Trade and Free Agency Thread - 2022 - Off-season

[Burnie97]

 

[Nylanderthal]

The last thing we should be doing is allocating more money to forwards and less on defense. We want to attract a goalie in free agency, remember?

With or without muzzin in the line up team D was never the issue in Toronto last year. It was depth scoring in timely spots and goaltending that let them down in the end.

 

[justashadowof]

San Jose:
Nick Bonino
James Reimer
2020 5th

Toronto:
Nick Robertson
Petr Mrazek

 

[Nylanderthal]

Considering how few players they have signed paired with their strange arena situation, they're almost certainly going to have to make trades for guys with term.

Petr mrazek come on down!

 

[Sypher04]

They arent rearranging the deck chairs. They realize their number 2 dman is slowing down and is on the wrong side of 30 and they need to keep the younger more important players like palat etc
Our gm doesnt realize our number 2 center is slowing down and is on the wring side of 30 and we lose sandin mikeyev and eventually bunting.

I’m sure our GM can see JT has lost a step. He has an NMC though so whats he really gonna do about it?

 

[SeaOfBlue]

With or without muzzin in the line up team D was never the issue in Toronto last year. It was depth scoring in timely spots and goaltending that let them down in the end.

It will help if the Leafs work on creating more offense for their 4th line.

Blackwell: 3 points in almost 20 games and 2 in 7 for the playoffs.
Clifford: 3 points in 23 games.
Spezza: 25 points in 71 games and 1 in 5 for the playoffs. (with PP time)
Simmonds: 16 points in 76 games.

And various others who just didn't put up much either.

We need to get a lot more offense out of that 4th line, especially when they are not providing any other value.

 

[Apex Predator]

Coyotes will be going for Connor Bedard next year. Coyotes could be a scary team in the future

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Petr mrazek come on down!

Mrazek needs to waive to go there, and I doubt he does.

 

[Nylanderthal]

It will help if the Leafs work on creating more offense for their 4th line.

Blackwell: 3 points in almost 20 games and 2 in 7 for the playoffs.
Clifford: 3 points in 23 games.
Spezza: 25 points in 71 games and 1 in 5 for the playoffs. (with PP time)
Simmonds: 16 points in 76 games.

And various others who just didn't put up much either.

We need to get a lot more offense out of that 4th line, especially when they are not providing any other value.

Wholeheartedly agree with that.

 

[Menzinger]

I wouldn't expect any Mrazek movement until the Leafs being in another goalie

 

[SprDaVE]

 

[stickty111]

Yeah I don’t mean anything in regards to leaks. Wish I could explain it better, there’s well spoken and there is saying nothing really. I don’t care for an explanation on why Mrazek was signed and the whole spiel about belief again. Then a somewhat no nonsense stance when it comes to Sandin.

I don’t know, maybe it’s just me and the overall frustration at this point I feel as a fan.

Yeah thats fair. I think the belief comment is more playing with the market. The last thing you want to do is give an impression like i'm done with this group as the media will run away with that kind of info.

 

[Sypher04]

Mrazek needs to waive to go there, and I doubt he does.

Probably a fair assumption he’s on the 10 team no trade.

 

[stickty111]

I'm not buying this until it actually happens

 

[notdoneyet]

Coyotes will be going for Connor Bedard next year. Coyotes could be a scary team in the future

Where are they getting the money. After his elc in three years he will want 15-18 million depending in the cap. They will always be an nhl development team whi gets rid of stars when they have to be paid. The only way he would stay there is if they relocate

Probably a fair assumption he’s on the 10 team no trade.

We can waive him right. They can pick him up if we waive him

 

[Sypher04]

I don’t hate Murray as a reclamation project but not on his current deal. Post buyout sure

 

[Menzinger]

So I get the Murray thing (to a degree) from the Leafs pov. Has a background with the front office, could be the B in an A-B tandem. But there's absolutely no way they can make that cap work unless he's 50% retained AND likely Mrazek gets pushed off the team

Seems more likely they'd circle to him after a buyout with a new, cheaper contract. But have a hard time seeing them make a trade work.

 

[Stand Witness]

I gotta imagine Murray would be retained to a minimum of Mrazeks salary with Mrazek going back plus something because the Leafs would be paying Murray big cash.

 

[Sypher04]

We can waive him right. They can pick him up if we waive him

We could play dirty, like Tampa allegedly did with McDonagh

 

[Warden of the North]

Would have to think Mrazek goes the other way in a Murray deal.

 

[SprDaVE]

Would have to think Mrazek goes the other way in a Murray deal.

At the very minimum. But even that seems just really weird. I don't get it.

Maybe the Leafs would get a nice pick out of it. Maybe it's a bigger deal involving other pieces. It's just a really weird goaltender to go after.

 

[Sypher04]

At the very minimum. But even that seems just really weird. I don't get it.

Agreed. Even if they take Mrazek we’re not adding 2 million in cap to the roster for the pleasure of taking Matt Murray

 

[Nylanderthal]

I'm not buying this until it actually happens

I mean, after a buyout sure. But there’s no way they’re looking at him at his current aav

I'm not buying this until it actually happens

I mean, after a buyout sure. But there’s no way they’re looking at him at his current

 

[Erndog]

Mrazek played JR in Ottawa, and really liked his time there. He'd waive.

 

[PJ817]

so, I'll say this and then see myself out

Flower to Tampa to be #2 and offset Vasy's workload