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01 Mar 2016 21:25:31
The shut down and eventual buyout for defenceman Jared Cowen is a puzzrling development for me. i'm guessing with guys like Percy, Harrington, Conor Carrick, Loov fighting for positions on the back end with Reilly, Gardiner, Hunwick, Marincin and Corrado, that Jared Cowen was the odd man out because of his heslth issues with his hip. Its a common enough injury within the NHL and its defencemen but scares GM's cause it affects the level of play of the player but can still be cleared to play by NHL doctors. Remember the doctors in the NHL are mainly used to save the insurance companies that cover NHL contracts, money by clearing these players to play even with nagging injuries. Most recently the leafs dealt with Carl Gunnarsson with the same aliment and had to retain salary for several years and receive a very low pick and Roman Polak, who in my mind was thenlesser player than Gunnarsson. It panned out well for the leafs ehen Polak was traded to San Jose though. I personally would like the leafs keep Cowen and give him the summer to recoup and get back his game, let him come back through training camp and then assess what he's worth to the league and to the leafs. Most people circle around this quirk in his contract that actually gives a cap credit instead of costing money in the event of a buyout but I think its a better route to retain him and try to get his game back like they did with PA, Matthais, Winnik etc.

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1.) 02 Mar 2016 01:40:04
When you see the list of defenseman as a whole you realize that they are young and most lack NHL experience. The leafs are going to have to step up and start evaluating which of these guys have the skill set to make it. Definitely going to have some growing pains.


2.) 02 Mar 2016 09:16:27
Leafs will trade for or sign a high end defence an this summer I'm sure


3.) 02 Mar 2016 15:13:10
Cowen has more value due to the cap rebate for buying him out. As for your comments about team doctors and insurance companies, you don't have the slightest idea what you are talking about. First, team doctors work for the team and are not going to risk someone in whom the team has invested significant money. Second, they have nothing to do with insurance companies - my best friend works for an insurance agency that insures NHL player contracts and, upon reading him your post, his first comment was "that guy is completely clueless".


4.) 09 Mar 2016 06:46:30
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26 Feb 2016 00:49:20
Could Toronto and Edmonton finally link up for a majour trade? I think that Peter Chiarelli could be taken advantage of right now with recent comments by him and head coach Todd McLellan. I don't like the idea of trading Jake Gardiner but is there a chance we package Jake and Cowen for Draisaitl, Eberle, Yakupov or Hall? Maybe it goes the other route and we pick up Justin Schultz for Cowen. I like to remind people on this site that 1st overall picks don't always pan out into cornerstone pieces or team captains.

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1.) 26 Feb 2016 01:44:21
I also don't like trading Gardiner

I don't think Edmonton trades Draisaitl, it would be Yak, Nug and schultz that are available


2.) 26 Feb 2016 02:44:05
Cowan goes to a team who needs cap relief when his contract is bought out.


3.) 26 Feb 2016 08:19:22
So your implying, Chrisdafish, that only teams close to the cap like saving money? Every team likes acquiring assets that can eventually save them money. these GMs aren't children. Just because they have cap space doesn't mean they spend to the ceiling. Teams like Ottawa, Anaheim, Carolina, Tampa, Florida, Nashville, Arizona and others have internal salary caps.


4.) 26 Feb 2016 14:13:20
Most 1st overall picks do pan out, here's a list of a few

Kovalchuk
Nash
Ovechkin
Crosby
Tavares
Stamkos
Kane
Hall
Mackinnon
Ekblad
McDavid

Although I do admit there are some that are not great, even the ones that don't become Studs, usually are pretty good players. Rarely are they complete busts, ie Dipietro


5.) 26 Feb 2016 23:10:00
Junior11 that is exactly correct. Cap strapped teams would buy out that contract for that cap credit; budget teams would never willingly shell out millions to get that cap credit. It's a unique situation where he's traded for that reason; more likely he gets bought out by the Leafs in the offseason.


