How aggressive should the Leafs be at the deadline? Whimper or All In?

[Donnie740]

Leaf fans are notorious for living in the past.

Brayden Schenn is 33yr old making $6.5M for the next THREE (3) years. Bumbling through the season with 12 goals and 25 assists and a minus -1. Last year he was a minus -22 and the year before a minus -27.

Brayden Schenn is completely washed up and overpaid. But delusional Leaf fans living in the past are only focused on the fact that he was on a Cup winner six years ago.

Luke Schenn is an even bigger joke. He’s 35yrs old, slower than a glacier and making $2.75M next year. The Leafs went dumpster diving two years ago and literally picked him off the scrap heap. He was essentially out of hockey and unwanted by any NHL team.

His biggest “contribution” to the Leafs mini playoff run two years ago was chirping Tanner Jeannot during a stoppage in play. Morgan Rielly was playing the best hockey of his life and Schenn was along for the ride. That lucked him into Nashville badly over paying him and since then he’s done absolutely nothing.

Quit living in the past. The Schenn brothers are over paid has-beens that aren’t going to contribute anything other than bloated salaries.

 

[NMacrules]

Freaking Treliving hinted today that the prices are to high and won't likely make a move.

YOU LISTEN TRELIVING. YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO, TO ALLOW US TO GET A CUP. SCREW THE FUTURE, WE LIVE IN THE NOW!!!!!!!!!

If Tre stands pat, we need a movement to get rid of this clown.

 

[GoonieFace]

Freaking Treliving hinted today that the prices are to high and won't likely make a move.

YOU LISTEN TRELIVING. YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO, TO ALLOW US TO GET A CUP. SCREW THE FUTURE, WE LIVE IN THE NOW!!!!!!!!!

If Tre stands pat, we need a movement to get rid of this clown.

He’s never really been a big deadline guy, not sure that will change now. He will add a 3c and a lower end dman. It’s up to the big boys to win

 

[Jacquestrapless]

He’s never really been a big deadline guy, not sure that will change now. He will add a 3c and a lower end dman. It’s up to the big boys to win

Yup we're gonna get a good look at the future additions tomorrow in Kunin and Rutta

 

[Leafs87]

Please, please, please, just don't send 6 picks out the door and the best playing coming back is Dewar.

I feel like he should try to make an upgrade (3C is obvious) or don't do anything... we have 10 #6 Ds and a million bottom 6 forwards.

I'd be onboard with trying out L. Schenn, the Rielly-Schenn pairing was arguably the best defensive pairing in the playoffs that year (they had insane numbers), and the Tanev-McCabe pairing has been good, so it'd be nice to keep them together.

I’d be down for Schenn.

Rielly-Schenn
McCabe-Tanev
OEL-Myers/Benoit

It’s the 3C who I just can’t figure out what the best option would be. Maybe Jarnkrok? I’m not a fan of having Kampf, Robertson and Holmberg in the lineup past the deadline tbh, but I don’t know how that would happen.

 

[Hellcat]

Source?!

No source, just my own speculation based off some online speculation from "insiders"

The reigning cup champs just got Seth Jones……..what have we done so far?

He might be the most over rated defender in the league. Give me 6 Chris Tanev's over 6 Seth Jones any day.

 

[Evilhomer]

He’s never really been a big deadline guy, not sure that will change now. He will add a 3c and a lower end dman. It’s up to the big boys to win

I suspect that you will be end up being right, but I wouldn't be surprised if the 3C is Schenn.

 

[Evilhomer]

The reigning cup champs just got Seth Jones……..what have we done so far?

Thankfully not acquired Seth Jones.

 

[Roo]

Trade deadline is for depth pieces, big splashes that materially change the composition of your team seldom work out. Focus on a 3c and rhd. 2c players like Schenn will cost too much.

 

[IPS]

Leaf fans are notorious for living in the past.

Brayden Schenn is 33yr old making $6.5M for the next THREE (3) years. Bumbling through the season with 12 goals and 25 assists and a minus -1. Last year he was a minus -22 and the year before a minus -27.

Brayden Schenn is completely washed up and overpaid. But delusional Leaf fans living in the past are only focused on the fact that he was on a Cup winner six years ago.

Luke Schenn is an even bigger joke. He’s 35yrs old, slower than a glacier and making $2.75M next year. The Leafs went dumpster diving two years ago and literally picked him off the scrap heap. He was essentially out of hockey and unwanted by any NHL team.

His biggest “contribution” to the Leafs mini playoff run two years ago was chirping Tanner Jeannot during a stoppage in play. Morgan Rielly was playing the best hockey of his life and Schenn was along for the ride. That lucked him into Nashville badly over paying him and since then he’s done absolutely nothing.

Quit living in the past. The Schenn brothers are over paid has-beens that aren’t going to contribute anything other than bloated salaries.

Who would be your best deadline targets if you were to pick?

 

[Donnie740]

Who would be your best deadline targets if you were to pick?

I’d go after Mario Ferraro first - - 26yr old right side defenceman, good defensively, throws a ton of hits, blocks a ton of shots and can handle heavy minutes. Still got one year remaining at $3.5Mz

Then I’d target Brock Nelson. He’s a bit older than ideal at 33yr old, but he’s nowhere close to being washed up like Brayden Shenn is. Can you imagine Schenn playing at the Four Nations Cup? Neither can I.

Nelson is a legit 30 to 35 goal scorer. Schenn has never scored 30 goals in his life. He’s also a proven playoff performer with SEVEN (7) game winners in the post season. His contract is $500k less than Schenn and it expires this year, unlike Schenn’s boat anchor with another three years to go. And he’s likely going to cost the same to acquire as Schenn would.

I have no earthly idea why anyone would prefer the overpaid washed up Brayden Schenn instead of Nelson.

 

[Schennanigans]

Do we still have the insider dude that had some lead sources years back? I recall there was a poster here that use to post about or hint at who we would be targeting. I can’t remember his name though.

 

[TopCheeseShotta]

I’d go after Mario Ferraro first - - 26yr old right side defenceman, good defensively, throws a ton of hits, blocks a ton of shots and can handle heavy minutes. Still got one year remaining at $3.5Mz

I have no earthly idea why anyone would prefer the overpaid washed up Brayden Schenn instead of Nelson.

If Lou would do it, that would be a killer addition.

 

[Donnie740]

Do we still have the insider dude that had some lead sources years back? I recall there was a poster here that use to post about or hint at who we would be targeting. I can’t remember his name though.

Was it Joke Marek or one of his buddies?