Proposal: Leafs Trades to Fix Defensive Woes

[KeziaTML]

Jake Gardiner would be addition by subtraction.

Who wants him and what would you give us?

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

The Leafs really should bite the bullet and make a serious play for Tanev. What that value amounts to is difficult to say, but he would do their defense absolute wonders. And he comes far cheaper than a higher profile defenseman like Weber.

 

[justafan22]

Trading nylander for mcdonagh would've been a dumb move.

 

[justafan22]

Dougie Hamilton for Mitch Marner lets go

Although the Leafs need a defensive defenseman badly. Should have ponied up for Hamonic last summer.

*Nylander

 

[ole ole]

You are literally out of your mind.

Ya sure bud.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Jake Gardiner would be addition by subtraction.

Who wants him and what would you give us?

I think the d is silent in his name....or non existent
Doubt anyone is lining up for him, play him as a winger. He's yours for another year. Offense is great but IQ is...

 

[ole ole]

So, what are these woes you speak of?

You didn't see tonights game.

 

[Scott Stevens]

Yah it their week to get destroyed by the jays

Well, so far so so

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Enjoy the show tonight.

it was enjoyable

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Just a few days ago Gardiner was elite and now he's trash?

 

[vcanuck]

lol at the flames fans trying to sell their D on here.

 

[BLONG7]

Just a few days ago Gardiner was elite and now he's trash?

The mood has swung big time here...Gardiner had a tough night, but the kid is still a good Dman...

 

[Commander Clueless]

The Leafs really should bite the bullet and make a serious play for Tanev. What that value amounts to is difficult to say, but he would do their defense absolute wonders. And he comes far cheaper than a higher profile defenseman like Weber.

We needed a guy like him badly this series, I must admit.

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

Just a few days ago Gardiner was elite and now he's trash?

That's Gardiner... very good or very bad. No in between.

 

[mariolemieux66]

Weber and Byron to TO

Matt Martin, Carl Grundstrom, Eemeli Räsänen, Adam Brooks, Dmytro Timashov, 2018 1st and 2019 4th to Montreal.

 

[KeziaTML]

Just a few days ago Gardiner was elite and now he's trash?

It's almost as if there are billions of people on the internet and the opinion of one poster isn't representative of all of those billions of people.

 

[Riptide]

Toronto doesn't need to go to that extreme. Let Polak walk and brig in a RD who isn't inept defensively and can move the puck. That will also lessen the dependency on Gardiner.

I also think that this series was a great example as to why it's time to let Komarov walk. Toronto has the young wingers... what they need to keep are the centers. Contracts are going to come into play so they need to be careful, but out of their UFAs the only ones I'd be all that interested in is Pleks and Bozak. Sign one and find an above average depth FA C. Then just keep cycling in the kids on the wings.

 

[Riptide]

Trade Gardiner for a bag of pucks and the Leafs will be much better!

The issue then becomes how does the puck get up the ice? The game today (vs even 10 years ago) is all about speed and transition. And for all the issues Gardiner can have (and there's some there), his ability to transition the puck is still an asset to the team. Especially on his current contract.

 

[Soups On]

Honestly, I don't think the Leafs need to get rid of Gardiner. To be at his utmost best, he needs to either be sheltered more or have an incredibly steady partner that can make up for his gaffes in the D zone and be the leader in the D zone.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Gardiner is good. Horrible game tonight though.

 

[Deen]

Giordano and a small add for Nylander.

 

[Deen]

Gardiner is good. Horrible game tonight though.

Games like that where a player is -5 in a game 7 can literally ruin a player mentally going forward.

 

[Volica]

Giordano and a small add for Nylander.

Calgary instantly goes to bottom feeding.

Brodie and Stone are the only two D I’d think were remotely available. Tre didn’t spend a tone of assets to break the D corps up right away.

 

[Deen]

Calgary instantly goes to bottom feeding.

Brodie and Stone are the only two D I’d think were remotely available. Tre didn’t spend a tone of assets to break the D corps up right away.

You have to give something to get something. Nylander is young and from Calgary to boot. He can grow with the core. Plus we have a log jam in our D prospects.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Weber and Byron to TO

Matt Martin, Carl Grundstrom, Eemeli Räsänen, Adam Brooks, Dmytro Timashov, 2018 1st and 2019 4th to Montreal.

You sure you don’t have any more junk and C level prospects kicking around anywhere?

Rights to Komarov? McElhinney? Is Eric Fehr still hanging around?