Confirmed with Link: TOR signs LD Mikko Lehtonen

[The Podium]

Parayko is one of few guys that would make me think about it. I wouldn't do 1 for 1 though.

It's all moot though, because St Louis would never doing that, having to re-sign Pietro this year, no way they could afford Rielly next year.

Parayko and Rielly expire the same year and St Louis would save 500k on a 1 for 1 deal.

 

[weems]

These are the types of moves we need to make and hope for the best, especially with the way our salary cap is constructed.

I had literally never heard of this guy until yesterday where I was randomly on Barstool's website and they had a article up about him.

As Stan Bowman's Last Order Of Business I Would Like Him To Sign This Defenseman Called The Finnish Bobby Orr

Gotta give Dubas credit on being able to convince talent to come play here.

 

[ShaneFalco]

didnt he do that here lol

forgot this

 

[ToMaLe]

With this signing, hopefully now we will never ever see Marincin on the ice for the Leafs again.

 

[The Nic]

Seems like a Marlies move

Absolutely incorrect...

 

[rent free]

Would they be crazy enough to use Reilly as trade bait?

i hope so. he isn't as good as his reputation states. he can land a top-end right shot defender

 

[Next division]

Welcome to Leafs Nation, Bobi! I just read his comments from finnish tabloid about this contract. He is excited about it and believe he can get a spot in top6. He ll practice this summer in his hometown Turku with personal skating and athletic traineers. Probably also with another NHL players who are from same town (Ristolainen and Kakko and Laine have been practiced last couple of summers there too).

Let's see, I do have a great feeling about this. Bobi is real deal!

 

[Legion34]

Add me to the camp that would not trade Dermott unless it was a no brainer/home run type deal.

The complicating factor is the third D for expansion.

dermott might be the odd man ouf

 

[Coachcorner]

i hope so. he isn't as good as his reputation states. he can land a top-end right shot defender

But the mayne got heart.
We needs that there. I'm pretty sure barrie is gone summer time after we win the stanley cup. He an expensive sucka.

 

[Randy Randerson]

Add me to the camp that would not trade Dermott unless it was a no brainer/home run type deal.

Amen. He carried a top 4 pair in that last stretch while we had injuries, often against the #1D matchups. Sure he hadn't had the best season until that point (really a bad first few months, not bad since January and very good in that last stretch), but he also dislocated a shoulder last year and that seemed to make Matthews gunshy on contact as well.

We would have some pretty serious egg on our face if we traded him now to find out that he's the player that he has been for the last little while. I can see the "how could you trade him when he already showed that he was that good?!" comments now

 

[rent free]

But the mayne got heart.
We needs that there. I'm pretty sure barrie is gone summer time after we win the stanley cup. He an expensive sucka.

barrie is cheaper than rielly heh but he wasn't that great here and we don't got the cap to re-sign him so yah he's a goner

 

[stickty111]

Great signing. Leafs weren't even reported to be a favorite.
As usual though, Dubas proved when he wants a player, he gets him.

 

[Toronto makebeleifs]

Cool. Natural replacement to Barrie at a mil cheaper for a year. Don't dislike at all

 

[PromoterDave]

I thought he was going to NJD LOL

 

[Its not your fault]

The problem with being ambidextrous is that you aren’t solely a right handed shot you see

Curve sticks are the ones that really takes the blame.

 

[kb]

We better get a solid RH top 4 vet dman if we trade dermy. To me I would not do it. Too risky.

Exactly my thinking. If the Leafs can't trade Dermott for a top-4 solid defender, then just keep training him to be one.

 

[6ix]

No complaints here!

 

[GBLeaf]

Exactly my thinking. If the Leafs can't trade Dermott for a top-4 solid defender, then just keep training him to be one.

I suppose it comes down to finances too.

If Dermott will take a reasonable deal to still prove himself further, then maybe it is better keeping him, as Manson is obviously on over 4m a year and will need a new deal in 2 years time, so would likely be gone then anyway.

Also have to consider expansion issues.

 

[Kiwi]

Nice piece of work from the front office

I hadn't even heard we were in on this guy but we have become a very attractive destination for overseas UFA'S and I just expect us to get guys were interested in now

It's nice when players want to play for you when they have a choice because you have stability, coaching and management players want to play for instead of a mess

 

[kk87]

Apart from contract negotiations, Dubas and the entire management team are objectively among the most competent groups in the league. Their ability to draft, develop, and recruit talent deserves serious praise.

 

[GBLeaf]

From this chaps perspective, it's a great opportunity.

he knows we need affordable talent. He gives us one year of it as low cost. He either doesn't make it work in NA and goes back to KHL earning decent money again, or he does well and has an open market to seek a move that he can cash in on.

We're a great stepping stone for these guys atm. We won't be able to keep them all if it pans out, but we potentially get a year of much needed affordable service, and they get to put themselves in the shop window.

 

[LeafParade]

I suppose it comes down to finances too.

If Dermott will take a reasonable deal to still prove himself further, then maybe it is better keeping him, as Manson is obviously on over 4m a year and will need a new deal in 2 years time, so would likely be gone then anyway.

Also have to consider expansion issues.

If the cap stays the same, they would have to deal 2 of Kapp, Kerfoot, and Johnsson to squeeze in a 4 M defender.
One of them as to be dealt to stay within the cap, and the other one is being traded to swap their salary for the defender.

I think gambling on either Dermott or Mikko making the jump to a top 4 D is probably what they are thinking.

 

[GBLeaf]

If the cap stays the same, they would have to deal 2 of Kapp, Kerfoot, and Johnsson to squeeze in a 4 M defender.
One of them as to be dealt to stay within the cap, and the other one is being traded to swap their salary for the defender.

I think gambling on either Dermott or Mikko making the jump to a top 4 D is probably what they are thinking.

I'm okay with that.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Wow! I did not see this coming. There was literally 1 post in his thread on the trade board about the Leafs and it ironically was someone taking a pot shot at the Leafs media saying they connect every player to Toronto where nobody had connected this player to Toronto and then he signs here.

Interesting too because of our abundance of LD I expected he didn't even consider us because he would be guaranteed an NHL spot. So is he going to play RD, or are we planning on running a 2-2-1? 2 Forwards, 2 Left Defence, 1 Right Defence every shift?

 

[ACC1224]

Absolutely incorrect...

Apparently.