 

 

16 Feb 2016 22:13:17
Heard from friends who have ties with Nick Spaling that the team is preparing to trade Nazeem Kadri. I speculated on this in a earlier post that Kadri is an expendable commodity with Nylander, Marner coming in next year, tyler bozak (even though most believe he'll be traded aswell), the possibility of drafting Auston Matthews, then the possibility of signing Stamkos on July 1st. Here are a few possibilities that could happen to Kadri.
1)Kadri is traded for another asset who is young but fits into another need for the Leafs organization, ie big winger, defenceman or goaltender. I like to think kadri can be swapped for pieces like Anthony Mantha in Detroit or Kerby Rychel in Columbus, with more involved obviously in terms of players and picks.
2)Kadri is used in a trade with the Tampa bay Lightning essentially swapping negotiation rights for Kadri and Stamkos so that the leafs can sign Steven to a max 8 year deal and the Lightning not losing him for nothing and receive an asset back which they can resign to a value better suited to the make-up of their roster. I think this would resolve another issue with Jonathan Drouin, where he will have the chance to mesh with another player who can fit into either 2nd or 1st line.
3)The Maple Leafs keep Kadri and commit atleast $5.25m per year for atleast 3 years. Kadri has now played in the top line and has committed himself as a professional and deserving of 1st line pay. I believe this to be the riskiest of decisions. Kadri could lose value being a side show to the youth movement in Toronto, with his value peaked from encouragement from the organization and coaching staff, it probably won't be the same within the term of Kadri's next contract when he's playing in the shadows of Nylander, Marner and whoever we draft this year. That being said, i'm a huge fan of Nazeem Kadri, but the plan and movement of the Leafs, who i'm a bigger fan of, might not be well suited for each other.

My proposals for option 1

Kadri, Polak, Nikita Korostelev
To Detroit for
Brad Richards, Kyle Quincy, Anthony Mantha, 2016 2nd

Detroit doesn't make anything but pure hockey trades. They recieve upgrades in richards and quincy for Anthony Mantha but lose a 2nd to upgrade but receive project prospect Korostelev. This allows the red wings to not demote any roster player and risk losing them to waivers. With the number of picks the Leafs have the next two years, they have to take advantage of the value young prospects have which are unsigned, if Toronto wanted to sign Nikita to an entry level they would have already. This makinng him expendable, and Leafs recieve two pending UFA's that can play the remainder of the season, Richards being a big name to keep leaf fans interested.

Kadri, 5th round pick.
To Columbus for
Kerby Rychel, Rene Bourque

Columbus has a hole left by them swapping Ryan Johansen for Seth Jones but have assets to recover a positional need. Kadri isn't Johansen but can play in those slots. Rychel has asked to be moved and fills positional needs for Toronto. With Kadri an RFA this offseason the Blue Jackets will have to fork over some money to him therefore they send Rene Bourque to save money now. Bourque is a pending UFA but with him off their payroll now they can save dollars which they can put into Kadri. Toronto Doesn't send another player but a pick because they don't have any risk of losing a roster player because they can send Rychel down to the AHL freely with his entry level contract and losing rene bourque to waivers wouldn't be the end of the world. Colubus doesn't own a 4th or 5th selection this year.

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1.) 17 Feb 2016 01:57:17
Mantha way overrated has fallen off a cliff last two sons want a number 1 pick this yr draft Kadri


2.) 17 Feb 2016 02:09:16
Hmmm . STOP just STOP


3.) 17 Feb 2016 04:10:37
any type of of back up for your opinion kumar? Why don't u Give some actual input instead of just being a hater. Year after year its harder to get first round picks. Most GM's are being cautious on trading their first round picks cause too many times those picks have turned into great pro's. Kadri isn't the type of player that warrants a 1st round pick for. Obviously depends on the other teams situation and roster comstruction and needs. But getting a prospect drafted in the first round and an additional 1st round pick for kadri is a dream I wish could be a reality.


4.) 17 Feb 2016 15:48:42
How would Spaling be privy to what is going on within the Leafs braintrust, that he would divulge what is happening in dealings with Kadri. You have highly over-active synaptic brain function


5.) 18 Feb 2016 05:51:32
You make some interesting points about the role Kadri will have in the future of the Leafs. Personally, I am inclined to sign him to a three or four year deal. I would have nylander play on his wing (to get acclimatized to the nhl) until Bozak is traded in a year or two, at which time nylander fills that role at centre, learning the ropes until he fully replaces kadri (sorry this is under the potentially false assumption that they draft Matthews). As for trading Kadri, I do not believe the deals you cited are enough. I am not a Matha fan but love Rychel, though he only projects to be a 2nd or 3rd line LW. The Blue Jackets would have to offer more than just a cap dump in Bourque. Who knows how this will all play out. I never saw the Phaneuf trade coming so who knows what they have up their sleeve


 

 

12 Feb 2016 09:07:53
Kind of a farfetched idea, but with the probability of signing Stamkos in the summer, drafting Auston Matthews, and/ or the promotion of William Nylander next season. The need for Nazeem Kadri is dwindling. i'm a fan of Kadri and think he possesses some of the nicest mits in the NHL. It would be intriguing to me to see him go to a team like Detroit. He's proven himself capable of expanding his abilities, he's young and fots in the same age bracket as Nyquist and Tatar. It would also be nice to see a guy like Kadri groomed for a short period by Pavel Datsyuk. The player I target as a return piece to the Maple Leafs is Anthony Mantha. Young, big, skates, similar in skill set to the recently acquired Tobias Lindberg. I would think draft picks would have to be involved. but the idea I have is based around this:

To Detroit Red Wings:
C- Nazem Kadri

To Toronto Maple Leafs:
RW- Anthony Mantha
4th round pick in 2016.

