Increasing Rumours Heat Up as Three Forwards Could Hit Trade Block
The 2024/25 NHL season is now in full swing, and with some teams struggling and some firing early, three veteran forwards are becoming top trade targets.
Even though the new NHL season is not even three weeks old, the form of some teams early in the year can give us huge indications as to how things are going to go, and when teams figure that out, they can then make their plans for the trade deadline. While some teams will take longer to decide their fate, according to Joe Yerdon, there are three veteran forwards that are preparing to hit the trade block at some point this season.
«Taylor Hall, Patrick Kane, and Claude Giroux are all veteran forwards with expiring contracts who face uncertain futures as a result of their teams' early struggles, according to Bleacher Report's Joe Yerdon, who has identified them as possible trade targets this season.»
Out of these three, Taylor Hall makes the most sense given that the Blackhawks team are not going anywhere this season, and if he continues to stay healthy, the former Hart Trophy winner could be a great middle-six winger for a contending team. The other two are more intriguing however, as Giroux is playing for a 4-2-0 Ottawa Senators team while putting up five points in six games thus far, but Yerdon predicts that if this hot start doesn't continue, Giroux will become a top trade chip for the team.
However, if Ottawa winds up struggling and slips out of the playoff picture, teams will come calling for Giroux to help them become a deeper team and to add a leader who's been there before.
Finally is Patrick Kane, who returned to Detroit as a free agent this off-season, but with struggles in net thus far, this team looks to be far from a Stanley Cup Playoffs lock, and it may lead to them looking to get some type of value out of Kane when they can.
If the Wings can get focused and into the playoff picture, you can call off Kane watch, but right now that's looking dicey.
As of right now, it's likely too early to tell on both Giroux and Kane, with both of their teams pushing for a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but given the circumstances surrounding them in the brutal Eastern Conference, expect all of their names to remain in the rumour mill all season long.
| POLL | ||
23 OCTOBRE | 108 ANSWERS Increasing Rumours Heat Up as Three Forwards Could Hit Trade Block Which of these three veteran forwards are most likely to be moved this season? | ||
| Claude Giroux | 34 | 31.5 % |
| Patrick Kane | 31 | 28.7 % |
| Taylor Hall | 43 | 39.8 % |
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