Speculation: Leafs potentially looking to add a player with term at the deadline

[HoweHullOrr]

Kap straight up is an overpayment. Guys like Petry get moved for a mid to late 1st and a 2nd or two at best.

Great. 1st & 2nd for Petry. Dubas should easily get this done. Slam dunk.

 

[joe dirte]

Marleau I doubt would agree to go on ltir. Also I think some of your numbers are light. As for the other scenerios.....maybe. Your front office are no dummies. I’m positive they have a good plan. I guess we will see what happens.

I have no idea what may end up happening. I have a sneaking suspicion it involves Marleau. It may not.

My point really is, that the Leafs are not really THAT far off in terms fitting everyone in. It's not going to take as much as you might think to make it all work. If someone legit gets injured, it may in fact just work out on it's own. But we'll see. when you actually look at the numbers, it's not as bad as some are painting it.

And I don't want to distract from that point, but even if they don't, and lose Gardiner, the year after that, with Marleau off the books, another year of cap increases, they'll actually be in a position to spend again. As in, they should have enough room to grab a pretty good dman. The Leafs have a LOT of good years ahead of them.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Great. 1st & 2nd for Petry. Dubas should easily get this done. Slam dunk.

Not interested trading Petry. Particularly for that crappy return.

The time to trade Petry woudl be in 2 years when he would be in the last year of his contract. We need to reap the benefits of his play and then cash out in his contract year.

 

[Kamiccolo]

Could be a Duncan Keith as well if available.

Only way that happens is if there is major retention and the Hawks are ok with some futures along with a guy like Brown.

 

[Insidefi]

Lol at this thread. There are like 5 different Montreal fans trying to trade Petry then get upset when Toronto fans say they don’t want them for that price. I could be wrong but I think every Petry proposal was started by Habs fans then they are getting mad saying Leafs don’t deserve him if they don’t pay up. No Leafs fans proposed for him in the first place...

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Lol at this thread. There are like 5 different Montreal fans trying to trade Petry then get upset when Toronto fans say they don’t want them for that price. I could be wrong but I think every Petry proposal was started by Habs fans then they are getting mad saying Leafs don’t deserve him if they don’t pay up. No Leafs fans proposed for him in the first place...

Let me make it clear then, and i speak on behalf of the Habs organization.

I have no desire to trade Petry, until he is in his contract year. It makes zero sense to do so.

#Bergevinwashere

 

[Notsince67]

Only way that happens is if there is major retention and the Hawks are ok with some futures along with a guy like Brown.

5.5MM isn't terrible. If Gardiner moves and Hainsey going, they will need a veteran.

 

[Liferleafer]

Great. 1st & 2nd for Petry. Dubas should easily get this done. Slam dunk.

Well i'd do that.....

 

[Liferleafer]

5.5MM isn't terrible. If Gardiner moves and Hainsey going, they will need a veteran.

Cap isn't bad...but he's 35 years old...and has 5 more years on his contract.

 

[Kamiccolo]

5.5MM isn't terrible. If Gardiner moves and Hainsey going, they will need a veteran.

It's terrible when he is a few years older and barely a bottom pairing D. It's the term that is bad.

 

[Notsince67]

It's terrible when he is a few years older and barely a bottom pairing D. It's the term that is bad.

Keith has still got game. He is on a bad team. His zone exits last year were elite so clearly he can skate. His QoC this year is similar to Jake Gardiner. I would take him over Petry any day

 

[Insidefi]

Let me make it clear then, and i speak on behalf of the Habs organization.

I have no desire to trade Petry, until he is in his contract year. It makes zero sense to do so.

#Bergevinwashere

That’s great and I agree . If he is a great as Habs fans are saying (I’m not doubting he is) then you should be keeping him.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

That’s great and I agree . If he is a great as Habs fans are saying (I’m not doubting he is) then you should be keeping him.

It would be stupid to trade him now. The time to trade him is in the 20/21 season.

 

[Kamiccolo]

Keith has still got game. He is on a bad team. His zone exits last year were elite so clearly he can skate. His QoC this year is similar to Jake Gardiner. I would take him over Petry any day

I would love to have him just for his experience alone. I'd take him but the salary would have to be so that when he is 40 he is making bottom pair money because we need to save the cap. And on top of that, they won't pay huge value for him, so I don't see it happening.

 

[gabeliscious]

5.5MM isn't terrible. If Gardiner moves and Hainsey going, they will need a veteran.

I think they extend hainsey for 1 year at $2-2.5 million.

Gardiner will be impossible without dumping zaitsev.

Rielly.- hainsey
Dermott - zaitsev
Rosen -lily

Not pretty but may need to suck it up for a season.

 

[Notsince67]

I would love to have him just for his experience alone. I'd take him but the salary would have to be so that when he is 40 he is making bottom pair money because we need to save the cap. And on top of that, they won't pay huge value for him, so I don't see it happening.

When he is 40, 5.5MM will be chump change

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Keith is in idgaf mode right now. I'd imagine he'd waive to go win. When he decides he cares he's still a solid #2.

 

[Kamiccolo]

When he is 40, 5.5MM will be chump change

Or he retires and we are stuck with deadcap. Leafs aren't taking on all the risk, and I don't think you'd like the offered return.

 

[Tit]

Or he retires and we are stuck with deadcap. Leafs aren't taking on all the risk, and I don't think you'd like the offered return.

This is the issue. Hawk fans wouldn't like what the leafs would offer.
But myself personally, I would 100% make an offer like 1st + Zaitsev
But the hawks would just laugh and hang up, probably.

I don't really want to know the real value, because I wouldn't pay it.
But he would make the team infinitely better, but I'm not giving up young assets for an aging D-man, regardless of his Pedigree.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

It would be hard for me to think who Toronto could pick-up because they only really have Gardiner to place on the block right now.

 

[Holymakinaw]

It would be hard for me to think who Toronto could pick-up because they only really have Gardiner to place on the block right now.

They have tons of cap space, picks and prospects. Come summer time, some other guys might move.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

They have tons of cap space, picks and prospects. Come summer time, some other guys might move.

I mean they could take on a whole salary for one year without the other team retaining, as to which they could tell the other team they won't add because they're making room for salary on whichever teams' roster they trade with.

 

[Holymakinaw]

I mean they could take on a whole salary for one year without the other team retaining, as to which they could tell the other team they won't add because they're making room for salary on whichever teams' roster they trade with.

Yeah but that's not really what Dubas wants. He wants someone with term. It's his ship, so we gotta wait and see which rocks he'll steer it into.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Yeah but that's not really what Dubas wants. He wants someone with term. It's his ship, so we gotta wait and see which rocks he'll steer it into.

So if he took on Duncan Keith's full contract, do you think he'd land a 1st and 4th in 2019?

 

[Holymakinaw]

So if he took on Duncan Keith's full contract, do you think he'd land a 1st and 4th in 2019?

LOL. No comment, as I don't believe that will be happening. I think a bit of a smaller move is in order.