Rumor: Chris Johnston: Some believe Toronto is the front runner for Ben Chiarot.

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

TSN's Chris Johnston said on his podcast that some believe that the Leafs are the front runner for Ben Chiarot, he said they have been in on him from the start.

As a Leaf fan Ben Chiarot himself is not a move I'm against. He would make the Leafs better.

But I know I'm likely to hate the cost because I don't think he's worth a 1st but I think he will get it.

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[bsu]

Do it Toronto....

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

I hope so

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Woohoo!

 

[AvroArrow]

Wouldn't mind him depending on the price, he was a pain in the ass in the playoffs. And provided a good net front presence. Hoping it's not a 1st. But we need to get bigger and more physical.

 

[themelkman]

Its funny that fans are complaining about paying a first and a top prospect for Hertl, but they might end up paying the same amount for Ben Chiarot.

 

[BB88]

Best news!

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

He shouldn't even cost a 2nd

 

[Zats Muccarello]

Hope this is true, would hate for the Rangers to give up valuable assets for this dude

 

[The90]

Its funny that fans are complaining about paying a first and a top prospect for Hertl, but they might end up paying the same amount for Ben Chiarot.

Hertl is worth a first and top prospect. He’s a top line player.

Chiarot is a 4D at best. As well as a UFA. He’s not worth a 1st and a prospect. Also extremely unlikely Dubas trades back to back 1st round picks for rentals. More likely he goes off the board for someone like he did with Campbell and Muzzin.

 

[leafsfan5]

Are you f***ing kidding me

 

[sansabri]

makes sense after the Leafs were embarrassed last year

 

[Bounces R Way]

Dubas(or any other GM) has got to be f***ing high off their ass if he pays a 1st for Ben Chiarot.

 

[Canadienna]

Edit: Open minds are a good thing.

 

[MoreMogilny]

Chiarot sucks.

If the Leafs trade anything resembling a first round pick for him I will have officially lost faith in the current front office team.

 

[Mike Jones]

So would Ritchie be a part of the package going the other way?

 

[frederixx]

He would be a good fit with the Leafs quite honestly. Rugged dman and playoffs warrior

 

[themelkman]

Hertl is worth a first and top prospect. He’s a top line player.

Chiarot is a 4D at best. As well as a UFA. He’s not worth a 1st and a prospect. Also extremely unlikely Dubas trades back to back 1st round picks for rentals. More likely he goes off the board for someone like he did with Campbell and Muzzin.

After Nick Folingo I would not have much confidence in Dubas's decision making abilities. Hes clearly not the analytics gm some claimed him to be.

 

[Doc5]

Darn it, I want him to go to the rangers

 

[BKarchitect]

This will probably be an overpayment but the Leafs are trying to win a Cup and could use a tough customer on the backend who can play 20 minutes a night. He's overplayed and overly important on Montreal's make-shift squad so that hurts his advanced metrics but as the 4th guy to round out the Rielly/Brodie/Muzzin trio and to push Holl down into a smaller role - with whomever of Sandin, Liljegren and Dermott is healthiest and playing the best rounding things out...it does kind of complete a pretty solid, if not spectacular defensive depth chart.

Renting Chiarot for a playoff run is nobody's idea of a good usage of a 1st round pick (or a 2nd+ to be frank) but like it or not, he's a guy GM and coaches are going to want to add to toughen up their blueline and ones who are tough and can log big minutes without being total liabilities tend to extract good value.

 

[sasha barkov]

LOLOLOLOL

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

it would be really f***ing hard for Dubas to find a way to have a worse TDL than last year, but he seems determined to try

 

[sansabri]

Dubas(or any other GM) has got to be f***ing high off their ass if he pays a 1st for Ben Chiarot.

guy paid a 1st for Foligno. at least he'd get a bit more value this time

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Gross