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ACC1224 said:
I don't recall any trade or signing freezes after the expansion draft.
Holl is a borderline bottom pair player. You must have some faith left in the GM that he could have found a replacement.
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I think finding a top four replacement is easier said than done, especially for his price point.
 
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DraftSchmaft said:
McCann plays for the Kraken.

What makes you think a shoot first player like McCann can't pace 30 goals if he played beside JT and Nylander?

We have no idea what McCann would have done here but he does have a skillset that would out point Kerfoot in the same role here. You're looking at 200+ (that's a bit too high let's tone it down 150-200) shots from McCann if he's in our top 6. Dubas had his eyes on Kampf for a while. McCann wouldn't be 3C.
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Though even if he has the edge over Kerfoot offensively, Kerfoot brings other elements to the table in terms of defensive play. For example McCann doesn't play on the PK
 
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Menzinger said:
I think finding a top four replacement is easier said than done, especially for his price point.
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That's if you believe he's a top 4.
He appears more of an over paid bottom pair player than an under paid middle pair player.
 
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ACC1224 said:
I don't recall any trade or signing freezes after the expansion draft.
Holl is a borderline bottom pair player. You must have some faith left in the GM that he could have found a replacement.


What if Seattle had chose Kerfoot instead?
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Than we roll wit McCann and hope that he hit's the levels many leaf fans thought he would and pay him in the offseason and move the deckchairs around again.
Or he turns in Ritchie and Kerfoot get PK/PP and good top 6 min with Seattle and we switch it from Kerfoot to Holl rinse and repeat!
I love being a Leaf fan!
 
29Potvin said:
Than we roll wit McCann and hope that he hit's the levels many leaf fans thought he would and pay him in the offseason and move the deckchairs around again.
Or he turns in Ritchie and Kerfoot get PK/PP and good top 6 min with Seattle and we switch it from Kerfoot to Holl rinse and repeat!
I love being a Leaf fan!
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:thumbu: Yep, it's never boring :laugh:
 
ACC1224 said:
I don't recall any trade or signing freezes after the expansion draft.
Holl is a borderline bottom pair player. You must have some faith left in the GM that he could have found a replacement.


What if Seattle had chose Kerfoot instead?
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Have fun finding a 4/5 RHD for sub $2m in last summers open market.
If Seattle takes Kerfoot you have McCann to plug in this year and still own RFA right and flip him if he prices himself out of the teams budget.
 
DraftSchmaft said:
McCann plays for the Kraken.

What makes you think a shoot first player like McCann can't pace 30 goals if he played beside JT and Nylander?

We have no idea what McCann would have done here but he does have a skillset that would out point Kerfoot in the same role here. You're looking at 200+ (that's a bit too high let's tone it down 150-200) shots from McCann if he's in our top 6. Dubas had his eyes on Kampf for a while. McCann wouldn't be 3C.
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If he played with JT and Nylandet, you would be correct he would put up points. He still wouldn't be on the PP1.

Nice that all 3 of Kadri, Kerfoor and McCann can be having career years so this debate can never end
 
Jojalu said:
If he played with JT and Nylandet, you would be correct he would put up points. He still wouldn't be on the PP1.

Nice that all 3 of Kadri, Kerfoor and McCann can be having career years so this debate can never end
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:laugh: it is good for business.
 
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I swear our team plays like a champion when Kerfoot is on a hot streak lol

He's good, he can play wherever and he'll be fine. All around a B+ player but you need those too
 
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So is he officially a fourth liner now. That Kadri trade lookin' primo from Grifter Dubas.
 
I liked his hot stretch this season and I liked his playoffs last year. All that said - I don't know - I still see this guy as a disposable player. Would much prefer a more physical prescence with a nose for the net on that 2nd line instead. I don't think Kerfoot's skillset is all that impressive at the end of the day.
 
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capfit9 said:
So is he officially a fourth liner now. That Kadri trade lookin' primo from Grifter Dubas.
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Good, the disrespect some Leafs fans were throwing at him after he got traded was such garbage. Guy played his heart out for this team and was one of the only guys with balls to stand up for teammates.
 
IPS said:
I liked his hot stretch this season and I liked his playoffs last year. All that said - I don't know - I still see this guy as a disposable player. Would much prefer a more physical prescence with a nose for the net on that 2nd line instead. I don't think Kerfoot's skillset is all that impressive at the end of the day.
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He is on this team rather than McCann or Marchment because he is more skilled? He can dipsy do. Dubas and Keefe like that and do not value strength and aggressive behavior.
So today, which players are more valued, Dubas is wrong. Back to Sudbury.
 
For a guy that I used to consider the most vanilla player in the NHL, I've really come around to Kerfoot. He's a swiss army knife player and produces decent middle six offense. I always see him in the trade proposals and while I get the salary concerns, at this point I think it would be a shame to move him. He's pretty much the definition of quality depth. He was terrific in the playoffs too, I think he's earned that Leaf on his jersey.
 
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He committed a couple of significant penalties in the playoffs that hurt TOR. Now he's hurting the team again. He's like the new Ponikarovsky of bad penalties.

The Leafs Board knows I want this guy bag skated.

The only way I can tolerate him is if he's on the wing.
 
Kerfoot actually has a lot going for him. Terrific agility and edge work, not flat out speed demon but a guy with good zip. Handles the puck like an elite practice player with his tight efficient puckhandling at speed and in traffic. Transitions quickly up the ice. Good IQ and heads up. Versatile. Can work hard and gives you a bit of bite. Kills penalties. Not expensive. Doesn't have much of a shot arsenal or scoring touch. On paper he's like the prototypical Kyle Dubas modern forward. But somehow the sum of his scouting report and eye test is less than the parts. Just very vanilla.
 
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usernamezrhardtodo said:
He is the Convenience store-Video rental-Dry cleaners-Snack Stop of the Leafs. If anyone is old enough to remember stores like that...you would also remember they didn't fare too well in the long run.
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seems to me like the convenience store has a lot of empty shelves and is selling post dated milk.

Also NO new releases on VHS.

At this point i just don't see any positives to Kerfoot......
,...oh but he can kill penalties!! and he sure can take a hit!
 
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usernamezrhardtodo said:
He is the Convenience store-Video rental-Dry cleaners-Snack Stop of the Leafs. If anyone is old enough to remember stores like that...you would also remember they didn't fare too well in the long run.
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And Engvall is a Fidget Spinner mall kiosk. And Holmberg, Malgin, Aston-Reese, Jarnkrok are gray market weed stores in your local depressing stripmall.
 
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Kerfoot started to make positive strides once he learned how to be a PKer and a true Swiss army knife player.

(As an aside, the one true thing I will give Keefe credit for is turning players into penalty killers. There weren't enough defensive players acquired for Babcock, but it just seemed like he could only trust Hyman and maybe Marner and wouldn't give anyone else a shot. And that penalty kill was why we lost to Boston in 2019. Keefe turned guys like Kerfoot, Mikheyev and Engvall into penalty killers which was a real positive for this team).

But anyway back on track. Kerfoot was making positive strides until the Tampa series, where he really hurt us in Game 6, also made an absolute boneheaded play on the 3-1 goal in Game 3, but it wasn't as magnified since we won the game.

He's since carried it over to this year and has been a non-factor. It's not good enough. As someone you won't re-sign anyway, i though it would have been smart to swap him in the offseason with a team looking for some more skill. With the hopes to replace him with someone with a little more overall jam.
 
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