Friedman: Leafs in on Giordano, teams also waiting on Lindholm.

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I still think a left side of Rielly Muzzin and Giordano would be a hell of a left side

 

[AcerComputer]

Wouldn't pay more than a 2nd rounder

 

[Get North]

They would do better targeting a guy like Nick Leddy. Anybody watching Seattle games doesn't need to be told how bad Giordano's skating is.. I liked him in 2014, not so much in 2022.

 

[treple13]

As a Flames fan, I really hope he doesn't end up with the Leafs. I don't want to have to cheer against him AND Brodie.

 

[Oddbob]

You submit your NTC at the start of the year. You can't just change it depending on how you're feeling that day.

Are you sure this is the rule? At deadlines in the past, I am sure of it teams have asked players if and where they wanted to go at the deadline.

 

[cyris]

Francis owes this guy nothing. If he focuses on one team for the sake of Gio's feelings, he's not doing his job, Get the best deal you can anywhere you can find it, and send him a Christmas card.

They don’t owe him anything but treating a veteran with respect is something players around the league will notice.
Not treating a respected veteran with with respect is also something players around the league will notice.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

They don’t owe him anything but treating a veteran with respect is something players around the league will notice.
Not treating a respected veteran with with respect is also something players around the league will notice.

Giordano has been treated with every bit of respect you could ever do, because he deserves it.
He's also a guy that doesn't come across like a guy to screw his team and make demands to put them in a bad position.

To me, it's yet another overblown thing by the canadian(and therefore Toronto) media trying to generate as many clicks as possible to be able to sell ad space.

I mean, next it's most likely Lebrun or someone else talking about Gio loving unicorns in Maple Leaf colours which will be followed by a classic Friedman of "he may or may not get traded to Toronto" or something like that....

 

[Grigowski]

I doubt that Gio will be enough for Toronto to survive the upcoming eastern bloodbath in the playoffs....

 

[jiggy35]

I’d offer a conditional 3rd and a B prospect for Giordano, becomes a 2nd if Leaf’s make SCF

 

[Hockey 4 Life]

Makes no sense to me to target gio and have Sandin sit when muzzin comes back. Sandin has been better then Muzz all year. Target a top 4 Rhd like Mayfield if anything.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

I don't see any fit for the leafs.
What Giordano will do to fix the problem defensively?

 

[BruinsBtn]

They don’t owe him anything but treating a veteran with respect is something players around the league will notice.
Not treating a respected veteran with with respect is also something players around the league will notice.

The same veteran that desperately didn't want to go to Seattle and wanted to stay in Calgary at the time of the expansion draft?

 

[SwissLeaf]

As a Flames fan, I really hope he doesn't end up with the Leafs. I don't want to have to cheer against him AND Brodie.

You could still cheer for them.

 

[HuGort]

that has literally always been his preference, since the day he became Leafs GM

Going to cost first pick for Gio. Not much more for player with term. Foolish to keep trading for rentals. Wasting his first picks

 

[Leaf Fans]

As a Flames fan, I really hope he doesn't end up with the Leafs. I don't want to have to cheer against him AND Brodie.

You wouldn't have to. You can cheer for the players or the team, or just ignore the games.

 

[janesy12]

I don't see any fit for the leafs.
What Giordano will do to fix the problem defensively?

If you've watched the Leafs this year you'd know they've been getting < .900% since the beginning of 2022. Yet, still winning games.

Literally what they need is a goaltender to play as an average starter, and it would make a huge difference. Small sample size, but look at the team (without AM34) has done the past 2 games while FINALLY getting some saves.

A player of Giordano's calibre will help. Is he the Norris winner of 2019? No, but his experience, and skill he can help.

ESPECIALLY with a competent goaltender.

 

[kihei]

By all means treat him with the respect he deserves, which the Kraken certainly have done. That doesn't negate the GM getting the best deal he can for the franchise.

 

[NiagaraKraken]

Francis needs to get the best return possible. If that’s Toronto, great.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Bruins and Rangers have lots of cap flexibility as playoff teams. I see the Bruins making a move for Lindholm. Not sure what they have to offer beyond the 1st but he fits well with McAvoy IMO. I called it right that the Panthers were going to make a move for Chiarot (on the Habs boards). And my prediction is the Bruins land Lindholm. They don't need a 3rd team to retain as well. Other teams do which makes it more trickier

Lindholm / McAvoy
Grzelcyk / Carlo
Reilly / Forbort or Clifton

 

[AvroArrow]

As a Flames fan, I really hope he doesn't end up with the Leafs. I don't want to have to cheer against him AND Brodie.

Then cheer with us I hate Calgary but Iginla is my favorite player of all time so I'll always have a bit of a soft spot for them regardless of how I feel about Tkachuk

 

[Legion34]

Dubas has always said he doesn’t want rentals. He specifically went out of his way to say last year that the doesn’t normally give up firsts for rentals and doesn’t like rentals.

He said last year the specific combination of expansion and flat cap and no juniors made him more comfortable

 

[seanlinden]

The chemistry between Gio and Brodie makes him an interesting option. Obviously depends on the price.

To be fair... there probably isn't enough Brodie to go around...

Rielly & Brodie have been great these past 2 years together.

Want a great shutdown pair? Muzzin and Brodie!

Giordano & Brodie obviously have that long history of Calgary-chemistry.

That being said, you may be able to look at it as a "Tampa mold" for the D... where they have Hedman/McDonagh/Segachev on the left; and nothing too exciting on the right (Cernak, Rutta, plus whomever they get as a deadline addition).

I guess the challenge is... if you figure that Hedman/McDonagh/Serg are similar / probably a bit better than Rielly/Muzzin/Giordano; and that Brodie is similar / probably a bit better than Cernak.... are some combination of Holl/Lyubushkin/Liljegren good enough to fill those last 2 spots?

 

[ANDI P IS CUTE]

if leafs get gio and jack returns from injury close to start of the year form, look out.

 

[Drew311]

Dubas said numerous times no more rentals. He's looking for players with term

Except that he has had confirmed interest in Giordano, Lindholm and Chariot.

 

[bert]

yes they should you have Matthews playing at the peak of his powers. Marner is also playing at the peak of his powers, same thing with Rielly, or damn close to it, Bunting is leading all rookies in points and goals

the PP and PK are elite

they just needc to add a goalie that can give them a save if they can do that they can beat anybody.

now is the time

They're going out first round. They aren't beating Tampa or Florida.

So is matthews the best player in the league or is Bunting the best rookie. It can't be both.