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Hello everyone and a happy Monday to you all! A couple of days ago I asked all of you to submit to me your trade proposals to either unload contracts to the Kraken or trade assets to protect additional players. The responses were great and I appreciated the feedback. Below I've included the proposals as well as my own thoughts on each one. If I missed yours I apologize but this likely won't be the last time before the deadline that I do this little exercise. Let's get to it.
avsgrinder wrote
take JT Compher, a 2022 2nd, and a 2023 3rd. don’t care if this is a bit of an overpayment.
DO NOT touch graves, or any of donskoi/kadri/burakovsky/francouz/nichushkin
If Eric Johnson doesn't waive his NMC the Avs could be in some trouble with their protection list. The Avs don't want to lose Devon Toews who has been rock steady but they also have a long list of complimentary forwards that were mentioned above as part of this trade proposal. It's a reasonable proposal but if I'm Ron Francis I would lean harder on Colorado. If they want to prevent Seattle from taking that many different players they are going to need to offer up a first round pick. No deal on this one.
arichardson22 wrote
Philly trades our 1st and Nicolas Aube-Kubel for Seattle to take JVR.
This one I will accept. The Flyers are a team in transition and clearing out the 7 million in cap for JVR would go a long way in helping them to add some new pieces. At 32 years old, JVR at 7 million isn't a good contract but he still put up 43 points in 56 games. Seattle will have an abundance of cap space and can easily make room for JVR over the next two years of his deal. Seattle will take him if it means acquiring an extra 1st round pick and a younger right winger with room to improve in Aube-Kubel.
Ztra wrote
From the Hawks, Seattle takes either deHaan or Strome in the expansion draft. Then the Hawks trade the Vegas 2nd round pick that the Hawks hold and the other of deHaan or Strome to the Kraken. In exchange the Kraken make one expansion draft selection from another team that the Hawks decide and that player is then sent to the Hawks to complete the trade.
To paraphrase, Seattle would acquire deHaan, Strome and a second round pick from Chicago in exchange for one player the Hawks want that Seattle selects. I can't say yes to this because clearly it would depend on the player in question that Chicago wants. I included this because it's some outside the box thinking that some GM's around the NHL could use to improve their own rosters.
BluesDroogie wrote
Sanford, Walman, and Husso for your 1st round pick👍👍👍👍
There are some enticing young prospects listed here that could be long term fits for any team but none of them have shown enough to guarantee they will be high end players and therefore I can't justify offering a top 5 pick for them, let alone a pick that could be 1st overall.
TurdFergeson wrote
Take Neal and Oil throw in Samorukov
While I am sure that the Oilers blogger would happily accept this trade I will not. Neal only appeared in 29 games this season with 5 goals and 5 assists and was a non-factor in the playoffs. Like JVR he is overpaid with two years left on his contract at 5.75 million but unlike JVR he can't produce anymore. If you want Seattle to take Neal you're going to need to throw up a first rounder or add another prospect like Lavoie to that deal.
koarik91 wrote
I'd give a 1st for the Kraken to take Weber. But he needs to agree if he has a NMC
There is some temptation on this one. No longer the player he once was, Weber still is a top four defenseman who brings a unique skillset few players in the NHL have. His monstrous cap hit (7.8 million a year over the next five years) far outweighs any positives he brings and at 35 he is clearly in decline. The gamble in accepting this trade would be expecting that he retires in a year or two as the recent CBA changes to the cap recapture policy wouldn't negatively impact the Kraken. Without knowing how long Weber will continue in the league I will say no to this for now.
dstewart wrote
Florida trades Sergei Bobrovsky, a third and Owen Tippett to Seattle for their second.
Not a chance. Bobvosky is fairly easily argued as the worst contract in the NHL right now. Even if you removed the second round pick from Seattle's side this is a lopsided deal for the Panthers. I would counter this deal with one of my own, Florida trades Owen Tippett, Carter Verhague, a first round pick this season, and a second the following season for the Kraken to select Bobrovsky. Even with that I am not certain who is getting the better deal.
mrniftee wrote
For Kraken taking Ladd the Isles send their 2022 first along with D prospect Bode Wilde.
I will accept this one. Wilde is a young prospect that should be able to make the jump to the NHL in the next season or two and he started gaining traction with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the AHL this season. Ladd's career is essentially finished and the Kraken can bury at least part of his cap hit in the minors. It's a tough pill to swallow but it's one Seattle can do for a couple seasons.
Nucker101 wrote
Take our GM, we'll throw in a couple of firsts
Trade heavily favors the Canucks. No deal.
MacPatty wrote
I'd probably give up a 2nd to take Matheson from the Pens.
Matheson is a fine if unspectacular defender who is making about 1.5 million too much for about 2 years too long. Seattle should have their choice of a variety of Matheson's in the Expansion Draft and a second round pick isn't enough to incentivize me to take him. No deal.
Quillanrocks wrote
Jets trade Niku and their 2022 3rd Round Pick (or Columbus' if it's earlier) to the Kraken in order to have Seattle "look the other way" when Copp OR Appleton and Demelo OR Stanley remain exposed.
I will accept this offer. Niku had a rough season and didn't get in nearly the number of games many fans hoped for but he is still a young defenseman with plenty of upside in his skating and puck handling abilities and exactly the kind of player an expansion team wants in their system. If such a deal happened, Seattle could take Niku in the trade and then turn around and try and offer a pending UFA like Tucker Poolman a deal and use that as their selection from the Jets. Niku, Poolman, and a pick is better value for Seattle than say just Copp or just Stanley.
Wolfpack5 wrote
From the Canes I’ll give you a 3rd to protect Bean assuming they get Gardiner to waive his LNTC. If not I’ll give you a 2nd and 3rd to protect Skeji and Bean. You want more than that I’d rather straight up trade those guys.
Bean is a player I targeted early as an option for the Kraken. He is young and a highly offensively gifted player. What would I rather have, Bean or a 2nd or 3rd round pick? The second point here does give me pause though; whether or not I believe the Canes will trade Bean/Skeji if I don't take that deal. Ultimately I am going to pass on the deal and take my chances. Another team may be interested in acquiring Bean, but how many of them would protect Bean over their existing top three defensemen? I am gambling and hoping such a deal doesn't happen and either take Bean or make the Canes up the ante.
There you go, a few deals accepted, a few turned away and a few that are really close in terms of fair value. Keep this blog bookmarked as it will be interesting to see in a couple months if any of you were close on your trades once the Kraken start dealing.
Thanks for reading!
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