Confirmed with Link: Leafs acquire Brennan Menell for a cond. 7th rd pick in 2022 [Upd 8/1: signed 1 yr/2 way contract]

[Leaf Fans]

Never heard of him.
Any chance he's the best player not currently in the NHL?

He is now.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Getting a guy who lit up the KHL and AHL as a 23 year old for pretty much no cost is a reasonable move

 

[ACC1224]

If the goal is to miss the playoffs then yes.

Menell would be a dermott replacement

A rielly replacement we don't havenas of yet.

Menell replaces Dermott
Dermott replaces Holl
Holl replaces Rielly

Exepected wins goes through the roof!

 

[Anthrax442]

No played in the WHL. He was the top scoring dman in the KHL at 23. Was one of the best offensive defensemen in the A, two years prior. Excellent deal.

So why wasnt he in the NHL? Did he sleep with someone's daughter or smtn?

 

[hamzarocks]

So why wasnt he in the NHL? Did he sleep with someone's daughter or smtn?

Minny had 4 top pairing defenders + Soucy the past two years

No room for him and apparently the wild GM doesn't like him

 

[Anthrax442]

Minny had 4 top pairing defenders + Soucy the past two years

No room for him and apparently the wild GM doesn't like him

Well, hopefully this will come back to bite him in the arse

 

[Bluelines]

Let me guess a small player who dominates the Euro game and has great possession metrics?

Dubas has the idea he can build a team that will dominate on the big ice and have those skills equally dominate on the small ice.

 

[harvestglen]

Perfect example of how any assets you could have gotten from the Hyman sign-and-trade could amount to something on your roster.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Let me guess a small player who dominates the Euro game and has great possession metrics?

Dubas has the idea he can build a team that will dominate on the big ice and have those skills equally dominate on the small ice.

you don't have to guess. You could look at his AHL production. It's very fun to see someone who didn't even know he played in North America (and was born there) trying to say that Dubas has the wrong idea about him

 

[Mitch nylander]

So why wasnt he in the NHL? Did he sleep with someone's daughter or smtn?

Apparently, according to wild fans Guerin and Menell were on different pages in terms of contracts. Menell ended up going to the K instead.

Additionally, he plays RD and Minnesota had Spurgeon, Dumba and Soucy there.

 

[Budz]

Dubas makes a hell of a trade - and still gets ripped in the thread.

 

[Menzinger]

Apparently, according to wild fans Guerin and Menell were on different pages in terms of contracts. Menell ended up going to the K instead.

Additionally, he plays RD and Minnesota had Spurgeon, Dumba and Soucy there.

On any other team he would have been given an extended NHL look by now.

Minnesota is unfortunately for him one of those freak teams who already has fantastic depth for right sided D men

 

[Shak19]

Essentially a free wallet, lets see what we can do on the Marlies

 

[AngryScotsman]

Low risk, high reward possibility. Dubas does this every offseason.

 

[Torontonian]

Let me guess a small player who dominates the Euro game and has great possession metrics?

Dubas has the idea he can build a team that will dominate on the big ice and have those skills equally dominate on the small ice.

2017-18	Iowa Wild	AHL	72	8	17	25	14	-2	--	--	--	--	--
2018-19	Iowa Wild	AHL	70	2	42	44	25	10	11	0	4	4	4
2019-20	Iowa Wild	AHL	57	5	42	47	36	8

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

I never knew the AHL played on the big ice and played the Euro game.. 24 years old and put up solid AHL numbers and acquired for nothing. Looks like a good move to me to take a chance on.

 

[DopeyFish]

Essentially a free wallet, lets see what we can do on the Marlies

nah this would be NHL

likely no marlies

dude will be gunning for a one way and he buggered off to the KHL and dominated so he isn't going to sign 2 way guaranteed

also he isn't waiver exempt. we would lose him on waivers, no question.

 

[Mess]

This Menell fellow sound like the Leafs are trying to find this years KHL's version of Mikko Lehtonen.

& recent signing Kirill Semyonov the new Alexander Barabanov.

 

[Schenn]

I thought the Wild was higher on him than that. Pleasantly surprised by this move.

Could be on the bottom pairing this year.

 

[Macallan18]

Never heard of him.
Any chance he's the best player not currently in the NHL?

Best DEFENCEMAN not currently in the NHL. Let's not oversell it.
Seriously, will he even come over from the KHL? Certainly not to play in the AHL.

 

[BackPassChampions]

I like it... but everything is a wait and see for me, specifically in the playoffs.

 

[Jmo89]

Never heard of him.
Any chance he's the best player not currently in the NHL?

According some Wild fans he could be.

This is the Leafs though. I'm betting he doesn't amount to much.

 

[kb]

I like him. nice gamble.

But I sure hope we are free to send him up and down from the marlies and aren't stuck keeping him on the big club like we were with Lehtonen.

Nope. Not waiver eligible, and unless he plays 75 games he is a Group 6 UFA at the end of the season.

It's a shot in the dark for free.

 

[CupcakeSprinkles]

Best DEFENCEMAN not currently in the NHL. Let's not oversell it.
Seriously, will he even come over from the KHL? Certainly not to play in the AHL.

Sign him for 1Y on the contract slide max.. if he makes the team sure.. if not then he can opt to be waived to the AHL (claimed) or defect to Europe. Not really a big deal - conditional 7th is risk free

 

[zeke]

Nope. Not waiver eligible, and unless he plays 75 games he is a Group 6 UFA at the end of the season.

It's a shot in the dark for free.

i always get confused by this phrasing - you mean that we can send him down without putting him on waivers, rigth?

 

[2 Slick]

Cool pick up for the Marlies.