Summer 2025: NHL Offseason

[Turbo44]

1 hour ago, Flashsabre said:

It’s from Eklund so put it as a total not happening but still fun to read:

”There are rumors out there right now that they are looking to trade for Bo Byram… the name that is bouncing around in the rumor mill is Byfield… doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me, but it’s out there…. Look fo LA to be aggressive because they really have pulled completely off of Marner.”

Could work for Buffalo as Byfield shoots left so could either be your #1 LW or #2 center (with Kulich your #1 LW).  Big hole at d would need to be addressed 

[Flashsabre]

Fabbro signs 4 year extension in Columbus just over $4 million per season.

[shrader]

1 hour ago, LabattBlue said:

Can’t remember for sure back many years back who loved to post the hockeybuzz rumors…bam bam?

Toddkaz? There were a few people who lived and died by it. 

[WhenWillItEnd66]

2 hours ago, shrader said:

It’s amazing how many posts still start with this phrase

That's because he is still a hack

[SABRES 0311]

7 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Who? 

Must’ve hit a Benson in the top six nerve.

[Brawndo]

There part of the Marner Contract

[Brawndo]

Finally a legit reason for a NHL Player to have a NASCAR Number 

[aristocrat]

3 hours ago, shrader said:

It’s amazing how many posts still start with this phrase

He’s still around? Omg

[aristocrat]

2 hours ago, Turbo44 said:

Could work for Buffalo as Byfield shoots left so could either be your #1 LW or #2 center (with Kulich your #1 LW).  Big hole at d would need to be addressed 

Byfield would be great but the kings just extended him last year so doesn’t make sense at all unless we give up a lot. 

[Jorcus]

15 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

There part of the Marner Contract

 

This is the last year you can take advantage of that LTIR loophole I think. 

[OverPowerYou]

July 1st can’t come fast enough. Oh wait. Adams is our GM

[Eleven]

1 minute ago, OverPowerYou said:

July 1st can’t come fast enough. Oh wait. Adams is our GM

That's not going to change the speed of when July 1 gets here. 

[Taro T]

58 minutes ago, Jorcus said:

 

This is the last year you can take advantage of that LTIR loophole I think. 

Most likely the case.  But it depends on whether they gave themselves any early termination provisions to the MOU version of the CBA that extended the 2012 CBA from September 2022 through September 2026.  The MOU didn't have any early termination provisions but have never seen a copy of the CBA itself as modified by the MOU.  The 2012 CBA did have early termination provisions (which have long been expired for the pre-MOU CBA); presumably there are none in the current CBA as it now stands, but as have never seen that version of the current CBA (and haven't seen the new one yet either) that is simply a presumption.

So, again, believe you are correct that the existing BF-LTIR loopholes that Vegas, TB, and others take advantage of will still be available through this coming season, but not 100% certain of it.  (Would put it about 98% likely.  😉 )

 

And teams will still be able to take advantage of BF-LTIR loopholes; there just will be more constraints which theoretically will limit just how much teams can try to abuse the system.

[Brawndo]

 

[Weave]

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

There part of the Marner Contract

Another team in the Byram market?

[jad1]

1 hour ago, aristocrat said:

Byfield would be great but the kings just extended him last year so doesn’t make sense at all unless we give up a lot. 

There's no way that rumor is true.  If Adams pulled that off I might have to start saying nice things about him.

[Turbo44]

1 minute ago, Weave said:

Another team in the Byram market?

1 minute ago, Weave said:

Another team in the Byram market?

LV was rumored to be one of the 8-10 teams interested in him. Not sure where their cap $ is coming from or what they could offer us??

[Taro T]

2 minutes ago, Weave said:

Another team in the Byram market?

Nah, they're just telling us who's money Marner will officially be getting.  (Though in reality, they'll both be getting Alex's cash.)

[PromoTheRobot]

Add Indianapolis to the NHL expansion derby, along with Atlanta, Houston, Austin and New Orleans. (What happened to Kansas City, Omaha and Cincinnati?)

https://www.wishtv.com/sports/indy-interested-in-nhl-expansion-team-per-report/

Edited 1 hour ago by PromoTheRobot

[GoPuckYourself]

5 hours ago, Flashsabre said:

Fabbro signs 4 year extension in Columbus just over $4 million per season.

That sucks I would have loved to see him paired with Dahlin

[GoPuckYourself]

5 hours ago, Turbo44 said:

Could work for Buffalo as Byfield shoots left so could either be your #1 LW or #2 center (with Kulich your #1 LW).  Big hole at d would need to be addressed 

There is 0 chance this is true unless were throwing Benson and a prospect as well, I'd view Byfield as an almost untouchable for the Kings right now.

[mjd1001]

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

 

I love the Tavares deal for Toronto. This one I'm not so sure on.

Is there a chance Knies will be really, REALLY good? I guess. But over the playoffs, over the last season, the year before basically his entire career, I think he is a product of Matthews.

His numbers are worthy of close to $8m when playing with Matthews, if you look at his numbers, his production, his underlying metrics/analytics with not on the ice with Matthews, they are actually below average. Like he's kinda a bad player across the board without Matthews on the ice with him.

I linked and posted his metrics  with and without Mathews below (reg season and playoffs), but if you look at last year, they numbers are just as bad as this year.

https://www.naturalstattrick.com/linestats.php?fromseason=20242025&thruseason=20242025&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&rate=n&team=TOR&vteam=ALL&view=wowy&loc=B&gpfilt=none&fd=2024-10-04&td=2025-04-17&tgp=2000&strict=incl&p1=8482720&p2=8479318&p3=0&p4=0&p5=0

Edited 1 hour ago by mjd1001

[Taro T]

5 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

I love the Tavares deal for Toronto. This one I'm not so sure on.

Is there a chance Knies will be really, REALLY good? I guess. But over the playoffs, over the last season, the year before basically his entire career, I think he is a product of Matthews.

His numbers are worthy of close to $8m when playing with Matthews, if you look at his numbers, his production, his underlying metrics/analytics with not on the ice with Matthews, they are actually below average.

Personally love the Knies deal, for all the reasons you mention.  It might work.  But there's a better chance it won't.  MHO.

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57 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Personally love the Knies deal, for all the reasons you mention.  It might work.  But there's a better chance it won't.  MHO.

[PerreaultForever]

3 hours ago, Brawndo said:

 

Not like they had much choice. This was almost certainly going to be an offer sheet at that number or higher.