Confirmed with Link: [TOR/PIT] RW Kapanen, D Lindgren, LW Aberg for '20 1st(15th), LW Rodrigues, C Hallander, D Warsofsky

[TheGreatOne11]

14th

Year	Player	Pos.	Drafted From	Drafted By
2013	Alexander Wennberg	C	Djurgardens IF (SWE)	Columbus Blue Jackets
2012	Zemgus Girgensons	C	Dubuque (USHL)	Buffalo Sabres
2011	Jamieson Oleksiak	D	Northeastern (H-East)	Dallas Stars
2010	Jaden Schwartz	C	Tri City (USHL)	St. Louis Blues
2009	Dmitry Kulikov	D	Drummondville (QMJHL)	Florida Panthers
2008	Zach Boychuk	C	Lethbridge	Carolina Hurricanes
2007	Kevin Shattenkirk	D	US Under-18	Colorado Avalanche
2006	Michael Grabner	RW	Spokane (WHL)	Vancouver Canucks
2005	Sasha Pokulok	D	Cornell University (NCAA)	Washington Capitals
2004	Devan Dubnyk	G	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)	Edmonton Oilers
2003	Brent Seabrook	D	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)	Chicago Blackhawks
2002	Chris Higgins	C	Yale University (NCAA)	Montreal Canadiens
2001	Chuck Kobasew	RW	Boston College (NCAA)	Calgary Flames
2000	Vaclav Nedorost	C	Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech)	Colorado Avalanche
1999	Jeff Jillson	D	U. of Michigan (NCAA)	San Jose Sharks
1998	Patrick DesRochers	G	Sarnia Sting (OHL)	Phoenix Coyotes
1997	Michel Riesen	RW	Biel (SwissA)	Edmonton Oilers
1996	Marty Reasoner	C	Boston College (NCAA)	St. Louis Blues
1995	Jay McKee	D	Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL)	Buffalo Sabres
1994	Ethan Moreau	LW	Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL)	Chicago Blackhawks
1993	Adam Deadmarsh	RW	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)	Quebuc Nordiques
1992	Sergei Gonchar	D	Chelyabinsk Traktor (Russia)	Washington Capitals
1991	Pat Peake	RW	Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL)	Washington Capitals
1990	Brad May	LW	Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL)	Buffalo Sabres
1989	Kevin Haller	D	Regina Pats (WHL)	Buffalo Sabres
1988	Claude Boivin	LW	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)	Philadelphia Flyers
1987	Stephane Quintal	D	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)	Boston Bruins
1986	Everett Sanipass	LW	Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)	Chicago Blackhawks
1985	Calle Johansson	D	Vastra Frolunda (Sweden)	Buffalo Sabres
1984	Terry Carkner	D	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	New York Rangers
1983	Bobby Dollas	D	Laval Voisins (QMJHL)	Winnipeg Jets
1981	Normand Leveille	F	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)	Boston Bruins
1980	Jim Malone	F	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)	New York Rangers

