Speculation: If you were Kyle Dubas, what moves are you making for the Leafs at the TDL?

[HockeyVirus]

Posting here as I was hoping for a bigger discussion on the correct move so we can come back and look at it later on and see. I am looking for what moves you would make.

Ideally posts are more than just "Go get the best at this position" and more "I'd get player x".

Toronto is basically locked into playing Tampa in round 1. So I think this should be kept in mind for what moves they should make. It is also safe to assume if he is not moved, Knies will join the team in a depth role and provide some grit in the bottom 6.

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[centipede2233]

Dubas is a dead man walking. He’s made his bed, now it’s time to lay in it.

 

[ccman68]

i would throw all my picks and prospects at meier. thankfully he doesn’t have the balls

 

[Skullz]

Timo Meier come on down.

 

[Hunter368]

i would throw all my picks and prospects at meier. thankfully he doesn’t have the balls

That decision might have been removed from him by higher powers.

 

[HockeyVirus]

i would throw all my picks and prospects at meier. thankfully he doesn’t have the balls

I agree with you so much. Or someone like Konecny

 

[HockeyVirus]

That decision might have been removed from him by higher powers.

I find that hard to believe. I don't think the Org would keep a lame duck GM with no power to do anything in such a critical year for the franchise. Just fire him and bring in a guy to win some games and retain Auston Matthews and get it over with then. They aren't a poverty franchise they can afford a few months of a contract.

Dubas has always been a very conservative GM. He also values a pipeline of future players keeping the team deep without needing to overpaying the depth to stay. He seems to prioritize a long contention window over all in. I don't really agree with it, but I truly think if he does very little it was his own choice because of his philosophy.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Toews.

Matthews
Tavares
Toews

Down the middle would be sick for them. Probably wouldn't cost too much even with the retention. Less than Meier anyway

 

[LeafsNation75]

I know Dubas said he wouldn't trade Knies or their 1st round pick for a rental player.

However, that doesn't mean he wouldn't consider trading their 1st round pick or other prospects for a player with term left on their contract, if he thinks they could help them in the playoffs. In the 2018-19 season he traded their 1st round pick that year along with Sean Durzi and Carl Grundstorm to Los Angeles for Jake Muzzin, who had 2 years left on his previous contract at that time.

 

[sansabri]

Kyle Dubas would move this to the Leafs board

 

[Satoru Gojo]

Resigning

 

[Killer Orcas]

See what it would take to get Coltan Parayko from Blues. Leafs can score a hard hitting top pairing RHD would push everyone down and give the Leafs a much deeper defense. Leafs have all the talent it's mental really for them having a guy that's gone all the way and won would be someone that can build their confidence in playoffs.

 

[I am Canadian]

No reason for him to go all in desperation mode. He'd need the backing of Shanahan to spend a lot anyway.

He's easily got another GM job lined up if Toronto were to idiotically fire him.

Really weird that he catches the flak rather than the 3 stars failing to pull the Leafs through a single series.

 

[AvroArrow]

Dubas is a dead man walking. He’s made his bed, now it’s time to lay in it.

*checks standings* Leafs are a top 5 team.

 

[Mr Kot]

Other than some depth moves, there really isn't anything they need to break the bank for. Get some scoring depth and that should help a lot.

 

[HockeyVirus]

See what it would take to get Coltan Parayko from Blues. Leafs can score a hard hitting top pairing RHD would push everyone down and give the Leafs a much deeper defense. Leafs have all the talent it's mental really for them having a guy that's gone all the way and won would be someone that can build their confidence in playoffs.

I mean Leafs have 2 RD better than him already. You are wrong as well Leafs do not have scoring

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

i would throw all my picks and prospects at meier. thankfully he doesn’t have the balls

They dont have the assets to compete with teams like NJD of Buffalo on Meier.

Even a package like 2023 and 2024 1sts + Knies.... Easily gets beat by NJD or Buffalo.

 

[DeltaSwede]

I wouldn't at all be surprised if the Leafs are in on Luke Schenn.

Not sure what Calgary are planning on doing here but I can also see Tyler Toffoli as a good fit. He brings scoring, on a good cap hit and with another year left on his deal.

A little Canucks heavy perhaps!

 

[hotpaws]

I doubt he trades a 1st since he'll need that to dump Murray is the summer just like he used a 1st to dump Mzarek last year .

Knies he's counting on to play somewhere in the lineup later in this year , so without our 2nd that leaves us with whatever stud we can get for a pkg of Abruzzese/SDA-Big Mac Holliwell and the 3rd we have from Ottawa .

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Should go all in , probably getting fired if he fails this year again. Trade those picks and prospects and do what you can for AM34 to want to stay here

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I doubt he trades a 1st since he'll need that to dump Murray is the summer just like he used a 1st to dump Mzarek last year .

Knies he's counting on to play somewhere in the lineup later in this year , so without our 2nd that leaves us with whatever stud we can get for a pkg of Abruzzese/SDA-Big Mac Holliwell and the 3rd we have from Ottawa .

If Toronto is in a position to where they're going to need a 1st round pick to dump Murray in the summer... It wont be Dubas as the GM. The injuries are a problem with Murray but when he's been healthy he's been good enough that he's not going to cost that kind of an asset to dump and more likely is that Toronto would simply keep him right now.

So if something is going to happen between now and July that would require the Leafs to dump Murray with a 1st, its going to be substantially bad enough that Dubas will be fired before it reaches that point.

 

[nturn06]

I would start by not signing Tavares.... But that ship sailed long time ago...

 

[Ace]

Firing myself. Only way I’ll get credit for a playoff round win.

 

[Transplanted Caper]

Their number one need is another impact forward, something more pressing than an additional defenseman, but I do think they need the latter as well. As to who gets traded for those things, all depends on acquisition cost. You can only trade the first once, same with Knies or anyone else. So what goes out in one trade obviously impacts what you can do in terms of acquiring an additional piece.

 

[kanucks25]

Dubas is a dead man walking. He’s made his bed, now it’s time to lay in it.

This post needed at least one more cliche for me to leave a like.