Proposal: Chicago and Toronto

[Brobust]

Chicago trades: Connor Murphy and Artem Anisimov

Toronto trades: Jake Gardiner (50% retained), Josh Leivo and a 3rd round pick

This move clears $6+ million in cap room for Chicago, gives them a top 4 defenceman, and allows Stan Bowman to make that move that he's looking to make, according to media reports.

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[rent free]

no to retaining on gardiner and no to trading leivo and a 3rd. that i will be fine with

 

[Jay haller]

No trading Murphy but you can have anisimov for the low price of your first.

 

[Finnish your Czech]

How good is Murphy?

If he's a downgrade on Gardiner then this move isn't something the Leafs should be looking at.

 

[Jay haller]

How good is Murphy?

If he's a downgrade on Gardiner then this move isn't something the Leafs should be looking at.

He’s not for sale

 

[Cor]

Take out the retention and the draft pick, and sure.

 

[TorontoTrades]

Gardiner is coming off a 52 point season making 4.05 with one year left on his deal.

Why on earth would Toronto need to retain on that?

 

[rent free]

How good is Murphy?

If he's a downgrade on Gardiner then this move isn't something the Leafs should be looking at.

murphy and gardiner are two completely different players. the leafs should take the downgrade on offense for an upgrade on defense on the blueline. murphy is more defensive and gardiner is more offensive. the leafs need more guys like murphy on the backend

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

I think both teams say "meh" to this and both pass

 

[Styles]

Gardiner does not make up the difference of giving up a 2nd line center and a top 4 D.

 

[Brobust]

Gardiner does not make up the difference of giving up a 2nd line center and a top 4 D.

Anisimov is a guy who plays with Kane and struggles to touch 40 points.

On second thought, this isn't a deal I'd want the leafs to make.

 

[howkie]

Cant see why Hawks trades Muephy, he makes less then 4 mil and is signed longterm, Gardiner would want an raise, so the cap saved i wasted next season.

Leivo has no value atm or very low, Gardiner aint worth both guys

 

[Styles]

Anisimov is a guy who plays with Kane and struggles to touch 40 points.

On second thought, this isn't a deal I'd want the leafs to make.

Good. Lol

 

[Jay haller]

Anisimov is a guy who plays with Kane and struggles to touch 40 points.

On second thought, this isn't a deal I'd want the leafs to make.

He scored 31 last year on a terrible team with a rotating cast of wings no of which was Kane.

 

[Randy Randerson]

Anisimov is only a 2nd line center on a team that can't afford a better one because of alot of money dedicated to a small number of players, at just below .5ppg for his career his production isn't enough to be a 2nd liner in a vacuum.

would rather just deal Gardiner for the best available package of futures, maybe make a pick deal for an Anisimov or a guy like him if Nylander isn't moving to center

 

[CraigsList]

Gardiner is coming off a 52 point season making 4.05 with one year left on his deal.

Why on earth would Toronto need to retain on that?

It’s not a big deal, it’s only for a year.

 

[Sota Popinski]

He scored 31 last year on a terrible team with a rotating cast of wings no of which was Kane.

31 is pathetic for a second line center, I don't care who your linemates are.

 

[Liferleafer]

Gardiner is coming off a 52 point season making 4.05 with one year left on his deal.

Why on earth would Toronto need to retain on that?

But game 7!!! derpidy derp derp!!!

 

[Brobust]

He scored 31 last year on a terrible team with a rotating cast of wings no of which was Kane.

I don't understand why someone feels the need to lie on a hockey forum. Anisimov's most common linemate last season was Kane. Second most common linemate was Nick Schmaltz. Two scrubs, eh?

He also averaged over 2.5 minutes of PP time a game.

All that and 31 points.

Guy's an albatross. And you're lies are just pathetic and unnecessary.

 

[migi]

I’d do that trade in a heart-beat without that retention. Gardiner would make our PP way better and if he is looking for big contract, he can go find it after next season.

And Hawks aint in cap hell, I would do that just because it would make Hawks better hockey team.

Basically the trade would be:

Gardiner, Stastny, Leivo and 3rd for Murphy and Anisimov.

 

[TS Quint]

He scored 31 last year on a terrible team with a rotating cast of wings no of which was Kane.

51% of his minutes were with Kane.

 

[Brobust]

But game 7!!! derpidy derp derp!!!

By the way, my reason for putting Gardiner in there doesn't have anything to do with game 7. He's getting $6 million at least on his next contract.

I made the trade proposal and let me admit that I vastly overrated Anisimov. That and Connor Murphy's value is pretty low right now.

 

[Brock Radunske]

How good is Murphy?

If he's a downgrade on Gardiner then this move isn't something the Leafs should be looking at.

Yes, he is a considerable downgrade and apparently not for sale.

He’s not for sale

 

[Brobust]

How good is Murphy?

If he's a downgrade on Gardiner then this move isn't something the Leafs should be looking at.

Poor man's Zaitsev.

 

[Jay haller]

I don't understand why someone feels the need to lie on a hockey forum. Anisimov's most common linemate last season was Kane. Second most common linemate was Nick Schmaltz. Two scrubs, eh?

He also averaged over 2.5 minutes of PP time a game.

All that and 31 points.

Guy's an albatross. And you're lies are just pathetic and unnecessary.

Anisimov rarely played with Kane last year as schmaltz was kane’s Center for the majority of the year. Save for that short moment where Q experimented with schmaltz on toews left side. The previous two years he was stapled to kane’s Wing even strength wise but practically was given no top line power play time. Last year he saw more Debrincat and Hinostroza.