Confirmed with Link: Leafs sign defenceman Jani Hakanpää (1 year, $1.47M) (official)

[SprDaVE]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1833958745640231107

 

[The Masters]

welcome officially Sir

 

[Rob Brown]

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Wowowowowowowow it happened.



Dallas - no longer elite
Toronto - now elite

 

[francis246]

Liljegren has to be gone IMO

 

[Budz]

I smell a trade coming.

 

[ACC1224]

The saga is over.

 

[leafsfan5]

Liljegren has to be gone IMO

Signing a guy with a cooked knee to a 1 year contract and letting Liljergen go as a result would be a horrendous move. I'm hoping that doesn't happen and they keep the defensive core as is outside of moving Timmins

Rielly - Tanev
McCabe - Liljergen
OEL - Hakanpaa

 

[Ianturnedbull]

I smell a trade coming.

Jarnkrok for a 5th round pick in 2027

 

[SprDaVE]

Signing a guy with a cooked knee to a 1 year contract and letting Liljergen go as a result would be a horrendous move. I'm hoping that doesn't happen and they keep the defensive core as is outside of moving Timmins

Rielly - Tanev
McCabe - Liljergen
OEL - Hakanpaa

We finally the semblance of a balanced defensive core. Definitely makes no sense to do that.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Signing a guy with a cooked knee to a 1 year contract and letting Liljergen go as a result would be a horrendous move. I'm hoping that doesn't happen and they keep the defensive core as is outside of moving Timmins

Rielly - Tanev
McCabe - Liljergen
OEL - Hakanpaa

Benoit is dead?

 

[notbias]

Benoit is dead?

Why do we need multiple D with no offensive skill? We tried that last year and it sucked.

 

[LeafSteel]

Wowowowowowowow it happened.



Dallas - no longer elite
Toronto - now elite

 

[leafsfan5]

Benoit is dead?

He's the #7, Hakanpaa lets everyone play their natural side so the fit is better for him to be the #6

 

[notbias]

Makes perfect sense... we had 7 NHL D and some young guys who could fill in if injuries happen and get some experience so we went out and signed a 32 year old with a bad knee coming off a long layoff.

 

[rumman]

Let’s hope he’s healthy snd can be the monster we all hoped he’d be when this fiasco started……

 

[keonsbitterness]

Our long national nightmare is over.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Has something like this happened before? Saved 30K lol

 

[Budz]

I assume we are now slightly over cap?

 

[notbias]

I assume we are now slightly over cap?

~1 million over if they carry 23 players, but assuming Benoit or Timmins are done.

Probably Timmins because we hate D that score or can make a pass.

 

[Fogelhund]

First, before we move anyone, or pencil in lineups, there doesn't appear to be anything noting that he's fully healthy, and ready to play in Game 1... Unless I've missed it. He might be, or he could be on LTIR on day 1.

Second, depending on his health, it's completely feasible that Benoit and Hakanpaa go in and out of the lineup.

If someone is moved, it's Timmins, though his cap can be buried by putting him on waivers, and sending him down.

With a 22 man roster, (13F, 7D, 2G) we are below the cap, according to;

Toronto Maple Leafs | Salary cap and contracts

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Now this I can get behind. Let’s trade Timmins already.

 

[Buds17]

Welcome...again?

 

[francis246]

Signing a guy with a cooked knee to a 1 year contract and letting Liljergen go as a result would be a horrendous move. I'm hoping that doesn't happen and they keep the defensive core as is outside of moving Timmins

Rielly - Tanev
McCabe - Liljergen
OEL - Hakanpaa

Who said anything about giving Liljegren away? You make a hockey deal and get a young center. As of today I’m not sure Liljegren is cracking the playoff roster if all dmen are healthy.

 

[aingefan]

Pretty good trade.
Tre shaved a year of contract and saved some cap without having to add an asset….all while acquiring a similar talent.
Good deal.