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15th

Year	Player	Pos.	Drafted From	Drafted By
2013	Ryan Pulock	D	Brandon (OHL)	New York Islanders
2012	Cody Ceci	D	Ottawa (OHL)	Ottawa Senators
2011	Jonathan Miller	C	US NTDP	New York Rangers
2010	Derek Forbort	D	U-18 NTDP	Los Angeles Kings
2009	Peter Holland	C	Guelph (OHL)	Anaheim Ducks
2008	Erik Karlsson	D	Frolunda Jr. (Swe)	Ottawa Senators
2007	Alex Plante	D	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)	Edmonton Oilers
2006	Riku Helenius	G	Ilves (Fin)	Tampa Bay Lightning
2005	Ryan O'Marra	C	Erie Otters (OHL)	New York Islanders
2004	Alexander Radulov	RW	Tver (Russia)	Nashville Predators
2003	Robert Nilsson	RW	Leksands IF (SEL)	New York Islanders
2002	Jesse Niinimaki	C	Ilves Tampere (FNL)	Edmonton Oilers
2001	Igor Knyazev	D	Moscow Spartak (Russia)	Carolina Hurricanes
2000	Artem Kryukov	C	Yaroslavl Torpedo (Russia)	Buffalo Sabres
1999	Scott Kelman	C	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	Phoenix Coyotes
1998	Mathieu Chouinard	G	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)	Ottawa Senators
1997	Matt Zultek	LW	Ottawa 67's (OHL)	Los Angeles Kings
1996	Dainius Zubrus	RW	Pembroke (COJHL)	Philadelphia Flyers
1995	Jeff Ware	D	Oshawa Generals (OHL)	Toronto Maple Leafs
1994	Alexander Kharlamov	RW	CSKA Moscow (Russia)	Washington Capitals
1993	Mats Lindgren	C	Skelleftea AIL (Sweden)	Winnipeg Jets
1992	Jason Bowen	LW	Tri-City Americans (WHL)	Philadelphia Flyers
1991	Alexei Kovalev	RW	Moscow Dynamo (Russia)	New York Rangers
1990	Mark Greig	RW	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)	Hartford Whalers
1989	Jason Soules	D	Niagara-Falls Thunder (OHL)	Edmonton Oilers
1988	Reggie Savage	RW	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)	Washington Capitals
1987	Joe Sakic	C	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)	Quebuc Nordiques
1986	Mark Pederson	LW	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	Montreal Canadiens
1985	David Latta	LW	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)	Quebuc Nordiques
1984	Trevor Stienburg	RW	Guelph Platers (OHL)	Quebuc Nordiques
1983	Bob Errey	LW	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	Pittsburgh Penguins
1981	Al MacInnis	D	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)	Calgary Flames
1980	Jerry Dupont	D	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)	Chicago Blackhawks

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16th

Year	Player	Pos.	Drafted From	Drafted By
2013	Nikita Zadorov	D	London (WHL)	Buffalo Sabres
2012	Tom Wilson	RW	Plymouth (OHL)	Washington Capitals
2011	Joel Armia	RW	Assat (FIN)	Buffalo Sabres
2010	Vladimir Tarasenko	LW	Sibir (KHL)	St. Louis Blues
2009	Nick Leddy	D	Eden Prairie (Minn. HS)	Minnesota Wild
2008	Joe Colborne	LW	Camrose (AJHL)	Boston Bruins
2007	Colton Gillies	C	Saskatoon (WHL)	Minnesota Wild
2006	Ty Wishart	D	Prince George (WHL)	San Jose Sharks
2005	Alex Bourret	RW	Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL)	Atlanta Thrashers
2004	Petteri Nokelainen	C	SaiPa Lappeenranta (FNL)	New York Islanders
2003	Steve Bernier	RW	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)	San Jose Sharks
2002	Jakub Klepis	C	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)	Ottawa Senators
2001	R.J. Umberger	C	Ohio State University (NCAA)	Vancouver Canucks
2000	Marcel Hossa	LW	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)	Montreal Canadiens
1999	Dave Tanabe	D	U. of Wisconsin (NCAA)	Carolina Hurricanes
1998	Eric Chouinard	C	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)	Montreal Canadiens
1997	Ty Jones	RW	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)	Chicago Blackhawks
1996	Mario Larocque	D	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	Tampa Bay Lightning
1995	Martin Biron	G	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)	Buffalo Sabres
1994	Eric Fichaud	G	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)	Toronto Maple Leafs
1993	Nick Stajduhar	D	London Knights (OHL)	Edmonton Oilers
1992	Dmitri Kvartalnov	RW	San Diego Gulls (IHL)	Boston Bruins
1991	Markus Naslund	LW	Modo Ornskoldsvik (SEL)	Pittsburgh Penguins
1990	Karl Dykhuis	D	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	Chicago Blackhawks
1989	Jamie Heward	D	Regina Pats (WHL)	Pittsburgh Penguins
1988	Kevin Cheveldayoff	D	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)	New York Islanders
1987	Bryan Marchment	D	Belleville Bulls (OHL)	Winnipeg Jets
1986	George Pelawa		Bemidji H.S. (Minn.)	Calgary Flames
1985	Tom Chorske	LW	Minneapolis Southwest H.S.	Montreal Canadiens
1984	Roger Belanger	F	Kingston Canadians (OHL)	Pittsburgh Penguins
1983	Gerald Diduck	D	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)	New York Islanders
1981	Steve Smith	D	Sault-Ste.-Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	Philadelphia Flyers
1980	Brad Palmer	F	Victoria Cougars (WHL)	Minnesota North Stars

