Confirmed Trade: [NYI/TOR] Pierre Engvall for 2024 3rd round pick

[Divine]

Is this the same third they flipped for Schenn?

 

[Leaf Fans]

Admire Dubas doing everything he humanly can to try and extend his position as GM

He is trying to build s team that goes far in the playoffs. He could still walk at the end of the season regardless of any outcome. It is half upt to him.

 

[waitin425]

Salary is being shed for a reason.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Isn't Engvall a lot of what the Islanders already have too much of? Middle six forward when more elite skill is holding them back?

 

[quackquackquack]

Bye Long Neck!

 

[BallardEra]

At what point are trades seen as too many of them?

Dubas still isn't done too.

 

[Leaf Fans]

YES!

...shocked that Lou went for him though, he's the antithesis of a Lou Lams player.

He is nice player.

 

[boredmale]

Gotta love the Caps selling and re-tooling for the future while the Isles go all in ever though they’re in basically the same position.

Of the 7 teams fighting for 2 spots I believe Islanders are like 3rd while the caps are 6th/7th in terms of winning percentage.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Is this the same third they flipped for Schenn?

No, this is a 24.

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

Isn't Engvall a lot of what the Islanders already have too much of? Middle six forward when more elite skill is holding them back?

Barzal out
JGP out
Wahlstrom out
Clutterbuck out

Lineup needs NHL players right now.

 

[Subway Schenn]

Dubas playing NHL on easy mode.

 

[CupofOil]

Holy shit Dubas, give me a minute to breathe.

 

[Prairie Habs]

Kind of funny in the other Leafs trade threads a big point was made of how impressive it was that Dubas didn't give anyone up off the roster when he traded with STL and CHI. Now that he IS trading pieces off the roster due to the cap problems from the earlier trades the Leafs fans are celebrating anyway.

 

[BleedBlue14]

He is trying to build s team that goes far in the playoffs. He could still walk at the end of the season regardless of any outcome. It is half upt to him.

I mean obviously yes. But you can't question the amount of work he has put into this deadline moving pieces back and forth.

 

[Ovi895]

Don't get this, Engvall seemed to have a solid role on the Leafs. There's such a thing as shaking your roster up too much and ending up with a dynamite on paper lineup getting lapped by a team with synergy in the playoffs while they're still getting to know each other and how to play together.

 

[isles55]

Of the 7 teams fighting for 2 spots I believe Islanders are like 3rd while the caps are 6th/7th in terms of winning percentage.

Not a big gap between any of the teams though. But for a 3rd this is a good deal.

 

[Coaches Coroner]

Big boy, good speed, good reach to protect the puck. Doesn't throw his weight around. Can be easily knocked off stride.

 

[Leafs87]

Mixed feelings. Should have been Kerfoot

 

[Divine]

Kind of funny in the other Leafs trade threads a big point was made of how impressive it was that Dubas didn't give anyone up off the roster when he traded with STL and CHI. Now that he IS trading pieces off the roster due to the cap problems from the earlier trades the Leafs fans are celebrating anyway.

He's trading away players we wanted traded away. Sandin got back a 1st.

Engvail is a pending UFA the Leafs are not re-signing.

Kerfoot is the same, fans want him moved but he hasn't been traded (yet).

 

[Wats]

He sometimes looks really good but then ends up nothing.

 

[miscs75]

Lou just snagged the self proclaimed (according to Leafs fans) best bottom 6 player in the league.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Don't get this, Engvall seemed to have a solid role on the Leafs. There's such a thing as shaking your roster up too much and ending up with a dynamite on paper lineup getting lapped by a team with synergy in the playoffs while they're still getting to know each other and how to play together.

Easy answer. He is SOFT. Like if you think the Leafs are soft, he looks soft compared to the rest of the team. Not someone you win with

 

[Schennanigans]

So schenn for engvall.

 

[swiftwin]

Leafs are selling?

 

[Divine]

Lou just snagged the self proclaimed (according to Leafs fans) best bottom 6 player in the league.

You're the first person I've heard ever say that.

The Leafs board has been begging to trade him all year. He's a pending UFA the Leafs have 0 interest in re-signing and does nothing in the playoffs.