Confirmed Trade: [TOR/BOS] Brandon Carlo (15% retained) for Fraser Minten, cond. 2026 1st round pick (top 5 protected), 2025 4th round pick

[PatriceBergeronFan]

We will see how he does. It is not hypocritical to say that? I don't like the player but if the ask is to be a #4 RD and help our penalty kill I think he can do that if he finds his game again.

Bruins fans were saying he was a top pairing dman last few seasons FYI

No they were not.

 

[ijuka]

There was a thread about the value of Brandon Carlo a few days before the Leafs acquired him. It’s pretty crazy to see the contrasts in tones. Leafs paid more or less in line to what people were saying, and he was being described as a big young top 4 RHD who the Bruins would be crazy to give up without overpayment.

Yeah the general perception of Carlo seems overly romantic, I at least have called him out for being overrated for several years, though. His advanced stats and concrete stats have been bad for years.

Also, keep in mind that person x saying one thing and person y saying another doesn't mean that the tone changes, it just means that a different person was talking.


Let's just say that I am not impressed with these "defensive defensemen" who are crap at defense. Just because a player is bad at offense doesn't mean he's good at defense. He can very well be bad at both.

 

[seanlinden]

Timmins and Dewar are both waiver fodder. Dewar would probably have went unclaimed - absolutely useless player. Colin Blackwell 2.0. Cardio merchant.

Timmins may have been claimed since he has some offence and is a RHD. But he has the game sense and defensive acumen of a beer leaguer. He should not be a regular roster player on any competitive team.

Agreed with not getting a perfect score this TDL, but Tre did very well. For me, a solid A would’ve been if he flipped Domi/Jarnkrok + for another top 6 capable winger.

I’m ok with the inflated price for both Laughton and Carlo. It was definitely a sellers market this TDL, and both Laughton and Carlo came with retention + term. 1 more year for Laughton, 2 more for Carlo. Extremely tired of the same song and dance of wasting futures every TDL for UFAs who play 1 round with us and then leave. At least we can avoid that crap next year for 2 holes which we permanently plugged now.

Laughton as 3C I’m not sold on. But we’ll try it out and worst case he shifts to the wing. He’s definitely a 3rd line capable player who can spot in on the 2W if needed.

At most times of year, yes, they are waiver-fodder.

However, at the deadline, when every team is looking to add a depth piece or two, these guys should have had some semblance of value -- even to a bubble team like Columbus, Ottawa, Detroit, Calgary, Vancouver, etc.

Again I'm of course nitpicking here.

 

[BruinsJoe]

We will see how he does. It is not hypocritical to say that? I don't like the player but if the ask is to be a #4 RD and help our penalty kill I think he can do that if he finds his game again.

Bruins fans were saying he was a top pairing dman last few seasons FYI

Never see or heard a Bs fan saying that... shit take

 

[The don godfather]

Bruins hosed the leafs on this deal the end.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Amazing what Brad has done to rebuild the Leafs Blueline. Bringing in OEL, Carlo and Tanev all in one year is impressive. Nobody can say that they don't have a good enough Blueline anymore.

 

[Skolman]

How in the world can you possibly know this ?

It's called a prediction.

Welcome to HF

 

[Skolman]

Very odd seeing things in real time. Not a single Leaf fan is acting like we got a top dman. Yet last few pages are filled with Leaf haters citing these imaginary posts.

We're hoping he is a good #4 dman who can boost our PK and hopefully find some chemistry with Rielly so he can go back to being good again

You guys against the world as always, virus.

 

[The Shadow]

Bruins hosed the leafs on this deal the end.

How can anyone say that? The guy is 28 and still many years of hockey left. The picks and prospects may never make an impact in the league. However I liked Minten and didn’t want him to go

 

[Puckstuff]

Giving him a B.

He had 2 glaring needs on team - a 3rd line centre and a top 4 right shot defenceman; he filled both spots, on guys with term that have excellent contracts.

The reason he doesn't get an A from me... comes down to 3 things.

1. The insane amount of assets he had to give up - 2 Firsts, Minten, Grebenkin.
2. The poor return he got on Timmins & Dewar.
3. The fact that while Laughton is likely going to be a 3rd line C, you can't help but get the feeling that the Leafs are still relatively "weak" in this department.

The Avs went out and got both Charlie Coyle & Brock Nelson. The Stars went out and got Mikael Granlund leading up to the deadline. Is Scott Laughton better than Yanni Gourde at this point in their careers? I'm not sure.

Granlund was the real miss imo. I wanted Granlund and L.Schenn.

 

[HockeyVirus]

You guys against the world as always, virus.

Given there are fans from basically every team who make an effort to spend a lot of time in every Leaf topic reminding us how bad we are, yes it is.