C,mon Leafs...Please
Rejoint: juin 2015
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I believe Hanafin is the dman the Leafs need to target even though he doesn't play the right side. I absolutely HATE giving up a 1st round pick for a player without term. This might be the exception. The re-sign might be $7.25 x 8 though.
Tanev is in the twilight of his career and plays so reckless that he has gotten injured way to often. I hope the older players and ones below 6'1" are avoided. The Leafs have enough good ones that it would only be lateral moves.
I was worried the Leafs might get Zadorov because he is huge and plays with snarl which the Leafs need BUT...he is a 3rd pairing dman on a Stanley Cup contending team. Making almost $4 MIL is expensive for that role.
I also looked at AJ Greer. He is 6'3" and can fight half decent. At 27 he is only now starting to stick as a 4th liner. Noah Gregor is a better skater, better offensive and throws the same number of hits (pro-rated). Gregor is only 6'0" and doesn't fight...so it depends on what we see wins games for the Leafs. I am genuinely torn on this one.
Going for a RHD trade of a lumbering, older player with retention I would see if we could pry Schenn out of Nashville. Schenn has a high hockey IQ, has gotten in peak physical shape, can complement Rielly's style perfect AND is a legitimate heavy weight fighter in today's NHL.
I am not sure about the goalie trade.
If we are trading for Sundqvist then we must replace Holmberg with Reeves....simply because I think it would be funny to have them traded for each other again. I would prefer Lafferty though. I heard he is worth Vancouver's 5th...