HUGE TRADE BUZZ: ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN DROPS NEW INFO ON CANUCKS, LEAFS & HURRICANES

HUGE TRADE BUZZ: ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN DROPS NEW INFO ON CANUCKS, LEAFS & HURRICANES

[Music] This might not be the biggest update out there, but I do think it is worth discussing because it comes from Elliot Freriedman. That’s that. Also, it’s kind of illy time to make this video, I guess, because the Toronto Maple Leafs, guess what? They’re going to be playing a game in uh what 10 minutes or so against the Montreal Canadians. So, we’ve got a lot to look forward to on today’s show, especially since I personally want to go out there and potentially talk about what happens in today’s Habs and Leafs showdown to open up the 2526 campaign. However, this is something that I think we can also talk about as well. It’s what Elliot Freiedman said on his most recent 32 thoughts article. As we had said, this was published last night and we’d already made another video talking about Fridge and his update on Lane Hudson from the same article, McDavid giving the Oilers every chance to win the Stanley Cup. There is a pretty particular opening of this piece that talks about McDavid and how his contract is a lot cheaper than people thought. How there wasn’t really a negotiation. how McDavid wanted to take a cheaper deal just so he can put the Oilers in a better winning position. What an absolute stud. Now, I wanted to focus on one of the other notes that Freriedman has. It’s thought number 13 on the newest piece. Take a look at this. Other things to watch once the phones start to buzz. Vancouver, they’re trying to continue their search for a center. Toronto a top six forward and Carolina is always lurking here. Now again, that’s not the biggest update in the world. It’s just Freriedman saying, “Yeah, these three teams, watch out. They could go out there and start to do some damage.” Now for Vancouver, it’s pretty interesting because in the article, of course, Freried talks about how the Canucks are continuing their search for a center. But right after, before the next thought is even presented, Freriedman links Ian McIntyre’s article on Braden Coots and how that guy has gotten better since being drafted and inevitably good enough to be in the Vancouver Conucks. Part of me wonders, you know, I’m not going to wage any bets that this is going to happen. I don’t think it’s likely. Maybe it’s a one in 20 chance that this actually goes down. But what if Braden Coots is that center? Like now, what if Braden Coots is so good in the NHL’s regular season that Vancouver all of a sudden says, “Hey, wait a minute. we might not even need a second line center anymore because this guy’s here and he’s that good. Again, it’s not going to be like that. Like, we’re not seeing Brady Martin over here from Nashville become a firstline center project for the full season for the Predators after being drafted fifth overall. Nah, Braden Coots was taken 15th. But even the fact that he made the team, becoming the very first 18-year-old Vancouver Kuck to win a spot out of training camp since 1990s Peter Nedv. Just that fact alone is already ludicrous. We were already saying on Twitter, on Instagram, on Reddit, and all the social media platforms that, hey, there’s no way Braden Coots makes the team. Like, he’ll have a pretty good preeason and then he’ll get sent back down and then he’ll do well in the WHL and then we’ll try again next year, right? But no, the 18-year-old 15th overall pick made the team. So now that we are in uncharted waters, territory that we have not treached since 1990, part of me believes, you know, this could be a Disney story in the making. This could be a Kevin Garnett anything’s possible kind of moment here for the Vancouver Conucks. Braden Coots, if he is good enough to stick around beyond nine games, he probably would be good enough to be some sort of a middle to top six valuable player. And the reason I say that is because he gets nine games, okay, if he does okay, then the Conucks are like, “All right, well, we don’t want to burn a year off your ELC. You’re just kind of fine. You’re okay. we can send you back down to the dub and then you can dominate before becoming a full-time NHLER next year and going through that entire Bohorvat development cycle. But if Coots survives past nine games, it’s got to be because the Vancouver Conucks sees him as somebody that’s unendownable. Like, wow, this guy is so good that we’ll be making our team worse if we send him down. Oh, replace him with a Max Assassin or whatever. Nah, he is so much better than everybody else that we could put in his position. If Coots survives nine games, he gets that 10th, it’s going to be because he’s good enough. And I question whether or not him being that good will defer Vancouver’s