Eklund Rumor: Dubas interested in Gudas

[OTC]

What are you expecting? 2 1sts and a 2nd?

Zaitzev Brown Liljigren for Gudas

 

[slg1963]

Toronto would be better off trading for McQuaid , give us your 2nd and it`s a deal .

 

[Curufinwe]

You can’t say there’s no rhyme nor reason for this rumour.
There is rhyme.

The rhyme is the only reason!

Dubas loves Gudas is just fun to say.

 

[Dooble08]

I'm not saying they'll play those minutes right away -- I'm saying they'll need to play them eventually (either at the tail end of this season or next season) and Gudas being on the roster is in the way of that. Myers and Morin aren't scrubs -- they can handle minutes (as long as their bodies hold up, MORIN!)

Sanheim was an unproven rookie earlier this year -- didn't look like a white flag to me when he was called up. He was called up because he was ready to make the jump just like Myers for sure is and Morin maybe is.

I feel it's more MacDonald and Hagg that are blocking the way for Myers and Morin to play. Having the defense pair that mja posted is the best possible situation for the Flyers to finish out this season. Scott Gordon has been fairly good about getting the 2nd and 3rd defense pairs similar TOI per game. Plus Gudas has been our most consistent defensemen this year. There is really no need to trade him unless we are getting ridiculously good value for him. Sanheim played in 49 games last year + playoff games. So he had a taste of NHL play (even if he was misused by Hackstol)

 

[34]

Toronto would be better off trading for McQuaid , give us your 2nd and it`s a deal .

I would rather McQuad anyway. Not for a 2nd through.

 

[mja]

It's not just physical spaces on a roster -- it's about TOI. Those guys (all of them) need to be able to get significant ice time and with Gudas there they won't get what they should.

Not right away they don't. This is a YOUNG defense after A-Mac is gone, so having a vet like Radko, especially a guy who grades out well and is right-handed to boot, makes a lot of sense. I'm fine with lower TOI for Myers and Morin - especially Morin - for the time being. There's no urgency to trade Gudas, and just in general trading good right-handed D isn't a terribly sound idea anyhow.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Philly fans scoff at it but I haven't seen many teams offering better than Brown + 2nd

 

[Artorius Horus T]

But he is not Carolina Hurricanes player...

 

[Brock Radunske]

But he is not Carolina Hurricanes player...

Radical concept, I know

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Philly fans scoff at it but I haven't seen many teams offering better than Brown + 2nd

You haven't seen many teams' fans offering better than Brown + 2nd.

 

[mja]

Philly fans scoff at it but I haven't seen many teams offering better than Brown + 2nd

It doesn't move the needle. Is Brown & a (late) 2nd more valuable than having an affordable top 4 RHD (and btw he's the only RHD on the roster that's actually played an NHL game) on what is probably the youngest D in the league?

 

[JackFr]

I would rather McQuad anyway. Not for a 2nd through.

You shouldn't, McQuaid is much much worse than Gudas.

 

[Brock Radunske]

It doesn't move the needle. Is Brown & a (late) 2nd more valuable than having an affordable top 4 RHD (and btw he's the only RHD on the roster that's actually played an NHL game) on what is probably the youngest D in the league?

That's up to Philly to decide, I suppose.
If the offers don't move the needle for them, they should keep him.

That being said, I'd be surprised if any team blew them away for Gudas.

 

[Liferleafer]

I would rather McQuad anyway. Not for a 2nd through.

Ewww. Gudas>McQuaid all day every day.

 

[patriotfan]

Package deal for sure. 2nd + 5th + B prospect. But I think Philly's going to wait til the TDL, see if they are close to a WC spot or not, and then decide on becoming sellers.

i like the player but not at that cost, and if so leafs should move on...

 

[patriotfan]

Ewww. Gudas>McQuaid all day every day.

I like McQuaid better, way tougher player..

 

[1865]

After that, they will take Liljegren/Sandin out of the discussions and negotiate fairly with the Flyers.

We're talking Leaf negotiation here where you want our good player but don't want to give one, right?

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

What leafs need is to trade 2 seconds round pick for Polak. Time is a flat circle.

 

[glucker]

Zaitzev Brown Liljigren for Gudas

That’s not bad at all.

 

[al secord]

I didn't believe all of the other baseless speculation until Eklund surmised it .

 

[Brock Radunske]

Zaitzev Brown Liljigren for Gudas

Throw in Horton/Marleau and you got a deal.

 

[Brock Radunske]

I like McQuaid better, way tougher player..

He's a way worse defenseman, too.

 

[nturn06]

It’s been speculated to death about Gudas to Toronto. Did EK get this issue from HF?

Probably not, but if he starts using hfboards as a source he will probably get more rumours right.

 

[qqaz]

Gudas is signed for another season after this one. I don't think Toronto can afford to add another 3.35 million under the cap next season. Gudas makes no sense for Toronto.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Gudas is signed for another season after this one. I don't think Toronto can afford to add another 3.35 million under the cap next season. Gudas makes no sense for Toronto.

Similar cap would be going the other way I suspect.