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All Mod Cons said:
I'm hoping we add all the best players while giving up solely Ritchie, Dermott, Holl, Engvall, mid round pick and a B level prospect.
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Giroux and Phil Kessel.

Before anyone freaks out, yes, I know we need a defenceman, but no one available seems that interesting. It's a wish list, not a well researched and supported business pitch. I want to see Giroux and or Kessel!
 
TMLAM34 said:
To Toronto: J.T. Miller (50% retained)
To Vancouver: Alex Kerfoot + Nick Robertson + 2023 1st Round Draft Pick

Cap Savings: 875k


To Toronto: Connor Murphy + Marc-Andre Fleury (50% retained)
To Chicago: Petr Mrazek + Travis Dermott + Nick Ritchie + Roni Hirvonen

Cap Savings: 450k


Bunting - Matthews - Marner
Miller - Tavares - Nylander
Mikheyev - Kampf - Kase
Engvall - Spezza - Simmonds

Rielly - Murphy
Muzzin - Brodie
Sandin - Liljegren/Holl

Campbell - Fleury


I honestly think that is a true Stanley Cup contending roster. Ideally we’d use the cap savings in acquiring a better 4th line center but I’ll just leave it as those two moves.
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I say we fire Dubas and make @TMLAM34 our next GM. That sounds like a Cup winner to me.
 
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I agree with Damien Cox, who wrote in Saturday's Toronto Star (behind a paywall -- I'm a subscriber) as follows, under the headline, below:

The Leafs shouldn’t make a single trade. They have to find out what they’re made of
"So perhaps this year it’s time to do something different. To ignore all the voices calling for this player or that player to be acquired via trade.

"In other words, this is the year to do nothing.

"Most people would agree the Leafs have the basic talent and depth to win at least one round in the post-season. They do have the fifth-best winning percentage in the league, after all. It’s not about the talent on the roster; it’s about how that talent plays.

"So let the talent play."
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Sometimes the best move is the move you didn't make. I would prefer the Leafs follow the course they're on with the players they have. They don't need marginal improvements at exorbitant costs, and they certainly don't need change for the sake of change.

My wish is playoff success with the players they already have.
 
Not all 34 year olds are alike, for the last 2 years Giroux has been productive to the tune of achieving an 80% offensive production rate, with 35 points in 41 games this year on a bad Philly team. It would be realistic to assume Giroux could possibly reach point per game status playing for TO. He's a take charge type of guy who does shoulder the responsibility of how he plays and how the entire team plays, he's a leader, I think the type of leader and player TO needs to be successful in the playoffs. Is it possible TO could get burnt again, spending too much on an aged vet, that's always possible but it's also possible that the Tavares, Nylander, Marner, Rielly and Matthews era passes by and TO does nothing, we know TO consistently drops the ball in the playoffs and we shouldn't expect more without a major infusion of talent.

I don't know why TO didn't expend more energy trying to sign Kane, 40 regular season games plus playoffs should've been something TO could've risked, because of his reputation, for possible playoff success. His problems were dressing room rather than on the ice, the way he plays is exactly what TO needs.

It looks like TO's d isn't exceptionally strong this year and could use an upgrade or 2, no team in a Cap NHL can enter the playoffs without weaknesses unless they are like the 2016-2018 Leafs where all the major talent were on ELCs. That was such a wasted time with LL at the helm.

Potential lines TO could've had:

Nylander/Matthews/Kase

Kane/JT/MM

Bunting/Giroux/Mikeyev

Engvall/Kampf/Spezza or Simmonds

Kane was a missed opportunity, let's hope Dubie does better this year.
 
LW for 2nd line as long as upgrade on Kerfoot. Makes Kerfoot expendable and he's doing well so selling high which also frees some cap

RH D for 2nd pairing. Bumps Holl down to third pairing or #7. Frees up at least Dermott. OK with trading Holl too but would be happier demoting him.

Possibly a backup G if moving Mrazek is required due cap gymnastics. Although this one makes me a little nervous
 
LEAFANFORLIFE23 said:
I don't feel like they truly went all in, you can't go all in and not trade a single prospect.

Their prospect pool is better now then it was last year because now they have Matthew Knies and he's killing it.

I do want them to go all in, and I think they might because I think Dubas job is on the line.

I also don't believe that just because Foligno failed last year that means you get lazy and sit on your ass this year.
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I agree with the premise of your reasoning why Dubas is likely to go all-in this year, as he needs playoff results.

If he was willing to essentially mortgage an entire draft year last season, then who knows what he will be willing to do this year as the pressure for needing success hasn't changed only increased.
 
The 6ix said:
I agree with Damien Cox, who wrote in Saturday's Toronto Star (behind a paywall -- I'm a subscriber) as follows, under the headline, below:

The Leafs shouldn’t make a single trade. They have to find out what they’re made of
"So perhaps this year it’s time to do something different. To ignore all the voices calling for this player or that player to be acquired via trade.

"In other words, this is the year to do nothing.

"Most people would agree the Leafs have the basic talent and depth to win at least one round in the post-season. They do have the fifth-best winning percentage in the league, after all. It’s not about the talent on the roster; it’s about how that talent plays.

"So let the talent play."
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Sometimes the best move is the move you didn't make. I would prefer the Leafs follow the course they're on with the players they have. They don't need marginal improvements at exorbitant costs, and they certainly don't need change for the sake of change.

My wish is playoff success with the players they already have.
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Damien Cox is an idiot and has always been an idiot.

Not quite as bad as Steve Simmons but an idiot nonetheless.
 
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I agree with the premise of your reasoning why Dubas is likely to go all-in this year, as he needs playoff results.

