Trades & Free Agency Thread - Too Soon Off-Season Edition

[Gabriel426]

Yeah. He’s been way better than Holl and Engvall lately.

Tender Keon would explode if Engvall goes to Seattle and turn into William Karlsson 2.0. Lol.

 

[Mess]

Yeah. He’s been way better than Holl and Engvall lately.

Judging by your roster it looked like you might be protecting

4 Forwards
Matthews - Nylander
Tavares - Marner

4 Dmen
Rielly - Brodie
Muzzin - Holl
&
Campbell

for expansion purposes .

 

[Dreakmur]

Judging by your roster it looked like you might be protecting

4 Forwards
Matthews - Nylander
Tavares - Marner

4 Dmen
Rielly - Brodie
Muzzin - Holl
&
Campbell

for expansion purposes .

We still need to sign Dermott and expose him, but we’re pretty set for expansion.

Engvall, Kerfoot, Dermott and Hutchinson get exposed. Everyone else is protected or not eligible.

If we can’t sign Dermott, Holl gets exposed and we just protect 4 forwards and 3 defensemen.

 

[Menzinger]

You projecting Kerfoot is the player that the expansion Seattle Kraken take?

There's probably a fair chance it happens. The strong recent playoff performance + the fact very few centres will be made available to Seattle likely make him an attractive target

 

[Donnie740]

Surely you aren't basing your opinion on the 2 plays you've referenced here

Sandin is a God-awful skater.

Not sure how much more you need to see of him to realize that fact.

Once he got hit by Perry - - which resulted in a turnover that led directly to a Montreal goal - - he was playing scared for the rest of the series. Being afraid to take a hit from Jesperi Kotkaniemi is a total embarrassment.

If he plays like a puss against Montreal, how will he ever survive against Boston or Tampa?

Perhaps you believe Sandin will grow a pair and not play so soft, but I don’t see that ever changing.

 

[Gabriel426]

Usually, guys who are smaller but made it to the highest pro sports level are either really quick and speedy or play with an edge(small man syndrome). Sandin is neither, which is strange.

 

[Dreakmur]

There's probably a fair chance it happens. The strong recent playoff performance + the fact very few centres will be made available to Seattle likely make him an attractive target

He's not even a centre, but they might be as desperate as the Leafs were.

 

[Kurtz]

Usually, guys who are smaller but made it to the highest pro sports level are either really quick and speedy or play with an edge(small man syndrome). Sandin is neither, which is strange.

Sandin was hammering people last year. This year he must have been tentative because of the injury.

 

[Gabriel426]

Sandin was hammering people last year. This year he must have been tentative because of the injury.

He gets his hits in but he doesn’t play with an edge.

 

[Menzinger]

He's not even a centre, but they might be as desperate as the Leafs were.

Not fully, but he will still be one of the best available options for Seattle there.

 

[Donnie740]

Usually, guys who are smaller but made it to the highest pro sports level are either really quick and speedy or play with an edge(small man syndrome). Sandin is neither, which is strange.

Exactly.

When you’re small, slow and soft WTF good are you as a hockey player?

Evidently the analytics/NHL21/fantasy crowd has cone up with some stats to fool themselves again.

 

[Dreakmur]

Not fully, but he will still be one of the best available options for Seattle there.

Might be surprised at who’s available. I can see Nashville exposing people like Duchene or Johanson.

 

[Dreakmur]

Exactly.

When you’re small, slow and soft WTF good are you as a hockey player?

Evidently the analytics/NHL21/fantasy crowd has cone up with some stats to fool themselves again.

That’s our top PP quarterback you’re talking about....

 

[Donnie740]

Sandin was hammering people last year. This year he must have been tentative because of the injury.

Of course he was.

And he the PP was unstoppable when he was running it too.

 

[Menzinger]

Might be surprised at who’s available. I can see Nashville exposing people like Duchene or Johanson.

There will be a lot more #4/5 D men available though from teams. Guys like Holl or Dermott probably won't stand out as much as we think.

Seattle also has a bunch of stats people in their front office and Kerfoots always had attractive underlying analytics.

Though obviously it's all still speculation at this point

 

[Donnie740]

That’s our top PP quarterback you’re talking about....

Probably just a coincidence that the Leafs PP was historically inept and gave up about as many short handed goals as they scored PP goals.

I’m sure they must have led the league in “expected goals” and “high danger chances” on the PP though.

 

[Dreakmur]

There will be a lot more #4/5 D men available though from teams. Guys like Holl or Dermott probably won't stand out as much as we think.

Seattle also has a bunch of stats people in their front office and Kerfoots always had attractive underlying analytics.

Though obviously it's all still speculation at this point

I'm not saying they won't take Kerfoot... but they'll probably play him at his proper position.

 

[Donnie740]

Tender Keon would explode if Engvall goes to Seattle and turn into William Karlsson 2.0. Lol.

WTF is a Tender Keon?

 

[Superstar]

There will be a lot more #4/5 D men available though from teams. Guys like Holl or Dermott probably won't stand out as much as we think.

Seattle also has a bunch of stats people in their front office and Kerfoots always had attractive underlying analytics.

Though obviously it's all still speculation at this point

I think Kerfoot will be gone to Seattle...played well in the playoffs and is on a decent short-term contract.

 

[Superstar]

WTF is a Tender Keon?

One of our forum members, Teeder Keon...he loves Engvall...

 

[Gabriel426]

WTF is a Tender Keon?

He is a poster here who is against Engvall.

 

[Torontonian]

That’s how I felt watching his brutal turnovers cost the team TWO (2) games against Montreal.

Sandin is hopeless.

Lets try giving the kid more then 9 NHL regular games and 5 playoff games before we throw him away.

 

[Nylanderthal]

Lets try giving the kid more then 9 NHL regular games and 5 playoff games before we throw him away.

I had to put that poster on ignore, I don’t have many on there, but they definitely earned it tonight

 

[Legion34]

Yeah but if Aho or Werenski were on the leafs instead of Marner Dubas would have panicked and gave them 10 million a year making them not as attractive.

you do realize that

1.) aho signed an offer sheet to leave

2.) Columbus has had half the team walk out the door and many insiders have specifically reported that jarmo squeezing RFA in negotiations is a huge factor in players wanting out right?

not the best examples.

 

[Legion34]

There will be a lot more #4/5 D men available though from teams. Guys like Holl or Dermott probably won't stand out as much as we think.

Seattle also has a bunch of stats people in their front office and Kerfoots always had attractive underlying analytics.

Though obviously it's all still speculation at this point

Yep. I came to the same conclusion honestly. I expected it to be dermott but man it’s hard to fill out the C spot for them. I tried a few mock drafts. I think kerfoot is going