The team isn’t going to be competing next year, or the year after, or after that, or after that. Petry needs to go, just like the other vets with value. Fill the hole with veteran plugs we can acquire for free in free agency.
The alternative is continuing to be the JFJ lead leafs, which is what you are now.
that s what picks and prospects are worth vs proven vets (see Coleman, Zucker and co recently)
They are ahead of us in the standings. We’re a pretty pathetic team as we are.
Lol...give me one reasonable explanation why the Leafs, with both their cap issues and their defense issue, trade a 19 year old (their best) young Dman on his ELC for a 32 year old Dman with 1 more year left on contract....seriously...just one reasonable explanation.
Well Kerfoot is at best a 3 line C .Lehkonen has more value.
You need not worry, at this point the Leafs probably don't make the playoffs...they have a tough schedule coming up. And even if they do? They will face either Tampa or Boston, so whether we stand pat or add Petry, the result will be the same....we get our asses handed to us.
You don't think Tampa and the Pens are in a slightly different position than Toronto?
Sometimes the obvious is really the obvious though. There are teams that will not be trading their top prospects. And Sandin is actually playing in the NHL, so he really isn't a prospect.
It's the reality. The only moves i would be looking to make right now are trading Barrie for another style D (or using those assets to get one) and trading Kapanen(+) to get a Larsson style D with term. Not moves to save the season, but ones that help going forward.