If he was willing to essentially mortgage an entire draft year last season, then who knows what he will be willing to do this year as the pressure for needing success hasn't changed only increased.
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Mtl and Winny/Edm last year are no match for Florida/Tampa this year. Misread the landscape again and the boy Wonder will surely be looking for new employment.
 
Since it's a wishlist...

Out: 11.6
Muzzin 5.6
Holl 2.0
Ritchie 2.5
Dermott 1.5

In: 11.58
Chychrun 4.6
Manson 4.1
Crouse 1.53
Lyubushkin 1.35


In reality either:
All in on Chychrun or
Holl and Ritchie out and Crouse and Lyubushkin in.
 
The Leafs definitely need a definitely need a defenseman. Someone who can push people around.
 
The 6ix said:
I agree with Damien Cox, who wrote in Saturday's Toronto Star (behind a paywall -- I'm a subscriber) as follows, under the headline, below:

The Leafs shouldn’t make a single trade. They have to find out what they’re made of
"So perhaps this year it’s time to do something different. To ignore all the voices calling for this player or that player to be acquired via trade.

"In other words, this is the year to do nothing.

"Most people would agree the Leafs have the basic talent and depth to win at least one round in the post-season. They do have the fifth-best winning percentage in the league, after all. It’s not about the talent on the roster; it’s about how that talent plays.

"So let the talent play."
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Sometimes the best move is the move you didn't make. I would prefer the Leafs follow the course they're on with the players they have. They don't need marginal improvements at exorbitant costs, and they certainly don't need change for the sake of change.

My wish is playoff success with the players they already have.
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We know how that ends
 
The 6ix said:
I agree with Damien Cox, who wrote in Saturday's Toronto Star (behind a paywall -- I'm a subscriber) as follows, under the headline, below:

The Leafs shouldn’t make a single trade. They have to find out what they’re made of
"So perhaps this year it’s time to do something different. To ignore all the voices calling for this player or that player to be acquired via trade.

"In other words, this is the year to do nothing.

"Most people would agree the Leafs have the basic talent and depth to win at least one round in the post-season. They do have the fifth-best winning percentage in the league, after all. It’s not about the talent on the roster; it’s about how that talent plays.

"So let the talent play."
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Sometimes the best move is the move you didn't make. I would prefer the Leafs follow the course they're on with the players they have. They don't need marginal improvements at exorbitant costs, and they certainly don't need change for the sake of change.

My wish is playoff success with the players they already have.
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No screenshots of his open tabs as he wrote this?
 
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TiMo15 said:
A solid physical d man and bump Holl into 3rd pairing.
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Thinking this.

To me, Scott Mayfield would be an ideal target. Somebody that can play in the top 4, but also might fill that Bogosian-type role alongside Rasmus Sandin on the 3rd pair. Given Liljegren's emergence, I'd look to move Dermott as part of the deal / a related deal.

Up front, obviously the left side is really the only area for improvement. They can't really afford to lose Kerfoot unless it's a guy like JT Miller who can also play C coming back; so I think it's a situation where they look at Bunting/Kerfoot/Mikheyev, and say to themselves, whomever we get, has to either be a reasonably clear step up, or come with an additional year of control, while also coming in around $2m assuming Ritchie going the other way.

Perhaps a guy like Dylan Strome could make sense. He hasn't been great the last couple of years, so doesn't really have a ton of bargaining power from an RFA standpoint. Chicago has all 3 retention slots available. Could be a good low-risk experiment that could also potentially be a Kerfoot replacement for next year.

Something like:
- Ritchie
- Toronto's 1st
- Nick Abruzzese or Roni Hirvonen

for

- Strome @ 50%
- Chicago's 2nd
-Conditional Pick
-- If the difference between Chicago's 2nd and Toronto's 1st is more than 12 spots, Toronto gets Chicago's worst 3rd back
-- If less than 12 spots, Toronto gets Chicago's 4th
 
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Since we’re talking wishlist, while not realistic, these 2 additions makes us a cup favourite in my opinion:
Giroux and Manson

Bunting-Matthews-Marner
Giroux-JT-Nylander
Kerfoot-Kamph-Kase
Mikheyev-Spezza-Engval/Simmonds (these 2 interchange, I’d give Engvall the edge)

Rielly-Brodie
Muzzin-Manson
Sandin-Holl

That lineup has me salivating..
 
The 6ix said:
I agree with Damien Cox, who wrote in Saturday's Toronto Star (behind a paywall -- I'm a subscriber) as follows, under the headline, below:

The Leafs shouldn’t make a single trade. They have to find out what they’re made of
"So perhaps this year it’s time to do something different. To ignore all the voices calling for this player or that player to be acquired via trade.

"In other words, this is the year to do nothing.

"Most people would agree the Leafs have the basic talent and depth to win at least one round in the post-season. They do have the fifth-best winning percentage in the league, after all. It’s not about the talent on the roster; it’s about how that talent plays.

"So let the talent play."
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Sometimes the best move is the move you didn't make. I would prefer the Leafs follow the course they're on with the players they have. They don't need marginal improvements at exorbitant costs, and they certainly don't need change for the sake of change.

My wish is playoff success with the players they already have.
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Tampa has upgraded its team twice before winning a cup.

Coleman + Goodrow in 2020. Savard in 2021.

Good teams need to improve their roster at the deadline because it becomes an arms race with other contenders. A team that looks good right now begins to seem average when they face upgraded teams in the playoffs.

I agree marginal improvements are a bad idea. No more Foligno and Nash type players. They should go big with whatever addition they make.
 
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