Might as well target Kris Russell if you want blocked shots and board battles. Green can skate the puck out the zone with ease and would help with zone entries. You pair him with Coburn who can do the dirty work and it could work.
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Might as well target Kris Russell if you want blocked shots and board battles. Green can skate the puck out the zone with ease and would help with zone entries. You pair him with Coburn who can do the dirty work and it could work.
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Holland is going to want a decent return (a high draft pick or young prospect) for Green. He can still bring something (i.e., offense) to a hockey club, and is a UFA after the season.
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Coburn is falling apart. Green already needs a baby sitter. I'm not comfortable with him getting top minutes because of this. The guy had over 5 years to prove that he was the man in Washington and couldn't do it
We don't want to give up Sergachev for a top 10 D but somehow a 1st for a guy who should not be playing more than 10 minutes is all good.
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Between this thread and the McD thread, we obviously have very different opinions on prospects and I don't really see us finding a middle ground. I would do a first over a 2nd and Erne 10/10 times.
Clearly if you have high hopes for Erne then we think differently on our prospects. Erne is at best a 15-15 guy, nothing we can't replace and isn't worth trading a 1st instead of.
You clearly don't know what you're talking about if you think Green shouldn't get more than 10 minutes. He isn't a shutdown guy which we could kinda use since we give up a bunch of shots and the PK sucks but he can move the puck better than McDonagh for instance. Our 2nd PP could use the help for sure too.
I agree Glendening would never ever get Kapanen back ... but holy hyperbole on his “perceived” value.
His hype on here far far far out produces his actual results on the ice.
Come on guys.
His hype on here far far far out produces his actual results on the ice.
Come on guys.
The kid is basically a rookie. And our top 9 is pretty loaded right now. Whether that established veteran wingers, or guys like Hyman that Babcock likes to have on each line.
JVR will go this offseason and Kapanen will move up. He's part of our future.
I'd still rather keep Kapanen. Again, no disrespect to either Detroit player. I see Kapanen as part of the plan here. And while I'd like to see us maybe grab Glendening (for a reasonable price), Green I don't have much interest in.
It doesn't even have anything to do with his value as a trade asset. The issue is that the Leafs have absolutely no incentive to move him. He's a good young player, with upside, that the coach likes and poised to get an increased role next season when our winger logjam clears up a bit.
No no no, not a a bottom pairing guy but a PP specialist.
Pretty please can we still get that 1st?
You just moved the goalposts. Have you read this thread and seen what Leaf fan would want for him?
I will stand by my comment. You can’t give me the “he worth more to us than to you” stuff with this guy. IMO it’s all because he was part of the Kessel deal that Leaf fan over values him. Trying to make that deal feel “better”. I fully understand that emotion/thought process as a Caps fan!
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The point is we have no incentive to trade him for someone who will play on our 4th line. A young cost controlled winger with top 6 potential is exactly what the Leafs need going forward. As early as next season he will likely get a legitimate chance at top 6 minutes
Kapanen is at minimum going to be a 20-20 guy and be on the #1 PK & some PP. Not going anywhere for Glendening.
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Ah, right. Most of you Leaf fans have no interest in what anyone else has to say unless it is just blind faith and praise for everything Toronto.
You have a good evening, bud.
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Trading Kapanen would be a very bad idea. He is a very fast and skilled player that is already defensively responsible. Why would you trade that for a 4th line center?
Btw Babs seems to really like him as well.
We are at least one year away from being a contender anyways. No need to throw away valuable assets to improve now. I don't mind Lou making some minor improvements for a 2nd or less, but other than that the Leafs should be patient and develop their own young players. One of them being Kapanen.
Btw Babs seems to really like him as well.
We are at least one year away from being a contender anyways. No need to throw away valuable assets to improve now. I don't mind Lou making some minor improvements for a 2nd or less, but other than that the Leafs should be patient and develop their own young players. One of them being Kapanen.
I didn't move anything. Leafs fans don't want anything for Kapanen. We simply aren't interested in moving him. It has nothing to do with him being worth more to us. It's purely we have no need for a 4c big enough to justify moving a promising young player like Kapanen. If we were talking in a package for something we really need like a top 4 RD then we could start a discussion but for a 4c it's simply a non starter. Thats not overvaluing. It's just valuing.
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Healthy scratch tonight...
I wonder if Green did already stay at Tampa after the thursdays visit...
I wonder if Green did already stay at Tampa after the thursdays visit...
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Have to imagine that Khan would know in no way is Glendening for Kapanen an actual trade that would take place, not going to happen nor should it. And to Leaf fans saying Leivo for Glendening, that isn't happening either. We are ridiculously low in center depth now and in the future, so how does trading a center for a winger make sense. The only thing the Wings have a lot of is bottom sixish wingers, we have little to nothing of every other position.
Leafs don't need a PKer. They have a very good PK.
What they need is a defenseman better than Polak (so pretty much anyone in the league). Babcock is frustratingly annoying with his line ups. Polak continues to play and he thinks he's doing well when all the evidence proves that he's garbage.
