NJ may be in the market for Graves replacement...so maybe Maatta would be an option.

Well I'd keep Walman, he's good insurance and hes played pretty well. I'd keep kap if you get him over swapping him for poolparty. The one deal I'd do in a heartbeat is mittelstadt, if Buffalo would give him up for anything reasonable I'd grab him.

Kind of what I was thinking, plus additional depth is never a bad thing.

I was hesitant on trading Walman and that Kapanen deal to be honest. Would love to give Mitts a shot here.

I like the idea of Bertuzzi, but I think ultimately the Leafs pass on this. Too much injury history with Bertuzzi, and I think the Leafs first round pick could be used better

I know it's a wonky stat but Walman is 2nd on the team in +- with a +14 in 16 games.

What's this injury history you speak of? A back injury where he came back for a full season and scored 30? Or the broken hand from blocking a shot then getting hit by another shot in the same hand? That's pretty much every injury for him.

I didn't even realize that, I liked him last year.

yes

Leafs need the flexibility of Kerfoot at centre if needed. Leafs need about their only centre prospect Minten.,

That player could be Engvall coming back, not sure if the cap works without retention though. Totally understandable about Minten, he's be top choice not named Knies and Niemela. Ty Voit could be an option.

Which player would you rather target then? I would say pretty much every single player has a similar injury 'history' if not worse. Don't think too many players can play in the NHL without getting hurt here and there.

Nino, ROR, TK

Pens decline hard. As much as I want Kapanen out, that's a gross overpay. Not to mention we have no need for Erne.

I was discussing this trade with a couple other pens fans and they seemed on board.

So what? You agree with all DET fans on here?

Erne to Heinen is basically lateral move, but $1M more than Heinen, so we're going to pay $1M for the same production?

Ok then

But seriously. Take a look at the Pens roster. Erne and Heinen put out roughly similar numbers, with a small edge to Heinen and Erne is just more physical. Why would we pay $1M for basically the same player?

You retain on Suter and make us take back more money on the Heinen/Erne swap. It's really a wash when you consider Heinen could easily be off-loaded to any playoff-bound team for a late pick.

Suter is also not much to write home about. He's OK. Kapanen + 3rd for Suter (no retention) straight up would make more sense.

100% pass on the Bertuzzi trade, Yzerman would have zero need for those players. His value is low. So we'd be better off signing him for 2 x $5,500,000 and let him build up his value once again.

Oesterle and Walman have very little value, Odds of either one of them let alone both being traded are pretty slim to none.

And since whenever has Yzerman ever traded for a player, only to trade that player to another team, Answer is it has never happened in history. And i seriously doubt it happens now.

To much churn.

The Bert trade is weak return. A 1st, a 2nd and helping them out with both a good player and their cap problems isn't the best we can get for Bert. If you're offering a defender back make it McIsaac not Barton who is waiver exempt a year longer and fills more of a need for us.

Trading both Määttä and Walman wouldn't be good for the team and your ask for Walman is way too low.

Also the PIT trade doesn't feel right, we should be getting a better return for both Suter (especially with retention) and Erne.

I think the Devils would be more interested in Walman than Määttä

Everyone declines

Bertuzzi doesn't get you that especially with his injury history. Max Leafs would do is a 2nd

Why would Bertuzzi sign a short term contract tho?


Wings fans: "We need more center prospects". But we don't need Minten who is a really good one?