GDT: Trade Deadline Day

[AvroArrow]

Looks like there are several level headed people here who don’t want to overpay for a player. The leafs are not real contenders.

They can have a great summer and make big changes with a huge amount of cap space

Reilly is a huge problem

Matthews is not a winner

Berube has done a good job but there is alot more work to be done.

Matthew Tkachuk was considered one of the biggest playoff chokers until he wasn't

Ovechkin was considered a playoff choker until he wasn't

Yzerman was considered a playoff choker until he wasn't

Matthews is still very young, as long as we have him we will be contenders for years to come.

 

[Jojalu]

I’m glad we have stayed out of this.
Nelson would have been for 1st,3 and Cowan.

1 1 2 for gourde and bjorkstrand? This is nutty.

Now watch us trade a huge package for Schenn.

Why not just offer sheet Wyatt Johnston for 4 firsts at that point?

 

[Schennanigans]

I hope we don’t do anything at this point. There’s no point with who’s available.

 

[francis246]

Apparently Stankoven is involved. Dallas has better assets they can spare

Tbh if I’m Carolina I probably want Knies a little more than Stankoven, so I’m glad Toronto didn’t go there.

 

[1specter]

lol, they gave up a first, their top prospect and another asset for a rental… unless I missed he’s coming with an extension

Maybe they win I don’t have a crystal ball. If they do win no one will care for sure.

You can keep loling but this is similar commentary to when he traded for Kuemper and others en route to their 2022 Cup.

 

[Nineteen67]

Treliving must be thinking: re-tool, but are they ever going to get this kind of goaltending?

The goaltender is about to hit his season high in starts, although it looks promising, they’re still in unknown territory.

 

[Kalaish26]

These prices are ridiculous, even for the TDL. I don't blame Brad one bit if he only makes a minor move or 2. We have gone big name fishing in the past and the team still proves they were incapable of making some noise in the playoffs. Still can't believe a forward group consisting of our Big 4 and ROR was only able to win 5 playoff games.

Unless we do a similar trade along the lines of Muzzin/McCabe, but someone impactful with term (not Schenn or Laughton), then doesn't make sense to move our first. Keeping our prospects like Minten and Cowan are vital in adding some cheap future depth to our cap struck team, since we are top heavy and tossing them at a rental or a guy in their 30s would be extremely desperate by management.

 

[The Shadow]

Matthew Tkachuk was considered one of the biggest playoff chokers until he wasn't

Ovechkin was considered a playoff choker until he wasn't

Yzerman was considered a playoff choker until he wasn't

Matthews is still very young, as long as we have him we will be contenders for years to come.

Be honest with yourself. We are not contenders

 

[francis246]

You can keep loling but this is similar commentary to when he traded for Kuemper and others en route to their 2022 Cup.

Personally I don’t think Colorado is good enough this year, that’s just me, that’s why I’m loling. Are they better than Vegas or Dallas, no imo. It’s hard cause I think as a COL fan I respect restructuring the roster to go for it, but I think if we move Rantanen I would have just preferred a straight up retool like they did the last time and bring in the influx of youth that helped you win, again. I’m not sure Brock Nelson really moves the needle. Maybe they have one more move in the chamber.

The prices this trade deadline have been absurd. I saw someone make a reference to Martin Erat for Filip Forsberg when it comes to the Nelson trade and I see that exact same thing.

 

[Nineteen67]

Tbh if I’m Carolina I probably want Knies a little more than Stankoven, so I’m glad Toronto didn’t go there.

Knies is only part of a package that brings a superstar, preferably a superstar D. Even then, the second you make the trade you start looking for a Knies.

 

[Nineteen67]

Stupid prices for sure.

Leafs putting Reaves on waivers looks like one of the best moves so far.

If the only moves they make are shedding Kampf and Domi, without bringing in similar contracts, it will be considered a decent day.

 

[Schennanigans]

Carolina f***ed up so bad with Necas. So in the end they’ll end up with stankoven? Brutal.

 

[Zybalto]

The big worry about Rantanen was that he had bad numbers away from Mac and wouldn't thrive elsewhere.

Puts up 2 goals and 6 points in 13 games after the trade (was also pretty quiet at the 4 nations).

Sell the farm for him!!!!

Brock Nelson was arguably the worst forward at the 4 nations for any team...

Sell the farm for him!!!!

Gourde just came back from hernia surgery after being out 2 months....

Sell the farm for him!!!!

Smart teams are going to grab useful pieces that are going to help their teams without killing the future. A lot of the "big names" look like pretty big gambles. They could all do well of course but i would be scared off of, just not the prices, but other things too with these guys.

The fact there Jones deal looks so "good" on the hopes the change of scenery will improve his game shows what a clown show it is out there.

 

[Nineteen67]

I hope we don’t do anything at this point. There’s no point with who’s available.

Maybe they’ll get Pettersson from Vancouver?

 

[Mitch nylander]

I say we wait last minute until a seller gets desperate.

We're only a 3c and a bottom pair d away. Not the worst thing in the world.

 

[francis246]

Maybe they’ll get Pettersson from Vancouver?

If y’all hate Marner, you’ll destroy pettersson. A bigger, softer version man

 

[dubplatepressure]

I say we wait last minute until a seller gets desperate.

We're only a 3c and a bottom pair d away. Not the worst thing in the world.

IMO that’s the plan. Wait out the early bird high prices and then bargain hunt. I don’t mind it so far. Would have been upset had we paid these prices so far.

 

[francis246]

I say we wait last minute until a seller gets desperate.

We're only a 3c and a bottom pair d away. Not the worst thing in the world.

It feels like Laughton or Schenn. Maybe the price of Schenn has been falling

 

[TheGreenTBer]

I say we wait last minute until a seller gets desperate.

We're only a 3c and a bottom pair d away. Not the worst thing in the world.

Away from what?

 

[Nineteen67]

The big worry about Rantanen was that he had bad numbers away from Mac and wouldn't thrive elsewhere.

Puts up 2 goals and 6 points in 13 games after the trade (was also pretty quiet at the 4 nations).

Sell the farm for him!!!!

Brock Nelson was arguably the worst forward at the 4 nations for any team...

Sell the farm for him!!!!

Gourde just came back from hernia surgery after being out 2 months....

Sell the farm for him!!!!

Smart teams are going to grab useful pieces that are going to help their teams without killing the future. A lot of the "big names" look like pretty big gambles. They could all do well of course but i would be scared off of, just not the prices, but other things too with these guys.

The fact there Jones deal looks so "good" on the hopes the change of scenery will improve his game shows what a clown show it is out there.

You don’t want or need any of those guys when you have Domi Dewar Kampf Holmberg Timmin Benoit Matthews Nylander Myers in your starting lineup.

 

[Niagara Bill]

Knies is only part of a package that brings a superstar, preferably a superstar D. Even then, the second you make the trade you start looking for a Knies.

No body is trading a superstar dman unless he is over the hill

 

[Nineteen67]

If y’all hate Marner, you’ll destroy pettersson. A bigger, softer version man

Talk about an punchable face, he’s the poster boy. I don’t hate many players, but he’s one of them.

 

[Hotpot]

No body is trading a superstar dman unless he is over the hill

Knies for Byram + works

 

[thewave]

Stand pat. Get eliminated first round. Let Shanny Treliving and Berube go.
That’s best case scenario now.

I agree. Shanahan shit the bed with Dubas.

 

[Leafs98]

Jets will get exposed as frauds again. One of Dallas, Colorado or Vegas will eliminate them again, mark my words.

Jets are the real losers today. Man that West.