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I think he’ll be really good this year in the playoffs, but I’m not giving him a multi year deal
If I were the Leafs, I’d ask for ROR and Barbashev for Kneis. Adding those 2 guys would make it hell to play against.
Value of: ROR to the Leafs at the deadline.
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I think he’ll be really good this year in the playoffs, but I’m not giving him a multi year deal
If I were the Leafs, I’d ask for ROR and Barbashev for Kneis. Adding those 2 guys would make it hell to play against.
HuGort
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Blues playing better without ROR. If i was Leafs i wouldn't pay high for him. He's had bad year in contract year. Not good sign
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The Blues playing poor has nothing to do with ROR. Their D sucks.
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So the Leafs are in the mid to lower tier of trade targets if this is true.
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Blue's fans need to temper expectations. You aren't getting a prospect of Knies quality from anyone.
Rentals simply do not bring back top prospects.
Rentals simply do not bring back top prospects.
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Blues trade Tage Thompson for ROR and win the cup
Leafs dont trade Kneis for ROR and don’t win the cup
Leafs dont trade Kneis for ROR and don’t win the cup
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One Blues poster wants a particular prospect and values him as a blue chipper. If he is not a blue chipper then the fixation on him is unwarranted. If he is a blue chipper then he is not on the table for a rental (or two rentals). So we don't need to argue about Knies. Leafs fans should understand that Blues fans understand this.
We are talking about a 1st round pick + 3d rounder + young reclamation player who is underperforming hopes if it's Giroux value as reported. That's the ask, and maybe Armstrong will get all of that or a little less. Leafs value Knies like Blues fans value Snuggerud currently. If the Blues were in a similar position as last year's team and buyers approaching this year's deadline, then teams would be asking for Snuggerud as the prospect coming back in a rental deal and we'd be saying no and having no trouble understanding why we're saying no.
We are talking about a 1st round pick + 3d rounder + young reclamation player who is underperforming hopes if it's Giroux value as reported. That's the ask, and maybe Armstrong will get all of that or a little less. Leafs value Knies like Blues fans value Snuggerud currently. If the Blues were in a similar position as last year's team and buyers approaching this year's deadline, then teams would be asking for Snuggerud as the prospect coming back in a rental deal and we'd be saying no and having no trouble understanding why we're saying no.
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Don't be like that mate. We heard for a long time stuff like that about "Miller would make you a cup winner" and we all saw how that ended.
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i Just want to see ROR go to a contender, wouldn’t mind seeing him help Toronto go deep or win it all. 1st + decent prospect seems fair value to me.
Knies isn’t Knies quality prospect. The mythology some of y’all have built around him is ridiculous. He is good prospect and likely NHLer, but let’s not act like he is Matthew Tkachuk or anything. He’s 3rd best guy on his own line at UM.
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Have you seen our centers? Youre not getting a virtually untouchable asset for an over the hill, injured centerman whos got a lot of hard miles on his body and is playing arguably the worst hockey in his career and is pacing for less than 40 points.
ROR was a great asset when you traded for him, hes not that same player as when you traded for him 5 years ago.
"Foligno is the perfect guy for the Leafs, you should give up whatever it takes to get him! Instant contenders!" was a constant right before it turned into "OMG YOU GUYS GAVE UP A FIRST FOR HIM LOLOLOL LAFS SUCK"
It's HF tradition!
As a Blues fan I've seen a lot of "trade for this guy he'll win you a cup 100% guaranteed" or "trade your top prospect/1st round picks for a player that isn't your #1 need". Nothing is ever guaranteed and saying it is is silly. I hated other fan bases saying it to us, so I hate when we say it to other fan bases.
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Yeah, a lot of people get super caught up "winning" online trade arguments that they will say some dumb shit.
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Imagine you've been told and believed for 6 years that your forward group needs more size upfront. And you've had a big hole at LW for years. And your top prospect is a big LW who might develop into a good NHL power forward. Is it really difficult for you to imagine why fans are excited and don't want to trade him?
And there's no need to pretend Knies is a passenger or that he's being carried or anything. The Leafs wanted to sign him last year after his frosh season before he had played with either of them. He's the rare Leafs prospect that actually might project better in the NHL than his junior/college counting stats.
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Why? because they don't want to trade Knies for a rental? They shouldn't.
If Knies was traded it shouldn't be for a rental it should be for somebody with term.
Or is it because it says They'd prefer not to trade their 1st?
That's literally every team in the NHL, no team WANTS to trade their 1st but I bet Toronto does trade a 1st, it might be 2024 instead of 2023 but it probably happens.
And if you can get better without trading a 1st why not?
Guys like Sean Monahan, Max Domi. Tyler Bertuzzi, Nyquivst would all make them better and with the possible exception of Bertuzzi none of them are getting 1st.
And given Bertuzzi current injury combined with the market being flooded with offensive talent I don't know that he does either.
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If the leafs aren’t moving a first or knies, then be prepared to be disappointed in the TDL deal,
like a seventh D or third or fourth liner should be the expectation.
Who said they aren't moving a 1st?
It was said they prefer not to trade their 1st, not that they wouldn't.
I got news for you every team would prefer not to trade their 1st, literally all of them.
But I bet Toronto does trade a 1st, maybe It's 2024 instead of 2023 but I bet they do it.
I still maintain that ROR value is a 1st + 2nd considering factors such as injury, down season by his standards, age, likelihood of acquiring teams resigning him.
We must also consider the supply of impact centers of ROR caliber or better of which there are only two.
The last factor is perceived draft strength and teams willingness to part with said pick based on how each team views their chances based on team strength as well as the strength of competition of potential playoff opponents.
A 2023 1st + a 2024 2nd is in my opinion fair and could be slightly increased or decreased based on any of the above factors changing.
We must also consider the supply of impact centers of ROR caliber or better of which there are only two.
The last factor is perceived draft strength and teams willingness to part with said pick based on how each team views their chances based on team strength as well as the strength of competition of potential playoff opponents.
A 2023 1st + a 2024 2nd is in my opinion fair and could be slightly increased or decreased based on any of the above factors changing.
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