Trade and Free Agent Discussion Thread - 2018/2019 Season v9 - Deadline Looming

[Nithoniniel]

One could argue a coaches job is to get them ready and to work... no?

Yeah, and I personally feel like the team is often not outworked as much as they are on their heels. And in my opinion the reason for that is system-based. We are bad at providing close support all over the ice, we rely on players beating their pressure instead of helping each other out, and our breakouts are horrible.

 

[SprDaVE]

 

[SprDaVE]

Yeah, and I personally feel like the team is often not outworked as much as they are on their heels. And my opinion on why that happens is system-based. We are bad at providing close support all over the ice, and it definitely looks like a system issue to me.

I would agree with this a lot more than being "out worked".

 

[BertCorbeau]

Damn

 

[Leaffan1991]

Washington gets Jensen. Damnit we aren’t going to do anything..

 

[Walshy7]

Hate to break it to you but the bottom 4 is already getting lit up. At least in this situation you have hope for next year.

Reilly - Ekblad
Dermott - Liljegren
Rosen/Borg - UFA

Sandin etc down the road.

Wow that’s a lot of pressure on liljegren straight into the top 4

 

[Lahey]

Fakkkkk

 

[WilliamNylander]

Jensen off the board.

Feels like a buyer's market this year.

 

[Budsfan]

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Bowey AND a 2nd... good for Det

 

[Budsfan]

 

[Schenn]

Glad we didn't pay that price for UFA Jensen.

 

[SprDaVE]

Damn

For the price, I'm glad we didn't.

 

[TheShape]

Good pickup by the Caps, underrated player.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Washington gets Jensen. Damnit we aren’t going to do anything..

We need to aim higher than Jensen anyway. I don't think he would have moved the needle for us.

 

[dubplatepressure]

WSH paid more than market rate on Jensen, but Bowey was already the odd man out there. That's a win-win trade.

 

[Burnie97]

Yeah looks like it was too rich for the Leafs (Jensen)... Especially after the Muzzin deal.

I don't see how Dubas is doing much unless he is taking a guy worth something off our roster or someone like Lilly. If so ... it better be someone staying for a while.

 

[Walshy7]

For the price, I'm glad we didn't.

I remember the JVR trade return from Washington this board wanted bowey. That's a decent haul for Detroit. Its basically Liljegren and a 2nd no? not a chance I do that

 

[Raging Bull]

Don't like that price for a rental. Dubas will have to make some sort of term in, term out type of deal.

 

[SprDaVE]

Wow that’s a lot of pressure on liljegren straight into the top 4

We must be the only team out there afraid of putting young players in a position to play minutes if they are good enough.

Tampa Bay had no problems putting Sergachev and Cernak in and playing good minutes, especially when injuries happened.

 

[SprDaVE]

I remember the JVR trade return from Washington this board wanted bowey. That's a decent haul for Detroit. Its basically Liljegren and a 2nd no? not a chance I do that

Eh no. It's more like a 23 year old Connor Carrick and a 2nd.

 

[Budsfan]

 

[justafan22]

And Hainsey plays regular top 4 minutes.

no thanks unless it's for spurgeon

 

[SprDaVE]

Augello is a notorious Gardiner "hater" and has pushed for him to be traded for years.

He also will tweet out notions the Leafs need to trade Nylander at some point I'm sure, like he has many times already.

 

[Walshy7]

We must be the only team out there afraid of putting young players in a position to play minutes if they are good enough.

Tampa Bay had no problems putting Sergachev and Cernak in and playing good minutes, especially when injuries happened.

what suggests he is good enough for top4 D from game 1?. good enough for the NHL? yeah by the end of the season he likely will be but why are we forcing him over his head right away