Friedman: Leafs interested in best dman they can get, thinks Hampus Lindholm is the best fit

[Gravity]

Who would be both better, and available?

Lindholm and Chychrun.

 

[ACC1224]

For sure. Not sure why the leafs would consider it.

I don't know that they would.
You have to pay to obtain good players, bit pieces don't accomplish much.
Nylander would move the needle and shed some cap that would go to whomever came back.

If they could figure out a package for Lindholm and Gibson, that would be of great interest to the Leafs.

 

[Legion34]

I don't know that they would.
You have to pay to obtain good players, bit pieces don't accomplish much.
Nylander would move the needle and shed some cap that would go to whomever came back.

If they could figure out a package for Lindholm and Gibson, that would be of great interest to the Leafs.

Basically it would have to be

lindholm and Gibson for
Nylander. Mrazek and whatever prospect or 1st


Nylander for Gibson is probably plus value for them. Goalies don’t get as much

Mrazek would he filler for free. He is a legit 1a 40’start goalie despite his time here. But he won’t have much value right now.

Lindholm is probably a first.

 

[Jozay]

Lindholm >>>>> Sandin

Lindholm is an excellent D man, I’ve watched him a decent amount over the years being in the same division.

He honestly makes the Leafs a legit SCF contender if they get good goaltending. He’d be a huge addition to the Leafs D.

Ok? Who said Sandin is better than Lindholm?

 

[AvroArrow]

Should not they just get a top 4 RHD?

Holl
Lyubushkin
And???

That is putrid.

TJ Brodie

But I agree, we do need a top 4RD. Depending on Muzzins injury, we may need a top 4 LD as well.

 

[mydnyte]

Lindholm and Chychrun.

we are talking about Lindholm, so, he isnt better than himself, and Chychrun isnt as good as Lindholm, only younger, and on a decent contract but, much worse defensively compared to Lindholm.

 

[Slimmy]

I don't know that they would.
You have to pay to obtain good players, bit pieces don't accomplish much.
Nylander would move the needle and shed some cap that would go to whomever came back.

If they could figure out a package for Lindholm and Gibson, that would be of great interest to the Leafs.

Nylander is on a great contract and one of the few players that really show up come playoffs. Including him in any trade makes no sense to me.

 

[sittler rules!!!]

Rielly Brodie
Chychryn Holl
Sandin Bush
Muzzin Liljegren

If Muzz is healthy, he and Bush would be my third pairing

 

[TheGroceryStick]

If Muzz is healthy, he and Bush would be my third pairing

Agree.
In current scenario... I see some sense in having Sandin (among other things) in a Chychrun trade and Holl (among other things) in a Hagel (or another energy winger) trade.

Bunting - Matthews - Marner
Hagel - Tavares - Nylander
Kerfoot - Kampf - Kase
Mikhayev - Spezza - Engvall

Rielly - Brodie
Chychrun - Liljgren
Muzzin - Lybushkin

 

[Magic Man]

No 1st for rentals allowed.

 

[kevsh]

Rielly - Brodie
Chychrun - Liljgren
Muzzin - Lybushkin

As long as Liljegren is getting 3rd pairing, protected minutes, this could work.

 

[Just a Fan]

 

[CherryToke]

Can't see Dubas giving up what it will take for Lindholm

1st for Chiarot is more of a Dubas type of move

 

[Clark Kellogg]

That's not really what Friedman said. Friedman said that he thought the Leafs would go after the best defenseman possible and he thought Lindholm made the most sense.

In fact, Friedman explicitly said "this is just to me".

Yes , this makes more sense. Teams can’t openly talk about other teams players without risking discipline from the league for possible tampering sanctions.

 

[Stephen]

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I think that's cover for any possible LTIR shenanigans which may or may not occur. Getting the best defense upgrade would be the priority and then the Muzzin timeline falls into place.

Thing I would say about Muzzin is if his injuries are very serious and he goes the way of Weber/Price on LTIR, I could also see a Hampus Lindholm becoming a more important re-sign, if they make a big deadline acquisition for him. So the sticker shock would be lessened because they would basically ybe getting a Muzzin replacement. Just a couple of angles from a distance.

 

[Legion34]

Toronto is saying one thing but doing another.

they did not have to put muzzin on LTIR. They were carrying 8 d

Reilly. Brodie
Muzz. Holl
Sandin Lilly
Derm. Lub.

they could have put muzz on IR and accrued cap. They clearly are either being incredibly dumb or are sitting muzz for the year/or regular season.

 

[Dooman]

This title is pure clickbait

 

[Bedards Dad]

Basically it would have to be

lindholm and Gibson for
Nylander. Mrazek and whatever prospect or 1st


Nylander for Gibson is probably plus value for them. Goalies don’t get as much

Mrazek would he filler for free. He is a legit 1a 40’start goalie despite his time here. But he won’t have much value right now.

Lindholm is probably a first.

Nylander is FAR too valuable to the Leafs. His contract is looking really good and he always plays well in the playoffs. Without him our forward core gets substantially weaker.

I wouldn't give up him and a 1st for Lindholm.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

What kind of dman interests the Kraken? Who's their best fit?

None that Toronto would part with.

Holl doesn't do anything for us and we've already got a bunch of Dermott's with Fleury, Lauzon and Borgen already on the team.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Can't see Dubas giving up what it will take for Lindholm

1st for Chiarot is more of a Dubas type of move

I feel like you can get lindholm for a 1st + b+ prospect…. Lindholm is a significant upgrade from chariot …. I’d imagine the difference in cost would be well worth it

 

[Just a Fan]

I feel like you can get lindholm for a 1st + b+ prospect…. Lindholm is a significant upgrade from chariot …. I’d imagine the difference in cost would be well worth it

Done. Even if it cost a tad more, done. The difference between Chiarot and Lindholm is well worth the extra cost if it's a 1st for Chiarot or a 1st ++ for Lindholm.