Trade rumours & armchair pipe dreams 19-20 Sponsored by SKYO

[Curmudgeon]

shits getting real

Kevin Epp, agent who represents Oliver Ekman-Larsson, has informed the teams involved that the defenceman has set a deadline for the start of free agency on Friday to accept a trade to BOS or VAN. After that, he will close the window and stay a Coyote.

Both Friedman and Dreger are reporting it.

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/ ... 4525930499

So midnight Thursday? If I was Benning I'd revise the offer down. Virtanen, Eriksson, Sutter, and a 3rd at most or as Burrows would put it "Virtanen, two turds and a tird".

Actually if I was Benning, I wouldn't even make that deal nor would I pony up something like 5x5 for Tanev as is rumoured to be what the Pens are prepared to do. There's going to be plenty of players to choose from come Friday and this is a highly desirable place to be.

[givemeda411]

Looks like Tyler Toffoli will likely head to Free Agency. - Friedman

[theman]

Looks like Tyler Toffoli will likely head to Free Agency. - Friedman

I know we shouldn't blame the player for his deal, but if Loui thought he was hated here before, well he doesn't know what's coming.

[Cherry Picker]

Looks like Tyler Toffoli will likely head to Free Agency. - Friedman

That’s probably why they qualified Jake. It was one or the other.

[Madcombinepilot]

If Armstrong can't get what he wants the smart move is to just stay put, but the owner Alex Meruelo could pressure Armstrong into just accepting a decent deal instead of trying to get overpayment.

... and that, ladies and gentlemen, I’d how 100% speculation gets turned into a rumour!!

[Blob Mckenzie]

Looks like Tyler Toffoli will likely head to Free Agency. - Friedman

That’s probably why they qualified Jake. It was one or the other.

I haven’t seen anywhere that they’ve qualified Virtanen

[theman]

Looks like Tyler Toffoli will likely head to Free Agency. - Friedman

That’s probably why they qualified Jake. It was one or the other.

I haven’t seen anywhere that they’ve qualified Virtanen

His agent said, he expects Jake to be qualified later today. That's just due diligence on the Canucks part, I expect both JV and Stretcher to be qualified but traded before the start of the season.

[Cherry Picker]

Still crickets. I think I need to start a new rumour.
If Marky chooses not to sign, Fleury for Eriksson straight up?
They can’t move Fleury for free even when they’re attaching a 2nd.
Vegas wants him gone and they save one million in cap if they make the trade.
Fleury makes sense as a tandem with Demko and is cheaper than Eriksson plus what Marky Would sign for.
Fleury cap hit of 7M for two seasons and he can be exposed to Seattle, which is cheaper than Eriksson 6M and Marky 5M = 11M cap hit.

This is the same reasoning as the rumoured Lundquist trade before he was bought out. (Yah that was my rumour, too.

[Strangelove]

Looks like Tyler Toffoli will likely head to Free Agency. - Friedman

Good.

Now dish off Loui, Rooster, and Beagle... bring in OEL... and re-sign Marky and Tanev.

[givemeda411]

Zack MacEwen resigned 2yr - as per 1040

[Cherry Picker]

Zack MacEwen resigned 1yr - as per 1040

I thought they said 2 years a 825 AAV

[givemeda411]

Zack MacEwen resigned 1yr - as per 1040

I thought they said 2 years a 825 AAV

You are correct.

[Strangelove]

Two years at $825K for MacEwen is fricken awesome!

[givemeda411]

Virtanen has a QO from Vancouver.

[Nuckertuzzi]

Loved Toffoli and wish we could've kept him, and really hate losing those assets(!). But something didn't feel right with me on the right side with both Boeser and Toffoli moving forward. Neither are speed demons and one thing I didn't like bowing out to Vegas was how our team speed, or lack there of, got totally exposed. Also Boeser didn't/doesn't belong on the 2nd PP unit, so something had to give and of the two I would prefer to keep Boeser.

As for the assets lost, it's the cost of "going for it" which the team signalled with the Miller trade. Teams ready to compete now, which at the time was debatable if the Canucks are that team and have since proved, typically make rental deals to give them that extra push in the playoffs. This now qualifies as one of those rental trades that didn't work out as desired but could've had it not been for an unfortunate injury. Too bad.

So that's the bad news. The good news is Toffoli's money can be used elsewhere on other areas that are less redundant. Either it goes to the other internal deals being worked on or OEL, or perhaps it goes to a less expensive winger for Bo or a 3rd line center..hopefully players with speed. There's other fish out there, let's go fishing.