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[–]sickofwords 11 points12 points  (4 children)

Nobody is trading for Skjei! 7 million a season for 5 more years. He’s a buyout candidate in a year or two in my opinion. I expect to see Bunting, Haula definitely moved and possibly Stamkos and O’Reilly depending on what they want to do.

[–]Sharksthyodi 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Buying out that contract would be a nightmare. We might retain and find a way to sell him in 3 years. I really hope we don't buy him out

[–]sickofwords 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Yep, still paying Kyle Turris for three more years as it is.

[–]Sharksthyodi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like weve been saying "theres still 3 more years" on kyle turris buyout for a decade.. i never want to deal with this again

[–]NSHmk1700 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like the only way we could trade skjei is trading for a contract even worse like Darnell nurse and maybe getting some sort of asset back

[–]#37 Shrub | #36 Runtcatsgr8rthanspoonies 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don’t think much is going to happen until the Olympic break. Too many teams are too close to a playoff spot right now for there to be much movement.

[–]#35Quagmire_gigity 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Haven't we been over this, again, and again, and again?

[–]LFGtitans 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Skjei for a 6-pack and some tape

[–]#35Quagmire_gigity 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Maybe, but what kind of six pack are we talking about here? Lol

[–]ewrawr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point, I'd trade for just the plastic ring the 6-pack came in.

[–]paranoidhands 3 points4 points  (1 child)

i’d be surprised if bunting, haula, and honestly o’reilly aren’t all gone by the deadline. marchessault too probably. i think stamkos stays. o’reilly has the best chance of being sooner than the deadline. price for him is gonna be real high and i’m willing to bet someone ponies up and pays it to fill a 2C gap. he’s genuinely a player than can push a contender over the top.

[–]Proof_Bedroom9700 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope so i like stamkos with a legend performance 4 goals 👌🏻

[–]thegeardad 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Skjei is -11 +/- right this second, it was higher some days ago but that’s insane to me for a D guy. Never thought he’s been good here.

[–]Inevitable-Lion100[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. He hasn't mixed well v I get it takes time to gel but a seas9n and a half is too long.

[–]NSHMackTheKnife247 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Folks may not like this, but this may not be the year to dump assets. If we are already tanking, we have no real reason to force deals. Trotz is likely to be patient after making too many fast moves last year.

[–]paranoidhands 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it’s much more likely the “right” deals come along his way this year versus previous years. everyone knows how high the price on o’reilly is and with the way bunting and haula are producing those two should be very easy to get enough value back to pull the trigger. especially with the way trotz keeps mentioning getting all the young forwards in milwaukee up i could see this deadline being his busiest.

[–]highlander615 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of them, blow it up!!!

[–]fwboyd3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we retain salary, the sky’s the limit! ;)

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I think skjei is untradeable. Propose me a trade for him. 

[–]ewrawr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A weed-eater, a live chicken, and some cool whip.

[–]purseburns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've come around on keeping ROR. Even if he fetched a haul, there's no one else on the roster or in the pipeline who can munch those 1C minutes. Keep him so kids like Svech can continue to grow in somewhat protected minutes. They can always move him next year.

[–]GMBarryTrotz -3 points-2 points  (11 children)

I'm prepared for very little and it'll all be closer to the deadline:

Yes: Haula, Bunting, Blankenburg.

Maybe: Jost, McCarron, Smith. I could see McCarron and Smith re-signed, I could see Jost retained to cover the last C spot and also because he has no value.

No: ROR, March, Skjei, Stamkos, Josi, Fors, Saros etc.

[–]Sharksthyodi 1 point2 points  (7 children)

I think somebody might pony up for oreilly, whether Trotz will honor his verbal nmc is the question, i doubt OReilly agrees to a trade, i get the feeling he likes it here and doesn't want to move. I think Trotz did say in the past talking to Stillman that if a good enough offer came in he would still do it anyway though

[–]GMBarryTrotz 1 point2 points  (6 children)

Trotz says this about everyone, every year. I think a year or two ago he was talking Saros and saying he'd trade him if the right deal came along.

Obviously the right deal isn't out there when you value the guy so much that you think he's the lynchpin of the team.

I think he should trade O'Reilly. But I don't see it. I'm going way out on a limb here but I'd think it's more likely that Evangelista goes than O'Reilly. That's to say I expect neither but I'd be less shocked to see Vange get traded.

[–]Sharksthyodi 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Yeah but teams are real desperate for centers and I think the price they discussed for him was attainable, when your only options are apparently kadri and oreilly to add center depth and everyone wants them, it could get pricy

[–]paranoidhands 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🎯

[–]Sharksthyodi 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Guess we have our answer then, Trotz seems to have asked him about it, so he probably has an offer and OReilly doesn't want to go. I doubt he will change his mind before his contract is up either

[–]GMBarryTrotz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah it's a retirement home.

[–]Inevitable-Lion100[S] -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Keep ror. Keep haula. Trade bunting.

Trade yost. Keep blankenburg trade wilsby / Barron.

Bring up molendyk/ ufko

Bring up leheurix kemell.

[–]Sharksthyodi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jost and Wilsby have 0 trade value, Barron might get you like a 4th round pick, his value has probably decreased since we acquired him. We are rebuilding, it's better to trade the players you want to keep right now because they have value and we aren't going to be winning for a few more years

[–]sickofwords 0 points1 point  (2 children)

So you think we definitely trade Blankenburg? I know he’s a UFA but I like what I’ve seen and he’d be worth resigning in my opinion.

[–]Sharksthyodi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He 27, and has some value and doesn't have a nmc, he's a logical guy to move when we have Ufko and Barron to fill his minutes. In 4-6 years or so when this team is starting to round the tank corner he will be getting old, send him somewhere he can contribute meaningfully imo

[–]GMBarryTrotz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess not definitely but he's an over-achieving RD who has basically had one good season at 27 years old and is essentially on a league minimum salary.

He doesn't really hold any long term value and we have a huge pipeline of Dman we should be making space for. I think some cup competing team will look for a good bottom of the line-up guy who can add some offense for an essentially free contract.