I think Savard would be a good fit for the Leafs to target, if he ends up being made available by the Jackets. It seems that Columbus already has a lot of wingers, so I'm not sure what they'd be looking for in return, but it looks like a fair deal.

Plek goes back to MTL. This was a playoff rental to try and match up against Marchand. Matthews and Hyman are good together. what they need is to look for a better option than Nylander whose compete level is underwhelming. And Brown is just too valuable to give up. Savard might not give you the physicality they're going to need.

The deal wont work anyway because they already used that pick for plekanec

After watching that train wreck on ice tonight. You are going to have to add way way way more than that with Gardiner if you want the Avs heart and soul captain as part of one of the best lines in hockey this season.

I'd pass on signing Plekanecs. He showed up for what, 1.5 games since joining the Leafs? I think Johnsson will get more than $925k. Toronto doesn't own their own 2018 2nd round pick.
Why would you re-sign Johnsson then trade him? Then you over paid for Landeskog.

How is a 1st, 2nd, top prospect whos already proven hes NHL ready (Johnsson) and 50 point D-man not enough for a player whos never hit 30 goal mark?

THE best if not for the 1st line of the team you just lost to

Why do his goal totals matter if thats not the main reason you got him?

Honestly Nylander was underwhelming... I was really disappointed with Kadri, JVR, Bozak, Komarov, Brown all series...

Matthew's needs someone to help drive play and set him up. Hyman is the puck chaser on that line, and Nylander is their set up skill player. That line lost a lot of mojo and Brown didn't rejuvenate that line at all.

Marner, Marleau, Dermott, Hyman really impressed me this series. Kapanen had a beauty goal tonight, unfortunate that he had a relatively quite series otherwise.

Moving forward Matthew's needs help and needs someone to motivate that line.
Marner deserves a huge pay raise. Kid is the star of Toronto in my eyes.
Gardiner needs to leave.
Plekanec with Marleau and Marner was great, kept the Marchand-Bergeron-Pasta line in check for the most part.
Leafs Vets if returning need to pull their weight. They were absent

Because nobody wants a player who makes $5.57M and has a M-NTC until 2021 that can't contribute offensively.

Leafs had that with Clarkson already, paid a lot for a player who was a leader, played rough and was supposed to contribute offensively. How did that work out...

Savard and Milano and a first for Nylander?

Sorry we don’t need another hard nose guys we need a high end skill guy. If more was needed maybe add Anderson.

Are the MODs allowed to give 1-star ratings

I hope we can sign a solid defensive centre (e.g. a Beagle, a Derek Ryan or a Riley Nash) rather than a generic one Savard would be a good addition.

About Jonhsson: I cringed when he was standing in front of his net in game 6, five feet beside Kuraly who was wide open, completely alone in front of Andersen, in a one-goal game. (Anyone else noticed that play?) The scene was like in slow-motion. Then Kuraly gets that telegraphed pass, totally predictable, and was still completely alone - that's the same play the Bruins have done countless times in the series, a pass from the boards to a wide open player in the slot. Thankfully, Andersen stopped it that time.

At the same time, Johnsson seems like the kind of player who can make that incredible move and score an OT winner at some point in the future. Right now, he's a high-risk player, representative of the team as a whole: speedy and talented but sometimes suspicious in his zone.

bc Gardiner is terrible at Defense, and he is the whipping boy of Leafs nation. A couple draft picks and a prospect with a train wreck defensively Dman for the Avs best 2 way forward. Hes a 200 foot player so trying to spin a negative that he hasn't scored 30 goals in this league. Scoring 30 or more is very tough in this league. There was only 32 players who scored 30+ goals last year.

Getting rated a 1 star from the co owner of the site... I should just stay hidden in the GM Game...
Main reason for moving Johnsson is because he unimpressed me in the Boston series. The 1st rounder will be ready next year if a forward, 1-3 if a defenseman. And I personally like Landeskog a lot. Was a Kitchener Ranger, plays well defensively, has heart, would be a leader in the locker room.

I liked the Pleky chemistry with Marner and Marleau. If he can replicate that chemistry, I'd love to keep him. He would look better in bleu, blanc, et rouge but I liked what they had going and I would hate to see Kadri play with Marleau and Marner again.

Used to be high on Kadri, but now after the suspension and lack of discipline and lack of effort, I'd relegate him to 3rd line duties, if not 4th line

Cant contribute offensively?
16/17 was his anomaly season. He has contributed between 53-65 points every other season in the NHL (4 years excluding 2016/17)

Would give the Avalanche a semi useful LHD. They lack that. He can sometimes set up plays, would chip in 40+ points. Avalanche with their addition of 17 prospects acquired in the Duchene deal, could likely promote a couple to play with MacK and Rantanen

That's hilarious, comparing Clarkson to Landeskog...

We'll keep Landy, thanks.

comparing him to Clarkson who never put up a 50 point season, then shelled out a big money deal to the Leafs. He hit lightning in a bottle put up 1.5 good years then was signed to a huge deal, glossing over that he was a 15 goal 30 point player for the vast majority of his NHL career

I'd take Beagle in a heartbeat, great at FOs too. But yeah, Johnsson has the speed and skill and grit, just purely undeveloped defensively. Toronto would prefer the help now, instead of a few years from now imo. Andersen is playing well, and the team should reward him through a couple upgrades

Hmmm... maybe swap Milano for Bjork and Calvert and I'd potentially say sure

They dont lack D at all. Barrie (RHS) , Johnson (RHS), Girard (LHS) and Zads (LHS). They have a pretty young and fun Top 4 with those guys. They have more coming up in Makar and Timmins (both righties). Really dont need to worry about trading for any D anytime soon. If they want a LHS Dman they can just go after a guy like De Haan and trade their leader in order to do so

Are mods not allowed to rank? lol
you traded a pick Leafs don't have and also re-signed a player and then traded him. Very rare for that to ever happen.
Re-signed Plekanecs who didn't really have a good showing with Toronto, other than 1-2 games.
So 1-2 stars seems fair imo

None of those guys scream Top 4... entertaining for sure, but stick Gardiner with a defensively sound Johnson and that pair would be a solid top pair vs other teams. Girard, Barrie and Gardiner could QB the PP, Zads, Johnson and X could man the PK... would be a decent defensive core.

You're allowed to voice your opinion for sure lol. Just was teasing a little. Johnsson signing was just to show that he was rewarded a contract by whomever, some people tend to get upset if you don't resign certain players or at least show them.
Also blanked on the fact Montreal already has the Leafs 2nd, so I'll change that