I think TOR is probably the only realistic team mentioned that I could see going after Kilngberg at the deadline. Not sure if that trade works because of money, but we obviously have to wait in see what kind of position they're in by then.

EDIT: Sorry, completely misread everything.

SJ doesn't need/want Pearson

I don't think OTT makes much sense. While they're better this year, they're still exiting a rebuild and I can't see them moving top futures for a rental just yet.

canucks pass

Canucks pass easily. You want us to give up our second best prospect and a 2023 first round pick for a guy we could have gotten for free? EASY PASS

Leafs dont do Knies for Comtois straight up

Leafs wont do that deal, they give up some picks and a Solid prospect for a player who is expiring and has only hit over 10 goals in a season once.

What is going on in the NSH trade I am confused.

Ott was in on him in the first place and they really could use him, he would be a great pairing with either Chabot or Sanderson. As you mention thou they are not moving the package above unless there is an extension coming with it, and at a lower AAV than $7 per.

Now if the season is half way done or more and branstrom has not made top 4 minutes full time then I could see them rolling the dice on him without the 1st. Especially if Zaitsev is part of the deal.

What in the world is that Nashville trade??

Oh yeah, I know they wanted him, but yeah, they're not giving up that package. Personally? I don't think you guys should get him. Dmen who an score or drive offense isn't an issue for you. Dmen who can help stop goals is an issue. I think you guys should be targeting different guys.

These are all over the place

Lets be real, no, you couldn't have, you never had the cap space to be in the hunt for him. That's why we would be retaining 50% of his salary when we flip him to you (in the description of this ACGM)

To the OP, lets break down these deals. Ducks will expect a 1st and a good (not great) prospect in return for Klingberg with 50% retention. Any salary coming back has to be an expiring contract or its a cap dump and requires more to get done. We also need to adress needs with this trade, bottom 9 right wing, right handed centers, right handed D, absolutely no left handed players unless it is a top 6 capable winger to put on the Terry Zegras line, so they should be of the power forward, net front chaos causing persuasion.

Ottowa: Ducks need more to take on Zaitsev's deal than this returns. The best prospect coming back is LD, which is absolutely the worst position to bring back with the deal. Jarventie, Pinto, Ostapchuk, Bernard-Docker, and Thomson would be targets.

Cannucks: Two LD prospects, one who is probably an AHL lifer, and an old LW to make the money work, this isn't the deal. Pearson is the logical candidate for the dump, but he has term that I don't like and we are way overstaffed at middle six left handed guys. Prospect targets would be Juulsen, Lockwood, Karlsson. I don't really see any reason the sharks want Pearsson, even with retention, so I don't think that makes sense. Our third needs to stay put in this deal. Cannucks are incredibly unlikely to do this, as they have spent years depleting their farm system and trading away 1st round picks, which their GM has stated they cannot afford to do anymore.

Predators: Undersized 1st round bust LW, LH Russian pivot who hasn't played the NA game yet, again wrong selections. Targets should be Glass, L'Heureux, Afanasyev, Evangelista, Fabbro, Carrier, Prokop, Matier.

I'm really not sure what you are doing with that Toronto deal as "part two" Since it involves none of the pieces involved, other than to tie in we are getting a NHL current winger from the Preds, but he is no Comtois replacement. I don't think Toronto is interested in the deal either, unless they free up roster space, they can't take Comtois, they already don't have enough to sign Sandin.

Canucks arent paying assets for a rental d man. They werent even interested in Klingberg to begin with. We are selling, not buying

If Zaitsev is part of the deal and the 1st is out, there's going to need to be some multiple blue chip prospects at positions of need for the Ducks. Pick one from each pair (Greig or Jarventie) + (Bernard-Docker or Thomson) and probably toss in a bottom six right handed forward such as Kastelic, Lattimer, or Halliday.



Which you notice I mention when I broke down the Cannucks trade in my post. I'm contesting the "We could have got him for free" statement which we all know isn't true, you never COULD have gotten him for free if you had wanted him. That said, you are right, the Cannucks are not a match for the trade, for the reasons I had already listed.

I can’t see Nashville having any interest in Klingberg (Atleast not at anything near that price). We have enough pmd which is why we grabbed mcdonagh.

NSH is the team that would have the least interest in Klingberg, so they pay the highest price? Madness.

wait so the leafs give up knies + two picks for comtois? no thanks

Outside of Ottawa everyone says no easily.