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You can't tell me your heart didn't skip a beat in wonder and hope when you saw the names Joe Sakic and Karlsson lol. Fingers crossed.

 

[Notsince67]

You can't tell me your heart didn't skip a beat in wonder and hope when you saw the names Joe Sakic and Karlsson lol. Fingers crossed.

I saw codi ceci as well

 

[ToneDog]

All I had as a quick reference. Should be a suitable sample size

2014:

14

Dallas

Julius Honka

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15

Detroit

Dylan Larkin

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16

Columbus

Sonny Milano

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2015:

14

Boston

Jake DeBrusk

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15

Boston

Zachary Senyshyn

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16

NY Islanders

Mathew Barzal

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2016:

14

Boston

Charlie McAvoy

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15

Minnesota

Luke Kunin

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16

Arizona

Jakob Chychrun

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17

Nashville

Dante Fabbro

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2017:

14

Tampa Bay

Cal Foote

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15

Vegas

Erik Brannstrom

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16

Calgary

Juuso Valimaki

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17

Toronto

Timothy Liljegren

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2018:

14

Philadelphia

Joel Farabee

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15

Florida

Grigori Denisenko

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16

Colorado

Martin Kaut

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2019:

14

Philadelphia

Cam York

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15

Montreal

Cole Caufield

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16

Colorado

Alex Newhook

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[hobarth]

You can't just strip the entire 3rd line without replacements.

Who replaves Kerfoot at 3C

At how productive Kerfoot was I don't doubt that Engvall could easily replace him and I think Engvall would be more of a factor even tho his offense will always be less than Kerfoot.

Considering how pathetic TO's 3rd line has been I don't think finding replacements would be that difficult and could be considerably cheaper.

A possible 3rd line for next year Robertson, Engvall, Barabanov, mabe not an upgrade but probably no worse than what TO had last year and with each at less than a 1 mil. per(almost) there'd be $s to spend elsewhere. These are just the TO in house possible replacements, there are probably even better potential replacement(s) in FA and again cheaper than TO's 3rd liners last year. Or how about some veteran players who are willing to play in TO at a discount like Spezza, Thornton, Perry. A veteran line like that wouldn't be 1st line worthy but might be better than most if not all other team's 3rd lines.

Outside of Muzzin, I'd like to see the entire d corp replaced and that includes, especially, Rielly. Rielly can't defend, has little defensive aptitude and blows hot and cold where his cold is Winterpeg cold.

 

[hobarth]

Im not even sure if I have the stomach to see Dubas pick the 15th over-all.
He has often cited his philosophy of choosing the best player, regardless of position.
He either does this and possibly not address need or he does the opposite...which makes him show his desperation.
Not sure what I dislike more, an idiot or a p***y.

Hard to figure out what you're saying, Dubie will pick the best player available but he also has shown that he prefers lots of choices so he will trade down if possible.

If Dubie does utilize that draft choice, he won't be addressing any need that TO has now so picking the BPA in the draft makes sense because he/we don't know what need TO will have in about 3 years when the drafted player might be ready to play in the NHL.

Personally I think Dubie should trade the pick for an upgrade on the present roster, this might be a desperate move but it was possible TO wouldn't have made the playoffs this year.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

At how productive Kerfoot was I don't doubt that Engvall could easily replace him and I think Engvall would be more of a factor even tho his offense will always be less than Kerfoot.

