Sabresruletheschool
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Leafs need defense, not more offense
Not necessarily. The great offence can make not so good defencmen look a lot better by making their job a lot easier.
Leafs need defense, not more offense
It depends on what your needs are. We simply don't need a soft, offensive Centre.
Those other guys have what we're lacking, so it makes them more valuable to us at this time.
By that logic, you might as well bring back Mat Martin. "Need toughness".
Get good players. Seems simple.
The leafs have a lot of cap space even when Nylander signs for 6.75 x 6 years. What would it take for the Leafs to pick up Duchene as a rental for the season?
How about a 1st round pick in 2019, and a young roster player?
This would give the Leafs excellent C dept - Matthews, Tavares, Kadri and Duchene
The probable price for Duchene as a rental is a 1st+prospect+B level piece.
Considering Ottawa's apparent unwillingness to trade stars to Eastern Conference teams, and the fact that the Maple Leafs as a major rival go beyond being an Eastern conference team, what kind of "tax" do you think Ottawa would be asking for in order to get the deal done?
There's no chance Duchene is going to Toronto, especially not for a 1st+? unless that ? is something absurd.
No.
No need to get all silly-buggers about it. You can look for bigger, tougher players that are MUCH better than Matt Martin. Easily. It doesn't have to be so black & white.
No it's not dichotomous. But the logic is flawed. It's about adding total value to your team.
One of the players listed was Michael Ferland. Duchene is a superior player to Ferland. If you had the chance to acquire both players, at the same price, Duchene would be preferable. He brings more total value to the team.
You guys are thinking about it all wrong.
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