LongtimeLeafsufferer
Rejoint: juill. 2015
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You asked about Smith. He is signed for his veteran presence with the Marlies. The Leafs absolutely don't want him to be a regular on the Leafs. And you proved my point with your defence lineup. Having Marchenko at the seventh spot is a possibility but the with injuries you want be forced to play him. I'm sure the Leafs don't want this. Marchenko the Leafs are hoping he is being buried in the AHL. Sure Leafs and their fans are high on Dermot but he has only played half a season with the Marlies. No way can he pencilled in to be regular with the Leafs right now. Rosen, Borgman haven't played in North America so they can't be assumed to have NHL jobs in October either.
So while I agree on your concept of the trade, if you're trading for a prospect McCann, the Leafs can't afford to give up two NHLers. McCann for Rychel, Leivo, and Valiev....three prospects. What I think the Leafs would prefer would to be trade for a 5/6 Dman who are better than Marchenko or maybe even Marincin for Rychel, Leivo and Valiev.