Nylander thoughts 1

Parakyo is an upgrade over Gardiner defensively but a big step back offensively and Nylander is about 4 times better than Kyrou. This isn't a good trade for TO. How about they just sign Nylander and end this stupidity.

I’ve seen you on here so much and the fact that you think this trade isn’t good for the leafs baffles me. I’m assuming you’re trolling at this point

Leafs don't need an upgrade Offensively tho. They have Juggernauts up front that have already proved they can carry the load. They need another Horse in the back end to play with Reilly and reduce the minutes that Hainsey plays. Gardiner will walk next year and STL will be one of the teams that will be looking to sign him as they will have alot of cap with Boumeester coming off of it

Sure they don't need to add offence but is the team better with Nylander and Gardiner or Parayko (because if Kyrou can't make St Louis, he certaintly won't make TO)? Without even a shadow of a doubt, they are much better with Nylander and Gardiner. Sure he's going to walk next year but even if it is Nylander for Parayko I am not sure that's an even trade. I think Parayko is good but is he great? I am not sure. Its really hard to say with those middle pair guys. Sure they look good when they don't have to take on all the toughest minutes, (Pietrangelo does that) but how would he fair with increased minutes and expectations in the hockey mad market that is TO?

Everyone on here looks at 2 things, who needs offence and who has defence, and then they make trades operating on this weird fantasy that defenceman are worth more than wingers in all cases. And they cling to that despite knowing full well that the defenceman people are trading for Nylander will never make the same money as Nylander. If they are equal or better than him, they'll make more than him. So if you aren't willing to pay these guys more than 7 million, then they aren't equal.

Not at all, I just don't subscribe to the defence is worth more than offense that so many people on here see as law. Nylander has numbers not far off from what Kucherov had when he was just starting out, he's a top end player and he's 22. All these fans who keep trying to trade him to their team for a 2nd pair defenceman and say that is fair are blatantly just wanting to see a trade they hands down win. And if I am a GM in the NHL, I want to walk away thinking that I won or I came out even. This isn't an even trade. Gardiner could arguably be worth the same amount as Parayko and Kyrou can't earn an NHL spot. That isn't a fair trade. This doesn't improve TO, it makes them worse.

Parayko is a very good player, no arguements here, I'd love to see him on the team. However, he is not a #1 stud, he's a guy I'd place in the really weird "potential top pair" guys, guys who can be a good counterpart for a real #1. TO has Rielly who is an absolute stud, so they don't need a #1, and really Zaitsev and Gardiner are also guys who are 2nd pair players that can play against top players and not get ripped to shreds on a nightly basis. Parayko is essentially that, a guy who won't dazzle anyone but give you good play in his own zone against top players. Nylander is so hard to replace but a middle pair guy who can play higher up if he had the opportunity better not cost a top end offensive talent.