Confirmed with Link: Leafs have acquired D Mark Giordano (50% retained) and F Colin Blackwell for 2nd, 2nd, 3rd

[aingefan]

my prediction of gio-brodie and rielly-boosh pairings are coming to fruition

Gio could play with Brodie, Boosh, Lili or Holl.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Carltons Cup]

I'm gonna guess Dermott, Abruzesse and a 2023 3rd...

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Rielly-Liljegren
Gio-Brodie
Sandin-Lyubushkin

Time to trade Holl and Derms for an outrageous returns.

Yes please with this D-core. Maybe add Braun as a 7th.

 

[leafsfan5]

Rielly - Lyb
Gio - Brodie
Muzzin - Liljergen

Every pair has a physical presence now

 

[IPS]

my prediction of gio-brodie and rielly-boosh pairings are coming to fruition

Not a very bold prediction there chief

 

[supermann_98]

I'll be pleasantly surprised if Nick Robertson isn't in this deal. I'm fully expecting it tbh.

That fact they haven't announced the return makes me think you might be right. Maybe they want to talk to the kid before it's announced he's part of the trade. Hope not tho

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Let's hope this Captain works out better than the last one.

 

[zeke]

All the models agree on what Gio is right now:








Better dman than Chiarot by a lot. Probably better than Lindholm too.

 

[Dangles McGavin]

Good lord, don't use the word "first".

 

[mcleex]

What's the return god damnit

 

[Leafsfan74]

Darren Dreger also confirmed this.

Maple Leafs acquire veteran D Giordano from Kraken - TSN.ca

The Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Mark Giordano along with centre Colin Blackwell from the Seattle Kraken on Sunday for two second-round draft picks and a third-round selection.

www.tsn.ca

Maple Leafs acquire veteran D Giordano from Kraken​

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Oh f***. Please no 1st please no 1st please no 1st...

 

[djdev]

Gio could play with Brodie, Boosh, Lili or Holl.

yep, but they have history and gio won the norris 2 years ago with brodie, just makes too much sense. it will help brodie too imo who hasnt been very good recently.

 

[Sypher04]

I'm not expecting him to be a Norris caliber 1D anymore, but please don't be another Foligno who can't even play NHL hockey at this point in his career.

I had some concerns around this, meaning it wasn’t my first choice, but this definitely is not Foligno again. Unless he gets injured before the playoffs which really is out of Dubas and company’s control

 

[peconcan]

Someone should make a projected lineup thread. I would do it but have never made one before and would probably mess it up lol

 

[Menzinger]

2nd and a 3rd/4th hopefully. But there's likely going to be retention involved which will bump the price

 

[Legion34]

Ok so is this our move? Or is there a goalie too?

 

[BertCorbeau]

Oh f***. Please no 1st please no 1st please no 1st...

f*** f*** f***

 

[Apex Predator]

That fact they haven't announced the return makes me think you might be right. Maybe they want to talk to the kid before it's announced he's part of the trade. Hope not tho

If Robertson is involved I wish we used him for a better player Gio.

 

[Nooodles]

Multiple draft picks involved.
Guessing 2nd this year and 3rd+4th next

 

[lovemyleafs]

What's the return god damnit

kyle clifford + petr mrazek

 

[JKG33]

Giordano blows, no number of tweets with graphs changes that. A lot of these same places have Seattle as a top 5 defensive team. LOL

 

[leafsfan5]

please be like a 2nd + 5th or something like that

 

[Nylander88]

Ready made second pairing for us. That a couple years ago was a first pairing tandem. Gio is older no doubt, but both still play 20+ a night. I like this move for us. Haven't seen cost yet though