Post Deadline Transactions and Signings

[ACC1224]

What has Jeffler ever broken lol?

I imagine the odd chair at one point

 

[GQS]

This trade deadline reminds me of the McCann trade. Started off looking really great, and then blew it at the end. Overall the Leafs moved a lot of pieces around to end up just slightly better than last year, and paid a huge cost to do it

I mean relatively speaking for what they gained compared to what they gave up, the cost wasn't too steep at all. Sure it sucks to lose a couple of 1sts that go out the door, but the Leafs are a better team today than they were a few weeks ago. Good enough to win a round in the playoffs and go even further? Who knows, but I like their chances more now than I did before they made some of the trades they made.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Could you imagine if knies doesn't sign this year. Lots of you will poo poo in your pants.

Why would anyone do that? He is not obligated to sign.

 

[Contenderorpretender]

It wouldn't make sense for Knies to not sign. It burns a year off his ELC.

But one year closer to FA

 

[kb]

Idk, I really don't get the Sandin trade. Can't help but wonder if there was something else Dubas was working on and it just fell through. Oh well, hope Gus enjoys sitting in the press box lol

And I don't get people who don't get the trade.

How productive is it to have a malcontent in the press box down the stretch and into the playoffs and all next season?

 

[Warden of the North]

I don't fully understand why the sellers didn't sell more pieces. What a bizarre trade deadline. Klingberg? JvR? Hello?

 

[stickty111]

question is if the leafs are tougher than last years playoffs with Clifford, Simmonds, Foligno, Muzzin

Foligno wasn't here last year. Clifford and Simmonds were useless. Leafs now have a 4th line that you have confidence in. McCabe takes Muzzin's role

 

[1specter]

Im sure Sandin asked for a trade

Yeah I suspect so as well but the value seems kinda poor. Gus is a dead asset at this point and the Bruins pick is a borderline second. Good young dmen don't grow on trees... I hope that pick can be parlayed into a deal at the draft now

 

[Warden of the North]

ya my bad, Lyubushkin and Ritchie

Were traded for each other. Try again

 

[BertCorbeau]

He's not really wrong.

2LW still not addressed. Sold low on Sandin. Kerfoot still around. Neither Matthews or Tavares have been very productive without Marner.

I don't have a lot of confidence.

Sold low on Sandin? What did you think he was worth???

 

[kb]

But one year closer to FA

He's signing

Drop the Chicken Little act.

 

[Contenderorpretender]

Why would anyone do that? He is not obligated to sign.

Everybody has him penciled in from 2nd line down

 

[TheDoldrums]

What has Jeffler ever broken lol?

he's hinted something was happening hours before the leafs did moves multiple times before. Broken marlies stuff with details. I forgot that posting anything from him causes some people to freak out, apologies!

 

[1specter]

I don't fully understand why the sellers didn't sell more pieces. What a bizarre trade deadline. Klingberg? JvR? Hello?

I have no idea what the f*** Anaheim is doing. As a tank team they should've had a fire sale

 

[Osmows OReilly]

Booooooooooo

 

[SprDaVE]

I don't fully understand why the sellers didn't sell more pieces. What a bizarre trade deadline. Klingberg? JvR? Hello?

Salary cap made it impossible for many teams.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Look, do I wish the Leafs had gotten an NHL quality scoring winger for the left side? Yes. Is it the end of the world that they didn’t? No. Dubas did a lot of good things this TDL, greatly increasing the quality of the centre and defence depth. He even managed to recoup draft capita on an asset that he and the franchise didn’t envision a future for here, in a deep draft to boot.

It’s not ideal that Knies is our great hope for left wing scoring given his obvious lack of NHL experience but there are worse options.

If you’re disappointed the 1st wasn’t move the reality is no one on the market today was worth trading it for. If anything it’s now more incentive to beat Tampa and Boston in the playoffs so that pick is as high as possible.

 

[LeafsandSharksfan]

I think Sandin wanted out

Then wait until the off-season and deal him for roster help. A very late first doesn’t do much for us now and I think he would have brought more for this playoff then Gutsavsson.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Wasn't it mentioned recently that he was demanding more ice time? If that was the case, he was good as gone. He was in no position to be making those demands.

I mean, he had a good case for more ice-time.

 

[SprDaVE]

 

[cyris]

What's a Jeffler?

A former HF poster. Nice enough guy actually but he has about as much inside knowledge as any of us

 

[Warden of the North]

Sold low on Sandin? What did you think he was worth???

Sandin is on the verge of becoming "a guy" worth a 4th round pick. Dubas sold on him just before the drop in value IMO

 

[stickty111]

ya my bad, Lyubushkin and Ritchie

They were never both here at the same time. Lyb was terrible in the playoffs

 

[Nhlpowerweek]

The zohorna Hunt was ours. The guy at the trash cans was right we are totally ready and deep now

 

[613Leafer]

I don't fully understand why the sellers didn't sell more pieces. What a bizarre trade deadline. Klingberg? JvR? Hello?

Anaheim literally signed Klingberg to a 1 year deal with the intention of selling him at the deadline. In the offseason, they already knew they weren't a playoff team.

Massive fumble by their GM, unless something trickles in after the deadline.