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1.) 12 Feb 2016 13:05:35
Kadri is worth more


2.) 12 Feb 2016 16:32:00
We can't trade away Kadri on the dreams that we get Stamkos and Matthews. Maybe if we land one or the other Kadri becomes expendable but he is 25 and taking huge strides this year. Added protection for Nylander at center when he gets the call.


3.) 12 Feb 2016 18:22:22
If they get one of Matthews or Stamkos maybe trade Kadri. If they get both, definitely trade him.


4.) 12 Feb 2016 22:53:36
If they get one of Stamkos or Matthews he's gone. Nylander is also a C. I've been saying this for awhile now. Kadri will be the odd man out in the summer. Trade him for D help.


5.) 13 Feb 2016 14:05:52
Its kinda weird how the Maple Leafs always target forward prospects in their recent trades. Kessel trade wasnt so much about getting Harrington as it was Kapanen, because originally they wanted Pouliot. Its good strategy to acquire forward prospects instead of defensive due to just numbers. There's only 12 D spots in the Leafs and Marlies while there are 24 spots for forwards. And with Reilly and to a lesser extent jake gardiner, that leaves two spots within the top 4 in the NHL in the upcoming future.


6.) 13 Feb 2016 15:14:48
The Leafs actually drafted 3 quality D-men last year in Dermott, Nielsen and Desrocher

Dermott - 4G, 32A and 6th in D scoring in the OHL
played for Team Canada at the WJC
Nielsen - 14G, 42A and leads the WHL in scoring among D
Desrocher - 10G, 24A and 8th in D scoring in the OHL

Pretty decent to get that all from 1 draft!

To put in perspective, J. Chychurn is expected to be drafted top 10, possibly top 5 and is 7th in OHL scoring with 35 pts


 

 

05 Feb 2016 22:09:52
Since Roman Polak has been linked to the San Jose sharks I thought i'd help all of you in naming some of their better-middling prospects.
G- Aaron Dell
D- Julius Bergman
D- Dylan DeMelo
RW- Joonas Donskoi
C- Rouke Chartier
C- Jeremy Langlois

Think Roman can feth anyone of these prospect plus a low draft pick in the 5th-7th round area.

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15 Feb 2016 08:53:56
Top 5 available prospects:
1)Jonathan Drouin TB
2)Kerby Rychel CBJ
3)Julius Bergman SJS
4)Jack Dougherty NSH
5)Jimmy Vesey NSH

I'm sure there are other prospects that could be available via trade. These are just the top who have requested trades, already been used in trade discussions, have been deemed expendable by their current organizations, or in the case of Jimmy Vesey, have risks of signing as a UFA in the summer.

Top 10 pending UFA's:
1)Steven Stamkos TB
2)Brent Seabrook CHI
3)Mark Giordano CGY
3)Andrew Ladd WPJ
5)Mikael Boedker ARZ
6)David Backes STL
7)Eric Staal CAR
8)Milan Lucic LA
9)Kyle Okposo NYI
10)Cam Ward CAR

List based upon status in the league and expected salary ranking. In the case of Mikael Boedker, who will make between $4.5-$5.5m per year, he is currently available via trade, since no contract discussions have been progressive.

Top 5 2016 Draft eligible prospects:
1)Auston Matthews
2)Jesse Puljujarvi
3)Patrik Laine
4)Matther Tkachuck
5)Jacob Chychrun

At least 1 player from each of these 3 categories will see themselves in the new Toronto Maple Leafs logo come the 2016-2017 training camp. If anyone can add a name to either please do so.

