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Jordan Kyrou: the Kraken has retreated (and Elliotte Friedman has his own idea of the price)

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Jul 9, 2025 12:28 PM ET

The Jordan Kyrou file is the talk of a lot of Montrealers.

As our colleague Maxime Truman informed us yesterday, the player wouldn’t say no to a deal that could bring him to Montreal. That’s a big piece of information.

And since the Canadiens aren’t done trying to improve… #EverythingIsPossible

But if the Canadiens want to get him, they’ll have to be willing to pay the price. Will the Habs want to do so after letting go of Emil Heineman, two first picks in 2025 and Logan Mailloux?

The question arises.

After all, the Blues aren’t going to give him to the Canadiens just because of Kent Hughes’ good looks. If he does leave St. Louis, it won’t be on the cheap.

And on that subject, Elliotte Friedman, in his 32 Thoughts podcast, gave us an idea of the price the Blues hope to fetch for the services of their top-6 forward.

Final 32 Thoughts podcast of the 2024-25 season; we go through all the teams in the league
Thank you to @sportsnetkyle @DomSramaty
And, even more importantly, all of our great listeners and thought-line contributors.
Have a great summerhttps://t.co/io7Mr1QEpm

– Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 6, 2025

According to the tipster, the Kraken backed off and the Blues were possibly asking for the eighth overall pick. As he said in the Kraken block on the podcast, he’s not sure of the price, but he suspects a high pick.

Recall that Jake O’Brien came out at eighth overall in last month’s draft.

SHAKE N JAKE

With the 8th overall pick in the 2025 #NHLDraft, the #SeaKraken have selected forward Jake O’Brien. pic.twitter.com/vybdrSDV3R

– Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) June 28, 2025

One might think that the Canadiens’ 16th and 17th picks (sent to New York for Noah Dobson) would have been a good basis for a deal theoretically worth an eighth pick.

But that obviously didn’t happen.

Let’s not forget that the Blues want NHL players for Kyrou. And while theoretically, #16 and #17 picks are worth about an #8 pick, not all teams see it that way.

The proof? If it were that easy to get into the top-8 with those picks, James Hagens would surely be an Islanders prospect right now.

So right now, I’m thinking that if the Canadiens really want to go after Kyrou, it’s going to be expensive. But if the club knows that Kyrou wants to come to town, that might encourage the Habs to make a move, right?

To be continued…

overtime

– Indeed.

The QMJHL president says he’s disappointed to lose Gavin McKenna. He would have liked to see him stay in the CHL, but recognizes that, for an exceptional talent like McKenna, it’s only a one-year loss. He also points out that no CHL team can match McKenna’s offer… pic.twitter.com/KGfDQtJKAm

– BPM Sports (@BPMSportsRadio) July 9, 2025

-Wow.

Bomb in Québécois boxing. Imam Khataev, who was scheduled to fight in a major bout this weekend in New York against David Morrell, has been found guilty of doping. The fight is obviously cancelled. Ayoye! https://t.co/jltP5yNpg9

– Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) July 9, 2025

– Interesting.

Raymond Bourque’s son joins club-school coaching group https://t.co/Jzc0Kp8DSz

– TVA Sports (@TVASports) July 9, 2025

– Will he be traded?

Elliotte Friedman: It’s very clear the Rangers are working with Mika Zibanejad; they’re trying to figure out a way to make it work; you never know if it’ll continue, but the bottom line is, this season is not starting the way the last two did [trade noise] – 32 Thoughts Podcast

– NHL Rumour Report (@NHLRumourReport) July 8, 2025

– Well done.

10/10 for mutual support

Cole and Lane understood the assignment#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/3GIy4Zghhc

– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) July 9, 2025

This article first appeared on Dose.ca and was syndicated with permission.

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