Leafs 22-23

Oh yay… another Nylander to Columbus trade, that’s exactly what Columbus needs another RW who plays soft and doesn’t go to the corners or dig for the puck and doesn’t play defence.

Seattle possibly considers that deal with Driedger now most likely out for the regular season next year, Mrazek's buyout will be more palatable at the end of next season if they want to go ahead with it.

Why would Edmonton trade a 24 year old Puljujarvi who still has RFA rights and most likely signs for less than $3.5M, for a 27 year old pending UFA making $3.5M? Toronto adds something here, no way it gets done one-for-one.

I don't know if CBJ takes that - I feel like they probably can get good value for a full retained Nyquist without having to drop their pick from #12 to #78, but I could see them considering it.

What I can't see being considered is Anaheim trading *both* their goalies for a package that doesn't bring an NHL-caliber goalie back. Woll might be good in a year or two, but this is setting up the team to be absolutely brutal next year and I can't see them doing it for a package headlined by Rasmus Sandin & Nick Robertson.

In fairness here, and we all know that I'm not a Leafs fan, that was the end of a 1 min+ shift and was a lose-lose play. At no point was he winning that race and keeping possession, because Cernak would have absolutely lit him up (Which wouldn't have been beneficial at all). The fact that he uses his stick to almost steal the puck there also shows you that going balls deep to get rocked isn't always the right play.

You're not winning a Cup with that guy on your team. He won't pay the price to win. He won't sacrifice himself for his team. There's no excuse for pulling up like that. Look at the way young Hagel is playing injured for Tampa and still has the courage to block shots. That's how you win in the playoffs.

I used to watch Tommy Holmstrom get abused in front of the net from guys like Pronger and Hatcher and he just kept coming back for more which would usually result in a Lidstrom shot from the point becoming a goal because of the screen Holmstrom provided. Holmstrom paid the price for his team. Nylander won't.