Confirmed with Link: [TOR/CHI] TOR acquire D Chad Krys from CHI for F Kurtis Gabriel

[Stephen]

Chad Krys might be a familiar name to some as one of those early “other notables” leading up to the 2016 draft with Matthews, Chychrun and Puljujarvi at the top. Why? Why not? Not a big deal, probably hoping for some untapped upside.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Chicago had nothing to deal with Rangers when they started to manhandle them and goof ball Trouba decided to go head hunting .. good move for Hawks .. they got tired of getting run out of rink .. this move will help them out

 

[saffronleaf]

f***ing chad

this is almost as devastating as losing brooksie

 

[Gallagbi]

Expecting this is just to get Gabriel some opportunities and potential Marlies depth on LD with our current injuries.

 

[saffronleaf]

Can't imagine Gabriel was going to receive an opportunity here at this point. Fine enough if this ends up adding depth to the blueline. It's a trade.

"It's a trade" lol

 

[crump]

He looks like a Chad.

 

[Magic Man]

Can Dubas stop doing favours? I actually watch the Marlies. I would much rather watch Gabriel slam bodies than give him up for someone that doesn't even really deserve an NHL contract in the first place.

 

[saffronleaf]

Can Dubas stop doing favours? I actually watch the Marlies. I would much rather watch Gabriel slam bodies than give him up for someone that doesn't even really deserve an NHL contract in the first place.

now you can watch him slam Marlies' bodies

 

[uncleben]

Can Dubas stop doing favours? I actually watch the Marlies. I would much rather watch Gabriel slam bodies than give him up for someone that doesn't even really deserve an NHL contract in the first place.

I mean, fun to watch Gabriel, and it's nice to have fans of the Marlies not just Leafs fans who pay odd attention to the odd prospect on the Marlies, but there's some truth too to, if Dubas sets a pattern of burying guys in the minors and not giving them a chance or not doing nice things, those guys will stop signing to begin with, meaning you don't get to see them at all

 

[Ashdown2]

great trade ,..... we somehow got value back for gabriel which i thought would never happen.
i would have been happy with a 7th round pick lol

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Kurtis Gabriel is one of the coolest dudes and we’re sending him to the worst organization. Sad days.

 

[Magic Man]

I mean, fun to watch Gabriel, and it's nice to have fans of the Marlies not just Leafs fans who pay odd attention to the odd prospect on the Marlies, but there's some truth too to, if Dubas sets a pattern of burying guys in the minors and not giving them a chance or not doing nice things, those guys will stop signing to begin with, meaning you don't get to see them at all

How many teams were willing to give him a one-way contract in the summer? Likely just Toronto because they can flex financially. So, he got his money, now he gets gifted a chance in the NHL with one of the few teams who would use him that way, while the Leafs take back their dead weight. I don't think you need to be quite this nice. He should have played out the year. If he had multiple one way offers, I kind of get it. I just don't think that's true.

He would have come here for the paycheque. So, would the next player in his position next off-season. The Leafs can afford to pay AHL players NHL money. They should have no problem luring the Gabriel's of the world to the Leafs/Marlies ever.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Can Dubas stop doing favours? I actually watch the Marlies. I would much rather watch Gabriel slam bodies than give him up for someone that doesn't even really deserve an NHL contract in the first place.

Now you will just have to settle for Clifford, Clune, and Douglas doing the exact same thing while also being able to take a semi-respectable shift.

Quite the travesty.

 

[al secord]

You might say it's the end of an era.

 

[Magic Man]

Now you will just have to settle for Clifford, Clune, and Douglas doing the exact same thing while also being able to take a semi-respectable shift.

Quite the travesty.

I think Clifford stays up with the big club. They can't stay healthy. If they do, by that time he'll probably need to be exposed again to waivers and closer to the deadline he could get snatched. Then, they're down Clifford and Gabriel. As well as Amadio, Brooks and Semyonov. This season in particular I feel everyone is getting claimed. When you have a few extra players it's okay to hang on to them.

I kind of liked the Simmonds-Ritchie-Clifford combo on the Leafs and the Gabriel-Douglas-Clune combo on the Marlies. Short lived, but it felt right to me.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Have a good one gabriel! take good care of our demaiter too mi'lord. Y'all is gon be torontonians for life. Forever. Demaiter still has the best bod and face in hockey and brings out the best confidence in gabriel. The best confidence in hockey CAUSE HE GETS THE BEST WOMEN PERIOD!!!!!!

Sorry for your loss. I know it's devastating.

 

[capfit9]

 

[ACC1224]

I guess with the Hawks in town here on Saturday, Gabriel will just meet the team here.
Wonder if he dresses?

 

[ShaneFalco]

I'll miss his gf...i mean him

 

[SeaOfBlue]

I think Clifford stays up with the big club. They can't stay healthy. If they do, by that time he'll probably need to be exposed again to waivers and closer to the deadline he could get snatched. Then, they're down Clifford and Gabriel. As well as Amadio, Brooks and Semyonov. This season in particular I feel everyone is getting claimed. When you have a few extra players it's okay to hang on to them.

I kind of liked the Simmonds-Ritchie-Clifford on the Leafs and Gabriel-Douglas-Clune on the Marlies. Short lived, but it felt right to me.

Except that 4th line always had Spezza on it, and Simmonds + Ritchie are actually good hockey players (Clifford should be in the AHL). So they were actually worth playing. Gabriel is a bad hockey player, and Clune is not significantly better. Neither should be playing a ton of minutes, and Douglas is good enough to play with better players and more minutes.

Clifford will likely be sent down well before the deadline, and he has done nothing since he has cleared the first time to suggest that anyone will want him this time around. I am not worried about losing him, and I am not worried about him spending any kind of significant time with the Leafs. He will be more than available for the Marlies for most of this year, and in the mean time, we have a ton of other guys who should be given opportunities instead of him and Clune. Playing both at the same time should not be something we should want to do, and only should happen when we have this many injuries at both levels.

 

[stickty111]

How many teams were willing to give him a one-way contract in the summer? Likely just Toronto because they can flex financially. So, he got his money, now he gets gifted a chance in the NHL with one of the few teams who would use him that way, while the Leafs take back their dead weight. I don't think you need to be quite this nice. He should have played out the year. If he had multiple one way offers, I kind of get it. I just don't think that's true.

He would have come here for the paycheque. So, would the next player in his position next off-season. The Leafs can afford to pay AHL players NHL money. They should have no problem luring the Gabriel's of the world to the Leafs/Marlies ever.

You don't keep a bad player in the organization who was playing too much with the Marlies. This was a fine trade and the Marlies better off because they needed depth on D, and Gabriel was taking away a spot from a better player. We shouldn't be keeping a player who is making the team worse. We already have Clune who does the exact same thing as Gabriel.

 

[francis246]

I think it's underrated how much more likely we are to get people to sign with us because they know we won't just bury them.

It’s not even underrated anymore. Players have already come out and said Dubas is a man of his word. Treats players with the utmost class

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Never really understood the level of pre-draft interest in Krys. It'll certainly be a feather in the developmental departments cap if they turn him into something.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

That was Owen Power.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

I guess with the Hawks in town here on Saturday, Gabriel will just meet the team here.
Wonder if he dresses?

Toe to toe with Cliffy at puckdrop baybeee