Tribute Denis Malgin

[Old and Tired]

He was acquired by Dubas, you want to believe this is how hockey works. He will be given opportunity after opportunity, even when absolutely not warranted, to make Dubas look smart! But alas when another incident in Leaf land is distracting everyone, his path will follow Petans...l

 

[Smif]

I actually like him. Last game he was the first man back in our zone a few shifts and handled the center position very well. It's nice having a winger that used to play center and can handle the coverage down low.

 

[Duffman955]

Trash player. Does nothing

 

[Rogue Leader]

Fool me once, your fault, fool me twice, my fault.

Well ... we might not even make the playoffs now. And he had an awesome contract .. not like Marner ... who fooled us just once, but really good!

 

[Buds17]

Definitely not going that well thus far.

 

[6ix]

Not a liability but absolutely useless. A filler until guys get healthy.

 

[LeafSteel]

Petan v.2.0

 

[SeaOfBlue]

You could remove Malgin and Gauthier off the roster and add Korshkov and Agostino and be better for it IMO.

Korshkov maybe, Agostino definitely not. Korshkov mostly depends on where he lands with his consistency. Agostino simply is not an NHLer.

 

[egd27]

What role is he supposed to be playing on the Leafs?

• He's clearly not an offensive threat
• He doesn't appear to PK or be a standout defensively
• He's not physical
• He's not a "puck hound"

Surely we must have someone in the organization that could fill one of those roles better than Malgin.

 

[ACC1224]

What role is he supposed to be playing on the Leafs?

• He's clearly not an offensive threat
• He doesn't appear to PK or be a standout defensively
• He's not physical
• He's not a "puck hound"

Surely we must have someone in the organization that could fill one of those roles better than Malgin.

Yeah seems to be a bit of a square peg.
Perhaps the math checks out?

 

[CabanaBoy5]

We traded Marchment, a non-prospect, for him. What were you expecting exactly?

You're right, but I wasn't expecting a player who would be put in the top 6. He offers little to nothing. Have to admit, he's playing with two players who look disinterested most nights.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

He was acquired by Dubas, you want to believe this is how hockey works. He will be given opportunity after opportunity, even when absolutely not warranted, to make Dubas look smart! But alas when another incident in Leaf land is distracting everyone, his path will follow Petans...l

Do you guys drink your own kool-aid? We got the guy for a player in the minors. What in the world were people expecting? We got an NHL player for one who's not.

 

[egd27]

Yeah seems to be a bit of a square peg.
Perhaps the math checks out?

Would love to see what numbers they are looking at.

My "old school" analysis of

• a career high 22 points
• only playing about 50 games a season
• only getting 12-13 mins a game

over 4 1/2 seasons just about screams "journeyman"

 

[Tairy Greene]

Would love to see what numbers they are looking at.

My "old school" analysis of

• a career high 22 points
• only playing about 50 games a season
• only getting 12-13 mins a game

over 4 1/2 seasons just about screams "journeyman"

you guys are making way too much of this trade

 

[Al14]

Why did we have to trade Kadri?!? He had heart, soul and made everyone better!!!

Especially, from the pressbox during the playoffs!

 

[hotpaws]

Do you guys drink your own kool-aid? We got the guy for a player in the minors. What in the world were people expecting? We got an NHL player for one who's not.

NHL player ? lol

chances of him being with the Leafs past this season are slim to none

 

[Leaf Fans]

I can't believe we only got him for Marchment. I was expecting a 59 goal scorer.

 

[DarkKnight]

We didn’t give up much. We didn’t get much.

 

[egd27]

you guys are making way too much of this trade

The trade of Marchment for Malgin isn't a problem in terms of an asset swap.

For me, the issue is what is Malgin's role on the NHL roster and why is he in the lineup every night?

I get that we have 2 forwards out, but wasn't the forward depth (particularly wingers) supposed to be the great strength of this team? Is Malgin the best we have ?

 

[Rogue Leader]

Especially, from the pressbox during the playoffs!

Well Barrie and Kerfoot might be on the ice, but they are still useless. Kadri brings more energy and team spirit from the stands.

 

[Mess]

Did people honestly think that Florida in a heated playoff battle with the Leafs would trade them a player they thought would hurt their own playoff chances?

That was a rhetorical question, no need discussing.

I guess the 7 games 0-0-0 points -5 speaks for itself.

Malgin at this year's TD, is simply Nic Petan at last years.

One could actually make the case that Timashov, who Leafs placed on waivers to free up a roster spot and lost for nothing, was an upgrade on Malgin.

 

[Duffman955]

Why would we give up Timashovs roster spot for this?

Tima was better at everything

 

[ottomaddox]

you guys are making way too much of this trade

I don't think so. I don't want to say that Marchment was a great player, but I still think with time he could have been a 4th liner. They had Marchment playing in the top 6 before he was traded, and he was out of his element there. It only proves that he's not quite a top 6 forward. That's basically what they got in a trade with FLA.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Do you guys drink your own kool-aid? We got the guy for a player in the minors. What in the world were people expecting? We got an NHL player for one who's not.

And he's just a fill-in for now. Timashov wanted to play full time and he wasn't going to get that here

 

[Advanced stats]

It was absolutely a good trade. Marchment was absolutely nothing.

Malgin is absolutely above his head though. He's a 12/13 on the depth chart for any decent team.