Punch Drunk Loov
Gaaaaary Roberts!
- Dec 6, 2011
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Appreciate all the trade homework well done man!You need something to trade realisticly to get these guys , not just because you have cap space they'll magically be traded to you. Leafs trade chips to aquire a decent d-man under contract are couple prospects , Knies and 1 x 1st round pick . To get a good d it'll take 2 of the above . Dubas left the team with very little to use in trade and what we do have would probably be better to just keep them . Part of the issue they have with salary is the lack of prospects being drafyed and put into the lineup .
We couldn't aquire a decent winger for Sundin [ or a 2nd line centre ] for years when there wasn't even a cap . Couldn't aquire a good centre for Kessel . It's not as easily done as you say.
I could buy in that you could trade one of the current core guys but it would be pretty stupid just to let them walk so you have cap space to maybe trade more assets to fill. Non of your list are true number ones either , many are 2nd pair guys that would be nice but not at the expense of Marners importance .
Yes absolutely I wouldn't want someone to walk. I was moreso suggesting we could trade a core forward for a package that involves a good defenseman and it can be done rather than us being the ones paying a 1st + Knies we have them offer their version of that