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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 11 at 10:01 p.m.
Thread: we ride at dawn
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sens65</b></div><div>Agreed, but he also takes up a big chunk of cap so they might want to trade him and use the space on someone else that utilizes the cap space better.</div></div>

I suppose it's a possibility, but Seattle is going to have over $10M in cap space next year even after factoring in new deals for Beniers and Tolvanen. That's plenty of room to make a splash signing should they so choose. Additionally, their NHL center depth actually isn't the greatest right now, so trading Gourde would open up a new hole that they'd have to spend money filling. With Gourde still contributing in ways other than point production, I think the Kraken will be inclined to keep him around for next season. If they really needed to open up cap space, there are several more palatable alternatives.
Forum: NHL TradesMar. 9 at 6:03 a.m.
Thread: (SEA/NYR) - Wennberg for 2024 2nd (NYR), 2025 4th (DAL)
Early in the season, I thought Wennberg might be able to fetch a second round pick should Seattle decide to sell him. Then the Lindholm and Monahan trades seemed to set the bar high for rental centers, so I believed the price point for Wennberg increased to a conditional second that could become a first. Turns out his actual trade value fell somewhere in the middle. I thought he could have gotten more, but the market seemed to shift in buyers' favor as the deadline approached and Wennberg's relative dearth of scoring may have depressed his trade value. I suppose second and fourth round picks isn't a bad return for Wennberg all things considered, and Seattle has McCann (with Wright waiting in the wings) to step in and replace him at 2C.

Wennberg's a player who doesn't light up the scoresheet and was probably overmatched as a 2C, but he contributes in many other facets with his playmaking, netfront play, and defensive ability. He can contribute on both the power play and penalty kill. He'll be a nice 3C for the Rangers, though he won't be the answer in their search for scoring help.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 1 at 10:58 a.m.
Forum: NHL TradesMar. 1 at 1:11 a.m.
Thread: (ANA/CAR/TOR) - Lyubushkin for Slepets for 2025 3rd (TOR), 2024 6th (TOR)
Seems like a pretty even trade all around from my point of view.

Anaheim originally paid a 2025 4th rounder to get Lyubushkin. After half a season and retaining half his cap hit they recoup a 2025 third rounder. Solid bit of business for a team still deep in the rebuilding phase.

Carolina weren't going to be using their retention spots since they're contenders and had the cap space to spare, so why not buy a late draft pick for retaining a few hundred thousand?

There's some familiarity with Lyubushkin and the Leafs, and he helps fill their need for defensively minded RHD. He's more of a bottom pairing guy but should help balance out their blue line. Hopefully this helps thin out the wave of mock trades involving the Leafs trying to add Seattle's decidedly less available right handed defensemen, Larsson and Borgen. Lyubushkin isn't close to the caliber of player they are but he was acquired to fill a somewhat similar role.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsFeb. 29 at 3:02 p.m.
Thread: TOR Get Next Best Option
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>svfsdv</b></div><div>Not close. Leafs would likely have to give up their first for Larsson. I've seen some really over the top suggestions here as well. So no big deal. But this is really lowball offer. Id Imagine this trade to look more like the Leafs send a first round pick and a D prospect like Chadwick or Kokkonen. For Larsson with 50% retention. Then the Leafs would have to add a player to make the money work. Lagesson or Gregor maybe.</div></div>

I agree with you that the trade offer above is a lowball, but an offer of a first rounder and Chadwick/Kokkonen for Larsson at 50% retention wouldn't sway the Kraken either. I think a good trade comparable would be the deal Toronto made for Muzzin, where they had to give up some quality young players in addition to the first rounder. I made my own hypothetical trade illustrating what I think an even value offer for Larsson would look like here: https://www.capfriendly.com/trade-machine/32774
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsFeb. 29 at 2:59 p.m.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsFeb. 29 at 2:47 p.m.
Thread: A Rebuttal to all the Larsson to the Leafs Trade Proposals
This is what I would consider a reasonable offer for Larsson in the hypothetical scenario where he's on the trade block. The trade comp I used is the deal that sent Jake Muzzin from the Kings to the Leafs back in 2019 for Sean Durzi, Carl Grundström, and a 2019 first round pick. In that deal, LA got a quality RHD prospect, promising young forward, and a first round pick for a shutdown top four defenseman with an extra year of term on his contract at a cap hit of $4M.

Larsson is a similar player to Muzzin with an identical contract situation, so he should fetch a similar return at minimum, with a quality RHD prospect (Niemelä), promising young forward (Robertson) and a first round pick. However, Larsson is a RHD while Muzzin was a LHD, so the relative positional scarcity increases Larsson's trade value. Something worth noting is that Seattle is much closer to contention than the Kings were at the time of the trade, and are much less inclined to trade one of their key players. So even though I would consider this offer fair, it might still not be enough to convince the Kraken to make a deal.

Keep in mind that it has been reported the Kraken are not entertaining trading Larsson, and it is basically a guarantee he sticks around in Seattle for the foreseeable future. This was mainly a hypothetical and a blanket response to all the Larsson trade ideas I've seen floating around.