Isles have no need for bottom 6..we have way too many.....WAY too many...Nylander is NOT a franchise centre. He's prbably on the same level as RNH and RNH is smarter.
I am proposing a Number 1 Centre in Nylander to a team that doesn't have one. Lou was a fan of William and has lots of cap space. I say they get it done for 7m. Not a bad price for a potential Franchise Number One. I also think Brown and Leivo would have a chance to have better opportunity on the Island considering Brown is better than their bottom 6. Way more ice time. Maybe I'm delusional? Lol all in good fun.
You can keep Hainsey, Leivo and everything else besides the first and Nylander. The Isles will keep Pulock. Now that that’s figured out, let’s make something that Lou would actually accept, not more leftovers on bad contracts (there’s enough as it is).
Absolutely. He's also the piece that would not be available for anything less than a stupidly high overpayment.I think Pulock is the piece Toronto would want.
what made you ignorant is you werent aware that Barzal is a #1 center and nylander is not. could he possibly become one in the right situation, its possible but Barzal already is oneGreat for the leafs and bad for the Islanders? Is that what you are saying? What makes me ignorant, I thought up the trade not even convinced it would work and asked for opinions. Thanks for your constructive two cents, appreciated!
If I was moving Nylander I would just want one quality piece back...this is just a lot of stuff moving back and forth. I doubt NYI has a lot of interest either.
Isles fan here, sorry this trade makes no sense for us.
Pulock is a gigantic part of our future, if things break right he's a bonafide top pairing guy for us this year. And Bailey is a damn good player on a team friendly deal. Lou and Trotz have no plans on being bad past this year, and Bailey will be a huge part of them trying to put a playoff team on the ice next year.
If a trade between TOR/NYI were to go down, I honestly only see 2 ways, either...
1. You are okay with making Leddy the centerpiece of the deal
2. A 3 or 4 team deal goes down where basically you collect the assets we can get for Eberle and Nelson (unless you want either UFA). It wouldn't immediately get you the impact defenseman you need, but it would give you a ton of chips to get one before the trade deadline if this were to go down around Nylander's December 1st D Day Date. Figure Eberle could net a late 1st + a B prospect and Nelson could net a 2nd & 3rd.
That's the best we got, it's more of a luxury trade for the Isles. Otherwise enjoy the contract and cap drama.
The funny thing is outside of age and the chance that Nylander becomes really special, Bailey straight is a better solution for the Leafs for the next 5 years...
Nylander: 61p avg last 2 season, $7-8M AAV next 5 years
Bailey: 64p avg last 2 seasons, $5M AAV next 5 years, proven chemistry on JT's wing.
Just a thought....
Not a Leafs or Islanders fan, but in my opinion the Islanders wouldn’t be interested in Hainsey, Leivo or Gauthier.
Simplify it as Pullock and Nelson for Nylander and Liljegren with maybe picks exchanged to balance value.
The funny thing is outside of age and the chance that Nylander becomes really special, Bailey straight is a better solution for the Leafs for the next 5 years...
Nylander: 61p avg last 2 season, $7-8M AAV next 5 years
Bailey: 64p avg last 2 seasons, $5M AAV next 5 years, proven chemistry on JT's wing.
Just a thought....
Brown is garbage? And you're calling him ignorant?Saying Nylander is a 1C. Barzal isnt. It’s one piece and then garbage for 3 good players. Overall just ignorant of the Islanders. Classic homer propsoal
Brown is garbage? And you're calling him ignorant?
No. Too many spare parts. Trade is a little slanted toward Toronto. Bailey plus Nelson for NYIANDER seems simpler.What if I added a 1st Round pick in 2020 and removed Gauthier? Thoughts?