Trade and Free Agency Thread - 2022 - Off-season

[ULF_55]

I'm not claiming he'll be worth it. I'm claiming that Nuke will get a big contract.

All I can say is Jeff Finger.

 

[SprDaVE]

Could be a good Amadio level player to sign.

Leafs have a hole on the fourth line center, so could be a player that competes for it.

 

[Americanadian]

All I can say is Jeff Finger.

The difference between Finger and Nuke/Marchment is Finger was never good before getting the contract. A more apt comparison would be Jason Blake who was paid 8% of the cap off of a 40 goal season and never broke 30 after that.

 

[Amadeus]

All I can say is Jeff Finger.

Nichushkin was outstanding and is a great two-way player. He's worth 5-6 for sure! He's a complete second line LW who will be a Selke candidate.

 

[SprDaVE]

Not really a surprise but hey... news is news.



EDIT:

Sounds like the Leafs are letting the insiders know as well lol

 

[ULF_55]

The difference between Finger and Nuke/Marchment is Finger was never good before getting the contract. A more apt comparison would be Jason Blake who was paid 8% of the cap off of a 40 goal season and never broke 30 after that.

Yes, but he took shots!

 

[Burnie97]

See you later Mik. Great speed. Spurts of being able to finish but usually a fail.

Guy thinks he's worth more than he really is and the Leafs were really good to him too.

 

[Legion34]

Hopefully get a 6th for miky and a 5th for soup?

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

We probably should have accepted anything the Oilers were willing to give for Hyman last year. A late pick is better than absolutely nothing

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Could be a good Amadio level player to sign.

Leafs have a hole on the fourth line center, so could be a player that competes for it.

Gaudette is a pure winger at this point. He doesn't have the faceoff ability nor the defensive acumen to be a center in the NHL.

That being said, the Leafs still need a few Seney-types to fill out the top of the Marlies, and there is potentially a job for him on an offensive bottom 6 line if he beats out some prospects. He could do a lot worse, since I doubt teams are going to offer him a guaranteed NHL job anywhere right now.

We probably should have accepted anything the Oilers were willing to give for Hyman last year. A late pick is better than absolutely nothing

Depends. The Leafs are not exactly in dire need for late round picks (thanks to consistently finding guys like Douglas, Steeves, etc.), and it doesn't let other teams think we are just going to fold if they pressure us hard enough.

The 8th year was a lot more valuable to a cap strapped team like EDM more than a late round pick was valuable to us, and we weren't going to help out EDM for nothing.

In Campbell and Mikheyev's case, neither are getting 8 years so we will just move them to the highest bidder.

 

[ULF_55]

Not really a surprise but hey... news is news.



EDIT:

Sounds like the Leafs are letting the insiders know as well lol

Good for everyone, player and teams.

I think they'd even accept Larry Murphy considerations.

 

[Nylanderthal]

There is an ignore button
Please explain what is wrong that is stated
Nylander 34 goal scorer check
Disappears for too many games check
Doesnt play well with matthews check
Doesn’t play well with tavares check
Cant drive his own line check
Terrible defensively check
Isnt on the ice fir the last couple of minutes of the game when protecting a lead check

All the above are well known facts that cant be disputed

He has 19 points in the last 19 playoff games, he definitely shows up when needed. Also, he definitely can drive his own line, and he’s a neutral zone monster who excels at take aways.

 

[MarMarSab3]

Could be a good Amadio level player to sign.

Leafs have a hole on the fourth line center, so could be a player that competes for it.

would be a fan of this

 

[Nylanderthal]

We probably should have accepted anything the Oilers were willing to give for Hyman last year. A late pick is better than absolutely nothing

Absolutely under no circumstance do you set a precedent for something if the price you’re receiving isn’t to your satisfaction.
Imagine the eye rolling and trolls in here if dubas had “reset the market” for players rights just like some say he did with RFA’s?
What Edmonton wanted was something not done before by a team in the league. Unless the price was worthwhile there’s no chance you go down that road.

 

[Nylanderthal]

All I can say is Jeff Finger.

You mean Kurt Sauer? Imagine having a senile old man in charge that is so out of touch he signs the wrong guy. I still can’t get over the fact this organization allowed that to happen.

 

[Brobust]

We probably should have accepted anything the Oilers were willing to give for Hyman last year. A late pick is better than absolutely nothing

Difference between Hyman and Mikheyev is that Edmonton wanted to go 8 years with Hyman. That's worth something.

Max term for Mikheyev is probably 5 years, so it's completely different.

 

[Sypher04]

There is an ignore button
Please explain what is wrong that is stated
Nylander 34 goal scorer check
Disappears for too many games check
Doesnt play well with matthews check
Doesn’t play well with tavares check
Cant drive his own line check
Terrible defensively check
Isnt on the ice fir the last couple of minutes of the game when protecting a lead check

All the above are well known facts that cant be disputed

You really need to look up the definition of the word ‘fact’. A few of these things aren’t even well supported opinions

 

[ACC1224]

You really need to look up the definition of the word ‘fact’

Many here do.
Perhaps he's training to join the Dubas defenders club where facts aren't allowed to get in the way?

 

[The Podium]

We probably should have accepted anything the Oilers were willing to give for Hyman last year. A late pick is better than absolutely nothing

Edmonton wanted the Leafs to sign Hyman and trade him, not deal his UFA rights.

The situation was a bit different.

Many here do.
Perhaps he's training to join the Dubas defenders club where facts aren't allowed to get in the way?

Weird take. Most of Dubas defenders are the ones who are factual. In fact, facts are what gave Dubas the “nerd” tag to begin with.

 

[123offtheglass]

We probably should have accepted anything the Oilers were willing to give for Hyman last year. A late pick is better than absolutely nothing

The gamble he took for a better pick was worth the risk, all he lost out on was a late round pick.

Doesn't signal that he'll just give in or be walked over, helps his reputation in future negotiations & deals, better bargaining power.

 

[Coachcorner]

See you later Mik. Great speed. Spurts of being able to finish but usually a fail.

Guy thinks he's worth more than he really is and the Leafs were really good to him too.

I also think he was a fantastico guy for us mayne. He had the speed and his defensive oriented game was always spot on.... we needs humans like that. Now we have to fix it and get another fine guy back. Would prefer if that man would be a hard nose guy. We have so many millions of dollars tied to our star players, so its difficult to us for keep our other suckas. We might get some goons like reaves and rinaldo in. Cause we need hardness and edge.

 

[GoodNewfieBoy]

Man I can’t wait to see the haul for Ilya Mikyahevs rights

 

[Brobust]

Man I can’t wait to see the haul for Ilya Mikyahevs rights

Don't knock it. They could draft another Tverberg.

 

[ULF_55]

You mean Kurt Sauer? Imagine having a senile old man in charge that is so out of touch he signs the wrong guy. I still can’t get over the fact this organization allowed that to happen.

Oh, yeah, yeah that's who I meant!

Or was it Randy Carlyle ... never can keep those two straight.

 

[ER89]

Many here do.
Perhaps he's training to join the Dubas defenders club where facts aren't allowed to get in the way?

many of those guys talk with what they see and cannot back up their findings with a shred of statistical evidence. Which is weird. but hey i guess to each their own.