Proposal: Leafs Trades to Fix Defensive Woes

[Liferleafer]

This is going to be a lot faster written than my previous post, as my computer crashed 20s before posting it ... :[

Nylander
for
Weber, Toronto's 2018 2nd, Montreal's 2019 2nd, Michael McCarron.

Kadri, Kapanen, Liljegren and Toronto's 2019 2nd
for
Faulk, Pesce and Aho.

Zaitsev
for
Athanasiou, Islander's 2019 2nd.

Toronto's 2019 1st, Montreal's 2019 2nd
for
Zuccarello

Resign Komarov and Bozak.

Aho/Matthews/Marner
Hyman/Bozak/Zucc
Marleau/Athanasiou/Brown
Komarov/Leivo/McCarron

Rielly/Weber
Gardiner/Faulk
Pesce/Hainsey

For complete transparency, I am open to critique/conversation for all of the trades except the Montreal one. People on these boards criminally undervalue Weber due to his "atrocious contract" when in reality the Leafs would absolutely take him for the right price considering he fills such a needed role for the team. Weber has a LOT higher value than people give him credit for

The Leafs end up getting a lot better on the right side, and the addition of Pesce gives them a natural replacement for Gardiner. Aho serves to ultimately replace the loss of Nylander, and Marner could replace Bozak if there was a solid 2RW that the Leafs could bring in via trade.

Their offensive group definitely gets weaker short term, but they get cap flexibility around Zucc, Marleau, Komarov, Bozak and Gardiner's deals while ultimately retaining a very solid young core and getting infinitely better defensively.

The primary goal for any franchise is to win a Stanley Cup, at any cost --- and I am of the belief that this roster with the addition of a Top 6 RW at the Trade Deadline could contend for a cup.

Lol...got as far as Nylander for Weber and gave up....

 

[Liferleafer]

Tanev for Liljegren

Go far away.

 

[Liferleafer]

Toronto is due...

Naw....another decade of HF trolling Leafs fans seems about right....

 

[Spirit of 67]

Jeezus no.

Patience. Chasing stupids trades is a bad idea.

 

[QCNords]

How about McCarron for Gauthier Leafs fans? Straight up!

 

[ole ole]

LEAFS - COYOTES

Nick Hjalmarsson, Max Domi
For
Jake Gardiner, Connor Brown, Dymtro Tymashov/Jeremy Bracco, 2nd

LEAFS - CANUCKS

Chris Tanev
For
1st 2019, Josh Leivo, Calle Rosen

LEAFS - SABRES

Jake Gardiner, Small Add
For
Ryan O’Rielly

DOMI - MATTHEWS - KAPANEN
MARLEAU - O’RIELLY - MARNER
HYMAN - - KADRI - - NYLANDER
JOHNSSON - GOAT - GRUNDSTROM

RIELLY - TANEV
HJALMARSSON - ZAITSEV
DERMOTT - HAINSEY

Nice to know you have 2 YES 2 Jake Gardiner's playing on the Leafs.

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

Toronto's 2019 1st, Montreal's 2019 2nd
for
Zuccarello

Zucc is going to solve the Leafs' defensive woes? Where are all the Leaf fans who were so sure they didn't need Ryan McDonagh?

 

[BB88]

There's no damm way Carolina does that trade, just bad.

Toronto shouldn't be looking at Weber.

 

[ole ole]

Nylander for Weber trade is bad just because of how many injuries Weber has been racking up in the past few years. Nylander is to young to give up on. Not sure what Carolina would want for Faulk if they would even be willing to trade him tho.

All those injuries. Here's another guy that doesn;t know shit about what he's talking about. 1 injury does not = lots of injury.
Get a clue bud.

 

[McSuper]

LEAFS - COYOTES

Nick Hjalmarsson, Max Domi
For
Jake Gardiner, Connor Brown, Dymtro Tymashov/Jeremy Bracco, 2nd

LEAFS - CANUCKS

Chris Tanev
For
1st 2019, Josh Leivo, Calle Rosen

LEAFS - SABRES

Jake Gardiner, Small Add
For
Ryan O’Rielly

DOMI - MATTHEWS - KAPANEN
MARLEAU - O’RIELLY - MARNER
HYMAN - - KADRI - - NYLANDER
JOHNSSON - GOAT - GRUNDSTROM

RIELLY - TANEV
HJALMARSSON - ZAITSEV
DERMOTT - HAINSEY

Neat trick . Trading J Gardiner twice

 

[shortfuze]

Enough to know that both these players make zero sense in trade for Toronto

Why does it make zero sense for Toronto. His cap hit isn’t that bad. Plus the cap is going up. He’s a number 1 defenceman. Not all players have to be 25 and younger. Look at what Chara has been doing for Boston. He brings veteran leadership and experience to the team. Whatever his contract looks like in 4-5 years, deal with it then. There are always ways out of getting out of a contract. Now if you’re talking zero sense cause of a trade that’s fine. Montreal won’t get Nylander or Marner. If they want picks and prospects then Toronto should look at it. If not then by all means they can look somewhere else.

 

[go comets]

I see no reason why Carolina whom struggled to score goals is going to trade their top goal scorer. Skinner is from Toronto and would make more sense......

 

[ole ole]

Why does it make zero sense for Toronto. His cap hit isn’t that bad. Plus the cap is going up. He’s a number 1 defenceman. Not all players have to be 25 and younger. Look at what Chara has been doing for Boston. He brings veteran leadership and experience to the team. Whatever his contract looks like in 4-5 years, deal with it then. There are always ways out of getting out of a contract. Now if you’re talking zero sense cause of a trade that’s fine. Montreal won’t get Nylander or Marner. If they want picks and prospects then Toronto should look at it. If not then by all means they can look somewhere else.

They would look elsewhere if they were looking to trade him.There not.

 

[shortfuze]

They would look elsewhere if they were looking to trade him.There not.

Fair enough. But that doesn’t mean it makes zero sense for Toronto.

 

[Nickmo82]

Reading this thread, it kinda seems that a lot of Habs fans have a bit of TML complex at the moment.

 

[justafan22]

Tanev for 2018 1st and bracco, or a 2019 2nd

 

[Mallard]

Holy hell that Carolina trade is horrendous.

 

[bluedevil58]

The more I think about it. The more it appears that Matthews I'd a terrible center come playoff time. Hanafan and a 2nd for Matthews.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Habs will keep a #1 D and you keep your soft no show come playoff time.

What? You traded your number 1 for Weber and the other stuff: Wow. Weber is a good player though.

 

[Jay haller]

Seabrooke and Weber are good dman getting older and worse on very expensive contracts they aren’t worth much especially not a young elite winger in Nylander

Who said seabrook was worth Nylander?

 

[TOGuy14]

Habs laugh and hang up. Leafs want Weber think Marner.

LOL good luck with that "rebuild" Montreal.

This is like us saying Zaitsev would cost you Drouin.

 

[Liferleafer]

Tanev for 2018 1st and bracco, or a 2019 2nd

All 3, (basically 1st+2nd+2nd(or prospect). A little less than Hamonic returned due to Tanev's injury history.

 

[rent free]

our C depth would suck if all of these happened. i definitely don't want weber and his contract and i'd especially not want to trade nylander for him. the red wings would not want zaitsev and his awful contract and no way to trading a 1st for zuccarello

 

[rent free]

Aho is a franchise player. Dunno why you'd compare him to a veteran like Kadri.

lol aho is not a franchise player

 

[rent free]

Toronto is due...

for due doughty