Value of: Kyle Palmeri to the Leafs at the deadline.

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

This thread was going to be about Brock Nelson but at least for the time being Fraser Minten has come up and produced, granted It's a very small sample size of only 4 games, but he's got 3 points and hasn't looked out of place.

I still expect them to target a center at the deadline but for now, Fraser Minten is filling in and doing well.

But the Leafs will probably still be looking for another forward even if Minten does prove ready to be the full time 3rd line center the focus will Just switch to the wing.

This is where Kyle Palmeri comes in.

Leafs top 6 is good, we all know that, the top 6 has been good for years, the issue has always been that 3rd line scorer.

Kyle Palmeri would give the Leafs the 3rd line depth option they need come playoff time.

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[GoBoltz56]

A 3rd line scorer has been the issue all these years?? Seems like such a simple fix!

 

[HockeyVirus]

A 3rd line scorer has been the issue all these years?? Seems like such a simple fix!

Was enough to slap the lightning around every time we met the last several years.

 

[GoBoltz56]

Was enough to slap the lightning around every time we met the last several years.

Yikes, a leaf fan trash talking any cup-winning team is pretty laughable.

All joking aside, Tampa and Toronto are in similar-ish situations. Cap strapped and looking for budget buys. We are a few years ahead of you guys in cap hell though, so I understand the mentality of filling gaps with cheaper vet options.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Yikes, a leaf fan trash talking any cup-winning team is pretty laughable.

All joking aside, Tampa and Toronto are in similar-ish situations. Cap strapped and looking for budget buys. We are a few years ahead of you guys in cap hell though, so I understand the mentality of filling gaps with cheaper vet options.

Leafs are far from in cap hell. They have 22 million coming off the books in 6 months in 2 players alone. They have a bunch of prospects showing they are NHL ready and are quality players. They have found a franchise goalie in Woll, and managed to get a pretty deep team.

And if a Leafs fan is allowed to chirp any team, it is the one team they have beaten in a playoff series in the last 20+ years.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

A 3rd line scorer has been the issue all these years?? Seems like such a simple fix!

You would think so yet Dubas only ever attempted to do it once.

And Tampa lost because of it.