Growler
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The Leafs are really deep at wing on the farm. To me, to leverage that depth optimally, you would want to make room by moving Nylander to Center.
That is a prety outrageous statment lol.... Bozak was one of the best 3rd line centers in the league last year and his line did not get used that differently than many teams third lines while he produced at a top 6 pace.
I think we can trade for a 4th line centre. Goat is not going to cut it IMO but might fetch a 4th line centre in a trade with some team that likes him. Can Leo be our 4th line centre if we resign him? Plekanic??
About the 4th line.
Do you think Dubas looks at the 4th line in the same was as Lou?
I am thinking Dubas may view the 4th line a little differently and therefore will want players on it with different skill sets. Maybe a Moore and Plekanec type of player are no longer a good fit.
Lou was very conventional with his thinking and Dubas may not be.
Smith has already gone to the DEL, but the 4C job should be an internal one.
I still think 3C should be Nylander.
Why do you choose to be wrong? especially since we saw Nylander at center last year and with the exception of his 1st game it was a pretty spectacular failure.
If it wasn't he wouldn't have ended up on Plekanec's wing by game 3 and Marleau wouldn't have been shifted to center but he did and Marleau was because Nylander could not do it.
Nylander is a GREAT winger but he IS a winger accept it and move on stop trying to break up what has proven to work.
Why do you choose to be wrong? especially since we saw Nylander at center last year and with the exception of his 1st game it was a pretty spectacular failure.
If it wasn't he wouldn't have ended up on Plekanec's wing by game 3 and Marleau wouldn't have been shifted to center but he did and Marleau was because Nylander could not do it.
Nylander is a GREAT winger but he IS a winger accept it and move on stop trying to break up what has proven to work.
I think we can trade for a 4th line centre. Goat is not going to cut it IMO but might fetch a 4th line centre in a trade with some team that likes him. Can Leo be our 4th line centre if we resign him? Plekanic??
Goat and Leivo couldn't be used as part of the payment for even the plane ticket to bring a C over here. I like both but their value is nil!!Start by trading Goat and Leivo. Neither are in our plans and can be used as part of a payment for a C.
Overpay a UFA to be a 3rd line C?Stastny.
That is all.
Only Leaf fans believe that adding a bunch of Marlies to the team will make them a playoff contender.
It's time to actually do something. If there is a player on the market that will help us get closer to winning the cup, you'll sign him. Winnipeg traded for Stastny, it made them better, and they almost made the SCF. This is what I wanna see and not Dubas sitting back, believing that's the way to go, and Babcock only promoting Marlies. It's not enough for me.
The Leafs are like the Knicks, man. It's frustrating to be a fan of both teams.
Overpay a UFA to be a 3rd line C?
You might as well sign Tavares then and trade Kadri or Nylander.Yes.
Kadri or Stastny as 2c/3C. Doesn't matter, both can match up well defensively and put up points.
Nylander did not get shifted over because he was already splitting top line duties with Matthews (at least for most of the year). So he was a failure all year then?
Who else can the Leafs realistically get, outside of Tavares if he even leaves NYI, would could realistically be seen as a better option than Nylander as a 3C? Maybe Stastny if you are lucky, and he's a major over-payment candidate waiting to happen.
Nylander's future with the Leafs is at center. Babcock totally dismantled the Komarov-Kadri-Brown line after getting Marleau despite being one of the more successful and proven lines. Why wouldn't he decide to split up Nylander and Matthews to give the Leafs three legitimate centers and three legitimate scoring lines, especially when they have a ton of skill wingers at their disposal without Nylander?
Now is also the perfect time to move him, because Matthews has ample experience in the NHL now and Kadri is Kadri. He can get a Bozak level sheltering until he is totally comfortable with the position, and will almost certainly do a whole lot more than Bozak did with it at both ends of the ice. Even if he's without a JvR beside him.
There is a GIGANTIC difference between the team when Bozak arrived compared to the team when Aaltonen arrived. Looks like maybe you should start living in the 21st century!
I agree Aaltonen will not be our 3rd line center this year. He will be given every opportunity to be our 4th line center I feel and perhaps move up the following year depending on need and his play. Babcock will not start a rookie like him in a key role.No point talking to you since you just put words in people's mouth and argue against your own made up arguments! I also said I wanted Johnsson, Kappy and Grundstrom in, so maybe read the entire post
There is a GIGANTIC difference between the team when Bozak arrived compared to the team when Aaltonen arrived. Looks like maybe you should start living in the 21st century!
Chevy barely made any moves throughout his career with the Jets. Stastny was one of the biggest moves he's ever done and it was done at a time where they had their vets in their prime with enough depth to back them up. Chevy waited for the right moment to try and push the tempo. Besides cap space, I don't think Leafs are in a similar position to give up assets like that.Only Leaf fans believe that adding a bunch of Marlies to the team will make them a playoff contender.
It's time to actually do something. If there is a player on the market that will help us get closer to winning the cup, you'll sign him. Winnipeg traded for Stastny, it made them better, and they almost made the SCF. This is what I wanna see and not Dubas sitting back, believing that's the way to go, and Babcock only promoting Marlies. It's not enough for me.
The Leafs are like the Knicks, man. It's frustrating to be a fan of both teams.