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2025-26 General Trades & Signings

CarltonTheBear said:
This is the kind of trade I would have made in mid/late July if other options didn't work out and we had cap space to burn. I do think Kane will be very motivated to prove people wrong in what is very conveniently a contract season too and can see him putting up some solid numbers (certainly wouldn't want to be the team to re-sign him long term after that though).

To make this trade right now though is such a massive gift to the Oilers I really don't understand why the Canucks of all teams (divisional rival, they don't have a ton of cap space, and have bigger needs like a centre) would do it.
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I would make this trade today. He's an elusive power forward. Knies and Kane on the first two lines would be sweet.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
This is the kind of trade I would have made in mid/late July if other options didn't work out and we had cap space to burn. I do think Kane will be very motivated to prove people wrong in what is very conveniently a contract season too and can see him putting up some solid numbers (certainly wouldn't want to be the team to re-sign him long term after that though).

To make this trade right now though is such a massive gift to the Oilers I really don't understand why the Canucks of all teams (divisional rival, they don't have a ton of cap space, and have bigger needs like a centre) would do it.
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If teams are trying to emulate the the Panthers mean gameplan, a guy like Kane can play like that...as long as he's healthy.

I said this earlier this season, but I think it's pretty clear that the Leafs don't have players that are mean and nasty...I'd like them to acquire a couple.
 
Kesselring is the main piece Buffalo targeted.

Might be able to swing a Robertson for Doan trade too, if Buffalo is looking to replace some cheap scoring with suspect defense.
 
bustaheims said:
Peterka is a reasonable statistical comparison for Knies. This deal might help the Leafs’ cause.
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I don't think there's a GM in the league who would take Peterka over Knies though.

This is still a laughable return for the guy but something about Peterka feels a little suspect.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
I don't think there's a GM in the league who would take Peterka over Knies though.

This is still a laughable return for the guy but something about Peterka feels a little suspect.
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Peterka has a higher P60. Obviously Knies has the size. Gotta like what JJ was able to do on an inferior Buffalo team. I'd say it's close, definitely comparable.
 
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dappleganger said:
Peterka has a higher P60. Obviously Knies has the size advantage. Gotta like what JJ was able to do on an inferior Buffalo team. I'd say it's close, definitely comparable.
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You always gotta be a little skeptical of offensive numbers for players on a team where defence is optional. That's my biggest red flag with Peterka right now. Entirely possible he keeps putting up points but it wouldn't be the first time a guys numbers were inflated just by playing big minutes on a bad team.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
You always gotta be a little skeptical of offensive numbers for players on a team where defence is optional. That's my biggest red flag with Peterka right now. Entirely possible he keeps putting up points but it wouldn't be the first time a guys numbers were inflated just by playing big minutes on a bad team.
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True, but take Knies off Toronto's first line and put him on Buffalo. What would his numbers look like? It's tough to compare in those wildly different scenarios. I will say this, taking guys from bad teams moving them into better situations and having them flourish seems like a thing.
 
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