Rumor: TOR to trade Zaitsev + Brown to OTT for Ceci (three more pieces involved. Zaitsev officially waives)

[stickty111]

If the deal is Ceci for Zaitsev and Brown, thats a win for the leafs.

 

[Nineteen67]

So what? They didn't win and that's the ultimate goal. There's no second place trophy unless you're a millennial.

At least they’ve been competitive. Got to give them that.

The Leafs claim to fame is they won a draft lottery. Granted they are real close to screwing that up.

 

[The Podium]

At what time is Zaitsev's bonus paid? Is this a deal that will happen at midnight officially?

What if ceci gets an arbritration award less than 4.4mil? What then?

Toronto has to sign him 1 year @ the awarded number

 

[Nineteen67]

If the deal is Ceci for Zaitsev and Brown, thats a win for the leafs.

Why give up Brown, too?

Why couldn’t they trade him for a draft pick?

 

[Maplebeasts]

Sooo...we lose this trade because they get Brown too.

Ceci for Zaitsev is not bad, but TOR adding Brown does not make this a wash.

I don't think I'll miss Brown much. He was ok, but there are a lot of Browns in the NHL. Many that are paid less.

I must say though, out PK took her another hit.

Our PK was quite bad to end the season and a train wreck in the playoffs. Brown is nothing

 

[Maplebeasts]

Why give up Brown, too?

Why couldn’t they trade him for a draft pick?

Roster spot for a better player opens up and cap space

 

[Kiwi]

Why give up Brown, too?

Why couldn’t they trade him for a draft pick?

Money, Brown is another 2.1M off the cap

 

[Nineteen67]

The thing they need far worse than draft picks is cap space...

They need both but they are painting themselves into a corner if they don’t have any early round picks.

They’re not signing a solid #2 D UFA....

 

[81Leafs50]

Why do we have to add again?

because this market continues to do the only thing it knows how to do. Kill careers and devalue players. Fans of the Leafs are too stupid to know any better.

 

[Nineteen67]

Roster spot for a better player opens up and cap space

Why not give him to a western team?

 

[kfox]

20 mins a night on a 100pt team. Babcock loves Zaitsev.

Babcock must be freakin facing the losses of Gardiner, Hainsy and Zaitzev.

Dubas omitted a few words...."we can and we will....and we'll be worse off for it"

 

[Zybalto]

What if ceci gets an arbritration award less than 4.4mil? What then?

We need 2 RHD that can play big minutes.

Just make him one that was cheaper than Zaitsev.

Zaitsev is a 4/5 with 5 years left on his deal. He may fit your cap fine, but not ours.

He played 2/3 QoC with near 40%ozs and was still basically 50/50 across the board on the analytics. He certainly wasnt a 5.

Hes a solid defensive 4 whose personal offensive numbers disappointed and hes not a Dubas guy, plus he wanted out.

He wasnt going to get that much.

 

[BM14]

At least they’ve been competitive. Got to give them that.

The Leafs claim to fame is they won a draft lottery. Granted they are real close to screwing that up.

The Leafs claims to fame is being a financial juggernaut with power in the BoG who also happen to have an elite group of talented young forwards, 1 stud C that was signed as the biggest UFA in 15 years, 1 stud youngish D and their best goalie they've had in the last 15 years.

Only losers look backwards and quote past accomplishments. Ottawa would trade franchises with us today in a heartbeat.

 

[81Leafs50]

If by shutdown you mean shutdown our breakout, you are correct.

another person who sits at home with zero accomplishments that thinks he know more than Lou Lamoreillo who is in the HHOF.

 

[81Leafs50]

Ceci played the second most minutes on an Ottawa team that got 98 points, and made it to the Conference finals. Second most minutes, behind Karlsson, while taking most of the toughest matchups - including going up against Bergeron in a series that Ottawa actually won - at age 23.

Also FACTS.

 

[Cor]

SIX PIECES INVOLVED

 

[KobeBean143]

 

[81Leafs50]

You claimed Z played 24 minutes a night, you lied.

In the playoffs where you claim he played so well, 18:57/night.

FACT!

Who were the 2 dmen on the Leafs playing most shifts against the Bergeron line?

 

[Cor]

Zaitsev, Brown, Petan and Sparks for Ceci and a 2nd

 

[Zybalto]

Zaitsev, Brown, Petan and Sparks for Ceci and a 2nd

Lol

I know a few folks who are building a Dubas statue.

 

[kfox]

why is this deal so public? who's talking and why?

 

[81Leafs50]

Z led the Leafs with 11 playoff turnovers. I was calling him the Baker with all those turnovers...

and yet you sit at home having done nothing significant meanwhile he's playing against the highest competition in the NHL. I'm sure Lou Lamoreillo knows a little more than you do when it comes to assessing talent at the NHL level.

 

[Nineteen67]

The Leafs claims to fame is being a financial juggernaut with power in the BoG who also happen to have an elite group of talented young forwards, 1 stud C that was signed as the biggest UFA in 15 years, 1 stud youngish D and their best goalie they've had in the last 15 years.

Only losers look backwards and quote past accomplishments. Ottawa would trade franchises with us today in a heartbeat.

A Financial juggernaut......there is a cap....which the financial juggernaut supports to keep itself relatively competitive.

 

[Jozay]

Zaitsev, Brown, Petan and Sparks for Ceci and a 2nd

That'd be dope.

 

[thewave]

Thank goodness Brown is included, that there is fools gold. I love that Dubas is getting rid of the bad Babcock pets lol, all of them like he should have done last year when HFBoards was ANGRY TYPING about the same thing.