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Forums :: Blog World :: Eklund: You’re the GM: Make One Trade That Takes Your Team to the Next Level
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david22
Ottawa Senators
Joined: 04.15.2008

Oct 24 @ 2:33 PM ET
As a fan of neither Columbus OR Toronto...it is. Actually Toronto is more likely to decline the trade than Jarmo.
- Glak18


Columbus upgrades at center but massively downgrades on defence.

Not good asset management, in my opinion.
General Mokus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Joined: 09.08.2020

Oct 24 @ 2:42 PM ET
Columbus upgrades at center but massively downgrades on defence.

Not good asset management, in my opinion.

- david22


My thoughts exactly
Spoilers39
Edmonton Oilers
Location: BARRIE, ON
Joined: 10.24.2020

Oct 24 @ 2:48 PM ET
Mcdavid & Koskinen to Blue Jackets for Dubois Foudy Jones and Elvis or Korpisalo 1st 2021 and 1st 2022
General Mokus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Joined: 09.08.2020

Oct 24 @ 2:56 PM ET
Mcdavid & Koskinen to Blue Jackets for Dubois Foudy Jones and Elvis or Korpisalo 1st 2021 and 1st 2022
- Spoilers39


Ehhh maybe.
Turnitaround
Joined: 07.03.2011

Oct 24 @ 3:14 PM ET
Leafs trade with Columbus

Columbus receives:
Auston Matthews (11.6mill)
Travis Dermott (875K)

Leafs receive:
Pierre Luc-Dubois (RFA)
Seth Jones (5.4mill)

- viperxt


Would be a difficult pill to swallow but Leafs maybe more we’ll rounded. JT no1 C, PLD no2 C, Kerfoot no3 C. Reilly, Jones, Muzzin and Brodie on D
drexel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Harvester of Sorrow, AB
Joined: 06.29.2006

Oct 24 @ 3:25 PM ET
Canada Cup and Joel for Scabeh
Jammerz04
Buffalo Sabres
Location: K, BC
Joined: 01.03.2014

Oct 24 @ 3:44 PM ET
Reinhart, Montour, Mittelstadt and a 1st for Kane with $2 million held.
Jammerz04
Buffalo Sabres
Location: K, BC
Joined: 01.03.2014

Oct 24 @ 3:47 PM ET
Leafs trade with Hurricanes

Caralina recieves: William Nylander and 2021 2nd round pick

Toronto Receives: Dougie Hamilton + Cash

- Leafslegend77


Lol Nylander is not worth a Norris type defenseman.
AxlRose91
Joined: 09.24.2013

Oct 24 @ 3:48 PM ET
Nylander and Sandin for Werenski
General Mokus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Joined: 09.08.2020

Oct 24 @ 3:51 PM ET
Nylander and Sandin for Werenski
- AxlRose91



Still think Werenski's worth more
AxlRose91
Joined: 09.24.2013

Oct 24 @ 4:17 PM ET
Still think Werenski's worth more
- General Mokus


Disagree, but ok

Then how about Marner and Freddie for Werenski + Texier + Korpisalo?
TML IS ALL THAT MATTERS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 07.12.2019

Oct 24 @ 4:19 PM ET
ANDERSEN for Kuemper
RoloTahmasee
Joined: 07.24.2009

Oct 24 @ 4:21 PM ET
Ryan Wilson is traded for a conditional 7th

Pittsburgh Penguins instantly better
aecliptic
New York Rangers
Location: Stacheville
Joined: 06.17.2010

Oct 24 @ 4:22 PM ET
Eklund must be running out of made up, dumb rumors to write about.

Everyone remember what you post here and make sure to use it for reference in the future.
General Mokus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Joined: 09.08.2020

Oct 24 @ 4:25 PM ET
Disagree, but ok

Then how about Marner and Freddie for Werenski + Texier + Korpisalo?

- AxlRose91


In a vacuum I'd like that a bit more, but from what I can gather I don't think Marner likes Columbus very much. We still get nightmares about Jeff Carter. Also f*** Jeff Carter
Lytes9
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Kelowna, BC
Joined: 08.20.2013

Oct 24 @ 4:35 PM ET
To EDM: Roman Josi, Viktor Arvidsson and Calle Jarnkrok
To NSH: Darnell Nurse, Jesse Puljujarvi, Rafael Lavoie, choice of Caleb Jones or Dmitri Samorukov, 1st rounder 2021, 2nd rounder 2022

This wouldn't be accepted at the moment, but if the Preds were to have a bad year and decide to rebuild and save some money due to economic reasons next year, when Oilers open up a bit of cap space, this would have to be considered. Josi would have to waive NMC but maybe if Preds are committing to rebuild he'd rather go play with 2 best players in the league.

Nurse is younger and cheaper than Josi to replace him on left side, also get a choice of young developing LD. This is also reliant on Puljujarvi putting up decent numbers and showing growth this year. He is Nashville's replacement for Arvidsson, and they get Lavoie who is a high end forward prospect.