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30 Nov 2015 07:21:24
My honest opinion on developing prospects once they've made it on to the big club is having skilled aging veterans to provide secondary or tertiary scoring while having the young players like Nylander, Brown, Kapanen, Marner etc under their wing in situations like on road trips, hotel rooms, dinners, morning routines, dealing with fans and media then to also have their backs on the ice aswell. In saying that I target guys which Leafs management can acquire via trade because of their high salaries, depleeting offensive numbers and/or failing role with their previous club. Guys like Johan Fransen in Detroit, Vincent Lecavalier in Philly, Dominic Moore with the Rangers, Mike Fisher from the Predators or maybe even Shane Doan from the Coyotes. I can't see these players being too expensive to acquire and some of them are even UFA's after this season which will dampen their trade value. In most cases, players like, Roman Polak, Shawn Matthias, PA Parenteau, Brad Boyes, Jofferey Lupul and Daniel Winnik aren't too far from equal trade value. Ideally a guy like Doan or Patrick Marleau from San Jose, would be great to acquire as long as we don't give up future assets like high draft picks or highly regarded prospects. Prospects like Josh Leivo, Brendan Leipsic, Stuart Percy, Zach Hyman, Casey Bailey, Sam Carrick and viktor Loov I feel are expendable for Doan or Marleau because they'll bring an aspect that will detrimental for developing guys like Marner, Nylander, Kapanen and Brown. If you look at NHL rosters and those of the past, all their key prospects had that agung veteran to help the young kids. Probably a big reason why Edmonton has been consistently horrible even though they get the first overall pick every year. Crosby had Lemieux, Huberdeau has Jagr, Virtanen and Horvat have the Sedins, its what keeps the Ref Wings successful. Let the old guys teach the young guys and eventually the young guys become better than the veteran ever was.

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21 Sep 2015 04:19:00
News outta training camp is that the management possibly wants to create a spot on the main club for youngsters Connor Brown and Scott Harrington. Harrington could take the 6th spot on defence and work in robidas and Hunwick in -as his partner as the number 5. As for Brown, they would have to trade out a player or Curtis Glencross, Brad Boyes and Devin Setoguchi won't be awarded contracts from their PTO.

JVR BOZAK BROWN
LUPUL KADRI GRABNER
MATTHAIS HOLLAND PANIK
SPALING KOMAROV WINNIK
PARENTEAU ARCOBELLO

REILLY PHANEUF
GARDINER POLAK
HARRINGTON ROBIDAS
HUNWICK

Look for Bozak or Lupul to be offered up with two draft picks, probably Anaheims 5th and our 4th, for a 1st from a playoff contending team like Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, NY Rangers, Minnesota, Anaheim or Nashville. Some of these teams don't have 1st rdp in 2016, so it might get a bit creative but Toronto is more than likely not willing to take back other teams prospects at this point because they want contract space.

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10 Sep 2015 12:05:13
Remember when I posted that Glencross was waiting for an opportunity from a certain team, wheather it be that specific team trading away a player or offering a PTO? Ya your welcome boyz. First correct prediction. Now watch Bozak get traded.

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06 Aug 2015 21:30:13
Dunno about the rest of you, but i'm excited to buy Marlies season tickets this year!!
My thoughts on their line-up:
LW C RW
Leipsic Nylander Kapanen
Leivo Verhaege Brown
Soshnikov Gauthier Hyman
Clune Rupert Carrick

Subs/ECHL: brett findlay, brady vail, chris clapperton, patrick watling, brandon froese,

LD RD
Percy Granberg
Harrington Finn
Loov Campbell

Subs/ECHL: tom nilsson, brendan miller

G
Antoine Bibeau
Christopher Gibson

Think i'm missing a couple of dudes which will probably play in Orlando with the Solar Bears but I think this will be the line up Sheldon Keefe deploys

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09 Mar 2016 06:46:30
Ok DBF u also have friends in parliment, the white house, and know who shot Kennedy?

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09 Mar 2016 06:37:32
Lol canada4ever. Way to catch that bad math!

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09 Mar 2016 06:35:57
Lots of people in central scouting are in awe of Neilsen. Saying he's projectijg upwards rapidly a lot like Weber did in his draft year. Not saying Neilsen=Weber, but he's got a lot of good tools. I don't put too muh stock in the leafs interest in selecting Juolevi if they drop down to the 4th pick or such. Leaf scouts are at a lot of Sarnia games, and we all know the ties that the Leafs have with the london knights, but then wouldn't they prefer Tkachuk over Juolevi regardless if ones a winger or not? I think if we are talking about the 4th overall pick I believe they still go for the player with the best upside, which is Chychrun, who could be. Corner atome defender instead of Tkachuk who projects as a really good 2nd line power forward, juolevi who is projected as a top 2 PP specialist defender. Chychrun is my selection but no one can know until draft day.

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09 Mar 2016 06:28:00
Shanahan, Hunter and Dubas showed last year at the 2015 draft, that you trade anything for more. More is better. Better chances of selecting a gem if last years draft was evidence to how their draft day system goes.

