Rumor: Leafs Tried Desperately to get Ristolainen at the Deadline "offered the moon"

[Moose Head]

The moon. Ha

Musta been

Knies + Benoit + 1st + 2nd + 3rd

When Briere said that was the ask, Treviling must have mooned him as a counter offer.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Leafs have no first rounders for a few drafts and some would say that their cupboards are not that full. So offering the Moon? Could be subjective and leaf spinning things,

If this is true it was obviously before the Carlo trade, so they would’ve had a first rounder

 

[Vitto79]

Garrioch is like Brooks . They know nothing

 

[Fatass]

Garrioch is like Brooks . They know nothing

Agreed. Can’t see even Treliving wanting Risto. The game is played at hyper speed in the playoffs. High iq is needed. That’s not exactly Risto.

 

[AlwaysSunnyInTampa]

If the moon means Marner then no wonder the deal didn't happen. No one wants that guy

 

[BHD]

I can't believe GMs still value him so much.

 

[Body Checker]

Treliving loves veteran players. Get ready Leafs fans for more 30+ players hitting your lineup.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Why on earth would Philly pass on the moon?

Because the report likely is BS

 

[Captain34]

A similar scent and disposition, too

 

[Bond]

Tre doing his best to destroy another franchise

 

[The don godfather]

Tre doing his best to destroy another franchise

Bruins took him to the cleaners on that carlo trade.

 

[HockeyVirus]

“The Moon” is the pet name for Auston Matthews around Scottsdale, AZ.

It may seem like overpayment, but Risto probably would have delivered more playoff production than Matthews did.

Risto is putting up more than 11P in 13GP?

 

[Whileee]

Source: Danny Briere.

This...

 

[NYRnine94]

Why?

 

[garce]

Poor Brucie tryin to be relevant, I’m sure the Leafs inquired

 

[garce]

Bruce had sucked up to the establishment in Ottawa Murray’s Chiarelli, the two Pierre’s, Ray Shero et al. They fed him and now time has passed him by working for the Ottawa Sun for 50k Got full of himself and now is despised by the rest of the Senator media. Hates that the Leafs get so much attention but doesn’t hesitate to go for the clicks pitiful.

 

[Three On Zero]

Yeah, seriously doubt they “offered the moon”.

What is the moon, Robertson?

Well we know the moon is made of cheese, Murray is a goalie is Swiss cheese. Through my detective work I can confirm they offered Matt Murray

 

[Fatass]

No the Leafs didn’t want Risto. Yes Treliving is a franchise killing Gzm. He’s close to Benning dumb as they come. But even given these obvious facts there is no chance he’s stupid enough to think Risto had value. As a poster, imo, Risto is crap. He’s dumb and woukd require sugar to off load. The idea the Leafs would pay to get this guy is beyond ridiculous l

 

[JRichard]

No the Leafs didn’t want Risto. Yes Treliving is a franchise killing Gzm. He’s close to Benning dumb as they come. But even given these obvious facts there is no chance he’s stupid enough to think Risto had value. As a poster, imo, Risto is crap. He’s dumb and woukd require sugar to off load. The idea the Leafs would pay to get this guy is beyond ridiculous l

RR was good this season. Plus player on a bad team. Was in all situations: pk, pp. 20 + mins of icetime (3rd on d).

 

[Stephen]

Probably the same price they paid for Carlo.

 

[Son of Nogatco]

The moon would have to be Cowan, right? What else could they have offered?

Maybe it’s an Auston Matthews reference

 

[jaric1862]

Tre doing his best to destroy another franchise

Calgary is not destroyed

 

[BusQuets]

Ristolainen would have been just what they need against Panthers. Top-4 defenseman with a mean streak and stronger than anyone. Not sure why Philly is not letting him go though because they are on a rebuild.

 

[Bizz]

Unfortunately for Toronto there's this thing called a "salary cap".

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Garrioch:

But it should be noted that the Toronto Maple Leafs tried desperately to get Ristolainen at the trade deadline in March, and were rebuffed.

“The Leafs offered the moon and couldn’t get him out of there,” a league source said.

Ottawa Senators GM Steve Staios needs to prioritize acquiring a right-shot defenceman

The Senators will likely pursue another right-shot defenceman after Postmedia reported that veteran blueliner Nick Jensen had surgery on Monday on a lower-body injury.

ottawacitizen.com

Edit: Risto's last game of the season wass March 11 btw

In the great green room
There was a telephone
And a red balloon
And a picture of . . .The cow jumping over the moon
And there were three little bears sitting on chairs
And two little kittens
And a pair of mittens
And a little toyhouse
And a young mouse
And a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush
And a quiet old lady who was whispering “hush”
Goodnight room
Goodnight moon
Goodnight cow jumping over the moon...