Trades & Free Agency Thread: 2024-2025 - Deadline-ageddon

[Jozay]

2nd for Kovacevic, please and extend him immediately for 5x5.

That’s insane

 

[mydnyte]

Lol at TB ...what an insane overpay, and thank goodness that Gourde is OFF the market. ...this deal made my day, even if the Leafs dont make any moves.
though, if they overpay for Laughton i'll be PO'd again

 

[Phion Keneuf]

2nd for Kovacevic, please and extend him immediately for 5x5.

What?

 

[mydnyte]

I be willing to overpay for Brandt Clarke!

this guy gets Minten/Cowen or the 1st into the discussion

 

[BurnTheBoats]

We can have the best depth players in the league, if our top guys continue their playoffs trend, we still won’t win.

That's what im trying to explain to you brother.....our top guys have been over used, if you're constantly having to focus on defense its hard to get anything done, not only has Tampa Bay & Florida's bottom6 outplayed us in the past but they used them against our top lines and wore us down....and how good was there penaltykill vs the Leafs, an area we have lacked in....because our bottom6 has never been assessed

This isn't really exposed in the season but vs a top contender in the playoffs its obvious.

Depth players are huge my friend and play a huge role in a team winning a series or the cup....you cant just look at points, there's a reason those guys we're capable of achieving that, its a full team effort thats what separates winners from losers.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

I'd be upset paying two 1sts and a 2nd and not getting the top player on the market

 

[WTFMAN99]

That’s insane

Not at all, he and Siegenthaler make up one of the top defensive pairings in the league.

You want a Rielly security blanket? That's it, big guy like 6'6, right shot defensive defenseman.

People are talking top prospect, 1st and 2nd for Parayko...this is a fraction of the cost.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

6 foot 2 200 pound RD with puck skill.

BRRAADDD

Leaf Scouts were in LA recently...

 

[mydnyte]

Domi
-5
741-GP
441-Points
329-Hits
48.6%-Faceoffs
396-Giveaways
298-Takeaways
194-Blockes shots
15:57- TOI/G

vs
Laughton
-40
659-GP
265-Points
1225-Hits
49.6%-Faceoffs
261-Giveaways
180-Takeaways
274-Blocked shots
14:29- TOI/G

Player Season Totals - Natural Stat Trick

Laughton isnt a C, he's a winger, and hasnt played C for a few seasons i think?

 

[BurnTheBoats]

Laughton isnt a C, he's a winger, and hasnt played C for a few seasons i think?

Click the link at the bottom brother it has all the advanced stats for both players

 

[mydnyte]

Hope us fans catch a break and Leafs finish 1st. I really don't want any part of the 2 vs. 3 matchup. Give us a break, for once lol

i'd rather finish 2nd and play TB, than 1st and play Columbus ...that is the matchup that scares me the most

 

[Americanadian]

With Dallas reportedly getting Suter then it not happening I’d be poking around there. Its always a good sign when fans endlessly compliment a player on the way out the way Canucks fans are on the main boards.

Assuming the price is <2nd.

 

[ULF_55]

Exactly.

There is no all in move for the Leafs bc the Core 5 really have not shown anything in the past that they can dominate series and win.

Let’s say we get Jones, Rantanen and even the Schenn brothers and manage to stay within the Cap.

It will still be AM, MM, Willie, JT and Reilly leading us to the Cup.

Rantanen wouldn’t dress?

 

[LaPlante94]

Are people saying TB overpayed for what they got? That's insane. Their top 9 now is very dangerous, especially their 1st 2 lines.

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Bjorkstrand
Paul-Gourde-Geekie Is he still on the roster or sent down?

Luckily I feel either us or TB wins the Atlantic so we won't have to play them the 1st round because they look pretty scary now.

 

[thewave]

Low tax Tampa Bay wins another lottery. Damn if we had people that could manage assets, make good deals, well hell, we could probably have won a cup lol.

FFS they robbed the Krack Den!

/S

 

[SprDaVE]

Laughton isnt a C, he's a winger, and hasnt played C for a few seasons i think?

He has taken over 2400 faceoffs over the last 3 seasons. Which is #1 on the Flyers in that span. Gourde has 12 more faceoffs than Laughton in the same span.

There's more to it than just faceoffs as a center anyway.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Would be into Clarke for sure .. seems like a player LA would flip for Rantanen though

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Treliving's center shopping list keeps shortening. He is expected to get a winger + a depth d too.

Maybe a new name will present itself soon...

 

[Americanadian]

He has taken over 2400 faceoffs over the last 3 seasons. Which is #1 on the Flyers in that span. Gourde has 12 more faceoffs than Laughton in the same span.

There's more to it than just faceoffs as a center anyway.

He's gone from taking 14/game in 22/23 (1st on Flyers) to 12/game last season (2nd on Flyers) to 6/game this season (5th on Flyers). There's no denying he used to play C, he just isn't a full time C anymore.

 

[leafan11]

Go in on Rantanen , it will put the fear of God into Marner and his camp.

 

[The Management]

I was never a "homework done at the last minute" kind of kid. So I always appreciate it when a management group looks to get their work done a little early.

Make a move, Brad.

 

[Commander Clueless]

2nd for Kovacevic, please and extend him immediately for 5x5.

I was following right up until the 5x5.

Is that really what he'll command?

 

[DarkKnight]

Robertson is too easily knocked off the puck. When the intensity is amped up come playoff time he’ll be even worse.

You need to update your take, dude has been way harder on the puck and winning plenty on the wall last couple of months. Young players evolve, so should the commentary.

 

[Leafs87]

The other teams already made moves we can’t match due to our limit available assets. Sucks but is what it is. I’d roll with what we have plus maybe a low cost to acquire D and maybe a 3C

 

[Evilhomer]

Buddy, there is no guarantee Leafs win the division. They are clearly not the best team in the division. We'd be lucky to hold on.

Of course there's no guarantee, but I think the leafs will win the division by several points.