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32 Thoughts: A note on every team to open trade deadline week - Sportsnet.ca

26. Toronto Maple Leafs: The Maple Leafs keep losing defencemen. Conor Timmins gets sick, Timothy Liljegren is hurt, so is Mark Giordano. They go out and get Ilya Lyubushkin. Of course, he gets hurt in his first game. Name a defenceman, they’ve looked at him: the Seattle guys, Dumba (unlikely), Edmundson, Ferraro, Hanifin, Jensen, Savard, Seeler, Tanev, Walker, Zadorov, etc., etc. They’d like a more permanent, long-term solution, but that’s a big price if even available.

They have also looked at a depth forward/centre. When Nick Robertson was sent down, he was told it was purely for roster reasons and he’d be back, a rationale he accepted in the short term. I see a team with holes, but, as Bill Parcells always says, “You are what your record says you are,” and this year’s Maple Leafs have done a great job, considering the craziness on defence and in goal.
 
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nuck said:
Well of course. He is to be a sweetener in the Walker deal.:thumbu:
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I'm not sure you even need inside information to know that Jones would probably be claimed if put on waivers.

He was solid in the games he played, and there are enough teams with injured or "missing" goalies that could use a guy like him if available for free.
 
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Rude Dog said:
Feels like every year the Leafs trade for the few guys I don't want. Preparing myself for one of Wennberg / Savard.
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Wennberg is a solid 3rd line C, wouldn’t be a terrible get.

Bertuzzi - Wennberg - Nylander
McMann - Tavares - Jarnkrok

Actually might work out well. Wennberg can do what Domi can’t defensively and cover for Nylander/Bertuzzis deficiencies.

Domi becomes pretty much useless though..

Domi - Kampf - Holmberg

Would be a no identity 4th line
 
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jaric1862 said:
Friedman keeps mentioning Jensen in connection to the Leafs. If we got him, we'd need 50% RETAINED
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Toronto had 8 starting quality defenseman for the playoffs last season. Even with Lube, I count 7 right now. Another defenseman for this run makes sense. Jensen coming in pushes Lube to #6-7 where he would be competing with Benoit for ice time. Jensen is more capable of playing more minutes per game.

Going into next season with Matthews and Nylander's extensions with Tavares still on the books it will be tight. Brodie is expiring and the Leafs could use a natural RHD to replace him. Jensen at 2.025M for 2 years and McCabe still at 2M for next season in the Leafs top-4 would help the Leafs stay competitive and under the cap.

Seeler would be a good back up plan. He's cheaper to acquire and he has strong re-sign potential. It puts another Gudas style brawler in that top-7 to claw with Benoit and Lyubushkin for minutes.
 
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Seattle Kraken scratch Alex Wennberg for 'trade-related issues' | TSN

Seattle Kraken forward Alex Wennberg was held out of the team's morning skate and won't play Monday against the Calgary Flames due to "trade-related" issues, head coach Dave Hakstol announced. Wennberg is a pending unrestricted free agent, carrying a cap hit of $4.5 million on his expiring deal.
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Seattle Kraken scratch Alex Wennberg for 'trade-related issues' | TSN

Seattle Kraken forward Alex Wennberg was held out of the team's morning skate and won't play Monday against the Calgary Flames due to "trade-related" issues, head coach Dave Hakstol announced. Wennberg is a pending unrestricted free agent, carrying a cap hit of $4.5 million on his expiring deal.
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Kraken selling? Hope they’ve put Larsson and Borgen on the table.
 
ErnieLeafs said:
Some guys fit better in different environments. Some guys elevate their play with better teams around them.

Numbers are a part of the story. We should have learned that from the Dubas era
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Guys like JFresh are trying to turn hockey into a game of Top Trumps.
 
BertCorbeau said:
Wennberg seems kind of vanilla.. some scoring but not left top 6… not physical, not great on the great.
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Just looking up his stats and kinda weird, numbers.

I think he's another Swiss Army Knife type of player (Swedish).
Most ice time.
Most face-offs.
#2 PK forward.

I'm guessing he goes up against other team's best players/lines.
 
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