NHL Trade Deadline Chatter

Catcher Block

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I like it. They over-performed for the first 2 months of the year and the regression started to happen the same time Schwartz got hurt. Now he's back, and they're still regressing.

Their PP is dreadful, and the team is full of 3rd/4th liners outside of the Schenn/Schwartz/Tarasenko line. They're not winning anything this year, get rid of what you can and give the younger guys some experience. Berglund has a NMC and a tricky contract ($3.85 AAV through 2022), but I'd love to see him go next.
 

burstnbloom

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Wow, Blues did well with that one. I like Foley. Getting him and a #1 for a UFA to be is pretty good.
 

cshea

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The Jets are pretty damned loaded too, I think it was a good time for them to push chips in. Arms race between them and Nashville.

Checked Daily Faceoff, and this seems like their most likely lineup :

Connor - Scheifele - Wheeler
Perrault - Little - Roslovic
Ehlers - Stastny - Laine
Petan - Copp - Armia

As good a group of forwards as any in the league.
 

cshea

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Karlsson? Don’t know that they really need him, but then again it is Karlsson. Most likely some unknown forward.

Don’t see PIT as a McDonagh candidate. Don’t think they have enough futures to offer.
 

Boston Brawler

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All the Twitter chatter is saying Karlsson to Vegas makes the most sense with this little time remaining.
 

cshea

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Everyone seems to be in agreement that if Karlsson doesn’t go now, he’s going at the draft. Less teams involved now, but could pay more for the extra playoff run. Up to Ottawa to decide if they can get more at the draft when more teams would be involved, but only 1 season.

Vegas is the only team that could take Ryan back.
 

Boston Brawler

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Told that five teams in the East have made good offers on Ryan McDonagh.

So that number went up from 4 earlier today

TB, WSH are two teams named by other beat reporters