Modifié 13 juill. 2020 à 23 h 44
Quoting: chloewoj
i don’t know why the leafs wouldn’t jump on this. you guys have the offensive power already (marner, matthews, nylander, tavares). yes kappy is a great assets to have but you don’t NEED him. you NEED defenseman. the sabres are giving you a very solid defenseman (solid enough to be dahlin’s d partner) at a reduced cap hit and a high second that you can use to draft a solid defensive prospect.
I've stated that I don't dismiss it as an option. The inclusion of the 2nd and the retention on Miller certainly make it interesting, but there are still concerns.
Miller has not shown to be what a lot of Leaf fans seem to think they need on D right now. He's incredibly sheltered; starts a ton in the offensive zone and doesn't play tough competition. Doesn't PK. Is fairly reliant on PP time to produce (40% of his points over the last 3 years have come on the man-advantage) and given that the Leafs have PP options already... He just doesn't
seem to be a great fit.
Considering that the Leafs will be going the 7-3-1 route in the expansion draft, a forward for D swap puts them in a tough spot. They'd basically have to protect Miller otherwise they traded assets for him just to lose him for nothing after a year, which means they leave both of Holl and Dermott exposed and lose one of them or have to trade other assets to Seattle to get them to take someone else. Sort of putting themselves in a corner with that trade. If they are going to make that type of swap, the Dman they get will have to be worthy of that protection slot.
Even with the retention on Miller, the Leafs would still need to make another move elsewhere to get under the cap. Let's say it's Johnsson or Kerfoot because they just seem most likely. You're probably either going to be downgrading in that deal for someone with a smaller cap hit or simply taking back picks. Now you've lost Kapanen up front and either lost or downgraded Johnsson or Kerfoot. All of a sudden that offence isn't so deep anymore.
As I said, it's an option that I don't scoff at, but it's not an easy yes by any means, imo.