ShameOnYouZidlicky
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Confirmed Trade: [TOR/CHI] Jake McCabe (@ 50%), Sam Lafferty, cond. 2024 and 2025 5th round picks for Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, 2025 1st (top 10 prot), 2026 2nd
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biturbo19
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Yeah. I think the retention component of this deal has to really be factored in. As a direct trade...maybe it's okay, maybe not. But to get McCabe @ $2M is really solid. That's bottom-pair money for a guy who is capable of playing in the Top-4. Value.
Lol. It’s top-10 protected meaning that it’s pushed off a year, not that Toronto no longer gives up a 1st rounder.
Namikaze Minato
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Yup to both, it would have been outrageous for a pick to have "outside top ten or nothing" attached to it.
AuraSphere
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Really don't like how Lafferty bumped down Holmberg to the Marlies. Holmberg was so much better than Lafferty
Can't believe Chicago paid half McCabe salary
McCabe is a godsend on our D.
Beautiful contract too.
Beautiful contract too.
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MarkusNaslund19
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Chicago management is a joke.
Some here praise them because 'muh draft picks', but they have basically been hell bent on losing as many trades as they could trading legit talent for mediocre1st rounders. They've effectively ruined their culture and I predict will be irrelevant for more than 5 years.
Leafs management is mostly good and learning on the job.
I hate the Leafs because of constant over saturation in every Canadian market and smugness from some of their fans.
Dubas made some mistakes I called out at the time (Tavares deal, Barrie deal, Signing Marleau for the extra year although IIRC that was Lou), but he's a sharp cookie who learns from his mistakes.
I hope the Leafs continue to struggle and fire Dubas to satiate the angry masses because I predict he wins more than one Stanley Cup and as a bitter fellow Canadian Leaf hater, I hope it's not for them
Some here praise them because 'muh draft picks', but they have basically been hell bent on losing as many trades as they could trading legit talent for mediocre1st rounders. They've effectively ruined their culture and I predict will be irrelevant for more than 5 years.
Leafs management is mostly good and learning on the job.
I hate the Leafs because of constant over saturation in every Canadian market and smugness from some of their fans.
Dubas made some mistakes I called out at the time (Tavares deal, Barrie deal, Signing Marleau for the extra year although IIRC that was Lou), but he's a sharp cookie who learns from his mistakes.
I hope the Leafs continue to struggle and fire Dubas to satiate the angry masses because I predict he wins more than one Stanley Cup and as a bitter fellow Canadian Leaf hater, I hope it's not for them
Chicago management is a joke.
Some here praise them because 'muh draft picks', but they have basically been hell bent on losing as many trades as they could trading legit talent for mediocre1st rounders. They've effectively ruined their culture and I predict will be irrelevant for more than 5 years.
Leafs management is mostly good and learning on the job.
I hate the Leafs because of constant over saturation in every Canadian market and smugness from some of their fans.
Dubas made some mistakes I called out at the time (Tavares deal, Barrie deal, Signing Marleau for the extra year although IIRC that was Lou), but he's a sharp cookie who learns from his mistakes.
I hope the Leafs continue to struggle and fire Dubas to satiate the angry masses because I predict he wins more than one Stanley Cup and as a bitter fellow Canadian Leaf hater, I hope it's not for them
Marleau was Lou, also I'm not sure how anybody could call the Tavares deal a mist he's still a star.
MarkusNaslund19
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He was precisely what the Leafs didn't need. He was a hat on a hat, they already had their centers taken care of. And he absolutely ruined their pay structure, but let's not derail this thread onto that topic. Happy to discuss it elsewhere if you start a thread.
X66
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I agree it’s probably better for another thread. However that deal, and the following core player deals were made without a global pandemic in mind.
TMLife17
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Just ignore him, 99% of people would've signed him to that deal at the time. Hindsight is something eh
McCabe with 2 MASSIVE blocks in the final 30 seconds last night
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Doesn't change the point being made. But that tweet says "here's the last 10" then lists 9, and then "here's the last 12" and lists 11. Learn to count, Kevin Papetti.
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biturbo19
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This really doesn't surprise me. He's not an amazing player, but if put in the proper role and part of the depth chart, it's not surprising that he'd be absolutely decent and win his minutes.
TheBeastCoast
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He has been playing some of the heaviest minutes on the team against other teams best players since he got here.
biturbo19
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He's got the right support now though. The Leafs blueline is a bit of a hodgepodge, but they don't need McCabe to be all things to everyone. He can just play his role, which is clearly on the defensive end of things.
They've got others to do other things.
grapes55
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I really wasn't sure about the move since the Leafs have had good defensive numbers even with multiple injuries but McCabe has been really good. I feel like Gio has slowed down a bit as the season has gone on so having him down on the 3rd pair really helps with that
