Trades & Free Agency Thread: 2024-2025 Season Edition

[ULF_55]

Like i said depend of what market would look like... If he become the best option for majority of team looking to upgrade at C, yes a team can be enough desesperate to do it. I doesn't say its gonna happen...

Yep. If some other team wants to overpay that should not influence the Leafs strategy to build a good long term team.

 

[Kiwi]

He’s too smart to not be ready he has the body already we need a defensive center hi iq and can chip in he looks like he hits every need

You want to be careful with his offensive game, it's still developing imo and it could be the difference between a 3C or 4C or a 2C in a few years time

 

[thusk]

Yep. If some other team wants to overpay that should not influence the Leafs strategy to build a good long term team.

and I didn't say anything about what leafs should pay ...

 

[ULF_55]

and I didn't say anything about what leafs should pay ...

So we are in agreement the Leafs should look elsewhere if they're dealing the next 1st. round pick.

 

[thusk]

So we are in agreement the Leafs should look elsewhere if they're dealing the next 1st. round pick.

For sure, but just hard to predict what team will focus on.

Personally at same price, i taking gourde over bjusgtag all day long.

 

[Gabriel426]

I think the statement below should end any debate

In a recent edition of the Empty Netters Podcast, it was reported that Ryan O'Reilly stated that there is a pair in the Toronto Maple Leafs who will never win a Stanley Cup. Ryan O'Reilly is a well-respected forward in the NHL, having paid his dues to the league for 15 years.

A pair? Could the duo be Dubas and Keefe, lol

 

[Gabriel426]

The past week with all the injuries piling up, 3 players are being mentioned by so called insiders or hockey reporters that they could see playing for the Leafs this season.

Let’s start with ROR
Contract is great, don’t think Leafs need any retention as long as Calle goes the other way.
Assets wise, it won’t be much as ROR is just okay.
Would it make sense for the Leafs? No as he is just okay but his brand is more attractive than his game.

Kadri.
Love him and want him back and he will help the current Leafs.
Assets wise will be a lot esp Leafs will need retention.

Marchand
Probably best of the three and will instantly gives the Leafs the X factor in playoffs.
Like Kadri, the assets to acquire him will be even more than Kadri.

Overall, I don’t like any of them due to the cap. If there is no cap, Marchand can and will play a key role in playoffs.

 

[TheShape]

I don't think Kovacevic can get that.

My rationale is Zadorov got eyes from playing on Vancouver, mentioning he wanted to play for Toronto and his agent (Milstein) is pretty loud and gets eyes on him. He also ends up on highlight reels for big hits and some fights. He also put up unusually high offensive numbers in the playoffs.

Kovacevic will drop the gloves but for a 6'5 guy, he generally averages around a hit a game. He's playing in New Jersey which results in him flying under the radar, I am surprised Montreal didn't even get more for him.

So I won't outright dismiss the idea of a 5x5 offer for Kovacevic occurring, I just think there might be a perfect storm to get him for less. I could get my brain around a 4 year deal to something around 4.5-4.75M range if I had to though. I hope he had some Leafs pajamas growing up.

I think his bottom line is probably the Tanev AAV. He's not exactly young either and there isn't a big sample size on the player. I dunno, maybe I have PTSD from the Jeff Fingers and Mike Komisarek's of the world, Leafs always seem to get burned when we hand out those contracts that could go either way. I guess I'm not really convinced Kovacevic is a legit top 4 guy yet, it's a lot of money to commit to the D if he's better suited as a 3rd pair. Management need to identify these targets before these players reach their payday imo.