Confirmed with Link: Leafs trade F Sam Lafferty to Vancouver for a 2024 5th

[capfit9]

Small sample size but i really liked the gregor kampf lafferty fourth line, a lot of speed & forechecking

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[francis246]

Had to be done

 

[Smif]

I like the trade. Get a mid round pick for our overpriced surplus. Feels like something we haven't done that well since at least 2021. Otherwise it wasn't too difficult to replace Lafferty with a cheaper Gregor and maybe an ELC in Minten.

Agreed, now just move Jarnkrok for the same reason and boost our defense.

 

[francis246]

So possibly keep Jones?

I think this is the biggest advantage

 

[Stephen]

I think this is the biggest advantage

Apparently not.

 

[justashadowof]

That isn't really very much cap space gained. 300K if Minten is his substitute. I guess with Martin Jones on waivers and possibly Timmins on the LTIR it's just enough to make the cap with zero healthy scratches. Too bad the Leafs couldn't have kept Lafferty around.

 

[Stringer Bell]

Not sure how I feel about this. I guess he wasn't great for us at all - last year, the playoffs, or in the preseason. But I do believe he's better than he's shown. Great speed. Solid penalty killer. Very physical. Can drop them when he needs to. Can show a bit of skill here and there. All for just 1 million. That's the exact kind of player we want on our fourth line...maybe third. That's something this team needs.

But again...he pretty much showed none of that with us. So I just don't know how to feel.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

No biggie IMO, Sam was a fast skater but pretty meh with the puck. Gregor does the same job for cheaper

 

[SprDaVE]

He has very low IQ with the puck and really struggled in the offensive zone. He was invisible way too much. He just didn't seem to fit for whatever reason. He's a good skater that can forecheck well though.

A 5th round pick isn't much but it's something.

 

[Cleetus]

I think this is the biggest advantage

he is on Waivers, doubt he passes lol

 

[SprDaVE]

So possibly keep Jones?

Nobody really cares about Jones, claimed or not.

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

ok

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Agreed, now just move Jarnkrok for the same reason and boost our defense.

Trading a 20 goal scorer is generally a bad idea

 

[ToneDog]

He did not do well most games with the Leafs. He has low IQ with the puck and really struggled in the offensive zone. He was invisible way too much. He just didn't seem to fit for whatever reason. He's a good skater that can forecheck well though.

A 5th round pick isn't much but it's something.

Scored a nice goal from a dirty area last night. I'm not losing sleep over this but I preferred to keep him. Shows me that Reaves will be our full time #4RW. Now we wait to see who gets the #3C spot.

 

[SprDaVE]

Scored a nice goal from a dirty area last night. I'm not losing sleep over this but I preferred to keep him. Shows me that Reaves will be our full time #4RW. Now we wait to see who gets the #3C spot.

And just did nothing the entirety of pre-season and since acquired last season.

I'll be clear to say that Lafferty is a far superior player to Reaves in almost every way except throwing punches. It was clear who should have been kept, but Lafferty was very average in his time here and kept getting outplayed by younger and other depth players.

 

[Thornbury]

I like the trade. Get a mid round pick for our overpriced surplus. Feels like something we haven't done that well since at least 2021. Otherwise it wasn't too difficult to replace Lafferty with a cheaper Gregor and maybe an ELC in Minten.

Interesting that for next year's draft, we currently have our 1st, the Islanders 3rd, our 5th, Chicago's 5th, Vancouver's 5th, our 6th, Ottawa's 7th, and our 7th. Eight picks in total, obviously skewing to the back half of the draft.

 

[justashadowof]

Martin Jones clearing would be very useful. The team's goaltending depth is very young and raw. Pretty much none of them should be in the NHL at this stage. The most experienced one, Petruzzelli, had a horrible 2nd half in 2022-23.

 

[Magic Man]

Gregor and a 5th for Lafferty is an alright move. Another bullet in the chamber.

 

[SprDaVE]

Gregor and a 5th for Lafferty is an alright move. Another bullet in the chamber.

And being able to carry 1 extra player is so much better.

 

[Menzinger]

It's fine/meh. Lafferty is an NHL caliber player, but didn't show anything worth lamenting losing and he can likely be replaced for cheaper when the Leafs need as many free dollars as possible. The pick is better than a waivers loss

 

[PromisedLand]

Good to see Leafs management gettinng something instead of losing players (ex: Hyman) for nothing !

Martin Jones clearing would be very useful. The team's goaltending depth is very young and raw. Pretty much none of them should be in the NHL at this stage. The most experienced one, Petruzzelli, had a horrible 2nd half in 2022-23.

rumours are that tampa is gonna snag him as they need a goalie with Vasy out for the foreseeable future

 

[klmdg]

And just did nothing the entirety of pre-season and since acquired last season.

I'll be clear to say that Lafferty is a far superior player to Reaves in almost every way except throwing punches. It was clear who should have been kept, but Lafferty was very average in his time here and kept getting outplayed by younger and other depth players

Laff was pretty much this

 

[Stephen]

It's fine/meh. Lafferty is an NHL caliber player, but didn't show anything worth lamenting losing and he can likely be replaced for cheaper when the Leafs need as many free dollars as possible. The pick is better than a waivers loss

He wasn't noticeably better than an Aube-Kubel, Aston-Reese or an incoming Gregor. I think they probably brought him in to be a speedy Engvall/Mikheyev type closer to the third line but seemed to be more of a 4th liner.

I'd also expect Lafferty to have a bigger role in Vancouver and could see him flipped for a slightly higher pick come deadline day.

 

[Bellefour20]

And TB will probably pick him up. Oh well nothing you can do.

They will be really far down on the waiver list. Tampa should've traded a pick to ensure they got him.