Confirmed Trade: [TOR/SEA] Mark Giordano (50% retained) and Colin Blackwell for 2022 2nd, 2023 2nd, 2024 3rd

[TheDoldrums]

Toronto fans: No way we trade Knies (recently drafted in the 2nd round).

Same Toronto fans: we only gave up two 2nd rounders? What a steal!

Knies (recently had an incredible year of development and has more value than the Leafs 1st)

 

[93LEAFS]

Hmm

So
Tor: 2x 2nd and Dermott for Gio & Blackwell
Van: Hamonic for Dermott
Ott: 3rd for Dermott
Sea: Gio & Blackwell for 2x 2nd

Basically if Francis demands the package Toronto actually paid, he would have an extra third by flipping Dermot to Ottawa.? Doesnt that sound like Francis missed a third here?

Ottawa traded a 3rd for Hamonic. Unless we've cloned Dermott in the last 24 hours.

 

[34]

Leafs love those types, Marleau + simmonds + Thornton + gio haha. Still getting bounced in rd 1

I agree with you. Awful move by Dubas. Two seconds and third for a guy like that. 1st round exit incoming again.

 

[Auston Marlander]

They've been in a "win now" mode for a while - and haven't won anything at all.
Anything short of a finals appearance is a disaster at this point.

Says Toronto, Florida, Calgary, Colorado, Tampa, Boston...

 

[TopG]

Toronto fans: No way we trade Knies (recently drafted in the 2nd round).

Same Toronto fans: we only gave up two 2nd rounders? What a steal!

Yup Knies turning out to be better pick than half the 1st round so far. Was a crazy pick. The reality of the unpicked 2nds is that they have like a 10% chance of being regular NHLers

 

[frederixx]

Decent trade. Dubas really wanted to keep the 1st to get Varlamov

 

[Tripledeke333]

I actually think this is a decent trade for both parties. I don’t think Toronto will regret this. They are in win now mode and there window is closing with each year.However, getting a goalie is more important to the Leafs than this move.

 

[Cotton]

Golly gee...that is an optimistic take Mr Rogers. Gio may be good offensively (Reilly?) but what does he add defensively where the Laffs have mega problems!

D isn’t a problem so much as the G’s.

 

[TopG]

It's as if Knies is a lot better than your average 2nd round pick.

Yup looking like he should’ve been a 1st rounder

 

[BayStBullies]

Haters were flooding this thread thinking Knies would be involved, now they're claiming this was an overpay. Ok, sure thing.

 

[MagicalRazor]

Whats the ottawa part of this trade?

 

[Dubi Doo]

It looks like Dubas did not get fleeced so huge win for the Leafs.... Adding Gio with that goaltending on another hand is a bandaid at best.

Yeah, still a tier below the contenders, but cant fault Dubas for trying to keep up in the arms race.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Golly gee...that is an optimistic take Mr Rogers. Gio may be good offensively (Reilly?) but what does he add defensively where the Laffs have mega problems!

Uhh.. gee whiz Rob. Only been one of the best defensive dmen in the league for much of his career.

 

[Gurglesons]

2 2nds and a 3rd for Gio and Blackwell seems fair.

 

[Roshi]

Ottawa traded a 3rd for Hamonic. Unless we've cloned Dermott in the last 24 hours.

Yeah, but the point stays. Right?

Seatlle send Dermot to Vancouver, and the Hamonic for Dermot deals go through?

 

[Tripod]

guessing 2 2nds and Dermott

Considering Dermott got moved for a 3rd, I think my guess was pretty spot on!

 

[McDoused]

You realize players often improve from their draft position, right? The Leafs also drafted Dermott in the 2nd round and he was traded for a 3rd round today. Knies' stock has increased since last summer.

Oh I'm aware that anyone who joined the leafs see their perceived stock sky rocket.

Truth is the leafs have such few prospects that anyone remotely decent is overhyped.

Look ar Robertson. Wasnt long ago leaf fans were trying to convince everyone he was better than Caufield.

Props to Knies for having a good year though.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

If Benning was involved in this trade some how a first would have been going to Toronto and Boeser to Seattle.

 

[guyzeur]

Whats the ottawa part of this trade?

we get the junk nobody wants.

 

[jaisen73]

Good return for Seattle, good players for Toronto. The Kraken are building up a lot of picks from players they were going to lose for nothing and that should given them plenty of room to be busy at the draft on the trade front and/or to build up their prospect pool.

 

[CanHeDoIt99]

Holding onto Knies, Robertson, Niemela and the 1st rounders is tidy work from Dubas.

 

[DucksUnited]

Vancouver and Ottawa should have hung up the phone on Toronto. How’s this even worth the time picking up the phone and listening to a 4 hour conversation between 4 different front offices.

 

[LeafGrief]

Two seconds and a third? Eh, for a trade that addresses both F and D with quality options, I'm not mad. I think Gio is a great pickup.

 

[Team Cozens]

Dubas fleeced this one. Beauty.

What??? Gio was worth no more than a 3rd and a 5th. He only wanted to come to Toronto.

 

[Dubi Doo]

2 2nds and a 3rd for Gio and Blackwell seems fair.

It's a gokd deal all around. I laughed when people thought Gio woukd return a first. Dude's ancient, haha