Proposal: 2LW and 2C to Toronto

[hamzarocks]

Assuming leafs decide to try and buy this year are there any good 2Cs and 2LWs the leafs can acquire?

Assets on table: Ben Danford, 2026 1st, Easton Cowan, Fraser Minten, 2025 2nd

Looking for good but not elite players. Guys with at least 2 playoff runs and not rentals preferrably.

Want to get these roles filled to be able to run three lines evenly and try to build a deep team in a matchup vs Sens/Wings/Bolts/Bruins etc

Knies - Matthews - Domi
2LW - Tavares - Nylander
McMann - 2C - Marner

What teams have pieces which can be filled in at these slots and what would be the cost for these assets?

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[HuGort]

Assuming leafs decide to try and buy this year are there any good 2Cs and 2LWs the leafs can acquire?

Assets on table: Ben Danford, 2026 1st, Easton Cowan, Fraser Minten, 2025 2nd

Looking for good but not elite players. Guys with at least 2 playoff runs and not rentals preferrably.

Want to get these roles filled to be able to run three lines evenly and try to build a deep team in a matchup vs Sens/Wings/Bolts/Bruins etc

Knies - Matthews - Domi
2LW - Tavares - Nylander
McMann - 2C - Marner

What teams have pieces which can be filled in at these slots and what would be the cost for these assets?

Montreal maybe, Evans and Anderson for package you described above?

 

[hamzarocks]

Montreal maybe, Evans and Anderson for package you described above?

Naw too low end those guys

need higher end assets

Frost + Farabee are better players than Evans/Anderson for me and they didnt get that type of package.

For the above package need a 2nd liners and not 3rd/4th liners being filled in that spot

For evans if we couldnt find a 2C id do our 2025 2nd as an offer.

Wouldnt be interested in Anderson

 

[HuGort]

Naw too low end those guys

need higher end assets

Frost + Farabee are better players than Evans/Anderson for me and they didnt get that type of package.

For the above package need a 2nd liners and not 3rd/4th liners being filled in that spot

For evans if we couldnt find a 2C id do our 2025 2nd as an offer.

Wouldnt be interested in Anderson

Make any difference if You take Danford out? I had him as do not draft last draft. .

 

[hamzarocks]

Make any difference if You take Danford out? I had him as do not draft last draft. .

For evans id do a 2nd straight * not cowan, minten, the 1st or Danford

For Anderson not interest for any of those assets.

Would habs do Evans at no retention for FLR 2025 2nd?

 

[Empoleon8771]

I'd do Cowan and a 2025 2nd for Rakell, but I'm not sure Rakell is the kind of winger Toronto would be targeting.

 

[Richard88]

Friedman said earlier this week that Toronto, NJ, and Ottawa are interested in Mittelstadt. What would the Leafs offer for him?

 

[hamzarocks]

I'd do Cowan and a 2025 2nd for Rakell, but I'm not sure Rakell is the kind of winger Toronto would be targeting.

I value Rakell lower than Pens fans based on previous discussions

Id do Danford + Niemela/Hirvonen + 2nd for him

But not Cowan. I would use Cowan + 1st for the 2C.

does Rakell play LW or RW better?

 

[Empoleon8771]

I value Rakell lower than Pens fans based on previous discussions

Id do Danford and 2nd for him

But not Cowan. I would use Cowan + 1st for the 2C.

does Rakell play LW or RW better?

I wouldn't do Danford and a 2nd because Danford's looking like a pretty bum 1st rounder right now. Not super interested in him. I'd want either a 1st or Cowan in that deal.

Rakell is exploding this year while playing LW and it turns out he can also play center too (played center against the Rangers). I think he's best off at LW but is also very effective at RW and can play center in a pinch.

 

[hamzarocks]

Friedman said earlier this week that Toronto, NJ, and Ottawa are interested in Mittelstadt. What would the Leafs offer for him?

Whats his contract situation?

Talent wise hes a Cowan + 1st level asset.

My concern is hes being sold so early after being acquired by the Avs and they got him to be 2C on contender which he has not

That doesnt reassure me he could be worth that package and deliver in toronto tbh.

Id still keep Middlestadt in the back of my mind and consider a deal if we cant get someone else

At his best hes a great 2C option but right now his play concerns me as a buyer

 

[hamzarocks]

I wouldn't do Danford and a 2nd because Danford's looking like a pretty bum 1st rounder right now. Not super interested in him. I'd want either a 1st or Cowan in that deal.

Rakell is exploding this year while playing LW and it turns out he can also play center too (played center against the Rangers). I think he's best off at LW but is also very effective at RW and can play center in a pinch.

If he could be a center Id do 1st + Danford for him but I dont think he can be 2C tbh in the playoffs for us.

He is a potential asset. And based off this thread if MLSE was 100% serious about core 4 trying to win and wanted to bought id do

1. Middlestadt for Cowan + 2nd

2. Rakell for 1st + Nienela type asset

Ofcourse the cap retention would need to be done or we would have to dump kampf and jarnkrok on pens/avs to make cap fit

 

[HuGort]

For evans id do a 2nd straight * not cowan, minten, the 1st or Danford

For Anderson not interest for any of those assets.

Would habs do Evans at no retention for FLR 2025 2nd?

No, first for Evans