center search. You know, like obviously you want to have as many good centers as you can, but we saw in previous years Vancouver didn’t really do all too well with that setup. Person Miller Lindholm, Person Miller Horvat. it became kind of a difficult situation to manage with ice time and guys getting different leveling of minutes. So for Braden Coots, I’m not saying that he is going to be that good, he’s an Elias Lindhome talented asset in this 2025 2026. I’m not saying that. But what I am saying is if he is good enough, could he be good to the point that Vancouver doesn’t need another center? I’m not too sure. Let’s talk about some of the other teams as well because Freriedman did list them here too. Toronto, they’re in the mix for a top six forward. Uh really, I mean, you think about who is on that team. Matthews, NY do first line, Tiveras, Neilander. Oh, yeah. I guess there is the need for somebody else. You got Machelli in there, right? I think Machelli is probably good enough to be a top six caliber guy. I mean, Toronto is in a spot where they do need to get a little bit more extra oomph after losing out on Mitch Mner. You’re not going to be able to replace MNER with Nick Wah, Matias Michelli, Michael Pazetta, and Dakota Joshua. Those guys are just not good enough collectively to become a one Mitch Mner valued asset. Even though the dollars could be seen as somewhat similar, Toronto have always been known for their high-flying offense and their lack to committed two-way play. But if you have yourselves another top six forward that moves somebody else down, I kind of wonder what that does to the dynamic of the team. Do you want deeper middleish parts of the lineup rather than being so topheavy like you’ve been the past few years. I’m also thinking like you already have Bobby McMahon in your third line with Nick Wah. Nick Robertson’s in there, too. I mean, that’s a pretty good team. I’d say just on paper, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a good group of guys. So, I wonder just how far they’re going to be able to go when it comes to acquiring another top six caliber forward. Or maybe I’m totally wrong about the lines as well. I mean, they kind of have a different setup heading into today’s game against the Montreal Canadians. Doy’s on the third line. Okay, that’s quite interesting. Yeah, Bobby McMahon second line player alongside a Tiver and Neander. That will certainly shake things up. I guess there’s room for improvement there. Unless you really think that Doy should be the guy alongside a Matthews and N on the first. But Toronto could be interesting to pay attention to heading into the next little while here. Nick Wah is a fourthline center. Is he really that bad? I don’t know. I always thought Wah was a little bit better than that. But anyways, we have another team to talk about as well. Carolina, they’re always bubbling in there. It doesn’t make any surprises over here. They’re always getting involved in the top names. And just seeing what they did last year, they signed Nick Eers. They actually got Mo Rantin for a little bit. They were able to make that trade go through. Yeah, it doesn’t surprise me if the Carolina Hurricanes are one of the primary contenders for whomever it is hits the market in trade deadline season 2026. I just kind of wonder, you know, at what point do the Carolina Hurricanes finally get over that hump? We know they’re one team of many that’s trying to actually do that. Could they meet Edmonton in the finals at some point over the next three seasons or so? I do think it’s a possibility when you think about just how aggressive they’ve been and how aggressive their on ice play style is. But with that in mind, I want you to let me know your thoughts in the comment section below about Elliot Friedman’s trade update. What are your thoughts on the Vancouver Conucks still looking for a center, Toronto Maple Leaf still looking for a top six forward, and the Carolina Hurricanes bubbling around in there, too. If you’re a fan of any of these three teams, feel free to get involved in the conversation. If you enjoyed this video, feel free to hit the like button. If you did not, then hey, the dislike buttons down there for you as well. Comments help out with the algorithm, so I’d really appreciate it if you did get involved there and share your opinions. But for now, I hope you enjoyed this V9. And bye. [Music] [Music]

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We’re going over what Elliotte Friedman said in regards to Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Carolina Hurricanes trades.

Article: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/32-thoughts-mcdavid-giving-oilers-every-chance-to-win-stanley-cup/

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

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