Speculation: Nick Kypreos - "I expect Minten or Cowan to be gone pretty much this time next week"

[BostonBob]

Why would it need to have protection? The leafs aren't falling out of the playoffs in a years time

 

[AcerComputer]

Minten and Cowan for Laughton. Get ‘er done

Leafs already turned down a trade for Minten straight up. Lol

 

[Dead Coyote]

Tell me you don’t know the players without telling me you don’t know the players.

Danford projects like another Tanev not some number 6. He is a shut down guy who makes a good first pass. You look at stats and think you know the player. You obviously don’t.

Also Minten’s ceiling is a 2nd line center. Not a 4th liner.

Tanev...is a number 6 though?

 

[leafsfan5]

Tanev...is a number 6 though?

You think Chris Tanev is a #6 defensemen??

 

[hamzarocks]

Maybe both + a first to bring in both Schenn brothers?

disgustingpy poor for the leafs.

Hopefully treliving doesnt make a deal like this

 

[REALTALK81]

I would rather bring in Evans than Brayden Schenn. Has a cap hit of 1.7. Has 1 less goal 9 less points than Schenn. Would be easier to obtain. If I'm trading top prospects and 1 rounders, it would be for a Brock Nelson before it would be for a Brayden Schenn. I would rather Pageau over Schenn as well.

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

Minten looks like his ceiling is fourth liner. Just no offensive instincts or ability. In juniors up to where he currently is. So not surprising he’s available. Same with a guy like Danford who at best looks like a number 6 who hits really hard, but I see a minor leaguer.

Minten is a safe bet to become an NHL regular. I see a bottom 9 forward.

Cowan's stock was much higher last year. It's dropped significantly. Every team has a guy or two like him in the system.

 

[Kevin Musto]

To Chicago:

-Fraser Minten

To Toronto:

-Ryan Donato (@50% retention)
-2025 Dallas 2nd round pick

 

[Phion Keneuf]

To Chicago:

-Fraser Minten

To Toronto:

-Ryan Donato (@50% retention)
-2025 Dallas 2nd round pick

Yeah I would. I’d try to move Domi after for a more defensive/physical bottom 6er, but that’s irrelevant

 

[eojsmada]

Gotta solve the cap situation first before thinking about trading any assets for anyone with salary.

Leafs have so many players with higher AAV's that they have to have 14 players on their roster making 1.35M or less. So moving the lower players out to "upgrade" on them is an impossibility. And 6 of the other 11 players all have full NMC's.

So you have a choice of Domi, Kampf, OEL, McCabe, and Woll to ship off so you can upgrade on them. And I'm assuming OEL and McCabe aren't moving, as well as Woll. So Domi or Kampf + asset + pick for an upgrade at forward that would cost 4-5M (ish) in AAV to bring on.

I know the numbers are weird cause of prorated and such. But that's the general issue.

 

[Schennanigans]

Can we move domi instead of either of these two.

 

[eojsmada]

Can we move domi instead of either of these two.

You'd have to move Domi + one of those two and maybe more.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Can we move domi instead of either of these two.

Has 3 more years at $3.8M and is on pace to score 4 goals this year, gonna cost even more assets to include him in a deal

 

[Unbiased Fan]

I think the Leafs are more inclined to move Cowan anyway. Minten is exactly what the Leafs need now and he should be a full time 3C as of next season.

IMO Minten is closer to Poitras then a B level prospect.

-if you think Poitras is a B+ level prospect then fair

 

[Leaf Fans]

As long as it is not Danford, I can live with it.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Minten is a safe bet to become an NHL regular. I see a bottom 9 forward.

Cowan's stock was much higher last year. It's dropped significantly. Every team has a guy or two like him in the system.

No, it hasn't. 65 game point streaks don't drop a players value.