Trades and Free Agency - 2022/2023 Trade Deadline Edition

[Americanadian]

I would think it's Holl who goes, not Sandin. McCabe can play the right side as well, and Sandin is a cost controlled player who will be here beyond this year, who has been quite successful... Holl is gone anyway.

The Leafs realistically have 2 top 4 LD (McCabe/Rielly) and 2 top 4 RD (Brodie/Liljegren). I think they should all play together. What do your lines look like with Sandin? I default to some combination of Sandin-Gio on the bottom pair and I don't think either of them should be playing RD.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

McCabe and Lafferty vs Orlov and Hathaway:

And the forwards:

 

[OVO16]

Kerfoot + Pick/prospect for Schenn + Dakota Johnson?

 

[Apex Predator]

After getting Mcabe I don’t see the point of schenn now to just be an extra. Obviously if the price is really cheap like a 6th I would do it.

 

[Kiwi]

More or less, yeah. Hoglander would give the Leafs a fairly young but inexpensive option into next year when they will probably lose a lot of their current forward depth.

I just struggle with why Vancouver would bother.

Why does Vancouver do anything? I've given up trying to work them out

 

[Americanadian]

After getting Mcabe I don’t see the point of schenn now to just be an extra. Obviously if the price is really cheap like a 6th I would do it.

Would you do it for Kerfoot straight up?

 

[Apex Predator]

Would you do it for Kerfoot straight up?

Yes that’s cheap

 

[WTFMAN99]

After getting Mcabe I don’t see the point of schenn now to just be an extra. Obviously if the price is really cheap like a 6th I would do it.

A scoring forward seems like the way to go.

 

[TMLAM34]

A retained Garland would have my interest.

 

[Gabriel426]

Basically, Dubas got ROR, Acciari, Pillar(Future Superstar), McCabe and Laffery for pretty much the same price or lower than Bruins getting Orlov and Hathaway and TB getting Jeannot.

I think I will take the two Dubas deals over the Bruins and TB deals.

Edit: Forgot McCabe is at 2mil for three more years due to 50% retention and Laffery still got another year after this one, while Orlov and Hathaway are UFAs and Jeannot is a RFA.

 

[LeafSteel]

Really don't need anything back from Vancouver.

I just want the cap space that moving Kerfoot gives and to recoup some of the Draft capital that we've spent the past week.

Schenn serves no purpose and would only be a wasted return for an asset like Kerfoot, who will have value to other Teams. He just isn't a fit here anymore.

It would be nice to get some value back from an expiring UFA contract for once, and Kerfoot is a good candidate to actually get us some draft picks back immediately. I don't remember the last time GM's were this spend-crazy, and we need to try to cash in on some of our UFA chips like Kerfoot, Engvall, and Holl, who clearly aren't in the long-term picture for us.

 

[Americanadian]

After perusing the options I think my personal play would be:

Kerfoot for Schenn

Sandin+2024 1st+Engvall for Jenner

Bunting-Matthews-Marner
Tavares-ROR-Nylander
Knies-Jenner-Jarnkrok
Lafferty-Kampf-Acciari
ZAR

Rielly-Brodie
McCabe-Liljegren
Gio-Holl
Timmins-Schenn

Samsonov
Murray

~500k in cap space

 

[TheDoldrums]

Kerfoot + 3rd + prospect for Hoglander pls

 

[Fogelhund]

at 4pm EST

Do you know where can watch? Leafs app? Thanks

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Schenn would have been an extra anyways. We need a scoring forward, not more depth D.

 

[SprDaVE]

Do you know where can watch? Leafs app? Thanks

Leafs app probably, and Im sure TSN+Sportsnet will have their own thing going

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Kerfoot + 3rd + prospect for Hoglander pls

Way too much for Hoglander.

 

[Dangles McGavin]

Does Knies need to be signed before the TDL to be eligible?

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

Trade Kerfoot, Sandin+ for Kuzmenko and call it.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Does Knies need to be signed before the TDL to be eligible?

I don't think so. Leafs tried to sign him last year to play and that was after the TDL.

 

[Budz]

I can easily still see one more addition. Western Conference team maybe.

We have desirable roster players that now because of our depth - are expendable.

Vancouver
Arizona

 

[Americanadian]

Does Knies need to be signed before the TDL to be eligible?

No - he is on their reserves list.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

If the Leafs trade Rasmus and we lose our Swedish duo of Lily and Sandy I will personally riot. Not a fan of trading Sandin despite getting McCabe, especially with Gio at his age and Holl as an upcoming UFA.

 

[Judas Tavares]

Does Knies need to be signed before the TDL to be eligible?

For the AHL, yes, for the NHL, no. They will sign him once school is done.

 

[Mess]

Feb. 27: Leafs get McCabe, Lafferty from Blackhawks​

The trade: The Maple Leafs acquire defenseman Jake McCabe, forward Sam Lafferty, a conditional fifth-round selection in the 2024 draft and a conditional fifth-round selection in the 2025 draft from the Blackhawks for forwards Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev, a conditional first-round selection in the 2025 draft (top-10 protected) and a second-round selection in the 2026 draft. The Blackhawks retain 50% of McCabe's salary.

Toronto Maple Leafs: B+​

One of the benefits of the current NHL playoff format is that the Maple Leafs know what's ahead of them. They're going to play the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round. Survive that, and it's likely they'll see the Boston Bruins in the following round, provided their historic regular season isn't followed by a calamitous first-round upset. (Ask the Lightning ... it happens.)

Boston is the third highest-scoring team in the NHL (3.74 goals per game). Tampa Bay is the fourth highest scoring team in the NHL (3.56). Naturally, Toronto's attention turned to its defense corps after adding Ryan O'Reilly to bolster their forward group, which led them to McCabe.

The 29-year-old defenseman fits a time-honored NHL deadline trope: a player who's never mentioned in general conversation until his contract term, salary cap hit and his current team's desire to empty its roster for picks and prospects combine, making him a bold-type name on the trade market

McCabe is a defense-first blueliner, but not exactly a black hole offensively: His 1.1 points per 60 minutes average this season is on pace to be his career best. He's averaged 19:29 per game in ice time this season and was used on Chicago's penalty kill. McCabe has played 483 regular-season games but never in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, having spent the last 10 seasons with the Buffalo Sabres and the Blackhawks. That he was one of the best defenders on some terrible teams could either make him overrated or could be one of his better virtues, depending on one's perspecti