Confirmed with Link: TOR sign RD Zach Bogosian [1 year, 1M]

[93gilmour93]

Dubas is having a great offseason so far with more to come

 

[stickty111]

Everybody tune into the Athletic.

 

[AcerComputer]

According to capfriendly, Sandin, Liljegren and Lehtonen are exempt.

Bogosian pending UFA would be exposed.


Leafs can choose 3 of Rielly, Brodie, Muzzin, Dermott and Holl to protect

Hyman, Andersson, Bogosian would be exposed but would only be their rights. They could just resign with the leafs on July 1st.

 

[CertifiedGoat]

Anything more than him being a 7th D is a fail.

 

[The Iceman]

I used to fear for poor Sandin's life. Guys running him at every chance.

Bogo will halt that sillyness

 

[Clark4Ever]

I was hoping for this. Term and AAV are perfect.

With Simmonds and Bogosian on the ice, we're gonna have a bit of snarl next season. I hope there's more to come.

 

[LeafChief]

Columbus currently has Mikko Koivu as their 3C. I wonder if something around Kerfoot for Korpisalo could happen and then move Andersen to Carolina for futures/prospects. Saves a good amount on the cap. Allows for Mikheyev and Dermott to be signed and could potentially leave enough room to sign Haula as the replacement 3C.

Just thinking out loud because I currently don't see how we can fit Dermott/Mikheyev.

 

[PromisedLand]

Best thing about the D signings is that we will never have to watch Marincin play another game in the Leaf sweater

 

[Menzinger]

Nice.

Hes not a major impact player, but gives the D a physical skillset that it needed more of. A better option than Marincin too.

Looks like someone may be on the way out though. That blueljne is getting crowded

 

[klmdg]

Waiting for the Confirmed with Link: Maricin Fired into the Sun thread

 

[Dion TheFluff]

don't mind this at all! Adds some needed physical presence on the blueline and can slot in nicely into a 6th/7th role.

 

[ToMaLe]

Best thing about the D signings is that we will never have to watch Marincin play another game in the Leaf sweater

for the love of god i hope you are right!

 

[ULF_55]

Nice.

Hes not a major impact player, but gives the D a physical skillset that it needed more of. A better option than Marincin too.

Looks like someone may be on the way out though. That blueljne is getting crowded

NHL Stats

6th. ES TOI/g in the playoffs for Lightning.
Schenn was 9th.

 

[Randy Randerson]

Waiting for the Confirmed with Link: Maricin Fired into the Sun thread

*Marincin traded to Bruins

 

[Menzinger]

Dubas and Keefe are really focusing on grit and defense to surround the core.

Brodie, Bogosian, Boyd, Anderson and Simmonds are go towards that.


The people saying the Leafs went too offensive focused should be happy, though, a lot of them are still complaining

Most guys are vets too. Hopefully a stabilizing presence off the ice in the room

 

[Stephen]

I used to fear for poor Sandin's life. Guys running him at every chance.

Bogo will halt that sillyness

I could see some situations where Muzzin-Bogosian could be a better shut down option than Holl.

 

[ErnieLeafs]

I’ve always liked Bogosian. He never lived up to his draft position and was overpaid for a while but I feel he’s a pretty decent defenseman that has a valuable skill set.

Exactly. A great depth D-man, and a solid physical presence that played well on a Stanley Cup team

 

[LeafsNation75]

Bogosisan also signed for less compared to what he got in Tampa Bay. After Buffalo terminated his contract the Lightning signed him for $1.3 million AAV and tonight Dubas signs him for just $1 million AAV.

 

[LeafsNation75]

I could see some situations where Muzzin-Bogosian could be a better shut down option than Holl.

Maybe it's too early to speculate on something like this but could they be a pair together on the penalty kill?

 

[LilySmoov]

This confuses the shit out of me. Either Dermott is in fact getting squeezed out despite Dubas' comments (which basically means we sacrificed him for Bogosian, which f*** that), or there's still some money on its way out in the form of Kerfoot or Holl. But if Holl's out, then we have a hole in our top 4 again, which neither Dermott nor Bogosian can fill, and if Kerfoot's out, then we have a hole at 3C.

I'm ever so curious, 'cause at a glance, I'm not thrilled with this.

 

[Stephen]

Bogosisan also signed for less compared to what he got in Tampa Bay. After Buffalo terminated his contract the Lightning signed him for $1.3 million AAV and tonight Dubas signs him for just $1 million AAV.

He signed for a little more than what Luke Schenn got. I wonder why Tampa picked Schenn over Bogosian?

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

Let's hope we never see Marincin on the Leafs roster again.

 

[MapleLeafs9]

Rielly - Brodie
Muzzin - Holl
Sandin - Bogosian

Not too shabby tbh

Can change Sandin for Dermott if yall prefer him and let Sandin cook more but I think Sandin is better. Dermott has no brain

 

[AppsSyl]

Good pickup for the third pair. Nice to add some truculence around the edges instead of the Marincin's and the Malgin's of the world. I don't see Bogo as anything more than our 6th or 7th dman, but that's fine for a million bucks.

Really wonder what we're gonna do with Liljegren though. Lot of depth for him to claw through now.

Less depth than Sandin has to claw through on the LS.
Rielly - Brodie
Muzzin - Holl
Dermott/Lehtonen - Bogosian
Lehtonen/Dermott - Liljegren
Sandin - ?

 

[Mickey Marner]

Hope the intention here is #7 or matchup based rotation into the lineup, Bogosian isn't as good as the guy he would displace

Agreed, he's a bottom-pair rotation guy with a compartmentalized role.