JotCast | PHR Live Chat: 3/5/25

PHR Live Chat: 3/5/25

Prev Page View Full Chat

Macca!

2:48

Any more moves for the Av's? Mittelstadt a good change of scenery piece?

Josh Erickson

2:49

Yeah, but it'll need to be for an in-kind 2C. I can only see them moving him for Nelson. If that doesn't appeal to the Islanders, Colorado's waiting until the summer to re-engage in Mittelstadt trade talks.

Avs fan

2:49

Middlestat for Zacha, any chance?

Josh Erickson

2:50

If Mittelstadt was a year or two, I'd say that's a pretty realistic framework. I'm not sure how much that appeals to the Bruins, though, especially since Mittelstadt has the higher cap hit.

2:51

*year or two younger. Boston probably wants younger F than 26

Dris Chrury

2:53

It's been slow going so far, no? But it seems to be heating up for the trade deadline... It looks like the Rangers are dealing Smith... any idea to where and what the likely return is? Any other deals likely?.... CK20? K Miller? As always... thank you for taking the time to answer our questions.

Josh Erickson

2:54

I don't have a good inkling on a destination for Reilly Smith, no. Based on the market and his production this season, they should be able to recoup the second-rounder they surrendered to get him.

Release the k

2:54

Do you think two first round picks for Bjorkstrand and Gourde is an overpay? I expect Seattle to retain a bunch of money

Josh Erickson

2:56

I'm surprised that Seattle got out of this without retaining on Bjorkstrand (good work on them), and I'm also a little surprised the Wings decided to broker. I guess they'll still have oodles of flexibility with Copp being LTIR-eligible. I'd pay a first for Bjorkstrand, not sure about Gourde at this stage of his career. But that's me in a vacuum, and based on what the market has been so far this year, the return doesn't shock me.

GM BG

2:57

How do I add scoring depth for the playoff push with such little cap space? Who should I target that no one is talking about?

Josh Erickson

2:57

You don't on both fronts, at least not after Guerin said they're operating under the assumption Kaprizov will be back this season.

There just isn't the flexibility there.

2:58

Do you think we'll see any more Kraken players with term move before the deadline, or will Tanev and Mahura be the only other outgoings?

Josh Erickson

2:59

The only one I could see is McCann. If they weren't willing to retain on Bjorkstrand, they won't be willing to retain on anyone else, I don't think. That takes Schwartz and Burakovsky out of the equation.

Last questions here before the top of the hour!

Bruins

2:59

Do we think that the bruins just sell and do not add with Trent gone? And seeing Coyle and Zacha could be available too?

Josh Erickson

3:00

Correct. They're not buying anyone unless it's a long-term move in exchange for someone on their roster.

James

3:00

What kind of fun spending will the Wild do this summer after 11 and 20 price tag drops?

Josh Erickson

3:01

Can't get tooooo crazy with a new deal needed for Rossi this summer and that Kaprizov extension for 2026-27 and beyond. A winger to play with Boldy and Eriksson Ek will be their top priority on the free agent market.

Alright folks, thanks for all the great questions today. I'll be here early Friday morning for a pre-deadline chat before the craziness starts. Thanks!

Connecting…

Message History

On Off

Your current subscriptions

None

E-mail Address	Chat Owner	Status	Remove

Enter your email address to be notified when Josh Erickson hosts a chat