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Rumor: Laughton trade talks heating up

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JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK said:
not sure how schenn makes any sense for the leafs compared to laughton, schenn is 33 and is basically a 45 point player now signed for another 3 years at 6.5M. Laughton only has one more year left on his deal at 3M.
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There's a "world" where next year, the Leafs could go forward with Matthews, Schenn and Minten as their top 3 Cs and not be in gross need of a massive upgrade.

On the flip side, for Laughton, here's a guy who's never scored 20 goals in a season, with a career high of 43 points. An ideal 3rd line C, but not exactly the guy you want jumping up the lineup in case of injury.
 
Upgrade on the Jets 4th line? Replace Gus or Kupari on the 4th line thats the only upgrade he is. He would slide in as a 4th liner and an injury replacement higher in the lineup if needed.

Chevy won't mess with the 3rd line chemistry which works great. Laughton isn't a top 6 player.

Meh, maybe if he comes dirt cheap otherwise don't overly care.

Chevy should be focused on getting a 2C (bumping Names to 4C) and 3rd pairing LHD (replacing Stanley) upgrades, both more important then a 4th line winger upgrade.


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Hunter368 said:
Upgrade on the Jets 4th line? Replace Gus or Kupari on the 4th line thats the only upgrade he is. He would slide in as a 4th liner and an injury replacement higher in the lineup if needed.

Chevy won't mess with the 3rd line chemistry which works great. Laughton isn't a top 6 player.

Meh, maybe if he comes dirt cheap otherwise don't overly care.

Chevy should be focused on getting a 2C (bumping Names to 4C) and 3rd pairing LHD (replacing Stanley) upgrades, both more important then a 4th line winger upgrade.


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The only way they’re moving Laughton is if it’s overpayment. Hes the glue of the flyers locker room, they love the man more than life itself.

Showing charts for one of the worst teams is interesting.
 
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SnS said:
The only way they’re moving Laughton is if it’s overpayment. Hes the glue of the flyers locker room, they love the man more than life itself.

Showing charts for one of the worst teams is interesting.
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Did I say he was bad? Nope, I like him but just not a great need for him.

He’s just not much of an upgrade over anyone in a critical role.

Top 6 player? Obviously no, I mean unless the Jets want to roll with a 3rd line centre as their 2C in the form of Lowry, Names or Laughton. But seems very unlikely, unless all other top 6 options are hard no’s league wide. So small chance this could be true IMO

3rd line? As I stated Chevy isn’t messing with maybe the best checking line in the league.

Only leaves the 4th line to upgrade. Plus if someone in the top 9 gets hurts sure he can slide into that role.

What have I said that you strongly disagree with? Jets success is largely due to its depth.

PS, that graph is a three year weighted average of his results including two of his three best years.
 
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Has 1 year left at just $3 million so you get him for 2 playoff runs. Can play LW or C. Excellent PKer that is a shorthanded goal threat. Good wrist shot. Makes mistakes around both blue lines from time to time.
 
Hunter368 said:
Upgrade on the Jets 4th line? Replace Gus or Kupari on the 4th line thats the only upgrade he is. He would slide in as a 4th liner and an injury replacement higher in the lineup if needed.

Chevy won't mess with the 3rd line chemistry which works great. Laughton isn't a top 6 player.

Meh, maybe if he comes dirt cheap otherwise don't overly care.

Chevy should be focused on getting a 2C (bumping Names to 4C) and 3rd pairing LHD (replacing Stanley) upgrades, both more important then a 4th line winger upgrade.


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In the Bjorkstrand thread, someone mentioned a line of Ehlers and Bjorkstrand. I’m thinking if we can get the right 2C, and then grab OB that could be a dangerous line.
As for bottom pairing LHD, I’m hoping Chevy grabs Dumoulin
 
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Teams will be content with him if their expectations are a good bottom 6 center. He has had a rough season this year but so have a lot of Flyers. If he’s traded the Flyers will have comically bad center depth and it’s not like Laughton was anything special to start with. As for what he goes for, I’m not sure
 
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Gregor Samsa said:
Teams will be content with him if their expectations are a good bottom 6 center. He has had a rough season this year but so have a lot of Flyers. If he’s traded the Flyers will have comically bad center depth and it’s not like Laughton was anything special to start with. As for what he goes for, I’m not sure
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1st for Laughton & Risto @ 50%?
 
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As I stated previously, I like Laughton but the Jets have much bigger needs than he can fill. I would sooner see the Jets take whatever asset Laughton would return and apply it towards a true 2C.

I mean if the Jets upgrade 2C and 3rd pairing LHD, then still want Laughton as a bottom six forward sure go for it assuming the price is right (factoring in his term).
 
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FlappyGiraffe said:
1st for Laughton & Risto @ 50%?
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I’d do it but I’m not a hard seller. I would prefer 2026 though just to spread out the picks. The important thing for me regarding any Laughton trade is the Flyers making a run at the bottom of the standings the next few years which is sad because Laughton isn’t really a difference maker but here we are with Laughton playing 1C
 
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SnS said:
Tell that to Danny. They don’t give a shit. They think he’s god.
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Understand why considering it’s a dinosaur like torts. But I do like Laughton, different players/skills obviously but I put him in a similar group as Lowry and Lowry is my favourite player on the Jets. But Lowry/Names isn’t a top six center and neither is Laughton.

If the Jets went with Mark, Lowry, Laughton and Names as their centres…….I would be very surprised. I could see the Jets trading for him as a Swiss Army knife type of guy just in cases we have injuries.
 
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Hunter368 said:
Understand why considering it’s a dinosaur like torts. But I do like Laughton, different players/skills obviously but I put him in a similar group as Lowry and Lowry is my favourite player on the Jets. But Lowry/Names isn’t a top six center and neither is Laughton.

If the Jets went with Mark, Lowry, Laughton and Names as their centres…….I would be very surprised. I could see the Jets trading for him as a Swiss Army knife type of guy just in cases we have injuries.
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I’d like Laughton a lot more if he wasn’t shoved down the flyers fans faces the way the organization does.
 
If he's moved you have to believe It's Toronto because they have wanted him for about 4 years, going back to Kyle Dubas.

In fact Remember on one of the deadline shows them saying had he not signed that 5 year deal he was going to Toronto so It's been AT LEAST that long.
 
SnS said:
I’d like Laughton a lot more if he wasn’t shoved down the flyers fans faces the way the organization does.
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You obviously see him much more than me, but yeh Torts is playing him over his head which puts the team and player in a bad position
 
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