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Trade Rumors: Flyers Make Sense for a Stars Forward
The Dallas Stars are in desperation mode, trying to clear cap space, and Mason Marchment could fall victim.
Dallas has already made headlines with rumors swirling that they could trade Jason Robertson for cap relief. However, they may look to move other large contracts before trading their 25-year-old star. That would put Marchment, the 29-year-old forward, on the outs in Dallas.
Mason Marchment, who primarily played the left wing in Dallas, is considered to be a hybrid forward. He can do it all; he can be a left wing, right wing, or center. His time in Dallas was spent on the wing, especially with the Stars’ depth at center. Marchment is better than a fourth-liner, so why put him there just to play a position?
This past season, Marchement tallied 22 goals and 25 assists for 47 points in 62 games. He was pacing for his best career season.
His 22 goals matched a career high from just a season prior, and his 25 assists were six shy of a career best. Marchment was scoring at a .75 point-per-game pace, which is the second-best of his career, and his best since the 2021-22 season.
The 6’5″ forward plays with tons of physicality and could bring a strong presence in front of the net. He is not afraid to stand up for his teammates and get scrappy with the opposition.
While inconsistent, Marchment can be a big scoring threat. His defense and discipline are significant weaknesses.
With the Stars looking to make a move, could the Flyers make sense as a landing spot for Marchment?
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Could the Flyers Trade For Mason Marchment?
Yesterday, Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reported that the Stars are, in fact, taking calls on Robertson, but are hesitant to move him. They are, however, shopping Marchment, who is entering the final year of his $4.5 million AAV contract.
Anthony Di Marco of the Daily Faceoff then chimed in and reported that he knows Marchment is a player the Flyers like. That sparked his interest in whether the Flyers would pursue him, and it did mine as well.
Right off the bat, a move, to me anyway, would make sense.
Marchment is on an expiring contract. If you take a swing on him and miss, it’s over next year. If he works out, the Flyers will have plenty of chances to extend him before he hits the open market.
The Flyers desperately need to add some physicality to their top-nine, and Marchment would bring that, along with being a top-nine, maybe even top-six caliber offensive talent. If the Flyers are looking for size down the middle, they could transition Marchment back to center. After all, he is 6’5″; that sounds like size to me.
Also, it will not be a costly trade. At this point, it’s basically known that Marchment will be a cap dump trade of an expiring contract. It will not take too much to make the trade happen.
Let’s not forget the fact that the Flyers are not entering a year where a cup is expected out of them. While it is a big year for the direction of the rebuild, the expectations should not —and will not —be cup or bust. It’s the perfect time to take a risk on a player that has upside.
To me, it just makes sense. Would you trade for Mason Marchment?
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This is a great move if made. Watched a lot of Marchment over the last three years. Alot like Kreider in many ways and can play C at 6’5” Sign me up. What would it take??
Can’t imagine much more than a mod-round pick. Dallas needs to free up cap, so no players involved. One year cap dump. Can’t cost much
“Let’s not forget the fact that the Flyers are not entering a year where a cup is expected out of them.”
To me, this is the most important sentence in the entire article. Not that we should sit here and argue about whether we’re winning a Cup next season, but what exactly are the expectations for this club, both next year and the years after?
Thus far, all we’ve seen from the “new” management is subtraction. Now is the time to start adding through free agency and also see some of those earlier draft picks start to pay off.
To me, a playoff berth is realistic and should be viewed as the minimum expected for the coming season. We should also know when we expect to be in that elite group of playoff contenders that have a realistic shot at winning the Cup.
I realize that management likely doesn’t want to discuss that because it involves accountability, but the fan base deserves those answers.
I’d say being in the playoff race til the very end/a playoff birth should be a reasonable expectation, but in no way should it be a season where people are expecting a cup or even ECF appearance.
Getting Marchment, IMO, is similar to when the lads got Sean Walker a few years ago from LA……come the March trade deadline, he can be a trade asset to a play-off contender for additional draft capital.
Your trade deadline scenario is the only reason I’ve seen that would make a deal that doesn’t cost a lot make any sense. Well done by you.
No, it doesnt.
He’s almost 30
He’s the tyoe of player yku acquire if your close to Cup contention. Not hoping 4 teams have off years as your onky hope of a playoff spot.
We are not there yet. I’d rather use the mid round draft pick and hope he turns into something than trade for an older 4th line player. Impatiences will make this a Chick Fletcher rebuild.
Is there a player that doesn’t fit the Flyers from this site. I think they would have a 53 man roster if we signed everyone that they liked, lol.
Thats a funny point! To me, unless a player is being linked to the Flyers, why write about why that player is not a fit. Now, if a player is linked to the Flyers and I do not see a fit (Like Nic Hague), I will write why I don’t see a fit. However, it has not happened a lot, especially since Briere keeps things quiet, so there is not a lot of “why X player is not a fit for the Flyers” content on here, for now.
Marchment could be a fit @ LW1/2. If he’s brought here to play C, he’s 1C with Cates being 3C, Poehling 4C & Coots most likely to be 2C which I doubt that would be the plan. Need someone at 1C that can skate & get the puck to MM & a big LW that crashes the net might make the top line better than we’ve seen in quite some time. Just my two cents.
For me, why would they take this. I understand it won’t cost much to land him but they have a roster full of bottom 6 players. We don’t need more. If we land Robertson, I’d take him as a throw in. This is the only way it makes sense.