Confirmed with Link: [TOR/CGY] Andrew Nielsen for Morgan Klimchuk

[leburn98]

The Leafs are just trolling us .

 

[Machinae]

He's strictly an AHL acquisition. Zero chance he ever plays for the Leafs.

Leafs forward depth is very thin. Moore is our number one call up. . If Dubas is acquiring this player (Klimchuk), I would expect he sees him as a player that can grind and play a Hyman role on a scoring line with some time in the system. Or he's AHL depth, but it's not like the Marlies are full of options right now.

 

[Al14]

I thought one Morgan was enough? No?

 

[Myopic]

only fools speak in absolutes

Only a fool would think he has a better chance to play for Toronto than Calgary. Calgary is a few years behind the Leafs in talent.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Insert obligatory what is Dubas doing wasting his time with this stuff while Nylander is unsigned as if you can't walk and chew gum at the same time.

Now that that's out of the way, this is just the Leafs cutting bait and taking the guy who's contract is over after this season. The downside of ELC slides in the first AHL year for late birthdays is when they bust you wish their contract didn't slide. Not a difficult issue to deal with however.

 

[Myopic]

Leafs forward depth is very thin. Moore is our number one call up. . If Dubas is acquiring this player (Klimchuk), I would expect he sees him as a player that can grind and play a Hyman role on a scoring line with some time in the system. Or he's AHL depth, but it's not like the Marlies are full of options right now.

Moore, Grundstrom, Engvall, Marchment are all better players than Klimchuk. When Nylander comes back that adds to the depth and somebody has to either sit or go to AHL.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Leafs forward depth is very thin. Moore is our number one call up. . If Dubas is acquiring this player (Klimchuk), I would expect he sees him as a player that can grind and play a Hyman role on a scoring line with some time in the system. Or he's AHL depth, but it's not like the Marlies are full of options right now.

That's really not correct at all. Moore is no slouch and has earned that chance. There are more than a few guys who can step in as well like Grundstrom and Marchment with more guys developing behind them (Bracco, Engvall, Brooks, Timashov).

Klimchuk should slide into that Marchment tier and provide some nice secondary scoring. It also allows the Leafs to use other guys as trade chips and not lose the depth.

 

[BackPassChampions]

Read my notification fast.
I read "Maple Leafs" & "trade".
My heart skipped a beat.

 

[Al14]

Insert obligatory what is Dubas doing wasting his time with this stuff while Nylander is unsigned as if you can't walk and chew gum at the same time.

Now that that's out of the way, this is just the Leafs cutting bait and taking the guy who's contract is over after this season. The downside of ELC slides in the first AHL year for late birthdays is when they bust you wish their contract didn't slide. Not a difficult issue to deal with however.

Minor message to Nylander's camp that the business of hockey goes on for our Leafs. Just spitballing.

 

[Lobsterski]

only fools speak in absolutes

That applies to Sith Lords as well...

 

[PromisedLand]

At worst, Klimchuk is an RFA this summer, while Nielsen isn’t until next season.

So we can nontender Klimchuk and get another contract spot free to sign some of the draftees we need too (specifically Ian Scott)

delete

 

[supermann_98]

Seems like a move for the marlies for some depth on the wing to help out but really hope this doesn’t push out one of our other guys who have a future like Grundstrom, Engvall, Marchment, even Timo.

Saying that tho Nielsen got worse the last 2 years and now we have Sandin, Rosen and Borg ... all of whom are much more important in the grand scheme of things

 

[Wayne Primeau]

Only a fool would think he has a better chance to play for Toronto than Calgary. Calgary is a few years behind the Leafs in talent.

weird flex but ok

 

[Cor]

if true then leafs don't have to qualify klimchuk and they instantly gain whatever his AAV was on their cap

looks like nylander deal precursor to me

last reported difference was what? 300K between leafs and willy camp lol

leafs throwing the bone here i guess for the bridge deal

What?

 

[Myopic]

weird flex but ok

weird flex but ok

Just be patient. A couple more years and Calgary might be able to compete against the big boys.

 

[PromisedLand]

Or could it be that the Leafs are just looking to create space for a defender like Holl or Marincin on the Marlies while boosting the group up front?

don't both of them have to clear waivers?

 

[Wendelstache]

probably one of the pieces babcock expects to be in the lineup.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Is this guy physical or play with an edge? He used to be the number one ranked guy in EA Sports back in the day

 

[TakeTheBody]

My friend who works at the airport had his mother tell him about this trade. She's related to the neighbor of someone i never met. so therefore I had no idea this was happening nor do i really care. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Willy wassup?

 

[PromisedLand]

What?

delete

incorrect information

 

[BigBlu]

Nylander's price just dropped a bit... They scared now.

 

[Cor]

klimchuk's cap hit is around 700K and then RFA next season and Neilson around 697K for two more seasons

this season leafs don't have any cap issues; all the cap BS starts next season

if the difference between leafs and nylander is around 300K as was reported on a bridge deal; this trade helps as leafs gain 700K on cap space next season by not qualifying klimchuk; giving that 300K to willy still leaves them with 400K extra to play with wrt to cap space; and with increases in cap that could help them sign ELC or one other RFAs.

every dollar counts when it comes to cap management.

for more info go read @mouser 's posts on the mainboards. very informative

But Nielson and Klimchuk aren’t NHL roster players. Their cap hits don’t matter

 

[Community]

I love the move. Both are unlikely to have any NHL upside barring a miraculous improvement in trajectory, but we have a bigger logjam on the Marlies at defense than offense. This allows us to give a little bit more playing time to our other guys even though Nielsen was only playing a few games anyways.

 

[BertCorbeau]

don't both of them have to clear waivers?

Yes but Chuck specified a forward and losing one to a waiver claim.

I think Holl and Marincin both clear waivers if they were placed there

 

[PromisedLand]

But Nielson and Klimchuk aren’t NHL roster players. Their cap hits don’t matter

my bad i thought their salaries were counted in the nhl cap