Confirmed Trade: [TOR/STL/MIN] O'Reilly, Acciari, Pillar to TOR; Abramov, Gaudette, ‘23 1st, ‘23 3rd, ‘24 2nd to STL; ‘25 4th to MIN

[Rob Brown]

lol Leafs fans weren't willing to give up half that for a much better player (Meier)

Pretty sure the consensus here was that Knies + 1st + more wasn't enough for Meier, so I don't know what you're talking about.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

ROR is still plenty good. It’s signing him to a 3-4 yr deal that id be worried about. He’ll be a beast in the playoffs.

We've been chatting about this for a while and you damn near guaranteed a cup. Now I'm not expecting a cup, but I'm counting on you that he doesnt let us down.

 

[The Podium]

Cant win without D. Let's them overload on forwards.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

3 games since returning
2-1-3 +4 7 shots 17:56 36/57 on faceoffs.
Blues went 3-0.

That's a huge sample size.

 

[Silky mitts]

Never should have traded Kadri

 

[NewEraGM]

Don't really get the Leafs all in thing.. They bought but this is far from all in. Still have all their top prospects, all next years first, all their roster players.

Dubas can easily recoup a first at the draft if he wanted to. This improves the team a lot for really nothing more than a late first. Rest is whatever

Lol how the hell does He recoup a first at the draft unless he gives up Knies

 

[PuckFather]

Knies could also be a late season add.

Regardless, Kerfoot shouldn’t touch the top 6. Jarnkrok has looked really solid on the second line as well

Lots of viable setups for the Leafs up front now

Playoffs are a different animal. Not quite sure Knies will be an impact player in top 6 with no playoffs experience. I think Dubas would like to add a seasoned player if he can manage the cap like he did on ROR.

 

[stl76]

Well I mean I’m an Avalanche fan because I found it hilarious as a kid to see the Nordiques dunk on the Leafs.

So it unites, but in strange ways.

Does that say more about you or him?

Edit: do not mean this as an insult haha

 

[Mike Liut]

We've been chatting about this for a while and you damn near guaranteed a cup. Now I'm not expecting a cup, but I'm counting on you that he doesnt let us down.

remember when I said I’d make the Blues add Acciari or Barbashev?

 

[The don godfather]

Getting a 1st round pick for ROR is crazy. Blues doing things right.

A 1st plus plus plus.

Great trade. Exactly what toronto needed for a deep playoff run IMO

Toronto makes it past round 1 this year. You heard it here first.

I dont think so tampa is a monster 1st round opponent.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Man I can’t believe I’m in here and agreeing more with the Leafs fans

This post-COVID world is ****ed…..

 

[Namikaze Minato]

remember when I said I’d make the Blues add Acciari or Barbashev?

For Knies, yes.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Does that say more about you or him?

Edit: do not mean this as an insult haha

Oh definitely me so no insult taken. I did it to be a little shit.

 

[sfvega]

I think we all agree it was an expensive price tag, shouldn't be a debate about that. The biggest thing for us is that we added 2 quality players to our current roster and didn't lose a single guy. Just futures, and we still have assets to bring in another player. It's the 75% retention that drove the price up so high.

Yeah, and I'm not trying to bag on Toronto for the trade. I think it's the type of move they needed. I just think that a lot of the fanbase who were adamant about him not being worth that much changing their tune on a dime is disingenuous. There were some in favor of him though, but they were the minority.

 

[stl76]

Man I can’t believe I’m in here and agreeing more with the Leafs fans

This post-COVID world is ****ed…..

Let's go leafs! Embrace it baby lol

 

[Mr Buckles]

Give this headline writer a raise:

 

[Rob Brown]

I can see why you stay in your echo chamber.

I mean he's not wrong. It's just pure negativity about the Leafs regardless of what they do. If they did nothing the same people would be making fun about that instead.

 

[Brent Burns]

GM Grier will command the GDP of a small nation at this point

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Pretty sure the consensus here was that Knies + 1st + more wasn't enough for Meier, so I don't know what you're talking about.

He doesn’t either don’t worry

 

[Shane Diesel]

The lamentations and abject regret from Toronto fans will entertain me all summer.

 

[GQS]

It's an overpayment by Toronto, but all they care about is whether they win. This deal is a success if they win because of it. If they can't go deep in the playoffs, it's going to look terrible.

I mean as much as I hate trading picks away, this actually isn't too bad a deal where we didn't give up any top prospects and only gave up one 1st rounder and then some lower picks. Only thing we have to hope for is playoff O'Reilly to show up and stay healthy.

 

[hohosaregood]

Right choice to target ROR over Meier. You get a proven winner and a player at a more important position.

 

[BleedBlue14]

Part of me fails to see how this is any different than the foligno trade. This isn’t the oreilly from 5 years ago

I mean ROR is and has been a vastly superior player to Foligno. Very dumb to compare the two. Even if he’s not the same one from 5 years ago he was elite last playoffs.

 

[Azrael89]

Give this headline writer a raise:
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Legendary.

 

[The don godfather]

What was false? Gaudette and Abramov are quite literally just contract spots. They are of negative value if anything. They aren’t anything to even think about other than a number to make the deal work.

I think gaudette will surprise.