Confirmed with Link: Scott Laughton (50% Retention), 2025 4th, 2027 6th to the Leafs for Nikita Grebenkin, conditional 2027 1st

[Gabriel426]

Well, Tampa has traded first round picks for long term pieces like Brandon Hagel which certainly helps having to not drafting and developing. They also traded a younger player in Sergachev for some futures this past summer which gives them more youth in different areas. They’ve struck out on Tanner Jeannot but otherwise seem to be spending their firsts on a player that managed to work into their core, and have been more aggressive trading our outer core pieces.

When TB traded their 1sts. They have every intention of signing those players to extension. Something the Leafs just couldn’t do due to not having the cap. McCabe and Laf were the players that acquired at TDL with terms and now we got Carlo and Laughton.
I do think the Tre could resign both Boosh and Edmundson but decided to upgrade and sign Tanev and OEL instead.

 

[RoadWarrior]

Grebenkin> Laughton right now. Really poor scouting by the leafs.

 

[RoadWarrior]

Laughton will be good in the playoffs.

Would be nice if he threw a body check.

 

[RoadWarrior]

Domi free agent
McMann free agent
Jarnkrok free agent
Kampf free agent
Holmberg free agent
Lorentz free agent

That calibre more or less is available every summer

Holmberg was drafted by the leafs.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Grebenkin> Laughton right now. Really poor scouting by the leafs.

Sure, if you compare AHL numbers to NHL numbers.

 

[RoadWarrior]

Laughton may well be good for us in playoffs but looking hard to justify for 1st and Grebs. The retention is something I forgot about when reviewing the trade. Plus Laughton not a pure rental. He's no ROR coming in is for sure.

Would be better if he was a pure rental because he’s a buy out candidate.

 

[RoadWarrior]

Sure, if you compare AHL numbers to NHL numbers.

No. I would put in Grebs on the 4th line ahead of Laughton right now. At least he mixes it up and adds some serious jam.

 

[Leaf Fans]

No. I would put in Grebs on the 4th line ahead of Laughton right now. At least he mixes it up and adds some serious jam.

He hasn't made the 4th line on a depleted Flyers team.

 

[RoadWarrior]

He hasn't made the 4th line on a depleted Flyers team.

That Flyers team is a joke. Better he stays in the minors getting some top quality minutes.

 

[Leaf Fans]

That Flyers team is a joke. Better he stays in the minors getting some top quality minutes.

Maybe, but getting NHL experience would benefit a talented player like Grebenkin, but to quote Treliving " more back-check, bigger pay check."

 

[RoadWarrior]

Maybe, but getting NHL experience would benefit a talented player like Grebenkin, but to quote Treliving " more back-check, bigger pay check."

Laughton and Domi missed that memo….

 

[Leaf Fans]

Laughton and Domi missed that memo….

Perhaps that is why they haven't got bigger pay checks.

 

[GQS]

Wish we had traded for Kuzmenko from the Flyers instead of Laughton. Only cost the Kings a 3rd round pick and he'd fill a need which is secondary scoring and he's doing pretty well so far with the Kings. Increasingly its looking like it was a complete waste to trade that 1st and Grenbenkin for a dude who so far is mostly just there and only playing about 12ish minutes a night.

 

[Stephen]

Wish we had traded for Kuzmenko from the Flyers instead of Laughton. Only cost the Kings a 3rd round pick and he'd fill a need which is secondary scoring and he's doing pretty well so far with the Kings. Increasingly its looking like it was a complete waste to trade that 1st and Grenbenkin for a dude who so far is mostly just there and only playing about 12ish minutes a night.

Even if they had just traded the obligatory first for Brock Boeser we’d have an extra scorer for the playoff run. Or traded for another defenseman in a deal similar to the Carlo trade and gone power overwhelming in defense.

 

[Confucius]

He hasn't made the 4th line on a depleted Flyers team.

Why put him on a 4th line, let him play big minutes in the A for what’s left of the year. We will see next year.

 

[ACC1224]

Would be nice if he threw a body check.

Lots to criticize about his play but one thing he does is finish his check.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Why put him on a 4th line, let him play big minutes in the A for what’s left of the year. We will see next year.

Sure, next year.

 

[colchar]

Wish we had traded for Kuzmenko from the Flyers instead of Laughton. Only cost the Kings a 3rd round pick

This is always such a stupid take. Just because one team got him for that price doesn't mean everyone else could have. There are a ton of variables involved.

 

[francis246]

Even if they had just traded the obligatory first for Brock Boeser we’d have an extra scorer for the playoff run. Or traded for another defenseman in a deal similar to the Carlo trade and gone power overwhelming in defense.

Vancouver was not going to accept a conditional 1st round pick three drafts from now that will end up being a late one for Brock boeser.

That pick really didn’t have much value this year, it’s too far away, with hindsight they should have kept the pick for something next year.

 

[ULF_55]

Vancouver was not going to accept a conditional 1st round pick three drafts from now that will end up being a late one for Brock boeser.

That pick really didn’t have much value this year, it’s too far away, with hindsight they should have kept the pick for something next year.

The Laughton deal was not the biggie anyway.

I'm not sure they could do Carlo and Boeser with the ammo they had.

Laughton for 20th+ pick and 4th. and 6th. for Grebenkin. This isn't big game hunting.

 

[Stephen]

Vancouver was not going to accept a conditional 1st round pick three drafts from now that will end up being a late one for Brock boeser.

That pick really didn’t have much value this year, it’s too far away, with hindsight they should have kept the pick for something next year.

I bring up Brock Boeser because it’s exactly what they were looking for and didn’t get.

Canucks wanted first-round pick for Brock Boeser

In one of the more surprising non-moves of trade deadline day, Brock Boeser remains a Vancouver Canuck. A day later, we now know why.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[RoadWarrior]

Lots to criticize about his play but one thing he does is finish his check.

Has he been winning puck battles? Don’t think so.

 

[ACC1224]

Has he been winning puck battles? Don’t think so.

You know those are different things?

 

[RoadWarrior]

You know those are different things?

It’s called body checking for a reason. Designed to separate the puck carrier from the puck as in winning a puck battle.

Laughton doesn’t do enough of that.

 

[Martin Skoula]

It’s called body checking for a reason. Designed to separate the puck carrier from the puck as in winning a puck battle.

Laughton doesn’t do enough of that.

he’s gently bumping into guys sometimes ok what more do you want, the man is a physical menace out there. The other team gets sleepless nights before playing us knowing that they have to deal with Laughton’s relentless punishing checks.