Zona says no, Ducks are idk, San Jose probably says no & so does Chicago

So you are acknowledging Kreider's insane shooting percentage, selling high, but figuring someone would buy high on him and take that long term cap hit for a 1st and 2nd?

“A team like Anaheim looking to make a playoff push in 2023-2024 will wanna bolster that top 6 with a goal scoring winger and will bite hard“

*William Nylander is calling their name*

Best part about that is this isn’t this upcoming season it’s next season where he potentially might not have that shooting percentage & if Laffy doesn’t grow into the star he was meant to, then he just significantly downgraded the team

Anaheim does not do this

Why would we trade for a 31 year old who is due 6.5M until he is like 36 when we will have guys like Zegras Terry Drysdale McTavish Zellweger and more who will all need contracts in that time man

Verbeek isn’t dumb, he won’t ‘bite hard’

Okok fair point the goal of that trade was to get cap the picks don't need to be exact

Picks didn't really matter to me it was changed to 2 seconds instead

I still don’t think the Ducks do that

I think others will realize that cap hit will look worse over time. He had an amazing year, but so much came right in front of the net. He plays a game that can wear and tear a player to the ground.

Ducks don’t want Kreider, that’s what he’s saying

No, we don’t need or want that contract both with the term and aav

I do think also other teams, namely COL, could beat that offer for Kane. Kakko is not that good....Lundkvist is hyped but hasn't shown much in the NHL...Kane is AWFUL defensively, but he puts up points and is a big name.

tbh if you want to bolster your Top 6, It’s the last year of Nylander’s deal & most likely he isn’t resigning so i’d try & get some value for him if i’m Dubas but lets get to that season first Lol

The Leafs,Oilers,Flames,Stars, Hell Vegas & Tampa could give a better offer than that

I don’t think he is a Verbeek type of player though honestly

He still is only 26, 2 years can change a guy, especially how he looked in the World Championships, If he plays more like that then he will be a-lot more intriguing

I'm a Ranger fan, and even I'm insulted by that Chychrun trade on the Coyotes behalf.

Every RFA was lowballed on their offers.

Sharks decline. Barabanov has potential for 50 points and is on a cheap deal for that production. For half retention it’s going to cost more than that.

@Drshnuckels91 It's going to be very hard to move Kreider considering his NMC, his cap hit if his production does fall off and his age. A team like Boston might be interested in him though if they lose Pastrnak assuming that Marchand and Bergeron are still around for another year. Otherwise, a team with a young core, like Anaheim who doesn't have anyone signed yet aren't going to take on a big cap like his with that much term. The Isles are another potential option assuming Lou is still the GM, but because the Rangers and Isles are rivals, they might not be able to get a deal done. Of course for Lou to even pursue Kreider it would require that he doesn't get a scoring winger elsewhere, and Kreider would at least need to be scoring 30Gs. Maybe Carolina as well if there's some retention, and there aren't better options, and they still need scoring, I would imagine though that they find internal solutions+ cheap UFA scoring help.





What matters is which teams Kane selects and how many, if there are just two options, there won't be much of a bidding war probably because they aren't going to want to overpay. Kakko (especially if he shows progression this season) and Lundkvist aren't bad pieces, but they will likely want a 1st instead of a 2nd at the very least.

Kakko needing to show progress is the big key here. 18pts in 43 games (including just 7 goals) is not impressive. If he wasn't a 2nd overall, people would be blasting this even more. It's so tied to his draft status and not his results.

Hopefully he starts to find his way soon like Lafreniere has. If not he might need a change of scenery before he turns into the next Lias Andersson. Interestingly enough Andersson was moved after 3 years in NY, and Kakko is going to play in his 4th year. The good thing is that Kakko has had some progress over the 3 years, however small it might have been.

Well, Arizona and Anaheim definitely hard pass.

SJ keeps Barabanov for that price. He's more important to SJ than other teams probably. It'd be more like no retention or any picks going back and just the straight 2nd.

Arizona and Anaheim easy declines. San Jose declines. Rangers easily decline the Montreal trade. Chicago would accept that but there will be multiple teams that beat the Rangers offer so they pass.

All the RFA's decline their offers.

Barabanov was a total steal for the sharks, TOR literally gave him away for a AHL player that wont ever see much if any NHL time.
while he may only top out at 15-18 goals 45-50 points which in that alone is fantastic for a guy making 2.5 mil, the sharks value him more for the chemestry he has with Meier and Hertl.
he is more than willing to take hits and grind along the boards and wins a lot of puck battles that wind up being goals for the big 2.
the stats just don't tel the whole story, but the eye test shows a hard worker with solid middle 6 skill set that makes his line-mates job easier.
doubt sharks move him but if they do it would have to be for a 2nd plus a prospect. and i doubt most teams outside San Jose value him that much.