I'm not going to crucify you, but I will gently, lovingly inform you that the you are NOT getting Thomas. Need to let that one go, champ.

Pesce doesn’t get you nuge one for one it would have to be a lot more

I mean you guys are about to go through a rebuild really soon... why not get a very good return for a very good player

Guy get's his numbers hyper-inflated by playing with McDavid/Drasitl and the system he plays in... the Pesce for RNH wouldn't be that far off

Thomas isn’t happening

Couture’s contract isn’t worth it

Scheifele isn’t worth the price for us

Edmonton is trying to win so why would they sell Nuge?

That basically leaves Hertl and he will be hard to fit in add in Hertl may not even waive

Lmao I think I just fell in love with the fit, Thomas would go crazy in RBD's system and would be perfect for the Canes. Sometimes that just happens and you ignore all the other factors within the trade (Contracts, Salary Cap, Situations of the teams etc)


(Also I wouldn't blame you or any Blues fan going off on that idea either lmao, As an oilers fan my least favoruite thing is seeing Drai trades to the Jackets and Wings)

As an oilers fan... nah it wouldn't be much more. Pesce and a 2nd gets it done, Nuge had one of the most inflated seasons last year while Pesce is one of the more overlooked players in the league. I love move for both sides, Pesce would do much more for Edmonton in important moments than Nuge and vice versa for the Canes.

Since the start of this idea in my mind Hertl has always been my No.1 option. Doesn't have to be this season but the canes come into nearly 40 million of cap space next year which is a perfect opportunity for a move like this.

Scheifele would be a good pick up at the TDL

Hertl would make sense long terms

I don't think that Scheifele would fit in well in Carolina... doesn't really play defense and RBA is very insistent on that

Why would the blues trade a 24 year old center that is signed to an 8 year contract. Dude still has 6 years before he even hits 30. Makes no sense at all

Thomas is the future captain. He's the type of guy the Blues may just keep until he retires.

What are you on about? This is all delusion. There is no tear down tank rebuild coming in STL. The Blues don't do that, nor do they need to. And Thomas is 24, locked up, and has been pegged as future captain since he arrived. You don't trade that.

You guys don't have enough firepower to make a deep run, and a good amount of your better players are on the wrong side of 30 (Especially defensively), no really good options in net... that screams retool if not full-blown rebuild

OK well we will retool with the 24 year old center. Again there is no reason to trade Thomas at all. He has 6 years before he turns 30 and that's plenty of time to go through a rebuild/retool. If we are retooling we are selling off our older players not the 24 year olds. Your logic doesn't make any sense

Except the Sharks don’t want to move him.

Can I interest you in a slightly used Kadri?

I mean hey obviously they can do whatever they want but they definitely should move him. He turns 30 this season, is only gonna lose value and won't be apart of the next competitive Sharks era. I'm not saying they should have him on the block but why should he be untouchable?

Honestly I don't think the Flames should move Kadri unless they commit to a massive rebuild. He is the perfect leader to have for guys like Pelletier and Coronato

That's what I thought when we got him. However, he quit on the team after the all-star break. His GAF meter was at an all time low(if you don't believe me watch the deciding goal in the last game against CHI). I hope that it was all because of Sutter, but that's not the sort of leadership I like.

You know Peter chiarelli isn’t the gm anymore and yes this is 100% far off you realize nuge is locked in at 5.125 and pesce is a rental there’s no way pesce and 2nd would get this done that’s just talking crazy

Because sharks aren’t that far from being competitive and Hertl game should be sustainable. Sharks 23/24 will be a bad season and likely top 3 pick, but starting in 24 offseason with another top 3 pick and likely 4 picks in the top 40 should give them a top 5 prospect pool. combine that with 35-40 mil cap space likely means starting in 24/25 sharks start improving.
Yes Couture and Hertl could be moved but with a very young core of Eklund Smith and Celebrini/ Levshunov(depending on where we draft in 24) it would be nice to have that vet leadership to mentor them!

Again, you have no idea what you're on about. Not trying to flame, just straight talk.

I'm talking long term not short... you guys will be mediocre for the next few years if you continue on your current course and I'm not really sold on your prospects outside of Snuggerud and maybe Bolduc

Hahahaha what???? Dude... I don't know where you get all these wild ideas, but they're unanimously off. Have a good one.