they might, but idk for sure

Canes absolutely laugh. You're not going to see Henrique moved for a 1st. That cap hit is way too high and even at 2 mill retained, he's not worth it as a player. There are better options in the free agent market. Absolutely not from Carolina.

Not sure why the ducks would be moving Zegras

Jackets would be running to accept that trade. No chance the Ducks do it though.

RHD is their biggest need.

I think trading Zegras would be a good idea. They’re weak at the back.

You cannot possibly imagine the Ducks would even consider that for a nanosecond.

Blues decline

That Zegras trade made me giggle

And you think Boqvist is the big answer??? Dude, they are much closer to the start of their rebuild then they are to the end of it. Heck maybe closer than they are to the middle of it. Their biggest need is everything.

I’m dead serious as to why they wouldn’t consider it?

I feel like the ducks could get a much better return on Zegras then Boqvist and Sillinger.

Maybe a smaller trade would be ideal for both teams, Boqvist for one of the 3 2nd round picks from the ducks.

They could just put Zegras on the wing or heck a future of Fantilli, Zegras and McTavish down the middle is pretty strong. As for Columbus keeping Sillinger seems like a smart move with how good he was as a rookie and just giving up on him after a sophomore slump doesn’t seem fair, like he isn’t even 20 yet, Columbus needs to be patient and give him a few years to see what they have not just overreact on one bad/down season.

Adam Boqvist fits perfectly with a rebuilding team. He checks every box. I’m genuinely baffled as to why this is not a reasonable trade? How do Cole Sillinger and Boqvist not fit into a young team? Why would they need Zegras when they have McTavish, Terry, and Fantilli coming?

Oi vey, I'm baffled as to how this isn't obvious... quick question: if they don't need Zegras (the face of the franchise, mind you), then why are you sending them Sillinger and Roslovic?

Expecting the Canes to pay a 1st for 1yr of Henrique is hysterical

Sillinger is a nice fit for a 3rd centre when you have McTavish and Fantilli. And why is he the face of the franchise? Because he scores flashy goals? Why can’t that be McTavish or Fantilli?

If Zegras is not currently the face of the franchise, then who is? Long story short, you are offering quantity for quality+. Anaheim would think this offer was a prank.

You are overrating Zegras. Hockey isn’t a video game. There are holes in the kid’s game, which is why the above offer isn’t far off. He isn’t Jack Hughes.

I would really like the Canes to pick up Rico at half retained. That being said, the price of a 23 first rounder for Rico is a bit much. Maybe at this most recent deadline, had he not been injured it would have been considered, but going into the offseason, I think the Ducks would be hard pressed to land a first for him.

What about Flyers 24 2nd and Flyers 23 3rd (from CAR) for Rico half retained and Comtois?

That’s a decent counter but I don’t think a pick that is going to be 28OA or higher is unreasonable to get a whole season of Rico.

Verbeek would hang up the phone instantly. Thanks for the chuckle there though. But I don’t want Columbus players. Zegras is fine where he’s and we are building our core atm with the young players we have and the young players we are bringing up. Good try though, but this would never happen.

I would agree if it weren’t for a couple of factors. First of all, Rico is coming off of an injury. I haven’t seen much updates on it, and I don’t honestly remember what the injury actually was, but I want to say it was more of a major injury, so that would shoot his value a bit. The other factor is that this trade would happen in the off season, where trade prices are typically lower than the TDL, and not to mention the quality of the 23 draft. The 23 draft is looking like even a 28-32OA pick might be the equivalent of someone picked in the 12-17OA range in a not as stacked draft class. I don’t think we are going to see very many more 23 firsts get moved outside of big roster upgrades (guys like Eichel or Fiala, just for example sake) or draft day pick swapping.

If the high 24 2nd and high 23 3rd can’t get Rico half retained with Comtois, I think my final offer would be a 25 1st with a late round pick or 2 (1 6th or 2 7ths, something like that), but I would rather add something small to get my original offer to go through before resorting to my final offer.

And you are massively underrating him, not just on the ice but for the marketing potential he brings to the team. The Ducks wouldn’t trade that for anything.

@DougieGilmour If we were to move Zegras, it would be a hockey trade for an equally talented player of similar age. Under no circumstances is Anaheim shipping out star talent for a quantity return. We have plenty of quantity, we need star talent.

HAD we landed Bedard, there may have been an argument to trade Zegras for one or two very specific RHD in this league, but a deal sending Zegras to Columbus would require Jiricek+ coming the other way. We would need to be certain that the main piece coming back is likely to become a #1 D on a roster.