TLN Rumour Recap: Avs/Flames trade talk, Ducks could deal Henrique & is Karlsson out in Pittsburgh?
This is a rare Wednesday edition of the TLN Rumor Recap due to the NHL’s holiday roster freeze. No exchanges, no waivers, no credits, no development by any means, as the NHL stops exchanges for the Christmas season. The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped an intense one to the New York Officers on Tuesday night and senior supervisor Brad Treliving will actually want to do some reflecting of his program over the break. While the Leafs GM probably has a few things on his list of things to get for St Nick, Treliving’s exceptionally content with where his group sits in the standings after 29 games.
Around the public association, the tales have been flying of late and there’s supposed to be bunches of activity come the new year, as we creep nearer to the Elite player Game in February and the exchange cutoff time Walk. Here is the exceptionally most recent from around the NHL:
Colorado Avalanche General Manager Chris MacFarland recently completed some tidy business by trading forward Tomas Tatar to the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick. Tatar was a pre-fall getting paperwork done for the Avs and after 27 games and only one objective, they chose to continue on.
The Avs right now task to have $5.6 million in cutoff time cap space to utilize and there’s been a lot of hypothesis blending about having Calgary Flares forward Elias Lindholm on their radar. Lindholm is a forthcoming unlimited free specialist who incidentally turns out to be quite possibly of the best forward accessible on the exchange market this season. Hockey insider Elliotte Friedman remarked on the possible arrangement on a new episode of 32 Contemplations:
There isn’t a competitor in the association who isn’t attempting to sort out what the Torrential slide are doing, I realize certain individuals suspect (Elias) Lindholm, yet they’re by all accounts not the only ones, yet I realize certain individuals suspect that is part of the gang that they’re looking at.
Lindholm has the range of abilities to play all around the setup and in all circumstances and would be a tremendous expansion for the Avs. Such a long ways in 32 games, the 29-year-old Swedish forward has recorded 20 focuses. He’s set to acquire $4.85 million this season and holds no exchange insurance. He probably wouldn’t care a single bit about a deal with the Avalanche, who are competing for the Stanley Cup. As these trade talks could turn into a major deal between the two western teams, Chris Tanev, a Flames defenseman, will likely be on the Avalanche’s radar as well.
Anaheim Ducks Will Sell at the Cutoff time
The Ducks are sitting with a 12-19-0 record at the occasion freeze and GM Pat Verbeek will have a few significant choices to make once 2024 hits. Anaheim proceeds to gradually remake and after a solid beginning to this season, the group has returned to earth and are set out toward the NHL Draft Lottery.
Concerning exchange competitors, one name to circle is veteran forward Adam Henrique. He’s been connected to the Maple Leafs through a couple insiders and he’s definitely the sort of flexible experienced forward Treliving could be hoping to include.
Henrique’s a forthcoming free specialist who is owed $5.82 million this season and it’s reasonable Verbeek should hold a little part of the 33 year old’s AAV. In 30 games the Brantford, ON local has scored multiple times and added eight helps. He’s playing a lot of minutes on both the strategic maneuver and punishment kill and is known to be perhaps of the most brilliant player in the association with regards to hockey level of intelligence. He as of late scored his most memorable profession full go-around against the New Jersey Demons and keeps on scaling exchange snare sheets:
Henrique’s won 51% of his faceoffs and has the flexibility to play the wing if necessary. There will be a lot of fighting groups that consider adding him for their season finisher run and the Maple Leafs are supposed to be one of them. Given his compensation hit this season, search for the Ducks to hold some cash and get an incredible sugar for doing as such.
Penguins Stay Fascinating Group to Watch
The Maple Leafs beat the Penguins 7-0 last Saturday before the recognizable essences of Kyle Dubas and Jason Spezza. Dubas has acknowledged that he will wait until the beginning of February to fully evaluate Pittsburgh and determine the team’s future course of action. While Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are protected from being managed, the equivalent can’t be said for previous Norris prize victor Erik Karlsson.
The Swedish blueliner has been strong for the Pens this season, keep 22 focuses in 30 games, but the group just can’t string wins together. On the off chance that the battles proceed, there’s some developing hypothesis Karlsson could be in for a short residency in Pittsburgh. As of late Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Presently as of late remarked on the possibilities Karlsson gets moved and had this to say:
From this view of the church, it seems the Penguins could indeed trade Erik Karlsson. He’s here to win, and if that’s not going to happen, both sides could find a quick and amicable parting. Dubas could surely recoup the first and second-round picks the Penguins gave up in the deal, if not more, and even come out ahead. However, next summer is the more likely timeframe for that trade because of Karlsson’s salary.
Dubas is paying Karlsson $10 million per season through the 2026-27 campaign and would surely have to retain some of his annual salary to facilitate the type of return he’s looking for. There’s also long-time Penguin forward Jake Guentzel who will be on a ton of team’s radars should the Penguins continue to slide. Guentzel is as pure of goal scorer as there is in the NHL and is a pending unrestricted free agent who hasn’t necessarily been emersed in contract extension talks. It appears Dubas has his hands full in Pittsburgh with some major decisions brewing in the new year.
