Confirmed with Link: [TOR/CHI] G Petr Mrazek & 25th Overall Pick to CHI for 38th Overall Pick

[notbias]

nice precedence this gm is setting. give the player ntc and then the next year ask them to waive it.

Mrazek should be thanked a lot more here btw

it's almost like him treating players with respect is making the players treat him with respect.

 

[Lemontree]

If Dubas was a firefighter, started a fire than put it out. Would he be viewed as a hero?

 

[The Iceman]

LOL. He could have made this same move at the deadline and gotten MAF in return. Instead we end up with some measly mid round pick.

Top half of 2nd round of 7 rounds is mid round? Check your calculator for assistance.

 

[conFABulator]

How is this good? You just traded another 1st round to dump a guy YOU just signed last year. People ragged Lou and the Marleau thing for less. Now all of a sudden this is good? Not how you build something that endures. This is his you build something desperate.

It is not really accurate to only describe it as "a first round pick to dump a contract".

It is trading a late first for an early second to dump a contract, dropping 13 spots where value is generally the same anyway. It is a very light price to pay to get rid of that much cap for two years.

 

[Kurtz]

How is this good? You just traded another 1st round to dump a guy YOU just signed last year. People ragged Lou and the Marleau thing for less. Now all of a sudden this is good? Not how you build something that endures. This is his you build something desperate.

We traded a 25th for a 38th. There is very little difference between those two picks in this draft. This is a good move for us, don't dwell on sunk costs.

 

[mapleleaf979]

Mrazek was a bad signing from the beginning. Dubas able to fix the problem without having to give up anything. 13 spots is worth something but with the way the board fell, i don’t think we are losing much if anything. If Mrazek isn’t healthy that is almost $4M in dead cap gone and you don’t lose a major asset.

Excellent trade.

He created the problem. Dubas cost the team 13 spots to move down , based on a stupid decision he made less than 1 year ago. Its not an excellent trade at all.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I'm conflicted getting Mrazrk's money off the books is HUGE but I did want Lambert

 

[trellaine201]

Dubas lol

 

[cupcrazyman]

That's one way to get out of the 1st Round. lol

 

[Trapper]

Because this could mean the difference between running with Mrazek and Kallgren or running Campbell/Kuemper and Kallgren.

Sign a starter and this is an easy win

Lose in the 1st round again and it’s not. Better hope the goalie we get is a good as you want and not a product of a solid defensive system and coaching of another org.

 

[egd27]

Kid Kyle sure loves moving them 1st's for nothing much.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[AllDay28]

Shoutout MAF taking 3.5 per. I know age but if you’re Campbell with a riddled injury history, how can you justify over 5 (unless offered of course).

Get yo ass back home

 

[SprDaVE]

This was a no brainer move.

I just hope we don't make 2 blunders this off-season. We need more Buntings and Kampfs.

 

[justashadowof]

It had to be done one way or another. Mrazek was disaster. I do wonder who recommended Mrazek.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Not a bad deal at all under the circumstances. I thought the cost would have been much steeper to unload Mrazek without retention. It was Dubas' mistake to rectify, but at least he acted quickly and did so at a very reasonable cost.

Now the even harder work begins. I can't remember the last time we were this thin in goal at any point of an off season.

 

[Suntouchable13]

He created the problem. Dubas cost the team 13 spots to move down , based on a stupid decision he made less than 1 year ago. Its not an excellent trade at all.

And yet this guy gets 100% support from Shanny. Both of them need to go.

 

[Kurtz]

Chicago drafted Rinzel at 25. Rinzel was mocked at 38. Can the debbie downers please familiarize themselves with the concept of sunk cost and appreciate this as simply a positive deal for us.

 

[Menzinger]

How is this good? You just traded another 1st round to dump a guy YOU just signed last year. People ragged Lou and the Marleau thing for less. Now all of a sudden this is good? Not how you build something that endures. This is his you build something desperate.

It's certainly not 'good'. But at the same time, it's fine to acknowledge that the relative cost of burying the problem is fairly acceptable.

If Marleau had cost moving back in the draft a dozen or so spots, it wouldnt remain as much of a sore spot as it is for some.

