New coach new lines?

[ShaneFalco]

Agreed.

 

[ShaneFalco]

wish the Goat would play like tom wilson or austin watson with his size.

He''s Charmin soft

 

[Critical13]

Agreed.

100% agree.

Add to that Ceci @ 4.5mm, and we have more pressing cap problems then the big 4.

I have no issues trading our Kerfoot and Johnsson.

 

[ShaneFalco]

100% agree.

Add to that Ceci @ 4.5mm, and we have more pressing cap problems then the big 4.

I have no issues trading our Kerfoot and Johnsson.

Kerfoot I'd be hesitant to trade only because he's a C. The other 2, I think you start there. Take away Kaps speed and he doesn;t show a whole lot. They have value though

 

[landeskog11]

mathews as a winger with taveres
nylander as a center with marner

new lines:

mathews-taveres-mikheyev
spezza-nylander-marner
hyman-kerfoot-kapanen
aberg-gauthier-engvall

 

[KuleminFan41]

100% agree.

Add to that Ceci @ 4.5mm, and we have more pressing cap problems then the big 4.

I have no issues trading our Kerfoot and Johnsson.

Kerfoot has hardly been an issue for the Leafs, he was playing fine until his injury. Plus, he's a solid 3rd line centre, the Leafs don't exactly have many of them laying around and I'm not fond of playing Spezza there either. Ceci probably wasn't going to stick around past this season anyway. The more this season has gone by, the more I've gotten okay with trading Kapanen and or Johnsson. While solid scoring threats and add depth to the team offensively, I feel like they could be used as trade pieces to help balance out the team. Also, they're better scorers than Kerfoot, so they'd likely fetch a better return.

 

[saffronleaf]

AJ and Ceci can definitely provide cap relief if / when the need arises. That's like $8m, enough for a serviceable backup and #4rhd.

 

[SHANNYPLAN]

Engvall - Matthews - Nylander
Hyman - Tavares - Marner
Micheyev - Kerfoot - Kapanen
Marchement - Spezza - Moore

OR

Micheyev - Matthews - Nylander
Hyman - Tavares - Marner
Kerfoot - Spezza - Kapanen
Marchement - Engvall - Moore

Rielly - Barrie
Muzzin - Dermott
Sandin - Holl

Trade Johnsson & Ceci for a Backup and RHD Or Futures

 

[Teeder Keon]

Engvall - Matthews - Nylander
Hyman - Tavares - Marner
Micheyev - Kerfoot - Kapanen
Marchement - Spezza - Moore

Rielly - Barrie
Muzzin - Dermott
Sandin - Holl

Trade Johnsson & Ceci for a Backup and RHD Or Futures

Not bad at all

 

[Teeder Keon]

Not bad at all

I would however try Korsakov

 

[Teeder Keon]

wish the Goat would play like tom wilson or austin watson with his size.

Hell I’d take him playing like Wilson Phillips or Mr Wilson from Denis the Menace or Flip Wilson even ( got to be over 55 for that one boys and girls )

 

[jaric1862]

I think Timashov and Gauthier stay up when everyone is healthy because of them having to pass through waivers. A Moore-Spezza-Timashov 4th line isn't bad at all.

 

[zeke]

Don't think Engvall is going anywhere.

 

[jaric1862]

Don't think Engvall is going anywhere.

He has been very good but I just think it would be too much of a burden to keep him up due to the cap. If they kept him up they would only be able to hold a 20 man roster, they would have to put Timashov and Gauthier on waivers (they aren't great but its depth), and they wouldn't have enough space for a reguar call-up since they would have 647k in cap space. SO every call-up would have to be an emergency call-up (until the injured player goes on LTIR)

 

[barilko05]

He has been very good but I just think it would be too much of a burden to keep him up due to the cap. If they kept him up they would only be able to hold a 20 man roster, they would have to put Timashov and Gauthier on waivers (they aren't great but its depth), and they wouldn't have enough space for a reguar call-up since they would have 647k in cap space. SO every call-up would have to be an emergency call-up (until the injured player goes on LTIR)

I think GOAT on waivers, with the renaissance of Spezza on the 4th line, is a done deal. I believe he'll pass thru too. He simply doesn't bring enough to even a 4th line to be of value to anyone. Tima OTOH would get snapped up right away.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Kerfoot I'd be hesitant to trade only because he's a C. The other 2, I think you start there. Take away Kaps speed and he doesn;t show a whole lot. They have value though

Adam brooks will be a center on the leafs. He never gets any talk but he is a very high hockey IQ and decent player. I would venture to guess this full season with the Marlies and half of next season before he starts getting really noticed or mentioned as a center option for us. So thats my brooksie plug anyways

 

[Wafflewhipper]

AJ and Ceci can definitely provide cap relief if / when the need arises. That's like $8m, enough for a serviceable backup and #4rhd.

I would prefer Kerfoot traded over Johnsson. Johnsson has a better game than Kerfoot. I don’t like Kerfoot straight up on that so you know i am definitely bias in favour of Johnsson. Besides Johnsson is a good Leaf kid that worked his arse off to get to where he is and was always a great spirit around the teams he came up on. Same goes for Kappy. I like our home grown players. They need some protect in the lineup for our guys so they can play bigger.

 

[sxvnert]

Time to replace Petan with Timashov. Of late, Petan has been a giveaway machine without the offence to justify it.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Move Mikheyev up with Matthews and Nylander. Aberg can't cut it there. Put Spezza Kerfoot Kappy back together.

Hyman Tavares Marner
Soup Matthews Nylander
Kerfoot Spezza Kappy

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Time to replace Petan with Timashov. Of late, Petan has been a giveaway machine without the offence to justify it.

He handles the puck like its a grenade with the pin pulled.

 

[CelticDruid]

Time to replace Petan with Timashov. Of late, Petan has been a giveaway machine without the offence to justify it.

Timoshov, Petan and Aberg are all basically the same type of player.

Timoshov has been really poor and is best suited for the Marlies.

Just replace them all with some size and skill.

Korshkov or Marchment when he is up to speed.

 

[LeafingTheWay]

Time to replace Petan with Timashov. Of late, Petan has been a giveaway machine without the offence to justify it.

Petan's been good in his role, why take him out? Petan only has 2 giveaways all season lol.

Like the other guy said, Petan/Timashov/Aberg all are solid defensively and skilled players so I don't mind switching players in and out but I'd rather keep Petan in.

IMO:
Right now: Petan > Aberg > Timashov
Future: Petan (24 yrs old rn) > Timashov (23 yrs old rn) > Aberg (26 yrs old rn)

 

[Teeder Keon]

Petan's been good in his role, why take him out? Petan only has 2 giveaways all season lol.

Like the other guy said, Petan/Timashov/Aberg all are solid defensively and skilled players so I don't mind switching players in and out but I'd rather keep Petan in.

IMO:
Right now: Petan > Aberg > Timashov
Future: Petan (24 yrs old rn) > Timashov (23 yrs old rn) > Aberg (26 yrs old rn)

C’mon let’s get real
At least I’ve seen Timashov engage with physical play and has more points than Petan And I’m not even sold on him

 

[LeafingTheWay]

C’mon let’s get real
At least I’ve seen Timashov engage with physical play and has more points than Petan And I’m not even sold on him

I've replied to the other Petan post in the Kyle Dubas thread, so let's continue the discussion there!

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Time to replace Petan with Timashov. Of late, Petan has been a giveaway machine without the offence to justify it.

Agreed. Timashov in, Petan to the Marlies.