Quoting: feds91stammer
LOL trust me I know, I was arguing with an Isles fan yesterday that thinks Leddy will fetch a 30 goal scorer.
Quoting: AndrewLadd
yep i saw that, leddy is definitely overrated by isles fans but hes had 2 bad years in a row (2017-18 he won the NHL golf champions at a -42 and 18-19 he had like 26 points.) he probably couldve in the past maybe, but definitely not now
That was me you were arguing with because neither one of you is valuing Leddy at what he should be valued at. I'll say it again for the idiots in the room, Leddy is a Top 4 (borderline Top 2) LHD defenseman. He's an excellent skater who moves the puck out of the zone and puts up 40+ year in and year out. I'm not gonna go into explaining to you nitwits again about his Offensive numbers last year, since neither of you can grasp the fact the Isles introduced a D FIRST system and EVERYONE'S offensive numbers were down because of it. Meanwhile, he was able to bring his +/- back to 0 after having that bad +/- year in 17-18.
17-18 and 18-19 were outlier years for Leddy, one on the offensive side and one on the defensive side. I, and many others with actual Hockey intelligence, fully expect Leddy to go back to being what his career has shown him to be... a 40+ point guy, with an average +/- offensive defenseman who moves the puck. If you want that, you pay the premium.
What I find hysterical in all of this is that Ehlers had just as bad a year as Leddy and you want to sell the farm for him, but Leddy is washed up after what you idiots believe is a bad season??
As for the actual trade... That's way too much going from the Isles for Ehlers. You're not getting 2 top 4 defenseman for Ehlers, plus additionals. Something built around Leddy and Bellows for Ehlers (additional picks added on both sides to even it out if need be) should be enough.