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[CreeperBlocks]

Drew Stafford to Bruins..

Eww

Lauri Korpikski to Columbus

 

[Sanjuro]

Drew Stafford from the Jets to the Bruins for a 6th.

 

[Foggy]

Wow, Dillon Heatherington must have been very underwhelming to toss him to Dallas for Korpikoski

 

[Solo]

Clearly a metro team is going to be the East's Stanley Cup finalist.

Any of Washington/Pitt/Columbus/Rags will beat any of Toronto/Ottawa/Boston/Montreal.

Hell, it could be an all Metro ECF easily too, as the Rags could beat any of Toronto/Ottawa/Boston/Montreal.

 

[zroid]

They could also play Ben Smith one more game and sign him to a 1-yr contract, but that would probably mean protecting Martin and losing one of Leivo/Leipsic.

I saw some speculation that they'd want to protect Martin. That seems... crazy to me...

but I can't claim to always understand what Lou and Babcock are thinking

 

[Yawnier]

Whos Corrado? Any good?

He's currently in the AHL and will probably be your guys 9th or 10th D depth wise. I wouldn't expect much more

 

[Red_Man]

If Hudon doesn't get a call up soon, he's never playing for the Habs.

 

[BigJonsson]

Deadline over, maybe TSN/Sportsnet will learn a lesson for next year..........and pigs might fly out of my butt

 

[Fata1moose]

I wish we could have unloaded garbage like Tyutin and Beauchemin onto someone, but what are you going to do?

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Drew Stafford was only worth a sixth? I know he's a pending UFA and all, but he did score 30 goals once.

Spoiler

Then again so did Loui Eriksson

 

[imBask]

Drew Stafford would've played on our top 6

but we got Ott amirite

 

[Solo]

Drew Stafford would've played on our top 6

but we got Ott amirite

Why the fuck couldn't we get Stafford or Vrbata or even Vanek again? dat inept management

I'm not gonna lie, of the 5 new players, only 2 I've even heard of before the trades.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Drew Stafford would've played on our top 6

but we got Ott amirite

Good God no

Drew Stafford is terrible

 

[SmackCrackleNPop]

Is Stoner at least 6'3", with tons of grit?

YO, he's 6'4" 216 with so much grit to spare!

 

[imBask]

Good God no

Drew Stafford is terrible

so is Lekhonen

STRAIGHT SHOOTIN

 

[lamaroo]

Whos Corrado? Any good?

Couldn't crack the Leafs defense.

 

[Sanjuro]

Good God no

Drew Stafford is terrible

For a 6th?

 

[CreeperBlocks]

so is Lekhonen

STRAIGHT SHOOTIN

Don't work me into a shoot Bask

 

[Cactus]

I saw some speculation that they'd want to protect Martin. That seems... crazy to me...

but I can't claim to always understand what Lou and Babcock are thinking

Agreed. I guess we'll know the answer if Smith is inexplicably inserted into the lineup one more time this season.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Cats make minor league trade for Reece Scarlet of NJD. Amazing name which makes up for losing McKegg

 

[Socreges]

Might be reading in to Benning's muted words too much, but it sounds like Goldobin will get a shot soon. Looking forward to that, though I wonder if he's truly ready

Also he thanked Dorion. Indeed, thank you Noirod

 

[Solo]

So basically.....

Out - Desharnais, Pateryn, Ghetto
In - Benn, King, Ott, Davidson, Martinson.

Plugs for plugs.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Is it draft day yet

#entitlements

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Is it draft day yet

#entitlements

Draft Day

I can't wait unless the Islanders get him and that's fine too

 

[Coldnoodle]

dom 🤔‏ @domluszczyszyn 23m23 minutes ago
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Leafs get a 4th for taking on Eric Fehr's steep decline into the replacement level abyss. Also some guy named Frank Corrado was involved.

 

[ActStriker]

at least sweeney didn't fuck up

 

[Merguson]

I saw some speculation that they'd want to protect Martin. That seems... crazy to me...

but I can't claim to always understand what Lou and Babcock are thinking

They could protect both Komarov and Martin.

We don't really have anyone else to protect for the forwards. Maybe Levio over someone.

 

[Solo]

Serious question....why are the Avs set on trading Landeskog and Duchene in the first place? Yes, the team sucks and needs a major overhaul, but I'd tend to think both players are part of the solution, not the problem. Am I wrong?

