Confirmed with Link: [TOR/CBJ/SJS] TOR acquire Nick Foligno [75% Retained] & Stefan Noesen for 2021 1st, 2021 & 2022 4ths

[ShaneFalco]

We need a Foligno more than we need a Hall.

This team needs people that stand up to be counted when the battle is coming. There's plenty of elite talent.

LAt how many play-offs, character was what was missing in the key times.

Wise move from Dubas. Feel like he's learning and getting better at the time.

Yeah I don't get the people who would have taken Hall over Foligno
Even the mapleleafshotstove claims they would have

 

[Le Cobra]

The other two teams willing to give up a first round draft pick were Washington and Colorado. Neither of them were interested in Hall. Plus Hall, according to many experts, tends to make teams regress and fall out of playoff contention. He also is more of a passer first rather than a goal scorer. We need someone more like Laine to boost our PP than Hall.
We make too many passes and need to just shoot the puck.

 

[DarkKnight]

If you spill, you walk home. If you don’t score in the playoffs, you also walk home.

 

[tmlms13]

I'm not saying it's bad move. Not at all. It's just that rumors were that Columbus was looking for the first and Mini who also was interested did not see that as price they would pay. So marker was not strong supporting giving up first for Foligno. Perhaps it's Nash for 7th that shall be considered as part of this deal. Then it's probably just slight over-payment on Leafs part as Columbus was willing to do whatever is necessary to get that first from us. Hopefully Nash can recover from injury and play good for us.

Minny's pick will be about 10 spots higher, that's not insignificant. Not all first round picks are created equal. And the two organization are at very different spots in their development.

 

[Clark4Ever]

If anyone hasn't watched Foligno's media availability following the trade, I highly recommend it.

Looking forward to him stepping on the ice.

 

[cbjgirl]

If you spill, you walk home. If you don’t score in the playoffs, you also walk home.

Do a search for "Carpool with the Captain" the videos give a pretty clear insight on the kind of guy Foligno is.

 

[CertifiedGoat]

That can work both ways though. Foligno will be lining up against and with different players this time around. He arguably had his best playoff performance thus far last season.

I expect a slight boost because style of play and better linemates, but I don't think it will be significant.

We'll see, hopefully he plays well.

 

[Buds17]

I expect a slight boost because style of play and better linemates, but I don't think it will be significant.

We'll see, hopefully he plays well.

I'm not concerned with the fit. Trading away a 1st for a pending UFA is the tough part for me. Not sure about being able to re-sign him due to the cap and such. Hoping for a good amount of team success if this ends up being for just the one run.

 

[TorMapleJays]

 

[Confucius]

I'm not concerned with the fit. Trading away a 1st for a pending UFA is the tough part for me. Not sure about being able to re-sign him due to the cap and such. Hoping for a good amount of team success if this ends up being for just the one run.

oh its for sure just this year, Id bet quite a bit he goes back to Columbus at the end of the season

 

[MagicalRazor]

What line do you think he starts on ?

 

[trellaine201]

The other two teams willing to give up a first round draft pick were Washington and Colorado. Neither of them were interested in Hall. Plus Hall, according to many experts, tends to make teams regress and fall out of playoff contention. He also is more of a passer first rather than a goal scorer. We need someone more like Laine to boost our PP than Hall.
We make too many passes and need to just shoot the puck.

I think 5 on 5 they pass way too much. Too cute. Looks great when it works BUT they need to shoot more.

 

[Buds17]

oh its for sure just this year, Id bet quite a bit he goes back to Columbus at the end of the season

So be it then. Hopefully he goes back with a Cup ring and great memories of his return to Ontario.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Both Foligno & Nash will make us better. Hutton is a nice depth move also i think

 

[TorMapleJays]

When does he play? Never mind. Found the other thread

 

[GQS]

This is one of the few trades that Dubas made that I wasn't really a fan of and in the end he didn't make much of a difference. I get that we got him for the supposed vet leadership, toughness, playoff experience etc. and all that stuff, but when did that show up during the series? It didn't stop the Leafs from going off a cliff into another disaster and he personally didn't contribute much on the ice during this series other than that one fight.

I wasn't opposed to aquiring him, but for the price we paid for him even if its a late 1st round and a couple of 4ths really wasn't worth it for what he brought. It sucks that he got injured and it affected his on ice performance, but he was suppose to be a good, strong presence in the dressing room and obviously it wasn't good enough there either. Would've been better off just keeping the picks and giving his icetime to another player after what we got from him. Just like the Boyle and Plekanec trades, this was a good on paper, not so good in reality kind of trade where it made little difference in the outcome.

 

[gamer1035]

Lmao, in what world was foligno worth more than Hall? Dubas outbid himself again and lost.

 

[93WrapAround]

Absolute disaster of a trade. This guy was not even a neutral contributor out there, he was noticeably bad. No injury excuse either, if it's impacting your performance to that degree you cannot be playing, period.

 

[great]

Lol this trade

 

[Not My Tempo]

I knew the trade was shit when it happened and a couple posters here convinced me it would be good.

 

[IrishInOntario]

I was then loudest, most obnoxious "anti Foligno" guy in this thread and others. The number of people tried to tell me otherwise, was staggering. The guy has been a bad hockey player for 4 years and he was a bad hockey player for Toronto. That should surprise nobody.

 

[JayfromNB1219]

My issue isn’t with Foligno my issue is with Dubas for trading to get someone who was clearly injured (or noticeably less than 100%) before coming over to Toronto...now he will go back to Columbus with the 1st in tow

Good luck Nick thanks for giving what you had

 

[justashadowof]

To me it is obvious that a playoff run was expected, if not a necessity for the GM. The team was teed up to get out of its division and couldn't even finish off a 3-1 1st round series. The NHL is a results league. GMs (or even presidents) retain their jobs after this many consecutive failures.

 

[Welsh Maple Leaf]

I liked the player, hated the compensation.

It was a massive gamble that now makes the trade look F-

This could be the nail in the Dubas coffin, who I have been in favour of until this series.

 

[Mess]

This thread is way over its desired limit, and we have all now seen now the results and impact of it.

/Closed