Considering how pathetic TO's 3rd line has been I don't think finding replacements would be that difficult and could be considerably cheaper.

A possible 3rd line for next year Robertson, Engvall, Barabanov, mabe not an upgrade but probably no worse than what TO had last year and with each at less than a 1 mil. per(almost) there'd be $s to spend elsewhere. These are just the TO in house possible replacements, there are probably even better potential replacement(s) in FA and again cheaper than TO's 3rd liners last year. Or how about some veteran players who are willing to play in TO at a discount like Spezza, Thornton, Perry. A veteran line like that wouldn't be 1st line worthy but might be better than most if not all other team's 3rd lines.

Outside of Muzzin, I'd like to see the entire d corp replaced and that includes, especially, Rielly. Rielly can't defend, has little defensive aptitude and blows hot and cold where his cold is Winterpeg cold.

Engvall isn't a center, and Rielly is BY FARour best D

 

[Tarmore]

All pro sport execs/coaches are fired eventually.

Yes he will be judged by his body of work. I agreed that Kadri needed to be traded and absolutely hated it was for Barrie.

I'm not going to send him to slaughter for me disagreeing with him. I need a larger body of work. No GM make all the right decisions.

This was a good trade as most and yourself agree.

Probably Dubis too, remember this was not his first choice for a Kadri trade either. Kadri turned one down.

 

[moon111]

Engvall isn't a center, and Rielly is BY FARour best D

I wouldn't necessarily get rid of Rielly, but when it comes to winning, Reilly doesn't meet the simple equation of scoring more goals then the opposition.

 

[kb]

I wouldn't necessarily get rid of Rielly, but when it comes to winning, Reilly doesn't meet the simple equation of scoring more goals then the opposition.

I looked hard, but there is no evidence of this in his stats.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Rielly was easily our second best player against Columbus. The only reason our 3rd line was able to sustain zone time with their complete inability to cycle, was because Rielly made astute pinches to keep the play alive. And he did so while babysitting crap RDs for nearly 30 minutes per game. Trading him would be asinine.

 

[stickty111]

I looked hard, but there is no evidence of this in his stats.

That doesn't matter. It's the narrative the user has come up with. It's the same silly narrative he is using against Tavares despite no evidence.

 

[Judas Tavares]

I really like this trade and think it accomplished 3 things.

1. Got a much needed 1st, very close to the position of the one lost
2. Got a good prospect to help the diminishing prospect pool
3. Got much needed cap space

1 out of 3 I would have been mildly satisfied. 2 out of 3 I'd have been quite happy. But all 3? I think this was a great trade and hopefully set some positive things in motion.

Kapanen had the wheels but that is really it. Had tunnel vision, mediocre skill, horrible iq. No clue where the sandpaper aspect comes, that to me is grasping at straws... This really isn't a big loss for the team.

I think as a fan base we are really bad at crapping on a guy when he is here and then the second he goes we turn on a dime and say in fact he was great and he shouldn't have been given up.

Ya, he scored some huge goals. The playoff clincher. The OT goal vs. Washington. That go-ahead goal against Boston. You can't take those away, big moments, awesome memories. I really wonder if that contributes to some of the disappointment some are showing now that he is gone.

I really think that 1st is amazing currency no matter how you slice it. Whether you make the pick or dangle it, it is awesome that it was acquired. I think some just see it as a future maybe, which it is, but I wouldn't underestimate how much stock it has as currency right now.

 

[aingefan]

I looked hard, but there is no evidence of this in his stats.

No, it’s true. He’s right.
In the regular season, Mo scored three goals; the opposition scored 222; in the playoffs, he scored one to the oppositions 12. Irrefutable, hard facts.

 

[Petrus]

Given the way the Free Agency period has unfolded, did we got really lucky that we manage to clear cap and gain 1st and prospect for Kap?

Under rated move by Dubas to strike early?

