EP40. Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1) Toronto sends Kerfoot+Ceci UFA rights to Buffalo for Montour+Simmonds UFA rights > Leafs sacrifice secondary scoring forward for a 2nd pairing RHS dman. Sabres get younger. Simmonds won’t re-up in Buffalo who can be signed for cheap and give the Leafs grit upfront. Montour is an RFA who won’t command a ton of money either. 2) Toronto sends Dermott+Vegas 5th rounder to Calgary for either one of Hamonic’s or Brodie’s UFA rights > Flames will only be able to re-sign one of them coming up against a cap crunch. Both are sound 2way RHS dmen capable of chewing up top pair minutes. Calgary gets a cheaper alternative in Dermott who will sign for cheap as an RFA + get a mid pick for giving up a players rights who they won’t be able to keep anyways. Leafs defence before: Rielly - Ceci Muzzin - Barrie Dermott - Holl Leafs defence after: Rielly - Brodie/Hamonic Muzzin - Montour Sandin - Holl ...Montour is a much more cost effective option than Barrie and offers similar production. Brodie/Hamonic are much more suited to anchor the top pair and help Rielly vs. Ceci who was played out of his depth. Not to mention Simmonds who’s a heart&soul guy that can be played anywhere from lines 1-3. A great veteran and modern day power forward who can throw his body around, stick up for teammates, and score regularly. Would be a huge plus for the Leafs especially after they gave away one of their only playoff warriors in Kadri ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) Still not fixed enough. Even with that, they need to trade one of their forwards for another defensively reliable guy and give Montour limited minutes instead of having both of their defensemen who are capable of actually playing defense babysitting pylons. It's a start though. I also don't see Hamonic signing anywhere but Winnipeg due to family reasons. Edited August 12, 2020 by King Heffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VegasCanuck Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 Why do we “want” to fix Toronto’s defense??? 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I think Toronto's problem is team defence, not just their defencemen although it is also of concern. The 4 star forwards they have are similar type of players. When they had Kadri as 2C, I thought he complemented the top 6 rather well. Instead of Tavares, they should have just kept Kadri and add near selke level winger like Mark Stone or Loui Eriksson who is making Bo's line all that much defensively sound If I'm Kyle Dubas, I'd offer my 2021 1st rounder to Vancouver for Loui Eriksson. Put him on Tavares or Matthews RW and problem solved. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, khay said: I think Toronto's problem is team defence, not just their defencemen although it is also of concern. The 4 star forwards they have are similar type of players. When they had Kadri as 2C, I thought he complemented the top 6 rather well. Instead of Tavares, they should have just kept Kadri and add near selke level winger like Mark Stone or Loui Eriksson who is making Bo's line all that much defensively sound If I'm Kyle Dubas, I'd offer my 2021 1st rounder to Vancouver for Loui Eriksson. Put him on Tavares or Matthews RW and problem solved. Loui's had his ups and downs in Vancouver, but I certainly wouldn't wish Toronto on him.. They'd need to add. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 The cap has been waved for the Leafs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 They'd need to trade off one or 2 of their "Big 4". So, not happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 LOL.. https://editorinleaf.com/2020/07/16/toronto-maple-leafs-viewing-experience/ These TO reporters are out of touch. Thinking they can nab Aaron Ekblad from FLA. Saying FLA is bleeding money and the owner is cheap. If they were so cheap they would not have signed Bobrovsky to a $10M/yr deal (although I think it was stupid signing anyways). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Its going to be Matthews for Doughty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I think trading Kadri was a big mistake for them. Kadri is actually the kind of player you need and want to win games in the playoffs. Barrie was redundant when they already had Reilly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, HKSR said: I think trading Kadri was a big mistake for them. Kadri is actually the kind of player you need and want to win games in the playoffs. Barrie was redundant when they already had Reilly. they over reacted to the playoff suspension. There are very few moves Dubie can make that either 1) come close to contract value, and 2) have an actual trade partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 I would like to first disclose that the Toronto Maple Leafs are my most hated NHL team. I feel like this off-season represents a very interesting turning point with their team and would love to remodel it. I unlike most feel they have a boatload of tradable assets. I don't know the details but I would be trying to work with Carolina, Columbus, or Minny. I would try and do something like Nylander to Minny for Carson Soucy. Doubt it would work. I am sure there would be moving parts involved like picks etc. Next up...Kapanen. Would love Jake Bean. Don't know if that's remotely possible. Free agent signings I would then explore to name a few. Buddy Robinson Wayne Simmonds Christopher Tanev aka tequila Cody Eakin Joe Thorton Brendon Dillon Trevor Daily Joel Edmundson Kevan Miller Ryan Miller Carl Soderberg Cam Talbot Trevor Van Riemsdyk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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