Confirmed with Link: RoR and Acciari to Toronto for 1st 23, 2nd 24, 3rd 23, Abramov, and Gaudette

[rumrokh]

Glad DA moved forward with the full on sell-mode. We definitely need a youth infusion on this team and the picks will help a ton. Im also on board if Ryan wants to come back on an affordable 3 year deal in the offseason. Hell bring back ROR, and flip one of our 3rds for Perron in the offseason

It'd have to be VERY affordable for me. Free agency in 2024 and 2025 has a lot of potential. Most of those guys knocking on UFA status will be signed, but if one or two sneak through, O'Reilly's contract cannot be what keeps the Blues from making their best offer.

 

[Novacain]

Also the 2023 3rd from Ottawa is most likely going to be in the mid 70's. If we trade barbashev for a 1st or 2nd this draft, we will end up having 6 picks before the 80th pick at least.

I was about to say we would actually have 7 but I forgot we traded our 2nd this year for Leddy last year. Unideal.

 

[Ugene Magic]

This was a good bold move... Nicely done.

 

[Blueston]

Also the 2023 3rd from Ottawa is most likely going to be in the mid 70's. If we trade barbashev for a 1st or 2nd this draft, we will end up having 6 picks before the 80th pick at least.

1st next year instead for Barby would be nice.

 

[NewEraGM]

Leafs fan here.

I really do hope you hit home runs with those picks.

I hope we do well too.

Lol who let this guy in here ?!?!??

 

[sfvega]

1st next year instead for Barby would be nice.

1st next year would be ideal. Or if we get a 2nd for him, using that OTT 3rd to move up in the 2nd.

 

[BleedBlue14]

It feels so weird being legit sellers….

Kind of exciting though, no?

 

[67Blues]

Let’s move Barbs and Parayko and finish start this re-tool rebuild off.

FIFY

 

[Linkens Mastery]

I will not be surprised if the Blues trade their lower 1st round picks for 20-22 year old players that are breaking into the league. Especially if they get a 1st for Barbie.

 

[ort]

We’ll, this is the exciting part, let’s see how we feel after a few years of losing.

Im okay with this and like the return and still feel terrible about it. Losing special players always stinks.

Also, what’s the deal, is there some sort of 3-way deal going on with this and Minnesota?

 

[67Blues]

I will not be surprised if the Blues trade their lower 1st round picks for 20-22 year old players that are breaking into the league. Especially if they get a 1st for Barbie.

That is my hope. We get excited for the 1st rounders but think how many under 21 year old players who aren't the #1OA actually are impactful at the NHL level.

 

[Blueston]

I will not be surprised if the Blues trade their lower 1st round picks for 20-22 year old players that are breaking into the league. Especially if they get a 1st for Barbie.

i also wouldn’t be surprised if they package picks to move up.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Now we just have to hope it’s not a Toronto/Dallas finals….

 

[rumrokh]

We’ll, this is the exciting part, let’s see how we feel after a few years of losing.

Im okay with this and like the return and still feel terrible about it. Losing special players always stinks.

Also, what’s the deal, is there some sort of 3-way deal going on with this and Minnesota?

Minnesota just retained on O'Reilly for a 4th rounder from Toronto.

 

[shpongle falls]

I was about to go to sleep when this popped up via Blues App. Now I can't sleep. Lol

Haha dude same! Im lying in bed right now checking the forum before i go to sleep and see this lol.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Better return than I expected. Glad to see a full fledged sale. Wish we could get out from under one of these awful defensemen contracts but good on Army for getting multiple firsts back thus far.

Excited to see the return for Ivan Barbashev next.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

TERRIBLE

 

[Thallis]

We’ll, this is the exciting part, let’s see how we feel after a few years of losing.

Im okay with this and like the return and still feel terrible about it. Losing special players always stinks.

Also, what’s the deal, is there some sort of 3-way deal going on with this and Minnesota?

A lot of us dealt with 2005-2010, we'll be fine.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

This fire sale mentality is depressing. Some of you are INSANE.

ROR was a warrior and a great captain. He will be missed on and off the ice.

 

[Blueston]

This fire sale mentality is depressing. Some of you are INSANE.

ROR was a warrior and a great captain. He will be missed on and off the ice.

I would welcome him back in July. This was too big of a haul to turn down.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

I'm gonna laugh my ass off when we get all these picks and most of them turn out to be duds.

 

[rumrokh]

This fire sale mentality is depressing. Some of you are INSANE.

ROR was a warrior and a great captain. He will be missed on and off the ice.

You can dislike the situation and also agree with the management reaction to it.

 

[ezcreepin]

This is such a weird position to be in because this team has been actually competitive for over a decade. We've had arguably 3 core transitions and been successful in all 3 of them. The most important thing now is the scouting has to hit hard on these picks, otherwise we could be in a 5 year rebuild as opposed to a 1-2 retool. Defense could challenge as a top 15 core as they're constructed, but I'd like to move 2 of those contracts (preferably Krug and Scandella) to free up cap space.

Welp boys, here it is. Wasn't sure when I'd see something like this since I grew up with a pretty good team, but this is definitely more exciting with the front office we have, the gm, and the scouting. Pro scouts need to improve, but I think we are in a better position than all of the teams in the bottom 10 right now. Arizona has more draft capital, but they haven't been close to competing in what feels like 20 years, the rest haven't been able to put anything together for awhile. The central is weaker than I thought they'd be so we have a decent shot to put something together in the coming years.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

You can dislike the situation and also agree with the management reaction to it.

My thinking is that there is a mad rush to collect as many picks as possible....as if that is the answer.

Do some of you realize that these picks may be duds...and that some will take years to materialize at the NHL level?

We gave away LEGIT players who can produce at the NHL level.

 

[TheOrganist]

Love the haul. Also think an off-season re-signing in STL isn’t out of the realm…he seems to really enjoy STL…though he obviously has the opportunity to significantly boost his UFA stock on the biggest of big stages if he takes Toronto on a run and price himself out of a reunion. I’ve said for months that he’s a perfect fit for the Leafs. TOR fans comparing him to Nick Foligno are going to look like idiots come April in my opinion. Would actually be kind of poetic if he helped spearhead the ending of another 1967 Cup drought. Love the man. Wish him nothing but the best.