Taynted_Fayth had a good idea.

We need a good LHD and I think a player like Swedish born Jonas Brodin from the Wild is what we are looking for. He turns 23 this July and averaged over 22 minutes a game this season. He is the right age and his career is headed in the right direction. He played well in the post-season. We have enough pointgetters on our D, let's get a defensively savvy LHD to pair up with Buff or Trouba or Myers. He is signed for 4.17m per year for 5 more years and would be expensive to get.

Lemieux, Hutch, Lowry and 22nd overall for Brodin and Minny's 2nd round pick in this year's draft. Is that enough or do we add Burmi or Chiarot?

 

With all the talk around the Leafs, Stamkos, and the cap, here's an idea.

Ol' Lou Lamerello needs to sweet talk a minimum cap team into a sign and trade with Stamkos.  I'll give you a for instance...

Say they get the New Jersey Devils to sign Stamkos to a 7 year $70 million dollar contact ($10MM per year cap hit).  Then trade a player or draft pick, along with $28 million to the NJD for Stamkos and have NJD retain $28 million of salary.  Wouldn't the Leafs then only owe $42MM for the rest of the contract, and the NJD would be able to have a salary floor of $58MM instead of $62MM.  

The Leafs would get their guy and save cap space.  NJD would get a guy or draft pick, and save $4MM per year if they chose not to spend up to the salary cap floor.

It's a win win idea, and a way to circumvent the salary cap for the rich teams.

Edited June 22, 20169 yr by ALuCsRED

Carle gets bought out in Florida so my trade isn't happening.

 

Today's trade is...

Oilers Myers

Jets Nurse

38 minutes ago, Ducky said:

Carle gets bought out in Florida so my trade isn't happening.

 

Today's trade is...

Oilers Myers

Jets Nurse

Oh yes lets make that trade so we can be grouped into the 'what were they thinking' group that Edm and Mtl just started a few days ago.

2 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Oh yes lets make that trade so we can be grouped into the 'what were they thinking' group that Edm and Mtl just started a few days ago.

Rhd are a premium.  Myers would get way more 

10 hours ago, Ducky said:

Carle gets bought out in Florida so my trade isn't happening.

 

Today's trade is...

Oilers Myers

Jets Nurse

you mean "today's awful trade that is never going to happen".

Might be awful today and next year but within three years he should

be twice the defenseman Myers ever was and he's a left hand shot.

Nah man. Nurse has no hockey iq. 

That's a trade you make if you are wanting to get fired 

And Myers has a high hockey IQ? give me a break 

Higher than nurse that's for sure. 

LOL Leafs

 

Chevy can't possibly be stupid enough to do something like that....holy Christ....

That's just a bs rumor 

An offer is an offer. Chevy laughs. Trouba and Reilly involved in a trade???? let's talk.

Breaking:  Jets have an offer on the table.  Trouba for Matthews straight up. Ball in TOR's court.

On 7/14/2016 at 3:22 PM, The Unknown Poster said:

LOL Leafs

 

I like JVR but that's just not enough for Trouba.

JVR + Martin Marincin + 2nd round pick for Trouba.

Jets have a limited number of trader pieces (other than some of the fringe players and so-called starters like Beard...

 

obviously Pavelec, Stuart and a couple others would be wonderful traders but other GMs have something called brain cells so this would never fly.

Jets top 3 trade pieces:

 

1. Jake Trouba - seems to have topped out in terms of progress and starting to regress slightly (alarming at such an early age). His play is marked by an indescribable indifference. But he's the #1 target for other teams - many thinking a change of venue would jumpstart his career. Who can blame them?

 

2. Toby Enstrom - too small, too timid and too weak. Great in today's monster-based NHL, huh? Toby's weak defensive play always results in extra goals for opponents. I don't think he's tradeable even if he didn't possess a no-trade clause. Jets will just let the string run out on his contract.

 

3. Ondrej Pavelec - too high paid to be a back-up. And that's his level right now.

 

4. Nic Petan - Jets might have too many skilled players which shouldn't be a problem but in this case it is. Still young and spunky, hasn't given up hope but how many effective 5'8" forwards are there in the NHL? He could fetch a high draft pick - or even a solid #5 or #6 d-man plus a mid-round pick if the Jets were so inclined. I think they'll let him simmer in the AHL and use him as first skilled forward call up if something happens to a skill guy.

 

5. Josh Morrissey - the heir apparent for Enstrom. Little bit bigger, slightly more rambunctious than Enstrom but apparently still NOT READY. Other teams might covet his skill set - but he's not gonna fetch an established #2 or #3 guy - but if we can get a good d-man #4 or #5 minutes eater who can protect his own net Morrisey might be a consideration.

 

Would love to package Pavelec with either Petan or Trouba to get rid of Pavelec and his large salary. Might be worth a try for Chevy.

Edited July 16, 20169 yr by Root

Pavelec has only one year remaining at 3.9M.  Hold on to him and trade him to some team desperate for a goalie at the trade deadline.

2 hours ago, Atomic said:

Pavelec has only one year remaining at 3.9M.  Hold on to him and trade him to some team desperate for a goalie at the trade deadline.

Kinda thought MTL would have been desperate enuf last season.

12 hours ago, Floyd said:

Breaking:  Jets have an offer on the table.  Trouba for Matthews straight up. Ball in TOR's court.

Punny.

Trouba and everyone we're trying to get rid of for PoolParty.

9 hours ago, Atomic said:

Pavelec has only one year remaining at 3.9M.  Hold on to him and trade him to some team desperate for a goalie at the trade deadline.

i agree and it's not like we have much choice. Teams aren't going to be breaking down the doors trying to get Pavs. Stuart, Pavs and Petan for a low 2nd rounder.

i haven't come up with a trade for awhile so.....

Myers, Staf, Petan and a 1st in 2017 (protected)

for

Fleury, Staal and Bean.

Edited July 17, 20169 yr by Ducky

If big if... the jets trade trouba you can pretty much better all your money that they would want a young expansion drafted exempt LHD. They won't trade him for a forward. If they did trouba would be in Colorado and Duchene or landeskog would be a Jet. 

Morrissey is also not trade bait. That's probably one of the most ridiculous things I've read on any hockey forum. 

 

In no order...

Laine Scheifele Wheeler

Perreault Staal Armia

Connor Little Ehlers

Lemieux Lowry Dano

Morrissey Buff

Enstrom Trouba

Chiarot/Stu Postma

Helle Hutch

 

Stu/Chiarot Burmi Copp in pressbox

 

6 minutes ago, Goalie said:

If big if... the jets trade trouba you can pretty much better all your money that they would want a young expansion drafted exempt LHD. They won't trade him for a forward. If they did trouba would be in Colorado and Duchene or landeskog would be a Jet. 

Morrissey is also not trade bait. That's probably one of the most ridiculous things I've read on any hockey forum. 

 

Exactly...If Larsson got the Devils Hall, just think what Trouba would get in return.

But trading a draft exempt up and comer like Morrissey is insane (unless the return is crazy).

3 minutes ago, Ducky said:

In no order...

Perreault Staal Armia

 

Staal?