Confirmed with Link: [TOR/MTL] Tomas Plekanec (50% Retained) & Kyle Baun for Kerby Rychel, Rinat Valiev & TOR 2nd 2018

[mallory67]

Whats the scouting on PLEK? Quick? Good on faceoffs?
Good compliment to KK?

 

[Oskar The Groucho]

Does this make Trading Bozak more palatable?

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

IMO, not much of an upgrade.

As long as he’s not expected to score a bunch in the post season we should be fine. He’s still a decent enough defensive center.

 

[Cleetus]

Good pick up Pleks can slot in on the third or fourth line, liked the player hated his team lol

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Rychel can probably fill some role in the NHL but this was basically Plekanec for AHL depth and a 2nd. I'm fine with it.

 

[I Believe]

We still have San Joses 2nd rounder this year from the Polak trade.

 

[MattySnipes]

Mr. Tutleneck, no Gretzky though

1.3m left, not bad. Not terribly upset with what we gave up. Wonder whether it's ours or the Sharks 2nd rounder. Pleks will be a nice, veteran addition. Good job Lou

 

[All_blueandwhite]

Pleks and Kapanen makes our fourth line solid...don't like giving up the second thought.

Still have SJs 2nd rounder from the Polak/Spalding deal

 

[SnizzMitch]

A 2nd?? Is that too much??

 

[Leafidelity]

I think that's a stronger acquisition than Boyle last year

 

[Suntouchable13]

BTW, looks like both him and Bozak have the same amount of points 5vs5. And turtleneck did not have JvR and Marner for half a season.

 

[Leaffan1991]

Hopefully we still trade bozak and recover some picks. Then pleks as your third c and aaltonen comes up to be the fourth.

 

[thewave]

I think that's a stronger acquisition than Boyle last year

10x better

 

[dirty stanchion]

Not the 2nd Lou, ffs.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Plekanec has to shave his goatee

 

[Schenn]

Great move for the 4th line IMO. Not huge on giving up a 2nd but I'm not surprised it happened considering we acquired Boyle last year.

 

[BlueBaron]

This is the forward who made the most sense for us, I could also see us trying to extend.

Now get us a D Lou.

 

[FlareKnight]

And so it begins. Hey, I'll take it. Should be a decent upgrade on Moore and fairly cost effective.

Solid little move there.

 

[Raging Bull]

Great center depth. This is a good deal, only hurts the Marlies really.

 

[DarkKnight]

IMO, not much of an upgrade.

Yes it is.

 

[ErnieLeafs]

Hopefully we still trade bozak and recover some picks. Then pleks as your third c and aaltonen comes up to be the fourth.

They aquired Pleks to bolster centre depth, not weaken it.

 

[Diddy]

I think that's a stronger acquisition than Boyle last year

Agreed. Excited to see if we make a deal involving bozak now .

 

[Rydermike]

Who the f is Baun?

I went to high school with him. Kyle Baun is Bobby Baun's grandson. The Leafs legend who scored the overtime winner in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1964 after breaking his ankle earlier in the game.

 

[Suntouchable13]

This is the forward who made the most sense for us, I could also see us trying to extend.

Now get us a D Lou.

maybe a replacement for Bozak next season? Would be cheaper too since he is older.

 

[Schenn]

Going to be weird seeing him in blue.