Agreed. A low draft pick is worthless. If someone offered a 2nd round pick I would do it.I think Watty stays... you risk completely pissing off the room if you trade him after these last few games...
Agreed. A low draft pick is worthless. If someone offered a 2nd round pick I would do it.I think Watty stays... you risk completely pissing off the room if you trade him after these last few games...
A lot of IFs and wasted emotion without knowing if Arizona would have accepted your offerWhat will piss me off is if Pierre now late in the season trades a package he could have traded with no impact at the start of the season for Chychrun, and then we barely miss the playoffs.
If he gives up Grieg + 1st + other small parts, we could have done this in October, only missed out on a few games of Grieg, and likely been solid in a playoff spot. Could have added top 5 protection for the 1st if it was a 2023.
Instead we are still in tough to make the playoffs and have used up a great season by Giroux where he is getting older and likely has few good or great seasons left.
I would guess Columbus wants to right the ship quickly after this disaster of a year having already signed Gaudreau and Gudbranson to those bloated contracts.
He's not getting either 1st in 2023 or 2024 belonging to Columbus, but if Gavrikov and Korpisalo get traded to LA for a 1st+ they could use that pick + one of their recent 1st round picks (Sillinger/Ceulemans/Matveychuk) as the two 1sts that he is looking for.
I think if he has confidence he has a deal like that in his back pocket he won't deal Chychrun at this deadline for less to a team that doesn't want him as badly.
Don’t have the cap room.if you mean demand. yes karlsson can basically demand the sharks to trade him to Ottawa and reject other teams. And Ottawa is probably the highest on his list given that he considers it home and didn't want to leave in the first place.
They want 2 firsts and one of Greig or Soogard supposedly.I still think we have the best offer..Our 1st and likely Greig isnt going to be beaten easily
Also no trading guys like Watson ,Talbot etc...We need them here more than a low end pick
As per Dregger this AM he said the ask from Arizona was/is 2 1sts and one of Grieg or Sogaard.
So a 10-15 pick, a 15-20 pick, and one of our top 2 prospects.
It will be fascinating to see if they end up with half that value.
Who says that deal would have got the job done in the early part of the season? Who says the Sens are even willing to part with Greig?What will piss me off is if Pierre now late in the season trades a package he could have traded with no impact at the start of the season for Chychrun, and then we barely miss the playoffs.
If he gives up Grieg + 1st + other small parts, we could have done this in October, only missed out on a few games of Grieg, and likely been solid in a playoff spot. Could have added top 5 protection for the 1st if it was a 2023.
Instead we are still in tough to make the playoffs and have used up a great season by Giroux where he is getting older and likely has few good or great seasons left.
As per Dregger this AM he said the ask from Arizona was/is 2 1sts and one of Grieg or Sogaard.
So a 10-15 pick, a 15-20 pick, and one of our top 2 prospects.
It will be fascinating to see if they end up with half that value.
As per Dregger this AM he said the ask from Arizona was/is 2 1sts and one of Grieg or Sogaard.
So a 10-15 pick, a 15-20 pick, and one of our top 2 prospects.
It will be fascinating to see if they end up with half that value.
Too much.Whats everyones “limit” to Chychrun?
Thinking mine has lessened to:
1x 1st
2x 2nds
Sokolov/Jarventie
Thomson/Klevin
We don't have any prospects close to Brannstrom's value in 2018/19, regardless of what he is nowDorion should do a McPhee move… 11th hour offer a second + Brandstrom
Unfortunately, they can just keep him which wasn't an option for us with Stone.Dorion should do a McPhee move… 11th hour offer a second + Brandstrom
Too much.
1x 1st (2024)
2x 2nds
1 of Sokolov/Jarventie
Yeah, I agree, no to Kleven. I would add maybe Holden to this if they want himToo much.
1x 1st (2024)
2x 2nds
1 of Sokolov/Jarventie
You're presuming two thingsif you mean demand. yes karlsson can basically demand the sharks to trade him to Ottawa and reject other teams. And Ottawa is probably the highest on his list given that he considers it home and didn't want to leave in the first place.
Goes against every fibre of my being to compliment anything Leafs, but in my honest detached unemotional opinion, other than the uncertainty that remains in goal, I really don't know what the heck else Dubas could do to create success. I absolutely agree with you... it is on the bench (players and coaching) if they don't progress.Honestly I think Dubas bought himself cover. If he had stood pat and they lost, the conversation in Toronto would have been that he didn't go all in, didn't acquire toughness, etc.
But he did all that.
So now if they lose, the heat won't be on Dubas. It'll be on Matthews, Marner, Nylander and Tavares.
The sentiment amongst all of my Leafs fan family/friends is that he's done his job to help them with these moves. Now it's up to them.
There's no leverage to pull that move, 11th hour is in 2 years from now.Dorion should do a McPhee move… 11th hour offer a second + Brandstrom
We got a third for giving demelo. We they have up a third to get gavrikov. To get a top 4 d man. The third doesn’t mean much to me is what I mean. I’ll as a third on top of a package to get a top 4 d man without going through any emotional turmoil whatsoeverIdk, Jets got Demelo from us for a third, people around here hate on him but Hamonic cost us a third and imo has been a useful stopgap.
Its not nothing...
Looking at our cap situation for next year, the way I see it we have about 5 mil in capspace, set aside 2 for injuries and such and that doesn't leave much room to add a Dman
Assumptions:
Run with Sogaard and Forsberg in net
Sign DeBrincat to the same deal as Norris
Bridge Pinto at 1.75
Sign Brannstrom at 1.5
Sign Gauthier at 1
Gives us the following base roster:
Tkachuk(8.2)-Norris(7.95)-Batherson(4.975)
DeBrincat (7.95)-Stützle(8.35)-Giroux(6.5)
Greig(.863)-Pinto(1.75)-Joseph(2.95)
Kelly(.7625)-Kastelic(.835)-Gauthier(1)
Extra: Crookshank(.838
Chabot(8)-Zub(4.6)
Sanderson (.925)-???(???)
Brannstrom (1.5)-Thomson/JBD(.863)
Extra: Larson type (.750)
Forserg(2.75)
Sogaard(.925)
We can make room by doing the following:
~2 mil: Trade Joseph and play an ELC in his place
~7 mil: Trade DeBrincat and play an ELC
~4 mil: Trade Batherson and play an ELC
So, that pretty much rules out a Parayko or Weegar acquisition unless we are moving out a top 6 forward in Bath or DeBrincat. I guess we could pay for retention but seems unlikely. We could also move out Joseph for an ELC or equivalent but we'd have less than 1 mil in capspace to deal with callups for injuries.
I don't think Parayko or Weegar are worth moving on from Bath or DeBrincat.
Targets that might fit the budget:
Chychrun @ 4.6
Tanev @ 4.5
Murphy @ 4.4
Peace @ 4.025
Roy @ 3.15
DeAngelo @ 5
Barrie @ 4.5
UFA
Severson
Klingberg
Dumba
It could be seen as providing cover or it could be just seen as him doing his jobHonestly I think Dubas bought himself cover. If he had stood pat and they lost, the conversation in Toronto would have been that he didn't go all in, didn't acquire toughness, etc.
But he did all that.
So now if they lose, the heat won't be on Dubas. It'll be on Matthews, Marner, Nylander and Tavares.
The sentiment amongst all of my Leafs fan family/friends is that he's done his job to help them with these moves. Now it's up to them.