BiggE
SELL THE DAMN TEAM
Flyers have already shopped Risto, here’s the best offer so far,
Surprised San Jose gave up a 3rd (better of Col and Edm 3rd rd picks) and 6th.
Liljegren is a former #17 pick, but at 25 couldn't keep a starting job.
2x3, where Benning is a 2x1.25 left on his deal, so Toronto clears $1.75M off their cap this year and next year.
And they can clear another $1.25 by sending Benning to the AHL.
Why is it surprising? Sharks take a flyer on a guy who needs a change of scenery. It is a no risk move that has potential to pay off. Smart move really.Surprised San Jose gave up a 3rd (better of Col and Edm 3rd rd picks) and 6th.
Liljegren is a former #17 pick, but at 25 couldn't keep a starting job.
2x3, where Benning is a 2x1.25 left on his deal, so Toronto clears $1.75M off their cap this year and next year.
And they can clear another $1.25 by sending Benning to the AHL.
San Jose is a funny team, obviously rebuilding, yet they've traded away their 5th and 6th this year, 3rd, 5th and 6th next season, and 3rd rd pick in 2027. Guess they don't value later round picks?
What were the picks traded for? Need some context.Liljegren is 25 and has been up and down, he's sort of a tweener, not real big, not special offensively, not great defensively. Off to an awful start this season, but had earned an increasing larger role the three previous seasons. Obviously, didn't fit what Berube wants.
A new start may help him, but given the forwards on Toronto, if a D-man can't score there they probably can't score anywhere. And he's not a defensive maven. So it's more of a depth move for San Jose, giving up a late 3rd rd pick.
San Jose is a funny team, obviously rebuilding, yet they've traded away their 5th and 6th this year, 3rd, 5th and 6th next season, and 3rd rd pick in 2027. Guess they don't value later round picks?
Only took 3years to fix Risto so in 2 Drysdale should be finished productI’ll never understand why the Flyers are wasting time with the draft when they can just trade for trash players and fix them like they did with Ristolainen.
#landofbrokenToysI’ll never understand why the Flyers are wasting time with the draft when they can just trade for trash players and fix them like they did with Ristolainen.