Guffman
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Preface: I must admit - I always loved perusing a “Trouba to the Leafs” proposal. Fan bases would go NUTS denigrating each other’s players. I think it’s time we released a sequel, especially given that everyone realizes that the Leafs D got exposed as being inadequate and holding back what is otherwise an excellent team.
Alright, let’s get to it, shall we? Let’s first read and accept the following assumption because invariably, posters will trip up on disagreeing with the assumption and get mad at why Trouba is being traded and not someone else (Myers).
Assumption: Trouba is not interested in signing long-term with the Jets and the Jets decide to trade him this offseason to maximize his trade value (two years of control). Furthermore, let’s assume Trouba is willing to sign long-term with the Leafs.
OK, got that everyone? If you see a poster disagreeing with this concept, refer them back to the bolded comment and perhaps explain what an assumption is. Then take a shot at his team (I kid - well, not really, but the mods would like me to add that disclaimer I suspect).
After all this rambling, I guess I should get right down to a proposal, right? I will keep the proposal simple.
To the Leafs: Jacob Trouba
To the Jets...
Well, let’s just take a moment here because whatever I propose will cause fireworks and arguments. I have put myself in a bad situation with two rabid fan bases.
Leaf fans will dismiss the proposal because that Trouba kid who plays a shutdown RHD role on the Jets really isn’t that good, meanwhile the guys going to the Jets have INCREDIBLE value. Stoopid Guffman! GET HIM and SCREW THE JETS!!
Jets fans will scoff at the proposal too and say “We can get better than THAT in the open market! Check out these FANCY STATS that say how incredible Trouba is. I demand we get a Trouba clone back!” (as if that would ever happen]. Stoopid Guffman! GET HIM and while we’re here, let’s take shots at the Leafs fans who don’t share my opinions of certain players I don’t actually watch much of.
At this point, I am tempted to not even make a proposal but then the thread might get shut down and I do want a sequel thread to fling monkey doo doo at each other.
OK, deep breath. Here we go. (BTW, this is the first trade proposal I have made on his forum - how am I doing so far?)
To the Jets...
Kadri
Liljegren
<insert explosions and mobs grabbing pitchforks to storm the castle>
Rationale:
Jets spend too much cap space on defence and we have that silly assumption we are working with. Jets need a centre (Stastny will be too expensive) and Kadri provides very good value to his cap hit and is signed long-term. He is not enough to pluck a top-pairng RHD. Liljegren is added to continue to develop since at some point to maintain our impending dynasty, we’ll need higher-end potential RHD to replace an aging Buff in a couple of,years.
Leafs obviously need a solid defenceman and they need it now. Trouba can play big minutes, he plays a shut-down role but he has an offensive side that the Jets don’t exploit because they have other defencemen to handle that role. Time for Nylander to play centre anyways.
DING! DING! DING! LET’S FIGHT!!
Alright, let’s get to it, shall we? Let’s first read and accept the following assumption because invariably, posters will trip up on disagreeing with the assumption and get mad at why Trouba is being traded and not someone else (Myers).
Assumption: Trouba is not interested in signing long-term with the Jets and the Jets decide to trade him this offseason to maximize his trade value (two years of control). Furthermore, let’s assume Trouba is willing to sign long-term with the Leafs.
OK, got that everyone? If you see a poster disagreeing with this concept, refer them back to the bolded comment and perhaps explain what an assumption is. Then take a shot at his team (I kid - well, not really, but the mods would like me to add that disclaimer I suspect).
After all this rambling, I guess I should get right down to a proposal, right? I will keep the proposal simple.
To the Leafs: Jacob Trouba
To the Jets...
Well, let’s just take a moment here because whatever I propose will cause fireworks and arguments. I have put myself in a bad situation with two rabid fan bases.
Leaf fans will dismiss the proposal because that Trouba kid who plays a shutdown RHD role on the Jets really isn’t that good, meanwhile the guys going to the Jets have INCREDIBLE value. Stoopid Guffman! GET HIM and SCREW THE JETS!!
Jets fans will scoff at the proposal too and say “We can get better than THAT in the open market! Check out these FANCY STATS that say how incredible Trouba is. I demand we get a Trouba clone back!” (as if that would ever happen]. Stoopid Guffman! GET HIM and while we’re here, let’s take shots at the Leafs fans who don’t share my opinions of certain players I don’t actually watch much of.
At this point, I am tempted to not even make a proposal but then the thread might get shut down and I do want a sequel thread to fling monkey doo doo at each other.
OK, deep breath. Here we go. (BTW, this is the first trade proposal I have made on his forum - how am I doing so far?)
To the Jets...
Kadri
Liljegren
<insert explosions and mobs grabbing pitchforks to storm the castle>
Rationale:
Jets spend too much cap space on defence and we have that silly assumption we are working with. Jets need a centre (Stastny will be too expensive) and Kadri provides very good value to his cap hit and is signed long-term. He is not enough to pluck a top-pairng RHD. Liljegren is added to continue to develop since at some point to maintain our impending dynasty, we’ll need higher-end potential RHD to replace an aging Buff in a couple of,years.
Leafs obviously need a solid defenceman and they need it now. Trouba can play big minutes, he plays a shut-down role but he has an offensive side that the Jets don’t exploit because they have other defencemen to handle that role. Time for Nylander to play centre anyways.
DING! DING! DING! LET’S FIGHT!!
