Report: Yanni Gourde would be willing to waive his M-NTC for the Maple Leafs

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I'd try to get Bandon Tanev in there too.

Imagine going into the playoffs with.

Knies Matthews Marner

Patches Tavares Nylander

Domi Gourde Mcmann

Lorentz Dewar Tanev.

I don't think anybody could match that down the middle.

That's 3 lines that can score and a 4th line that can check.

then all you need is one defensive piece

 

[BertCorbeau]

I'd be content with Gourde as I feel he plays Berube's system well and would be a good fit

But it all comes down to price too.

 

[Visnovsky]

At 50% he'd be a brilliant target, a very Berube like player - and would most likely be re-signable for a reasonable price.

After that we can target Andersson from Calgary for something around Cowan. Not that I like the price, the cap on Andersson at his level and style of play is just ridiculously low for this season and next - that is when we want to try and win, before the d-core gets too old.

 

[arso40]

At 50% he'd be a brilliant target, a very Berube like player - and would most likely be re-signable for a reasonable price.

After that we can target Andersson from Calgary for something around Cowan. Not that I like the price, the cap on Andersson at his level and style of play is just ridiculously low for this season and next - that is when we want to try and win, before the d-core gets too old.

Is there a way to keep Cowan and obtain andersson

 

[Visnovsky]

Is there a way to keep Cowan and obtain andersson

One would hope, but I'd bet that there isn't

 

[jiggy35]

I’d much rather B Tanev for let’s say Holmberg + Dewar as a base.

Lorentz - Kampf - Tanev would be a solid 4th line.

With the improvement of McMann - Domi - Robertson I’d rather see assets spent on a partners for Rielly (Murphy, Larsson, Schenn) or a more legit C upgrade (Granlund, Nelson)

 

[DarkKnight]

No it isn't, and even if it were salary retention is a thing, You can send back money, there are ways around that.

You're right his deal expires this year, read it wrong.

 

[The Iceman]

Could a Gourde trade be centred around Kämpf? Centres have value.

I remember when Berube healthy scratched him and I thought Bieksa was going to lose his mind that he would do that to a trusted bottom 6 guy.

I see Kampf as a bad offensive forward that isn’t that great defensively. If he was better in the face off circle I would tolerate him.

Against Detroit last night was a perfect example. Kept losing the draws to Larkin on the PK.

 

[thusk]

Could a Gourde trade be centred around Kämpf? Centres have value.

I remember when Berube healthy scratched him and I thought Bieksa was going to lose his mind that he would do that to a trusted bottom 6 guy.

I see Kampf as a bad offensive forward that isn’t that great defensively. If he was better in the face off circle I would tolerate him.

Against Detroit last night was a perfect example. Kept losing the draws to Larkin on the PK.

Watch stats on faceoff of every C, they all worst in PK than 5v5 or pp and the reason is simple... In PK you need to win it cleanly because 50/50 faceoff where you need help from winger, its a 1v2 matchup.

He's pretty bad offensively but still pretty good in defensive end... But it's contract make him look like a player to being move

 

[ULF_55]

His cap hit is awful.

He is what Leafs fans thought Tavares would be.

A bad contract as it winds down.

 

[nuck]

Yeah yeah two SC's, but those are team accomplishments, his last two seasons haven't bee exactly great 14 goals and followed by 11 last year and he's on much the same trajectory this year and then theres' this 5'9" 170.

Is he going to be the difference maker the Leafs need?

I think they don't really need a difference maker so much as someone to keep Kampf from ever playing in the top 9. He was 5'9" 170 when he won his Cups so he maybe gets a pass there but he is old and expensive. Retention costs and another 1st gone for a pure rental would sting (but not as much as for Savard).

I believe he would get them closer to their Cup than whatever they would spend to get him but they kind of only have one bullet in their gun and then its "add a scrub" or a Marlie for other changes,