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Given the way the Free Agency period has unfolded, did we got really lucky that we manage to clear cap and gain 1st and prospect for Kap?

It was a really solid move, props to Dubas... love what he’s done so far this offseason.

We got a top prospect in Rod Iron and another top 10ish prospect in our pool + cap space

 

[ACC1224]

Given the way the Free Agency period has unfolded, did we got really lucky that we manage to clear cap and gain 1st and prospect for Kap?

Under rated move by Dubas to strike early?

It wasn’t lucky. Dubas got in front of things and made a good move.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Schmidt + Toews went for less combined than Kapanen. Amazing work by Dubas

 

[Kurtz]

Given the way the Free Agency period has unfolded, did we got really lucky that we manage to clear cap and gain 1st and prospect for Kap?

Under rated move by Dubas to strike early?

It's not luck or underrated - this was a great move and I think we all called it so at the time. Pitt must be kicking themselves - they could have just signed Duclair for a similar if not smaller cap hit, and kept the 1st.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Best trade of the off season by any team so far. Bar none!

 

[leafsfan2point0]

There’s a real chance that we look back on this offseason as the turning point for us.

Unbelievable job

 

[AcerComputer]

Too bad we couldn't get Schmidt for a 3rd. Just wow.

 

[RoadWarrior]

Too bad we couldn't get Schmidt for a 3rd. Just wow.

It happened because nobody had any cap space left. Buyers market for the 'nucks.

 

[Merrrlin]

This deal looks better with every passing day.

 

[ponder]

Given the way the Free Agency period has unfolded, did we got really lucky that we manage to clear cap and gain 1st and prospect for Kap?

Under rated move by Dubas to strike early?

Outstanding move when you look at what other teams have had to pay to dump cap. If Dubas had waited as long as Vegas did with Schmidt, he would’ve gotten more like a 5th than a 1st and Hallander.

With that being said, I am still a bit worried about our 3rd line, it looks potentially terrible with Kap and Johnsson traded. It’ll be something like Robertson/Kerfoot/Simmonds or Robertson/Kerfoot/Barbanov, both of which seem real, real weak. But really, Dubas was down to 2 viable options:

1. Improve the D, but deal Kappy and AJ, leading the 3rd line weak
2. Trade Marner. Would give us the space to improve the D and have solid forward depth, but ... at the cost of Marner

I guess you could argue dealing Nylander was an option, but it seems clearly worse than dealing Kappy and Johnsson (Marner at least would free up a lot more cap space). Dubas was in a tough place between the COVID cap and the massive contracts he gave to Matthews/JT/Marner, ultimately he made the best of it. And lines 1/2/4 look great, so hopefully a weak 3rd line can be minimized.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Outstanding move when you look at what other teams have had to pay to dump cap. If Dubas had waited as long as Vegas did with Schmidt, he would’ve gotten more like a 5th than a 1st and Hallander.

With that being said, I am still a bit worried about our 3rd line, it looks real weak with Kap and Johnsson traded. But really, Dubas was down to 2 viable options:

1. Improve the D, but deal Kappy and AJ, leading the 3rd line weak
2. Trade Marner. Would give us the space to improve the D and have solid forward depth, but ... at the cost of Marner

I guess you could argue dealing Nylander was an option, but it seems clearly worse than dealing Kappy and Johnsson (Marner at least would free up a lot more cap space). He was in a tough place between the fixed cap and the massive contracts he gave to Matthews/JT/Marner, ultimately he made the best of it.

Our 3rd line is technically not as strong as it was with Johnsson and Kapanen on it, but I don't think it is necessarily weak. Kerfoot is a good 3C. I think Vesey and Simmonds, now that they are on stronger teams, can each put up 15 goals and 35 points (assuming they get some PP time). Our 4th line should be pretty decent as well.

The main thing is that we have 4 lines that look pretty strong defensively while also being strong possession players capable of putting up some offense. Hopefully the added size between Simmonds and Vesey up front will also be helpful.