oldnews Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: As per Elliotte Friedman in his 31 Thoughts: 12. The Alex Galchenyuk trade is a sign the Jimmy Vesey experiment is in trouble. Both players have salaries that can be stashed on the taxi squad/in the AHL, if necessary. It also drops the Maple Leafs from 47 contracts to 46 (maximum 50). Flexibility is never negative. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/31-thoughts-tavares-gagner-blazing-trail-minor-hockey-involvement/ It sort of sounds like Friedman is trying too hard to find an explanation for the deal. Is a 900k one year deal to a player like Vesey really an 'experiment' than can be 'in trouble'? He's a depth signing - marginal competition for a spot - low risk - it's not like there's trouble involved when players like that don't command minutes/a roster spot - unless they were banking on him being more than he is. The even bigger stretch would be the contract space thing - already having 3 spaces - and no cap to fill them with....the 'flexibility' is never negative thing seems like he's grasping at straws. Perhaps there's not that much need to 'explain' the deal - aside from they think they might be able to get something out of Galchenyuk...perhaps Malhotra can. Funny thing - there's more than one site where Galchenyuk can't be found - not on the Sens, not on the Canes, not on the Leafs....perhaps they're not bothering to edit his details, waiting for the next shoe to drop... Edited February 17, 2021 by oldnews 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkSave Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 He is the missing piece. watch him score the stanley cup clinching goal for them. but seriously, a decent depth add with good skill and experience. he's just had a really tough go since getting traded out of montreal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto... Next stop: Winnipeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Me_ Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I would live to know why Galchenyuk isn’t sticking with teams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 20 hours ago, Me_ said: Essentially it’s a three way trade. TOR Galchenyuk OTT Dzingel CAR Korshkov Warsofsky Paquette I wonder if Galchenyuk even left the Province of Ontario... No he didnt leave. he stayed in ontario and does not need to quarantine. Like you said its a 3 way trade and he was likely told to stay in OTT until the Leafs deal could be concluded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 3:52 AM, ‹(•¿•)› said: The real question is, will he get a tribute video when he goes back to Carolina? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Maru Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Galchenyuk about to make his Leafs debut. I have to think with an opportunity on the line of Tavares and Nylander he could finally put it together but we'll see. Hoping he sees some success, but that the Leafs as a whole don't see any: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/maple-leafs-notebook-door-opens-galchenyuk-simmonds-nears-return/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Kobayashi Maru said: Galchenyuk about to make his Leafs debut. I have to think with an opportunity on the line of Tavares and Nylander he could finally put it together but we'll see. Hoping he sees some success, but that the Leafs as a whole don't see any: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/maple-leafs-notebook-door-opens-galchenyuk-simmonds-nears-return/ Hope he doesn’t Yakupov himself with that idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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