GDT: Trades & Free Agency Thread -- Open the floodgates!

[Dreakmur]

It’s a matter of opinion on his faults, but as for Mitch, he received two offer sheets.. not a threat of, but did. And with Matthews it was reported there was a legit offer sheet threat. Mackenzie reported at the time Matthews camp in fact wanted full term, the reason Dubas gave him what he did was because the full term ask was around 14m per, Dubas went for shorter term to get the cap hit down (and because of the perceived threat of an offer-sheet, didn’t hardball him). And that’s why Matthews has the shitty contract (for us) that he does.

And for whatever reason, Marner’s camp believed he was worth whatever Matthews got - and did their best to get it. He was offer sheeted by Columbus, and rumoured to be the Islanders. One of the GMs called Dubas to let him know he was doing it.

Link for those offer sheet details please….

 

[ULF_55]

How?
I'm genuinely interested.

At the current rate we are icing the same team - and downgrading in pretty key areas.
Save from Robertson being a world beater and produce at a top6 clip. This team is destined to not crash in the playoffs... but not even make it.

I'm really not sure that there is much change from last year.

They lost 5.5 * 7 Hyman but other than that, Bogo who many were unhappy about when he was signed last year, and an ancient Thornton.

They cast off a couple players in Vesey and Barabanov quickly ... maybe they were the missing pieces in the playoffs.

This team relies on the core, period.

Some of the lessor players got more experience last year, so should be a little better this year, Brooks, Mikheyev, Engvall.

Landed the Hawks #1 face-off guy for depth.

 

[Gabriel426]

If this is our opening night roster, thats not a good team at all.
I can see us getting shut down when the Big Four are not having a good day, as there is literally no depth in the bottom 6 beside Spezza esp if Kerfoot is LW in the top 6.

 

[The CyNick]

Don't know they didn't just pay Ullmark 5
He's so much better than Mrazek

Very strange decision in net. Don't see the vision. Do we see either of these guys winning four rounds in the playoffs? Then what happens next year? If Campbell even has an average season he will be looking for $4M plus based on Mrazek number. So you'll have $8M tied up in this tandem? Yikes.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

I could live with this top 6:

Bunting Matthews Marner
Kerfoot Tavares Nylander

Between Spezza and Kampf we have a 3rd and 4th line center.

Simmonds and Engvall and Mikheyev are all 4th liners. We are missing some top 9 wingers here. Am I wrong?

We have room to add one top 9 winger, and I imagine the other job is a competition between Simmonds, Engvall, Mikheyev, Anderson, Malgin, Ho-Sang, Robertson, Semyonov, Brooks, Amadio, Spezza, Kampf, and possibly another UFA (three of the listed will also comprise our 4th line and forward depth for next year). I obviously understand that some of these guys suck, but there are some real young wild cards with upside here (Malgin, Ho-Sang, Robertson, Brooks, Anderson) and we need one to amount to a respectable top 9 winger. I will take those odds over giving out the vast majority of contracts given out so far.

 

[leafsfan5]

Atlantic Division Standings 2022

1) Florida
2) Tampa
3) Boston
4) Montreal
5) Toronto
6) Ottawa

Montreal won't finish 5th.

We're probably 4th as of now, if Dubas has more moves lined up (hopefully he does) we can get into the top 3. The top 3 in the Atlantic are all cup contenders so it honestly might not be bad to get a wildcard spot and face the metro instead

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Dude who has career 30 games and possibly a hot streak now is our top 3 player ?

Is that how it works? If you play on the top line you're automatically a top 3 player on the team?

 

[The CyNick]

If this is our opening night roster, thats not a good team at all.
I can see us getting shut down when the Big Four are not having a good day, as there is literally no depth in the bottom 6 beside Spezza esp if Kerfoot is LW in the top 6.

Trades are always possible, but by and large this is going to be the team.

 

[The CyNick]

Montreal won't finish 5th.

We're probably 4th as of now, if Dubas has more moves lined up (hopefully he does) we can get into the top 3. The top 3 are all cup contenders so it honestly might not be bad to get a wildcard spot and face the metro instead

I'm not convinced Leafs are ahead of Ottawa this year.

At best they seem like a WC team. Good luck with Tampa in the first round.

At least the Dubas experiment will be over within a year.

 

[Metroid]

After day one, I'mnot excited enough for the season, but I know there is still lots of time left.
Part of me will always have hope, but , ya know, it's the leafs, so we have to see.

 

[Duffman955]

I'm just going to leave it as this:

#1C - double check
#1W - double check
#1D - check
#1G - ?maybe

We only need some depth. Nothing major missing. All other teams outside Tampa have way more question marks

 

[saffronleaf]

Foligno to Boston?

he needs to be boo'd when he comes back to SBA

what a disgraceful contribution he gave the Leafs

 

[The CyNick]

Mtl will not be ahead. They lost danault and webber. Barely made the playoffs last season but now you think they've improved enough to win games against florida tampa and boston? Sky must really be falling in your world

Do you think the Leafs are good enough to beat those teams? Don't get to just beat up on the Canadian teams next year.

 

[Gabriel426]

Trades are always possible, but by and large this is going to be the team.

Unless it is Marner or Willie or Reilly, trade won't do much.

 

[rumman]

Still a good forward is comimg. It's been a good day for us aside from Kampf and some odd opinions by fans.

you must be stoked about the Gabriel signing, I know how much you love adding grit to this team.

 

[Ziggdiezan]

If Kampf is the plan at 3C this year is pretty much dead in the water. I'm thinking Dubas has something up his sleeve though so hopefully he either finds a top 6 LW or a 3C via trade. Having a black hole like Kampf at the 3C would stupid.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

The fact that had Tavares not gone down in Game 1, the Leafs would have cruised through Round 1.

No we wouldn’t have. Take a look at columbus if you don’t think so

 

[The CyNick]

Unless it is Marner or Willie or Reilly, trade won't do much.

Agreed. But the Dubas fans will hang on the fact that he said during interviews this afternoon that the offseason isn't over and more can happen. I believe the lions share of the team is in place and it doesn't look good.

Got worse in every area of the ice.

 

[fahad203]

Is that how it works? If you play on the top line you're automatically a top 3 player on the team?

Whst has he done to earn a top 3 ?

You think magically he's going to turn into this player we hope ?

Bunting hasn't a single game for the leafs and people are already setting him up for failure.
He's a third liner. Thats where he should be.

 

[Rob Brown]

No we wouldn’t have. Take a look at columbus if you don’t think so

The reason the Leafs lost is because the top end scoring dried up. Having one of our best players available all series likely would have changed that.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Could’ve used Hoffman at that price lol

 

[The CyNick]

If Kampf is the plan at 3C this year is pretty much dead in the water. I'm thinking Dubas has something up his sleeve though so hopefully he either finds a top 6 LW or a 3C via trade. Having a black hole like Kampf at the 3C would stupid.

This is a guy who said he expects Kerfoot, Mikheyev and Engvall to replace what Hyman did. So I wouldn't have too much confidence.

 

[Contenderorpretender]

Do you think the Leafs are good enough to beat those teams? Don't get to just beat up on the Canadian teams next year.

I think they're much better than mtl.

 

[hamzarocks]

We are so screwed next year

 

[A1LeafNation]

Dude who has career 30 games and possibly a hot streak now is our top 3 player ?

I think he needs to be proped up but we should only have room for one of Robertson or Bunting in our top 6. Their skills are wasted in the bottom 6.