Frederic is much more intriguing than Greenway and Mantha. He is having a down year but he'll be very young for a UFA and he scored 17 and 18 goals the last 2 years. Similarly Mangiapane would intrigue me over Mantha and Greenway. I am not saying Frederic/Mangiapane=Knies but Frederic/Mangiapane+Dobson might be better than Knies and Ekblad (as a generic UFA RD).
By the numbers (Evolving Hockey GAR) he grades out better defensively than all Leafs defenseman except Tanev over the last 2 years. He was a disaster defensively (by the numbers) up until last season. The Athletic's model has him at 88th percentile defensively this season - unfortunately they removed historical metrics from the charts.
It’s saying player X (Dobson) grades out better defensively than McCabe over the last 2 years (and all other non-Tanev Leafs).
Okay, but does that make him unique?
I bring up McCabe because McCabe is universally viewed as a strong defensive player by the Leafs. Dobson grades out well ahead of him defensively over the last 2 seasons. That provides some context for Leafs fans to Dobson's defensive impact.
Did I misconstrue your question?
League wide he ranks 64th in even strength defensive impact (evolving hockey) over the last 2 seasons. So on the very edge of top pair for defensive impact. He is 26th in overall impact over that same time frame, so low-end 1D. This season he is 29th for ES D and 93rd overall.
From the outside looking in it appears the Islanders could deal from a position of strength (RD) to bolster a position of need (top 6F). If Dobson gets 8M+ the Isles will be spending 18M+ on RD.
Lou could be gone, but Stevens and Niedermayer were key players to him, along with Brodeur.
I'm not saying it's true. I'm just telling what I heard.
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Seravalli could see the Canadiens trading third-line center Jake Evans to the Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick, originally of the Florida Panthers, and prospect Roni Hirvonen.
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I'd be wary of any extension given his extremely elevated point totals. If his ask was anywhere close to commensurate with the player he's been for the first 5 seasons of his career they'd probably already have signed him.
I probably pull the trigger, I’d hope an extension were to follow.I'm not saying it's true. I'm just telling what I heard.
Ianturnedbull's Elite Rumors
" Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli released a trade matchmaker piece in the spirit of Valentine's Day, and suggested a deal involving the heated rivals.
Seravalli could see the Canadiens trading third-line center Jake Evans to the Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick, originally of the Florida Panthers, and prospect Roni Hirvonen.
They've been linked to Evans for most of the season, along with Yanni Gourde, Scott Laughton and Luke Kunin."
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It's rare to see a Montreal Canadiens/Toronto Maple Leafs in-season trade, but that doesn't mean there isn't one coming this year before the...
If he does screw up though does it really matter for him at this point?
Dude has maybe ten years left to live, he should just go and spend it with some family instead of running a hockey team that's going nowhere. He's already accomplished the biggest feats in this league as a GM.If he does screw up though does it really matter for him at this point?
If he does screw up though does it really matter for him at this point?
