What would Anaheim fans want from Toronto for each of these guys?
Who is the cheapest to acquire?
Who is the cheapest to acquire?
some will have to go. especially for offensive help while getz and perry and still youngish and they can take a run at the cup.A lot. Manson is probably the only one that wouldn't require a massive overpayment but he'd still cost a lot.
some will have to go. especially for offensive help while getz and perry and still youngish and they can take a run at the cup.
My perspective is Theo is untouchable. he is the full monty from what i has seen/read.
Vatanan signed 5 years is awesome as well doubt he moves.
Lindholm is a stud probably the est of the bunch, Manson is dirt cheap does his job and is a great partner to lindholm. not sure why ANA would want to break that up.
depres young good but has the concussions etc. he likely be moved.
Larsson still very raw. why move him now when you wouldn't get full value or know true potential.
that leaves montour. very good however not Nhl proven. not likely to be this year with ANA right side filled and them still paying stoner and Bieksa. Very high potential. for my money besides depres, this is a guy that will be traded to help their offense. Not because he's not good but they are a budget team, and theodore is the better defender and can play both sides.
I don't see Montour being traded until we see how all the dominoes fall with expansion, or BM gets great value. Right handed offensively explosive puck moving defensemen is the current fad of the market.
What would Anaheim fans want from Toronto for each of these guys?
Who is the cheapest to acquire?
Not that interested in trading them especially with what Toronto would be willing to trade for them.
it would have to be JVR for montour stoner and a 2nd that becomes a 1st is ANA wins the cup. or 2nd round of playoffs, something like that
I don't see Toronto wanting to trade JVR for something like that. They would want a guaranteed 1st round pick and a good prospect for JVR at minimum without any cap dumps coming their way.
I'm not an Anaheim fan, but I don't expect you'll like the answer. With Anaheim's budget / current and future cap issues, young players on ELC's are going to hold high value. Add to that the very likely loss of Fowler, and likely losing Despres to expansion, I'd say the young defenders you listed would take quite an offer to get them - especially since three of them are expansion draft exempt, and Anaheim will need at least a couple of them to really turn out to fill out their defense after Lindholm and Vantanen.
Add what I said above to the fact that Anaheim needs really high end young, affordable forward talent...well...you should be able to discern the likely answer, even though I have no doubt some TO fans will think that suggestion is ridiculous.
OT but its crazy to think that in the last few years that Nashville has lost Hamhuis, Suter, Jones and Weber.
Talk about a defenseman factory...
Honestly
They still are left with Subban, Josi, Ekholm, Ellis in their top 4 & Sam Girard, Dante Fabbro & Frederic Allard highlighting their prospect pool defensively & if I'm not mistaken Dougherty. Anaheim & Nashville's D & prospect pool back there amaze me.
don't forget about klein. he is still one of NYR's better defenders
What would Anaheim fans want from Toronto for each of these guys?
Who is the cheapest to acquire?
What would Anaheim fans want from Toronto for each of these guys?
Who is the cheapest to acquire?
The Las Vegas draft is going to affect the value of some Dman. Not now but next June.
Most teams will protect 7 forwards, 3 Dmen.
Some will protect 4 forwards, 4 Dmen.
I believe the Leafs will be able to protect 5 Dmen and only 3 forwards.
Leafs would protect (as of now) Gardiner, Rielly, I would say Carrick and Marincin. Any reasonable trade they can make to upgrade their Dmen would be a bonus.
Look at the Islanders....Leddy, Boychuk (NMC) and either Poluk or Harmonic. I would suspect Harmonic would be available.
Similar to the Ducks, I think the Leafs might be a position to upgrade their defence
Leafs 3 forwards protected.....JVR, Kadri, Brown. Leaves Komarov, Martin, Bozak, Leivo, Rychel exposed.
Many young NHL Leafs, Zaitsev, Nylander, Soshinov, Hyman, Johnson and of course Matthews, Marner do not have to be protected
it would have to be JVR for montour stoner and a 2nd that becomes a 1st is ANA wins the cup. or 2nd round of playoffs, something like that ( something neither team likes)
Been discussed before. Anaheim fans want the moon. Be ready to offer up Nylander or Marner