Trades & Free Agency Thread: Off-season Edition

[Americanadian]

Yeah, I meant to include that in my response. If the idea is to flip the pick for a need later this year then that has merit.

I honestly wouldn’t mind if they kept two 2nds going into the draft next year. If you look back at the past 2 drafts both Cowan and Danford were projected as mid 2nd round picks but the Leafs took both in the 1st round because they didn’t have 2nd round picks. There’s a good chance they end up with a prospect they would have taken with their own 1st round pick if they draft in the 2nd (although having FLA and CAR 2nds your probably picking in the late 50s).

 

[Fogelhund]

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[HockeyVirus]

If Draisatl gets less than Matthews....

 

[WTFMAN99]

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Spoiler: They don't think that the Leafs will trade Robertson soon because we haven't found a trade yet, why would we now?

Thinks the Leafs will play hardball with Robertson after caving to RFAs in years past.

 

[ULF_55]

Where are you at bro?

Calgary

 

[stickty111]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830974646491201838

No discount

 

[WTFMAN99]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830974646491201838

No discount

Edmonton might be a tougher sell for a discount than Toronto, cold weather tax.

 

[ACC1224]

If Draisatl gets less than Matthews....

No reason to believe that will happen.

 

[Sypher04]

It's done. 8 years, $14M. The Oilers have tweeted it out.

 

[Fogelhund]

Yup.

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[Aashir Mallik]

It’s nice to have your star players commit to long term deals with the team

Wonder where Matthews learned to take 4-5 year deals at the same AAV from

 

[OVO16]

Paccioretty just had a full off-season of training and conditioning being injury free, in a long long time.

He would be a great buy low candidate. I think we need to lock this down.

 

[Fogelhund]

With Drai signing for $14 mil, this surely means that Marner will only accept $15mil, because that's what Gods should be paid.

 

[thusk]

What is the point of that bottom 6? None of those 4 players create offense on their own. All 4 are good defensively but they'll probably get outscored because no one is creating offense.

McMann should be stapled to Tavares, Dewar-Kampf-Jarnkrok should be a shutdown line.

We are not with a keefe system anymore where you absolutly needed skill to get secondary scoring.

How you create offensive with limited player offensively, working hard on forechecker, driving the net, taking shot from blue line for deflect, rebound, get D involve in rhe offensive side. Something we didn't really saw under Keefe.

Watch Boston line up or tampa line up and please dont tell me they have more skill in their bottom 6 but clearly had a better system to allow to those player to make a difference

 

[MSZ]

With Drai signing for $14 mil, this surely means that Marner will only accept $15mil, because that's what Gods should be paid.

Nah, give him 14.5 because he is best Leaf ever.

 

[Torontonian]

With Drai signing for $14 mil, this surely means that Marner will only accept $15mil, because that's what Gods should be paid.

On the plus side with the Leon extension, there's really no way Marner can make more money then him unless he hits free agency...

 

[ACC1224]

On the plus side with the Leon extension, there's really no way Marner can make more money then him unless he hits free agency...

He never would anyway.
You'd have to expect he'd come in slightly above Nylander, below Matthews.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830981811889209529

 

[Kurtz]

It’s nice to have your star players commit to long term deals with the team

Wonder where Matthews learned to take 4-5 year deals at the same AAV from

Leo will be 30 when the contract starts, an 8 year deal is to his advantages in this case. I'm sure the Oil would have preferred a 5 year deal.

 

[Gabriel426]

14mil for Drai. Oilers gets 8 yrs.
really wonder what will McD gets now

 

[MSZ]

14mil for Drai. Oilers gets 8 yrs.
really wonder what will McD gets now

15 or near that mark.

 

[SprDaVE]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830981811889209529

Kubalik and JVR are the only other left handed LW options with any realistic potential. Hoffman and Labanc are right handed, but can probably play left.

 

[Gabriel426]

Kubalik and JVR are the only other left handed LW options with any realistic potential. Hoffman and Labanc are right handed, but can probably play left.

Think JVR will be good. He still put up points last season as a Bruins

 

[Americanadian]

We are not with a keefe system anymore where you absolutly needed skill to get secondary scoring.

How you create offensive with limited player offensively, working hard on forechecker, driving the net, taking shot from blue line for deflect, rebound, get D involve in rhe offensive side. Something we didn't really saw under Keefe.

Watch Boston line up or tampa line up and please dont tell me they have more skill in their bottom 6 but clearly had a better system to allow to those player to make a difference

Tampa’s bottom 6 was brutal last year. Eyssimont was the only regular player that won his minutes.

Boston wins because they have great goaltending and good defense. Their bottom 6 is also mores skilled than the Leafs. Geekie and Frederic are more skilled than any forward the Leafs have after their top 6 unless you still count Robertson as a Leaf.

 

[Fogelhund]

Think JVR will be good. He still put up points last season as a Bruins

One of the areas our team needs to get better at, is team speed. JvR is incredibly slow at this point.

To me... the checklist is... can they put up many points, without being a defensive liability - JvR fails there.
Do they bring any physicality - JvR... no
Do they bring speed. - JvR no.

I mean, it's gotta be some combo of at least two of those...