Cirelli, Sergachev and one of the best players / game changers in the league with Kucherov.
Here’s where the blasphemy comes in. And I’ll preface this with my son is a huge Tampa fan. So I’m familiar with this team and watch them a lot. When they’re not playing NY, I want them to win.
Trade Stamkos now. I have no doubt he brings back a boatload. A young roster player, a prospect and pick. Especially if they consider some retention.
Ditto Hedman. Maybe on the off-season. But again, he’s bringing back a ton. Add retention even more.
Bring in Hanifin as a ufa or sign and trade now with capital gained in the Stamkos trade.
I know this will be met with the sentimental outlook from fans. But this keeps their window open even longer.
Not many teams would pass on the opportunity to pick up either player. And would be willing to part ways with young talent to win now.
Tampa may take a step back for a year, but ultimately can get younger.
As a Ranger fan. Take whatever you like not named Fox for either player.
It is funny. People act as if a player sticking with one team for a whole career is some bygone era, and yet… the majority of the greats played for different teams.
Sometimes it was a team needing money… sometimes it’s a player coming back out of retirement and their old team not able/willing to take them back…
But the players that stay on one team is rather rare. So I don’t know why people seem to think it’s such a huge deal to trade someone when the time has come.
Lyle i’ll take your wink, wink and say Sweeney would take that deal and do cartwheels down the hallway.
Neely is talking usually don’t hear much from him & something could be cooking .. wants a Dman & winger
I can see Hanifin in Dallas
Where’ve he ends up 3-4 assets that includes a first. Stankoven ?
Nurse was way over paid at the time. Team Canada and Stanley Cup champ Pietrangelo at $8m
I think Colorado would love to have Kadri back for a cup run.
Johansson and byram for kadri.
Colorado window is now and I think Kadri has least t 2 solid years left.
Jeff,
if that deal came up Calgary should take it ..❗️✔️
As Kadri has started to Slow Down and he is going to be 39 or 40 in 6 years time getting paid $7.M PA….
GM’s are Crazy giving these Old Players that much money once they hit 35 yrs old 98 % of players are done and they are on the 4th line or 6th d/man
or getting bought out
Most of Colorados core is under 30. I think their window should be wider than now. But trading for Kadri may push them into now.
Not sure Calgary would want Johansson back in that deal. But for sure would want Byram. Although his concussion history is a bit scary.
Carolina has 13 contracts that expire this year.
Four of the 7 defensemen on the roster are UFA’s at the end of the season. The remaining 3 defensemen are UFA’s next year. Carolina typically tweaks their roster in the offseason but I can’t see how Carolina can risk losing that many key players without compensation. My guess is that Carolina will be more active at the trade deadline than they normally are.
I hope you were kidding (wink, wink) when you suggested DeBrusk for Hanifin straight up.
A deal like that would be enough to get Conroy fired.
Hanifin is a top 3 defender while DeBrusk is a 3rd line winger.
Bruins would be smart to wait for free agency this summer to see if they can sign Hanifin and maybe Lindholm depending on their cap crunch.
I don’t think Tampa has the assets to trade for Hanifin (Calgary will not be too interested in waiting until 2026 for a 1st round pick to convey then wait another year or two before that pick is ready to play in the NHL.).