Value of: Rickard Rakell to Toronto

[Ziggdiezan]

I understand that the current pandemic landscape has made a contract like Rakell more valuable but there is also a flip side. Less teams have the cap space to fit him in even at his low price and ELCs will be worth their weight in gold for most teams. I bet you won't see too many 1st rounders moved let alone 2 for a complimentary player with under 2 years of term (albeit a good one that i like).

I'm also not trying to say the leafs could get him for a 1st +B prospect. Leafs don't have the space this year really unless they do a fairly major reshuffle. I don't think they make any major move until the summer/they see how they do in the playoffs (if they make it)

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[Ledge And Dairy]

8 games into the season, wins are wins, not style points. The fact is the Leafs have the best record in the league and a 50-55 point winger that struggles to stay healthy is not going to alter their standing in the North division. The Nucks blew out the Sens 7-1, that doesn't help them at all other than knowing they're better than the rebuilding Sens.

The Leafs are winning 1 goal games consistently, if the Leafs were winning games 7-2 you'd be in here complaining about how the Leafs are going to struggle in close games.

You just proved my point btw, the Leafs are 6-2 and they haven't been on full power offensively yet at all.

What? They are barely winning games against teams just as good as them, so logically speaking if those teams get better they are capable of beating the Leafs easier. Your logic makes no sense

 

[sittler rules!!!]

We don't need Rakell!!!

 

[The Jones Zone]

I would take Rakell on the Jackets if a deal could be reached

 

[Gliff]

I would take Rakell on the Jackets if a deal could be reached

There was a deal to be made about 5 days ago

I'm not SUPER familiar with the Jackets prospects so please have some patience with my maybe-dumb questions...

I think the Ducks would be looking for a mid 1st + good prospect.
How available are Foudy or Peeke?

 

[The Jones Zone]

There was a deal to be made about 5 days ago

I'm not SUPER familiar with the Jackets prospects so please have some patience with my maybe-dumb questions...

I think the Ducks would be looking for a mid 1st + good prospect.
How available are Foudy or Peeke?

Peeke maybe

Foudy-- Not a chance in hell, he's starting to earn top minutes among our Forwards, and rightfully so

 

[Stephen]

Brandon Prinham is very VERY good at making the cap work, I'm not concerned about that.

Teams always find ways to make the money work

You should be concerned about that if you're trying to add $3.8 million in salary. The only guy in that price range on Toronto is Kerfoot and he's a center.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

You should be concerned about that if you're trying to add $3.8 million in salary. The only guy in that price range on Toronto is Kerfoot and he's a center.

Personally I'd take Rakell over Kerfoot all day

 

[Gliff]

Personally I'd take Rakell over Kerfoot all day

Is this even a question? Like can someone actually make an argument otherwise? Other then Kerfoot being a center...

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Is this even a question? Like can someone actually make an argument otherwise? Other then Kerfoot being a center...

Of course they can, you can argue anything.

Kerfoot is also younger and slightly cheaper.

Absolutely ANYTHING can be argued.

 

[Stephen]

Personally I'd take Rakell over Kerfoot all day

So would Anaheim.

 

[Michael HOMERUNing]

Of course they can, you can argue anything.

Kerfoot is also younger and slightly cheaper.

Absolutely ANYTHING can be argued.

Yeah but does anyone actually believe that?

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Yeah but does anyone actually believe that?

No but that wasn't the question, the question was could it be argued.

You can argue ANYTHING

 

[Gliff]

No but that wasn't the question, the question was could it be argued.

You can argue ANYTHING

Make a *compelling* argument...

 

[Drew311]

I don’t se the Leafs trading for anyone with term because of the expansion draft. They’ll pick up a significant rental at the deadline and probably look at something like this in the offseason once the draft is done and the roster is more clear.

 

[Unbiased Fan]

Pretty sure this is exactly the type of a deal the ducks aren't looking for. Low end 1st + two dime of a dozen players. If they trade Rakell it should be for picks + prospects, not temporary pieces.

The leafs don’t really have any prospects that’d they’d move for Rakel imo. Amirov, Robertson and Sandin are probably off limits.

 

[Hierso]

The leafs don’t really have any prospects that’d they’d move for Rakel imo. Amirov, Robertson and Sandin are probably off limits.

I agree with that, it's just that i don't think that the leafs and the ducks are good trading partners for Rakell. Dermott + Mikheyev & a low-end first is bellow what i would look for if i were the ducks. Rackell at 50% (1.89) should fetch something better. If the leafs had a low end teams first it would be different.

 

[glenbuis]

I wonder how good rakell is on his strong side for face offs ?

 

[Unbiased Fan]

I agree with that, it's just that i don't think that the leafs and the ducks are good trading partners for Rakell. Dermott + Mikheyev & a low-end first is bellow what i would look for if i were the ducks. Rackell at 50% (1.89) should fetch something better. If the leafs had a low end teams first it would be different.

Yeah that’s completely understandable I agree

wonder if Lilijgren might be of interest

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

We don't need Rakell!!!

Have you seen how thin our LW is? You are objectively wrong and all the exclamation points in the world don't change that

 

[sittler rules!!!]

Have you seen how thin our LW is? You are objectively wrong and all the exclamation points in the world don't change that

I thought Rakell was a C/RW. He is a right shot. And Leafs are not that thin on the left side.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

I thought Rakell was a C/RW. He is a right shot. And Leafs are not that thin on the left side.

Rakell is at his best on LW but can also play RW. He was a center coming into the league and can still play there in a pinch but he belongs on the wing.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I thought Rakell was a C/RW. He is a right shot. And Leafs are not that thin on the left side.

He plays mostly left side but he can play all 3 forward spots