Confirmed Trade: [TOR/DAL] Chris Tanev for Max Ellis, 2026 7th round pick

[LeafGrief]

If anything, I’m a Leaf FANS hater (and I’d wager the same goes most of HF, honestly…)

Leafs fans like to believe that they’re somehow being targeted specially. They’re not. They’re just annoying.

Lmao. Mods on this website are too funny.

 

[LokiDog]

Lmao. Mods on this website are too funny.

I’m not a global mod - I have no influence here or on your boards. Outside of NYR I’m just a regular poster, and I’m not flaming you guys or speaking anything but my honest opinion, which is that a large, large number of Leafs posters act like they’ve been personally wronged by almost every thread posted on HF. There is a persecution complex, likely rooted in decades of failure, not unlike my own Rangers. It’s not a good look from our fans, and it isn’t from yours either. Calling a spade a spade - in this case, calling Tanev a nearly 35 injury prone defensive Dman with a ton of miles and wear and tear on him a liability to give any significant combination of term and cap to, isn’t “being a leaf hater”. It’s a rational observation; the player is getting older, has an injury history, has a ton of miles on him and plays a game that requires him to continue taking punishment to be effective. It’s when people call making the observation “Leaf hating” that I say the fan base has a complex. I would HATE for NYR to give Tanev term, though I like the player.

 

[LokiDog]

Who is trying to impress anyone? You know what, I'll be the bigger person and move on here. You are clearly unhinged when it comes to the Leafs (for whatever reason being a Rangers fan living in Dallas? I don't get it).

Lived in NY for 30 of the 37 years I’ve been alive? Moved to Dallas for career reasons? Not that crazy. Unhinged? Very loose definition of that word. Appreciate you moving along though.

 

[Panthers Propaganda]

Toronto signs the dead corpse of Tanev.

Idk, maybe has a few more years to give. At least it addresses a need.

 

[Warden of the North]

How can a guy who does this for a living not understand the max is 7? And what team would sign a player to 43?

He's under 35 so can retire in a few years. Sign him max term front loaded to get the hit down and get him the amount of money he wants.

 

[TIGERCOOL]

Just got away from Gio…who else can TML acquire with …”experience”?

Gio had 3 years on Tanev when the Leafs signed him. Gio also had arguably his best ever season at age 35.

 

[inthewings]

Its totally idiotic to think LTIR is a long term strategy when negotiating contracts.

It is. People are acting like the Leafs just casually LTIR overpaid players all the time, while everyone except (maybe) Robidas who has been LTIR'd by them has actually been too injured to continue their careers.

 

[Sypher04]

He was meh in the Oilers series, but extremely good in the previous 2 against the Avs and Vegas. Shutdown Eichel and MacKinnon like it was nothing

He was injured in the oilers series.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Lmao. Mods on this website are too funny.

Watch out. About to get a message from Troll Stomper and a bunch more pop up ads lol

 

[TIGERCOOL]

Toronto signs the dead corpse of Tanev.

Is it worth it to make yourself look like a complete casual just to dump on a team you don't like?

 

[PuckFather]

You should probably look at getting out of the first round before talking about other teams.


Hopefully you guys can fluke your way to round 2 one of these years.

Maybe Leafs don’t get lucky like the Oilers to face a team that loses both the starter and the back up goalies? Tanev is a warrior and will definitely help the Leafs make it further, though they still need to add to the roster

 

[TheBeard]

Is Ellis anything?

 

[thaman8765678]

This is what Brad does. Sign players to long term deals once they are on the down side of their careers.

See James Neal or Troy Brouwer, or Huberdeau.

 

[PuckFather]

Like this for the Leafs a lot. It’s the kind of D they have been missing. Hopefully he stays healthy

 

[sansabri]

i remember when Tanev would've been a get for the Leafs

 

[dukeofjive]

Just like clockwork, the season is over and there back....

Can someone explain to me the difference between trading for a player for maybe a 1/3 of a season and a playoff run to signing a player long term...

 

[Number8]

Giordano / Tanev pairing. Make it happen.

Toronto has called a timeout in order to allow Gio and Tanev time to get on the ice.

 

[Suntouchable13]

I don't think that Tanev helps them go further in the playoffs when the high paid offence can't score in the playoffs. Tanev is fine in the vaccuum but I think that Tre is dumb and so is Shanny.

 

[McShogun99]

cup or bust right?

Why make it to the second round when you can have more time to shop for man purses?

 

[JianYang]

Put him in bubble wrap for the regular season, then just pray that he can get through the playoffs without getting knocked out of the lineup.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I don't think that Tanev helps them go further in the playoffs when the high paid offence can't score in the playoffs. Tanev is fine in the vaccuum but I think that Tre is dumb and so is Shanny.

No player is taking us further if the core doesn't produce. But this is to help Rielly. He had his best post season ever with Schenn playing shutdown D and letting him do his thing. Rielly smoked Tampa.

This is a similar thing. Let Rielly be himself and be confident the defensive end is being taken care of

 

[biturbo19]

I wonder what it feels like to be the random player thrown into a deal like this...where your team traded you for nothing but the rights to talk to some other dude.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I wonder what it feels like to be the random player thrown into a deal like this...where your team traded you for nothing but the rights to talk to some other dude.

He's also on a expiring contract so really it was just to even out the contracts for the next few days

 

[boredmale]

Looks like the Leaf got min value with Max

 

[DFF]

I wonder what it feels like to be the random player thrown into a deal like this...where your team traded you for nothing but the rights to talk to some other dude.

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