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And Anaheim probably doesn't. Kapanen won't return a top 4 RHD.
As for the trade, probably not 1:1. But it is a decent enough starting point.
Proposal: Tor-Ana Nylander for Montour swap
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And Anaheim probably doesn't. Kapanen won't return a top 4 RHD.
As for the trade, probably not 1:1. But it is a decent enough starting point.
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Is Nylander a center though? I know they want him to be eventually, but atm he's mostly a winger
I can't imagine why the Ducks would be interested in trading a top 4 RHD for a bottom 6 winger and a low first
That solves absolutely no needs for the ducks. We need a cost controlled centerman whos young. Nylander fits the bill and will likely be a long term Duck while we give you a long term leaf in Montour. You’ve read from the mod. Montour isn’t a slouch mate.
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I dont think so, man, Montour wouldn't get it done. Don Cherry really wanted Ritchie over Nylander, and in honor of the old man as he enters his last few years, I think we should grant him that wish. Its just the right thing to do, guys.
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If someone wants Nylander to be their centre, they'll have to take the risk at this point. St.Louis did with Schenn and it worked out. Reality is with Matthews, Tavares and Kadri playing centre, Nylander will not get much of a look as a centre.
He does play center. He’s versatile and why I even offered Montour for a fair swap. He’s played center when Bozak went down last year.
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lol.
the best part of this thread is that hfboards actually thinks leafs fans are the delusional ones.
the best part of this thread is that hfboards actually thinks leafs fans are the delusional ones.
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He is a winger. Playing a few games at center doesn't make you a proven NHL centerman.
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Yeah he did, he also played centre at the very beginning of his NHL career too. He's around a PT/Game when playing centre in limited sample sizes. Face off % is good too, probably would just need like 10-20 games to get used to being a centre full time.
We like him a lot though and I would definitely not do a trade with Montour as a centre piece.
Said it in a previous post, if Anaheim is asking about Nylander, then Manson or Lindholm's name needs to come up for Toronto to stay on the phone, otherwise it's a no go.
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If we wanted an unproven center that's better at wing why not just move Rakell back to C in the short term instead of trading Montour off for a maybe that's about to be very expensive?
Ahhh that’s where we disagree. You haven’t seen much of Nylander. The reason why leaf fans don’t want to trade em as much as we don’t want to trade Montour is because of the versatility.
Montour can be used in PK to PP and score goals as a top 4 RHD. Nylander can easily transition to center from left wing and be a scoring threat. Trust me I didn’t post this proposal without doing my homework
Nylander is also a Swede that Murray loves to death.
Because you don’t move your leading goal scorer to second line duties behind Getzlaf. He’s made those numbers because of Getzlaf.
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Ahhh that’s where we disagree. You haven’t seen much of Nylander. The reason why leaf fans don’t want to trade em as much as we don’t want to trade Montour is because of the versatility.
Montour can be used in PK to PP and score goals as a top 4 RHD. Nylander can easily transition to center from left wing and be a scoring threat. Trust me I didn’t post this proposal without doing my homework
Nylander is also a Swede that Murray loves to death.
How is a handful of games playing at center make him proven?
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These are assets that cannot be purchased without an overpayment. You either develop them yourself or pay the entry fee just to play.
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Montour would be a good start in a deal for Nylander but Ducks would likely need to add a piece for any potential trade to work.
Also I don’t like Nylander nearly as much in the middle. If the Ducks were to acquire him it would likely be to play RW, not C.
Also I don’t like Nylander nearly as much in the middle. If the Ducks were to acquire him it would likely be to play RW, not C.
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He’s as much of a centre as Rakell is. He can and has played in the middle but he’s far better on the wing.
I liked this. Luckily I have people backing this trade proposal being fair value. Anyone who watches hockey knows how valuable top 4 RHD entering prime era of careers are. Thanks for the post we both agree on that front. It’s just silly reading some of this stuff.
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He's played center his entire career before the NHL including AHL and SHL so he's got the experience there. He did some spot duty there last year and did pretty well, some great games some bad ones. More subjectively, his playstyle suits the centre ice well as he's a great at being creative with his zone entries and benefits from the extra space the middle of the ice allows. With Tavares signing 7 years though, I don't think he'll ever get the opportunity in Toronto.
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Does Nylander even move the needle up front for y'all? I think he'd be more of a bandaid and I think teams are usually better off focusing on their strengths.
Definitely. We have no solidified bottom 6 center. I know you quoted someone else, but Nylander would give our bottom 6? scoring and points. We also give Toronto a bonafide shut down RHD versatile Defenseman who absolutely kills it on the power play. Look at Montours numbers. His numbers speak for em self.
This is a decent swap.
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