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09 Mar 2016 06:26:09
No one knows what each NHL GM values who at what spot because they aren't even sure of where their team will be selecting until the draft lottery is over. I think most people misconstrue what Craig Button says and he really is a prospect ranker, I don't think he actually means that the team with the 4th overall pick will select Dubois, but that Button ranks him within that group of 4-6 players who can be selected 4th overall. All depends on each teams needs. I remember last year Button put Marner ahead of Strome based on his skill set and others ranking Marner anywhere between 5th-9th on prospect lists. Everyone knows how that turned out. Exciting times

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09 Mar 2016 07:09:21
Always been a huge fan of Dion since his Red Deer days. It just wasnt a fit anymore with the leafs. Glad he's doing well, but we can't do this rebuild with a $7million defender that should be playing in the 2nd pairing. Better to be another teams problem.

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09 Mar 2016 07:02:34
If last years draft was evidence of how Hunter and Dubas conduct themselves at the draft than we can probably count on more drop down scenarios than paying to move up. I think the leafs making the most selections in a single NHL draft is a good record for an organization "turning a new leaf" and becoming synonymous with winning. The balue of the Pittsburgh pick is as much a mystery as the leafs cause it can be anywhere between 15th and 30th. It'll probably cost more to get another pick within the top 10 at this years draft. I think the prospect value drops quite a bit after 12 or 13 selections.

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09 Mar 2016 06:55:57
I think your looking at a every good situation for the Leafs and leaf fans although most leaf fans won't understand it lol. Sorry not trying to be a hater to my fellow leaf fans. I like that idea of trading down to acquire more picks. i'm really preparing my mind in selecting Chychrun and that we won't get Matthews. I was young when the leafs drafted Wendel 1st overall and it would be really exciting to have another 1st overall drafted prospect on the leafs roster. Its something really new for me

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01 Mar 2016 21:33:04
Great question. I believe the transfer rules betwen the NHL and KHL are different than the transfer rules between the NHL and NCAA. From the video clips i've seen of Zaitsev, i'm really excited about this prospect. Usually with NCAA prospects signing after their season ends is that they can play the remainder of the NHL season and also burn a year off the contract as long as he plays atleast 8 games. SKA Moscow is still in the Gargin cup playoffs and they are expected to lose but not until March 4th and then Zaitsev can sign with Toronto but I don't know if he will be eligible to play this season.

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26 Feb 2016 08:59:49
The ambiance of the Leafs finally selecting 1st overall is a nice thought to us fans, but realistically there are a ton of expamles of 1st overall picks being busts. There are 4 in my mind in the last 4 years. And 12 since 1990. Now what I mean by busts is that there are players taken after him in the first round who have become better frachise cornerstones than who was selected 1st overall.
1992- Roman Hamerlik
•Yashin #2, Gonchar #14
1993- Alexandre Daigle
•Pronger #2, Kariya #4
1995- Bryan Berard
•Doan #7, Iginla #11
1996- Chris Philips (altogether bad draft)
1999-Patrik Stefan
•Sedin's #2&3 or anyone else
2000- Rick Depietro
•Gaborik #3, Justin Williams #28
2001- Ilya Kovalchuck
•Spezza #2
2006- Erik Johnson
•Toews #3, Kessel #5, Giroux #22
2010- Taylor Hall
•Seguin #2 (this one's close though)
2012- Nail Yakupov
•Gelchenyuk #3, Reilly #5

Yeah everyone can argue these selections but my point is maybe it's better to gain more picks to draft more prospects in the hopes that the Leafs pick someone who develops into a star. Look around the league and see the teams who don't have a 1st overall selection leading their team as either a top defender league wide, top scorer, or all around captain.
Anaheim- Getzlaf & Perry taken late 1st round
Arizona- Doan, Domi, OEL taken mid 1st round
Boston-Chara 7th rdp, Bergeron & Rask late 1st
Calgary- Giordano
Carolina- Staal brothers early 1st round picks
Columbus- Bobrovsky
Dallas- Benn 5th round pick
Detroit- Zetterberg & Datsyuk they don't even have their rounds anymore
LA- Kopitar, Brown, Doughty early to mid 1st round
Minnesota- Koivu
Montreal- Suban 2nd rdp
Nashville- Weber 2nd rdp
New Jersey- Elias
NYR- Lundqvist
Ottawa- Ryan, Karlsson early first round picks
Philly- Giroux, Simmonds both late 1st round picks
Vancouver- Sedins
Winnipeg- Wheeler early 1st, Byfuglien 5th

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