Confirmed Trade: [MTL/TOR] Plekanec (50%), Baun for Valiev, Rychel, 2nd

[Fazkovsky]

It’s smart for leafs to get a good defensive guy

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Rivalries really are dead, wow.

Gonna be so, so weird seeing Plekanec in a Toronto jersey.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Leafs overpaid a little bit, but it's not like they needed any of the assets they gave up.

 

[HabsDood]

Good luck to all these guys, maybe Plek can come back next year for 1000 points with the Habs..

 

[Teemu]

Kyle Baun is also Bobby Baun's gandson, maybe why the Leafs took him as a random AHL contract

Also on a one-way deal, so its a money-saver

 

[Fatty McLardy]

Plekanec on the 4th line is huge. Leafs gearing up with an epic showdown with the Bruins.

 

[Bread and Circuses]

What is he going to do with all those turtlenecks embroidered with the Habs logo?

 

[weems]

Hyman - Matthews - Nylander
Marleau - Kadri - Marner
van Riemsdyk - Bozak - Brown
Komarov - Plekanec - Kapanen

Pretty solid forward core. Not in love with moving another 2nd for a rental 4C though. Hopefully they make a move for a quality defender or plan on re-signing Pleks.

That 4th line is awesome.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Plekanec probably wouldn't be filling that Matthews role, if so.

No but if everyone slides up.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Plekanec for this price is much better than Nash for what Boston gave up

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Curious if this means that the Leafs are no longer interested in Luke Glendening, Or if they go after both Plekanec and Glendening.

 

[Phil Parent]

Good luck to all these guys, maybe Plek can come back next year for 1000 points with the Habs..

1000 games.

 

[Fazkovsky]

Not a bad trade for leafs

 

[TheAngryHank]

Odd bed partners.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Good trade for Montreal

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Wow....compared to the Nash haul and this haul...terrible trade for Habs. Good job leafs.

 

[justafan22]

Rychel's on his 3rd team in less than 5 years as a first rounder btw.

 

[The Great Weal]

Rychel is an AHLer, Valiev maybe an NHLer in the future as a depth D kind of like Joe Morrow.

The second round pick is what is valuable in this trade and the Leafs gave their own second round pick not SJ's.

That is still an excellent trade for Bergevin, too much for someone that will be a 4c.

 

[Baby Duck Homme]

First the Rangers and Devils make a trade and then the Habs and Leafs? What’s next? Weird deadline...

 

[Langdon Alger]

What is he going to do with all those turtlenecks embroidered with the Habs logo?

Charity

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

That 4th line is awesome.

I'd switch Brown and Kapanen, Komarov-Pleks-Brown would be a beastly shut-down line. And then JVR, Bozak, and Kapanen can focus exclusively on offense

 

[Liminality]

Man I had no idea Plekanec made 6m per year
Thank goodness Montreal retained 50%

 

[frankthetank91]

Damn. Not going to lie I always hated this guy, he was the first player I thought of when I thought of the Habs but going to have to change my opinion now. Welcome aboard Tomas.

 

[Rebels57]

Seems like a reasonable return.

Did Toronto even have a need for bottom 6 C?

 

[Frank Drebin]

Meh. Cant see this as being a loss for either team.