Quoting: RobbStark03
You are absolutely right. Toronto and Edmonton is more likely to continue wasting McDavid, Draisaitl, Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Tavares.
Otherwise your breakdown of the trade is very "Leaf fan". Thanks
…he says, knowing that his beloved squad wasted the career of Carey Price…congrats on the Eastern Conference Championship. Flags fly forever!
Signed,
Non-Leafs fan.
Really though, and again, I’m a fan of none of the teams involved, if you take a minute to think about it:
-Edmonton can’t afford Price, even at 50% retained. Goaltending is certainly an issue for them, but there’s a lot more wrong with them that a (then 35 year old) goaltender can’t solve.
-going to keep banging the “there hasn’t been an expiring LD traded for a 1st round pick since 2015, and there’s better options to overpay for than Chiarot” drum.
-Kulak for a 3rd? Meh. Whatever.
-Lehkonen for a 2nd? Maybe. Guys pretty close to being a non tender candidate though.
-The equivalent of a late 1st+2nd for Drouin and scraps is pretty comical. Just go get James Neal…they’re both useless AF in their own end.
-But, the Leafs trade? Ouuuuuu baby. I get that Habs fans hate the Leafs, but c’mon. If you’re looking to upgrade your “shutdown” pairing, Petry ain’t it, and surely you know that?