 

[Cake Boss]

at least sweeney didn't fuck up

Wait until draft.

 

[Socreges]

Serious question....why are the Avs set on trading Landeskog and Duchene in the first place? Yes, the team sucks and needs a major overhaul, but I'd tend to think both players are part of the solution, not the problem. Am I wrong?

Because they can afford to trade a forward of it gets them some decent D

 

[Solo]

So the message the team got today is "Pacioretty and Galchenyuk better keep scoring or else we're boned, no reinforcements imminent".

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Trading away your best players can help a rebuild, especially if they'll be too old when your prospects are in their prime. Also since everyone knows you're selling, the best return you'll get is from those players.

Just see Kessel.

 

[Cactus]

They could protect both Komarov and Martin.

We don't really have anyone else to protect for the forwards. Maybe Leivo over someone.

These are the eight expansion eligible forwards who provide some sort of value to the organization. Only seven can be protected:

Kadri
JVR
Bozak
Komarov
Brown
Leivo
Leipsic
Martin

Boyle could possibly be added to that list, but if the plan is to re-sign him, I'd figure the Leafs would wait until after the expansion draft to do it.

 

[Smiley90]

So wait, did Tampa essentially just give away Filppula for nothing?

Filpulla&4th&cond 7th for Streit
Streit for 4th

 

[Fata1moose]

Because they can afford to trade a forward of it gets them some decent D

Pretty much this, I also anticipate trading one, not both.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Because they can afford to trade a forward of it gets them some decent D

Accurate. This team can succeed with them just the same as they can without them if they are traded away for what they're truly worth. It was never an issue of "must trade". Anyone who knows a damn thing about the team can see it but entitlement is a hell of a drug apparently.

 

[Cactus]

So wait, did Tampa essentially just give away Filppula for nothing?

Filpulla&4th&cond 7th for Streit
Streit for 4th

Pretty much. They traded a conditional 7th round pick for $5m of cap space next season. I guess they had to scramble a bit after Filppula nixed the trade to the Leafs.

 

[zroid]

They could protect both Komarov and Martin.

We don't really have anyone else to protect for the forwards. Maybe Levio over someone.

like Cactus was saying if they protect Martin and Komarov, then someone else who fulfills the 40/70 requirement will need to be exposed. Fehr is now a given. Another could be Smith (if he's extended for another year)?

The 5 forwards they're definitely going to protect, imo, are JVR, Kadri, Bozak, Brown, and Leipsic

that leaves Komarov, Martin, Fehr, Leivo, Rychel, and Griffith.

Barring a signing or trade, 2 of Komarov, Martin, and Fehr will need to be exposed. They can then protect 2 of the remaining 4.

 

[Socreges]

Oh man is anyone else listening to Chiarelli defending the Desharnais trade

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Tampa needed to free up expansion room. With an NMC, Filppula was protected.

 

[lamaroo]

Oh man is anyone else listening to Chiarelli defending the Desharnais trade

What'd he say?

 

[PillarEN]

Oh man is anyone else listening to Chiarelli defending the Desharnais trade

He had 60 points once

 

[Socreges]

What'd he say?

"Low center of gravity"
"I know it's not a sexy move"

And just a general discomfort with explaining why he even bothered to get DD

 

[CreeperBlocks]

"Low center of gravity"
"I know it's not a sexy move"

And just a general discomfort with explaining why he even bothered to get DD

Eeeeeesh.

 

[Lourio]

DD is Las Vegas bait.

Bergevin, mediocrity at it's finest. C'mon maaaaaaan - do something.

 

[megachao24]

Wow, Dillon Heatherington must have been very underwhelming to toss him to Dallas for Korpikoski

Reading up what the Stars got, sounds like another Big Rig: big and slow D-man.

 

[imBask]

They owed us one for... getting fleeced on the Petry trade

 

[CreeperBlocks]

They owed us one for... getting fleeced on the Petry trade

Vince Bergevin McMahon- "I owe you one pal"

 

[Parch]

Any significant trade impact was made before today. The scrub shuffling today was just cap and expansion juggling with not much playoff implications. No cup was won today.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Bergevin's best deal... was getting rid of Desharnais.

Can we all be fucking happy about that?