Leafsfan74
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Confirmed with Link: Leafs acquire Brandon Carlo (15% retention) for Fraser Minten, cond. 2026 1st round pick and a 2025 4th round pick
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Nope. Matthews, Marner, Nylander and Tavares will have to take some responsibility for a change.
The Apologist
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I love Luke but this is like 1 million times better.
thusk
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If Tanev could play until he's about 41, we could have the Evolution of Man in Tanev form as our RHD.
Tanev
Carlo
Danford
3 lots of Tanev at different parts of their lives.
Special teams rule in the playoffs. Our PP needs to be better and has the potential to be the best with the core we already have now. Our PK is 16th best in the NHL, both Laughton and Carlo are big PK guys
Schennanigans
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Laughton was way better in the OHL and AHL than Minten. If Minten turns out to be as good as Laughton I'd be shocked.
Its not your fault
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Just looked at the numbers for our defenseman vs Florida's ooouf it's looking good!!
This includes all 7-defenseman for both teams, and i gave Hakanpaa the same numbers he had last-season.
Total Hits: Toronto
629
Total Hits: Florida
529
Total Blocks: Toronto
731
Total Blocks: Florida
454
Only flaw is Florida's 35-Goals
vs Toronto 18.....but in all honesty the numbers so small, like the Pathers basically average 0.5-Goals per game from there defense, in a 7-game series that's 3.5-goals vs our defense at 1.750-goals. The difference maker here is we almost double them in blocks and have more hits.
This includes all 7-defenseman for both teams, and i gave Hakanpaa the same numbers he had last-season.
Total Hits: Toronto
629
Total Hits: Florida
529
Total Blocks: Toronto
731
Total Blocks: Florida
454
Only flaw is Florida's 35-Goals
vs Toronto 18.....but in all honesty the numbers so small, like the Pathers basically average 0.5-Goals per game from there defense, in a 7-game series that's 3.5-goals vs our defense at 1.750-goals. The difference maker here is we almost double them in blocks and have more hits.
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Jimmy Firecracker
Backcheck, Forecheck, Paycheque.
Wish the details were known by now but whatever. We have an idea of what the cost was and I’m fine with it.
The biggest thing is that we have a legitimate top four defence core. We should be comfortable with either McCabe-Tanev or Rielly-Carlo on the ice. Both pairs capable of playing 20+ minutes. And OEL can feast against easier matchups on the bottom pair and play on his dominant side.
Really tidy business, especially with Carlo still signed and being only in his late twenties. Our D-Corps is set for the foreseeable future.
The biggest thing is that we have a legitimate top four defence core. We should be comfortable with either McCabe-Tanev or Rielly-Carlo on the ice. Both pairs capable of playing 20+ minutes. And OEL can feast against easier matchups on the bottom pair and play on his dominant side.
Really tidy business, especially with Carlo still signed and being only in his late twenties. Our D-Corps is set for the foreseeable future.
Not a big fan of this trade. Defensive defenseman that can't play defence and provides zero offence
PROUD PAPA
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Too bad our offense dries up in the playoffs.
The core better have found some courage to man up and get bruised and take the beating required to make a worthwhile playoff run because they’ve always been the big issue.
Similar deal to the McCabe one (only a RHD). Key is getting the player with term. Leafs should be doing more of this if they were going to move assets (they've had years of mercenary types). Can't argue the method. I imagine Carlo will be paired with Reilly on the 2nd pair. Minten's days were numbered when they acquired Laughton. Retention
The Apologist
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I think people are seriously underestimating how far a solid d can take you.
Our top 4 is now among the best.
With Stolie being lights out this team could do some damage.
Tanev is good. Remains to be seen if Carlo will be too and if that's enough to push the Leafs further in the playoffs than they've been during the Matthews era. People complained about Dubas giving away the future when he traded a bunch of assets to get O'Reilly, McCabe, Schenn etc. and it only netted us a single playoff round win. Now Brad has traded away two 1st picks and two prospects that were looking at least pretty decent for a OK 3C and a hopefully pretty good Dman.
Lets see if it helps much this time around when we sent out a bunch of assets to 'go for it' with the same core who hasn't done all that much for so many years in the playoffs.
Buds17
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Stunning to think that Treliving has acquired a player with term from such a long-term rival of ours. The price paid was unfortunately steep, but a past criticism of deadline deals was giving up a 1st and/or trading for a rental. Thankful that at least both of those things didn't end up being true today.
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The Podium
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I think it’ll be different this season for 2 reasons
A) Secondary scoring beyond the core 4. Knies, McMann, Domi, Robertson and Laughton are all capable of providing some offense in a bottom 6 or top 6 role.
B) Teams would shell against Toronto in the playoffs to neutralize their offense knowing that their weak D and G would eventually break. This team is much better in both of those areas now so teams can’t game plan to out defense us.
BertCorbeau
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Laughton and Carlo make the Leafs tougher to play against that’s for sure
