Speculation: Any interest in Liljegren for a mid round pick?

[Deadly Dogma]

Looking at the current cap situation and D depth chart its looking like Liljegren is the most likely to be dealt.
Any teams take him for a 4th or 5th?

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[RomanianLeafs]

Lol u are drunk bro...

 

[Deadly Dogma]

Lol u are drunk bro...

no, he is getting 3 mil per yr and looking like a 7th D man, I have a feeling no one is going to pay much for a bottom pair guy making 3 mil

 

[TS Quint]

Timmy would be a good fit on a bad team. He has a couple tools but overall isn't good.

 

[Sticktape]

7D? Has Rifai leapfrogged him?

 

[Deadly Dogma]

7D? Has Rifai leapfrogged him?

not really, its IMO
Rielly
Tanev
McCabe
OEL
Benoit
Hakanpaa
Lilj/Timmins/Rifai

 

[Mrfenn92]

No reason to trade tim. Tanev and hakanpaa tend to be injured

 

[Deadly Dogma]

Timmy would be a good fit on a bad team. He has a couple tools but overall isn't good.

The goal/plan was he should be a top 4 guy but he just isn't taking that next step. He would be a good option on a team lacking D depth

 

[kevsh]

I don't know the return but it's delusional to think there aren't teams that would take a chance on him.

A 25 year-old RD with a few years of NHL experience and 2 years on his deal @ 3M? That's a low risk gamble with potentially a decent (but modest) upside for a GM that needs help on the (right side) blueline.

 

[Deadly Dogma]

No reason to trade tim. Tanev and hakanpaa tend to be injured

Issue is we need to sign Patches and Lorentz, we're 1 mil over the cap and I suspect about 875-1m each for Patches and Lorentz meaning dropping Lilj's 3 mil makes everything work.
Unless they just sign 1 of the 2 and move Jarnkrok but IMO that's the worse move.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Issue is we need to sign Patches and Lorentz, we're 1 mil over the cap and I suspect about 875-1m each for Patches and Lorentz meaning dropping Lilj's 3 mil makes everything work.
Unless they just sign 1 of the 2 and move Jarnkrok but IMO that's the worse move.

Understood

 

[Legion34]

I don't know the return but it's delusional to think there aren't teams that would take a chance on him.

A 25 year-old RD with a few years of NHL experience and 2 years on his deal @ 3M? That's a low risk gamble with potentially a decent (but modest) upside for a GM that needs help on the (right side) blueline.

And he is only owed 3.6 in real dollars.

I would hope for a competent low end c in return. Just someone who can in the middle not a world beater. I suggested frost way back when he was on the outs in Philly but I think he turned it around.

 

[Breakers]

25 year old right shot d-man with multiple seasons of NHL experience for a 4th round pick?


Every GM in the league would do this

 

[Deadly Dogma]

25 year old right shot d-man with multiple seasons of NHL experience for a 4th round pick?


Every GM in the league would do this

In a vacuum for sure but its the start of the season and most teams may not have the flexibility to take on 3mil with 0 cap going the other way

 

[Roo]

They are not trading him right now. Maybe if Timmins cements himself as a regular.

 

[WarriorofTime]

If the leafs dealt him it would likely be a pure cap dump. If they can fit him in without issue, they should probably just do that.

 

[DJJones]

Ya I can't imagine we would have signed Barrie if we could have gotten him for a 4th

Cap is meaningless to Calgary

 

[Rare Jewel]

I don't know the return but it's delusional to think there aren't teams that would take a chance on him.

A 25 year-old RD with a few years of NHL experience and 2 years on his deal @ 3M? That's a low risk gamble with potentially a decent (but modest) upside for a GM that needs help on the (right side) blueline.

You would think so, but the coaching staff seemed to him placed as the 7-8th D.

I wouldn't move him, particularly given how the D is composed now, but I think they may. I would rather they get a player, either another D or a C, in a similar spot in need of a change of scenery than a mid-round pick.