Around the League - 2024-2025

[NinjaKick]

we dodged a bullet not trading for karlsson, guy has been a straight up liability. brilliant stuff from mike grier though. helped the tank, saved $45 million (the sharks owner must love him), got a 1st round pick, and granlund will be flipped at the deadline for another 1st round pick (a player i would love to have as our 3rd line c btw).

karlssons value now? a 50% retention cap dump or buyout.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

There’s a decent chance both Florida and Tampa can lose again tonight. Panthers host Colorado and Tampa hosts Dallas. Two strong central division teams could do us a big favour here.

 

[MCR74]

we dodged a bullet not trading for karlsson, guy has been a straight up liability. brilliant stuff from mike grier though. helped the tank, saved $45 million (the sharks owner must love him), got a 1st round pick, and granlund will be flipped at the deadline for another 1st round pick (a player i would love to have as our 3rd line c btw).

karlssons value now? a 50% retention cap dump or buyout.

Karlsson would be a detriment to the Leafs D. You think he'd listen to Berube and actually play the right way? Very unlikely.

 

[Superstar]

we dodged a bullet not trading for karlsson, guy has been a straight up liability. brilliant stuff from mike grier though. helped the tank, saved $45 million (the sharks owner must love him), got a 1st round pick, and granlund will be flipped at the deadline for another 1st round pick (a player i would love to have as our 3rd line c btw).

karlssons value now? a 50% retention cap dump or buyout.

Yes, indeed...I don't doubt Dubas would have traded for Karlsson to the Leafs had he remained GM...what a charlatan he is.

 

[Peasy]

Have no idea how you could look at the leafs struggles the past 5 years and think Karlsson would be the solution. Like he saw how awful Barrie turned out and wanted to try it again.

Does the dude do any live scouting or is he just a box score watcher or something?

SJS likely got their new #1 D with that first they got (they traded up 3 more spots with it)

 

[Superstar]

Have no idea how you could look at the leafs struggles the past 5 years and think Karlsson would be the solution. Like he saw how awful Barrie turned out and wanted to try it again.

Does the dude do any live scouting or is he just a box score watcher or something?

SJS likely got their new #1 D with that first they got (they traded up 3 more spots with it)

And Pens already had a similar dman in Letang. Guy probably just fantasizes team building on a spreadsheet.

 

[Evilhomer]

There’s a decent chance both Florida and Tampa can lose again tonight. Panthers host Colorado and Tampa hosts Dallas. Two strong central division teams could do us a big favour here.

Tampa is no threat to the Leafs. Florida would be, but I think they will sleepwalk through long stretches of the season as they have already been there, done that when it comes to the regular season. They also need to find a way to acquire a couple of additional defensemen. They can't go into the playoffs with what they currently have.

on the Florida point, tonight is a good example. They look pretty disinterested, especially defensively. I think the Avalanche will score 5 or 6 goals in this game.