Basically the Oilers upgrade on LD and RW while Nashville gets 5 years younger and add really good prospects in those positions, while also getting 2 good picks. Jarnkrok is thrown in as depth forward to even out value for adding both high value picks and prospects. He was drafted by Ken Holland.

To create cap space the Oilers would let Chiasson, Larsson and Barrie walk as free agents and buy out James Neal, while resigning Ennis and Haas on cheap deals and Nuge on fair $7 mill per deal, and bring up Bouchard, Broberg and Benson on their ELC's.

Would allow Oilers to roll.....
Nuge-McDavid-Arviddson
Jarnkrok-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Ennis-Turris-Kassian
Benson-Haas-Archibald

Josi-Bear
Klefbom-Bouchard
Broberg-FA signing

Koskinen
Goalie brought in through trade or FA

Still have to upgrade 1B goalie and sign a 3rd pairing RD but that looks like a roster that can win a Cup without a top 5 goalie in the league since they'd have the puck most of the time.
BernardShakey
Joined: 08.16.2016

Oct 24 @ 4:48 PM ET
Sorry dude, I can't stand Stoopid posts from make belief fans. What your team really needs is Heart, because you have none. The leaders on your team couldn't lead their own turds down the toilet.
- Flybynight88


You seem obsessed with the Maple Leafs. Odd
islansjet
Joined: 03.13.2017

Oct 24 @ 4:55 PM ET
To Flyers: Patrick Laine
To Jets: Shayne Gostisbehere*, Nolan Patrick, Egor Zamula and a conditional** Top 5 protected 1st round pick.

*The Flyers will retain $4 m of Gostisbehere's salary for the upcoming season.

**If Nolan Patrick plays a minimum of 50% of WPG's games in the upcoming season, the pick will become a 2nd rounder. If he plays 75% or more, it becomes a 3rd round pick.

- Jamalboki
Gostisbehere is not a player the Jets would want. I like Patrick but the Flyers would have to include a much better player and forget the prospects and draft choices as if the Jets are to trade Laine they want quality not quantity. For this reason alone the Jets won't be trading Laine as they have control of him for 3 more seasons.
Rinosaur
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Somewhere, NJ
Joined: 01.21.2016

Oct 24 @ 5:00 PM ET
Matheson traded for a pick to whatever team will take him.
General Mokus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Joined: 09.08.2020

Oct 24 @ 5:01 PM ET
Matheson traded for a pick to whatever team will take him.
- Rinosaur


Do I detect buyer's remorse in thee?
Scott1977
Season Ticket Holder
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Yorkville, IL
Joined: 08.30.2012

Oct 24 @ 5:27 PM ET
As a Sens fan I'd hate to see Kane wave his NTC to get out of the rebuilding Chicago and go back home to Buffalo. Imagine a first line of Hall - Eichel - Kane. That would be scary.

Buffalo has the cap room to do it.

Would Chicago accept Middelstadt plus a prospect or draft pick?

- jimrobin

Any kane trade to buffalo starts with cozens
Scott1977
Season Ticket Holder
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Yorkville, IL
Joined: 08.30.2012

Oct 24 @ 5:35 PM ET
Buff->Chi - Reinhart - Montour - Mittelstadt - 2021 1rst (Lottery Protected)
Chi ->Buff - Patrick Kane

Hall - Eichel - Kane (Potential Best line (PP) in NHL?)
Skinner - Staal - Olofsson

Bring home Kane to Buf while still productive. Insurance if Hall leaves next year. Would be a great story for Buffalo to have Kane come home and they become a playoff Team.

That's mine =)

- MTLSabres

Middlestat is a bust no deal
malcolmthornton
Joined: 06.20.2012

Oct 24 @ 5:52 PM ET
Nylander for McDavid, and Edm retains 50% of the salary.... you didn't say it needed to be realistic.
Glak18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: "It's pretty big loogie on my face, so I was pretty psssted".", PA
Joined: 06.26.2007

Oct 24 @ 5:57 PM ET
Gostisbehere is not a player the Jets would want. I like Patrick but the Flyers would have to include a much better player and forget the prospects and draft choices as if the Jets are to trade Laine they want quality not quantity. For this reason alone the Jets won't be trading Laine as they have control of him for 3 more seasons.
- islansjet


Remember the main reason Laine rumors are out there...not because they have control and want to keep him, because they can't afford to keep him without other pieces they may not want to get rid of going.

1) Everyone knows Laine is disgruntled, even if it is just "minor"
2) Every team knows the cap situation of every team in the league, it's not a surprise to anyone.
3) The flat cap was unexpected and a lot of teams are going to do things they weren't planning on doing.

So if in anyway you think Winnipeg holds all the cards and leverage then

Laine may not get traded this year, but someone will and that's a hard MUST unless the plan is the season never starts and deal with it later.
squishy24
Chicago Blackhawks
Joined: 11.08.2019

Oct 24 @ 5:58 PM ET
Keith for Nylander, straight up.
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