Confirmed with Link: Leafs acquire Dzingel, Lyubushkin from ARI for Ritchie, c.2nd... Dzingel on waivers &claimed

[Northernhawk]

McCann…

 

[Northernhawk]

Steve Sullivan…

 

[Buds17]

Joins McCann in that prestigious group.

No video tributes unfortunately.

 

[zeke]

 

[barilko05]

Would like to see an all-time Paper Leafs only roster. Goaltending looks good to start (Kolzig, Lehner). Dzingel, McCann, Skoula...I know there's more. Anyone?

 

[Zybalto]

....and just like that, the Ritchie mistake pretty much vanishes and we are looking at Lybushkin for the rest of the season for a 3rd (or a 2nd a million years from now). Thats some pretty good cleanup so far.

 

[Griffin76]

Would like to see an all-time Paper Leafs only roster. Goaltending looks good to start (Kolzig, Lehner). Dzingel, McCann, Skoula...I know there's more. Anyone?

Rodrigues

 

[Fonzieleaf]

He will always be remembered as a Toronto Maple Leaf.

 

[Atomos2]

Would like to see an all-time Paper Leafs only roster. Goaltending looks good to start (Kolzig, Lehner). Dzingel, McCann, Skoula...I know there's more. Anyone?

Nathan Horton - can't remember if he played? Marc Savard or was that a rumour? These paper Leafs ugh.

 

[rdogg]

I swear players are 90% more likely to be claimed on waivers if it's a Leaf player

 

[Mickey Marner]

Symptom of running a short roster. We probably waive more players than anyone else. For several year we've run 21-22 man rosters, while most other teams budget for 23. If management doesn't want to risk losing 14th forwards for nothing, they can always budget accordingly.

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

I swear players are 90% more likely to be claimed on waivers if it's a Leaf player

Honestly if you're an NHL/AHL tweener why wouldn't this be your first call looking for a job in free agency.

Both clubs in the same city.

higher AHL salary than most teams can afford.

If you don't stick you're chances of being claimed and staying in the league is much higher.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Watch SJ turnaround and deal him for a draft pick at the deadline.

That's their right, but who really cares?

speaking of which does this change the status of the draft pick going to Arizona by any any chance?

Pretty sure no.

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Symptom of running a short roster. We probably waive more players than anyone else. For several year we've run 21-22 man rosters, while most other teams budget for 23. If management doesn't want to risk losing 14th forwards for nothing, they can always budget accordingly.

You're better off using that money to top load your roster than carry an extra league min salary player.

 

[zeke]

Don't ever, ever, ever let them tell you the rest of the league isn't obsessed with the Leafs.....

 

[TMLeafer]

Teams just can't resist the allure of Leafs players.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Don't ever, ever, ever let them tell you the rest of the league isn't obsessed with the Leafs.....

You actually think this is a plot rather than them just liking our players?

 

[zeke]

You actually think this is a plot rather than them just liking our players?

It's not a plot.

It's just that Leafs are on display like no other. And there are more teams that like to stick it to the Leafs than any other team.

Do you really think that list of players there is a list of more valuable players than other teams have waived?

 

[Mickey Marner]

You're better off using that money to top load your roster than carry an extra league min salary player.

Sure, but paying Matthews and Marner 11.5 & 10 instead of 11.64 & 10.9 is the difference between losing almost a dozen guys on waivers. You can still be the most top-heavy team in the league and not lose guys for nothing.

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

He was was a leaf for like 5 minutes not even. Poor guy.

 

[keonsbitterness]

It's not a plot.

It's just that Leafs are on display like no other. And there are more teams that like to stick it to the Leafs than any other team.

Do you really think that list of players there is a list of more valuable players than other teams have waived?

Geez, get over yourself.

 

[kb]

Sure, but paying Matthews and Marner 11.5 & 10 instead of 11.64 & 10.9 is the difference between losing almost a dozen guys on waivers. You can still be the most top-heavy team in the league and not lose guys for nothing.

This is not and has not been an issue.

Why waste cap space on players sitting in the pressbox? That would be an obvious sign of poor management. They can't play no matter what happens that game.

 

[zeke]

Geez, get over yourself.

Consider that you might be wrong.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Consider that you might be wrong.

I will..........I'm not.

 

[Mickey Marner]

This is not and has not been an issue.

Why waste cap space on players sitting in the pressbox? That would be an obvious sign of poor management. They can't play no matter what happens that game.

At the very least it would spare us the fan temper tantrums and conspiracy theories over losing guys on waivers.