JotCast | PHR Live Chat: 2/26/25

PHR Live Chat: 2/26/25

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Josh Erickson

2:45

The rental market is good. A first-round pick plus another two mid-value assets (A/B tier prospect, 2nd/3rd-rounder)

draft rank

2:45

How did Schaefer take over the top potential draft spot when being injured ?The other 3 top guys all underperformed ?

Josh Erickson

2:46

It's not clear cut, or at least it shouldn't be. Hagens and Martone have underperformed to a degree, yes, but if Michael Misa keeps clicking at a goal per game, he'll end up there. Schaefer simply doesn't have the ceiling to justify that selection in my opinion, especially with his injury limiting his viewings. Still a worthy No. 2 pick, though.

2025 draft

2:47

Roughly when are legit NHL prospects gone in the relatively thin 2025 draft ?

Josh Erickson

2:48

Eh, I still think you'll get through the second round before you're really starting to take long shots. Very few of these players are high-ceiling, though. Looking at a lot of projectable bottom-six/bottom-pairing pieces. I will say, this is the deepest goalie class of the last 3-4 years in my view.

deadline

2:49

Wouldn't it be a lot easier for Chicago to trade Murphy than Jones with a much shorter deal, less salary and a limited trade clause instead of a NMC?

Josh Erickson

2:49

No, mostly because of his injury concerns. Jones' contract is an overpay and will require retention but is movable. He's a top-pair guy on a lot of teams. Whether Murphy can even play in the NHL next season due to his groin issues is questionable.

Joe Sakic

2:50

Pick 2 of these 3 to trade away at the deadline - Mitt, Colton, Wood - and do I have a chance at getting Marchand with any of them?

Josh Erickson

2:51

Mittelstadt and Wood, but they won't get you someone who's not on the market.

Blue seats

2:51

Lindgren, R Smith, Vesey, gone by deadline? Anyone else. And do we pick up any nhl ready players or just picks maybe for off season moves. Is it realistic to think we have a shot at Rantenan?

Josh Erickson

2:53

Yeah, and I wonder if Jonny Brodzinski is an ideal 13F pickup for some teams. You're only getting picks for rentals. Any NHL-ready pickups would require parting ways with K'Andre Miller. The salary cap flexibility is not at all where it needs to be for Rantanen. The Rangers only have $17.8MM in projected space for next season with 10(!!!!!) roster spots to fill. Signing Rantanen wouldn't even allow you to fill the other nine spots with league-minimum players.

robrob

2:53

Will the Wild put Kaprizov or Ek on season ending LTIR, and use the cap to go after EP40? Cozens? , or anybody else?

Josh Erickson

2:54

I think there's still too many moving long-term parts to think about a player with term. Eriksson Ek still seems like he's out longer than Kaprizov. If they're confident he won't be back before the playoffs (so an almost two-month absence), that would give them the space to go after a rental with Nelson or Boeser who has a decent chance of extending but isn't locked in yet.

Chum Chum

2:54

Who is the best player that isn't a free agent after this year that gets moved at the deadline?

Josh Erickson

2:55

Ooooh, fun question. I'll still take Seth Jones here.

Just a few more here until the top of the hour!

John

2:57

Sabres: who’s staying, who’s going?

Josh Erickson

2:58

Zucker stays. Some of the pending UFA depth on defense goes (get Ryan Johnson the hell up!!!). Cozens I could still see, I don't think Byram or Power are moving.

2:58

If the Canes decide to move Rantanen, is there a team that can make a win-now offer instead of picks and prospects? Something that will still help their current cup run?

Josh Erickson

2:59

Not without a sign-and-trade, which is certainly a possibility. Vegas has some intriguing depth pieces they could ship out in return (Barbashev?)

2:59

Any kind of meaningful return on Seth Jones or just more 'draft capital? Thank you!

Josh Erickson

3:00

I do imagine Chicago will ask for an already-developing prospect as the centerpiece of the return as compared to a pick, yeah. I wonder if Lian Bichsel can be had if Dallas is where he ends up. They have some similar players in the system already, but he's better and more NHL-ready than all of them (Del Mastro/Allan/etc.)

Alright folks, that's the hour. Thanks for the great questions today!

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