Confirmed Trade: [TOR/CAR] Marleau, 2020 1st Rounder (Top 10 Prot.) & 2020 7th Rounder to CAR for 2020 6th Rounder.

[Paradoc]

Its all Lou’s fault.

 

[The Pucks]

What's the condition

conditional on them buying him out?

 

[Empoleon8771]

Remember when Leafs fans said there was absolutely no way they'd add anything significant to move Marleau?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Great trade for Canes

Everyone told Leaf fans they would have to give up something of value in trade

 

[Kamiccolo]

Top 10 protected is the condition.

 

[CaptPantalones]

Steep but necessary

 

[dracom]

 

[POVERTY]

Ew, needed a 1st rounder to move him? At least he's gone

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I assume it's just lottery protection. If TOR makes the playoffs, CAR gets the first or something, and if not it's a 2nd or something like that.


Considering people thought it would cost us Liljegren, Sandin, Kapanen or Johnsson, this is pretty swell.

The pick is comparable in value to 3 of those players...

 

[MisterT]

Right. Leafs fans were so sure they were going to move Marleau and get picks and prospects back

Bullshit

 

[axlrose87]

Carolina...man...you just took the all the leverage off of the Gms over Toronto. Hope it was worth it. If someone takes Zaitsev without a massive OP. Dubas will be known as the greatest con artist of all time.

As was always the case and stated several times, gms are looking to improve their own teams. Not screw over the leafs.
Carolina gets a pick in the 20's and the leafs salary issues are essentially solved.
Both teams win and hf boards commiserate

 

[JoemAvs]

Holy crap. I would have loved for the Avs to do that.
Great work by CAR!

What a mess for Toronto...

 

[Schenn]

It happened!

 

[LeafGrief]

A first is steep, but not nearly as steep as Kapanen

 

[Gurglesons]

The pick is comparable in value to 3 of those players...

Lol what

 

[JT Kreider]

Bahahaha. What a steep price to pay for the Leafs. Wish Gorton was all over that. A free 1st round pick!!

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

paying cash for first rounders is good business if you can afford it

 

[Stephen]

Ouch. The Leafs rebuild now needs a rebuild.

 

[Boud]

That's a big price to move Marleau

 

[MardyBum]

Wow, good move Carolina. Leafs get their cap space.

Damn, I remember when Robidas Island talk for that third year when he signed the deal lol

 

[Gurglesons]

A first is steep, but not nearly as steep as Kapanen

Not sure why the Leafs care about this.

Late 1st to likely resign all their young players that were magic beans when they signed Marleau and are now all at Marleau’s level or better.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Leafs are running out of young assets/futures to move at the next deadline

 

[Joel Ward]

Nice deal for the Canes, surprised ownership ok'd this spending but I guess that's what a playoff run will do for you.

Tough price to pay for Toronto but a necessary one. IIRC Dubas' philosophy is that it's better to have a bunch of picks rather than higher picks, so I'm not surprised he was willing to move the first rounder.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Most fans were saying that about Zaitsev not Marleau.

Nah, fans were saying that Marleau definitely wouldn't take a premium asset. 2020 1st is a premium asset.

 

[The Pucks]

If the 2020 pick is top 10, it defers to 2021 unprotected

 

[Filthy Dangles]

What the hell is this CAR ‘saved’ TOR talk? They gave up a 1st rounder....

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Wow, only top 10 protections lol. It’s a guaranteed firsts. Avs should have been all over this. Duba sucks