 

[notbias]

1. Tuukka Rask	G	Bruins
2. Blake Coleman	C	Lightning	Flames (6 years, $29.4 million)
3. Philipp Grubauer	G	Avalanche	Kraken (6 years, $35.4 million)
4. Dougie Hamilton	D	Hurricanes	Devils (7 years, $63 million)
5. Zach Hyman	LW	Maple Leafs	Oilers (7 years, $38.5 million)
6. Phillip Danault	C	Canadiens	Kings (6 years, $33 million)
7. Tyson Barrie	D	Oilers	Oilers (3 years, $13.5 million)
8. Petr Mrazek	G	Hurricanes	Maple Leafs (3 years, $11.4 million)
9. David Savard	D	Blue Jackets/Lightning	Canadiens (4 years, $14 million)
10. Alec Martinez	D	Golden Knights	Golden Knights (3 years, $15.75 million)
11. Frederik Andersen	G	Maple Leafs	Hurricanes (2 years, $9 million)
12. David Krejci	C	Bruins	Czech Republic
13. Kyle Palmieri	RW	Devils/Islanders	Islanders (4 years, $20 million)
14. Nick Foligno	LW	Blue Jackets/Maple Leafs	Bruins (2 years, $7.6 million)
15. Brandon Saad	LW	Avalanche	Blues (5 years, $22.5 million)
16. Corey Perry	RW	Canadiens	Lightning (2 years, $2 million)
17. Jaroslav Halak	G	Bruins	Canucks (1 year, $1.5 million)
18. Keith Yandle*	D	Panthers	Flyers (1 year, $900,000)
19. Mike Hoffman	C	Blues	Canadiens (3 years, $13.5 million)
20. Mike Reilly	D	Senators/Bruins	Bruins (3 years, $9 million)
21. Mikael Granlund	C	Predators	Predators (4 years, $20 million)
22. Sami Vatanen	D	Devils/Stars	National League
23. Eric Staal	LW	Canadiens
24. Braden Holtby*	G	Canucks	Stars (1 year, $2 million)
25. Erik Haula	LW	Predators	Bruins (2 years, $4.75 million)
26. Zach Parise*	LW	Wild	Islanders (terms not released)
27. James Neal*	LW	Oilers	Blues (PTO)
28. Tomas Tatar	LW	Canadiens	Devils (2 years, $9 million)
29. Nick Bonino	C	Wild	Sharks (2 years, $4.1 million)
30. Jaden Schwartz	LW	Blues	Kraken (5 years, $27.5 million)
31. Linus Ullmark	G	Sabres	Bruins (4 years, $20 million)
32. Antti Raanta	G	Coyotes	Hurricanes (2 years, $4 million)
33. Ryan Suter*	D	Wild	Stars (4 years, $14.6 million)
34. Bobby Ryan	RW	Red Wings	Red Wings (PTO)
35. Derek Ryan	C	Flames	Oilers (2 years, $2.5 million)
36. Alex Galchenyuk	C	Senators/Maple Leafs	Coyotes (PTO)
37. Alex Edler	D	Canucks	Kings (1 year, $3.5 million)
38. Michael Bunting	LW	Coyotes	Maple Leafs (2 years, $1.9 million)
39. Casey Cizikas	C	Islanders	Islanders (6 years, $15 million)
40. Zdeno Chara	D	Capitals	Islanders (terms not released)
41. Jujhar Khaira^	LW	Oilers	Blackhawks (2 years, $1.95 million)
42. Travis Zajac	C	Devils/Islanders	Devils (one-day contract)/retired
43. Travis Hamonic	D	Canucks	Canucks (2 years, $6 million)
44. Joe Thornton	C	Maple Leafs	Panthers (1 year, $750,000)
45. Alex Goligoski	D	Coyotes	Wild (1 year, $5 million)
46. Alexander Wennberg	C	Panthers	Kraken (3 years, $13.5 million)
47. Derek Forbort	D	Jets	Bruins (3 years, $9 million
48. Jonathan Bernier	G	Red Wings/Hurricanes	Devils (2 years, $8.25 million)
49. Mattias Janmark	LW	Golden Knights	Golden Knights (1 year, $2 million)
50. David Rittich	G	Flames/Maple Leafs	Predators (1 year, $1.25 million)

How many good signings are here?

Not many of these GMs have fixed their mistake from last year.

Two things can be true, the signing was bad, the trade was good.

 

[Leafidelity]

Go look at what it cost to dump Kassian if you want to see what a bad cap dump looks like

 

[phillipmike]

He created the problem. Dubas cost the team 13 spots to move down , based on a stupid decision he made less than 1 year ago. Its not an excellent trade at all.

I agree. But the deal is done. You either stick with the $3.8M problem or you fix it. And you lost 13 spots to fix it.

Mrazek has 2 years left at $3.8M per and the leafs gave up 13 spots.



Kassian has 2 years left at $3.2M and he is at least serviceable and Edmonton had to give up 3 spots, a future 2nd and a 3rd to get rid of his deal.

The original signing was bad. But cost close to nothing in comparison to a deal that happened at the exact same time.

What would you rather have today knowing you can’t go back in time and undo the Mrazek deal; Mrazek’s $3.8M on the books and pick 25 or $3.8M in cap space and pick 38?

For me, I’m taking the latter without hesitation.

 

[bodechek]

It was a huge mistake to sign Mrazek to that contract, given the previous season he had. Now because of Dubas, the Leafs are going to be screwed for a goalie

 

[trellaine201]

I bet that money goes to Campbell lol

 

[MarMarSab3]

Well done Dubas