I bet Vesey stays in.

Yea he probably does. But I think it would be cool to have Chucky play his former team as his first game as a leaf

Galchenyuk deal was a head scratcher, would rather see Lehtonen over Dermott, but probably won't happen. His positioning overall is better, his offence is better, he's just a better dman.

So you haven't watched any leaf games cool.

I dont know alot about gally, but can he play centre? If he can they should try him out on the 3rd line instead of engvall

You are right, you're absolutely right, 14 games played. 1 point, +1... for an offensive dman. He'll be lucky to break 8 points by the end of the year. I'm clearly missing something magical in this guy. Lehtonen or Sandin> Dermott

He isn't an offensive dman. Never really has been. He's a two way defenceman who is good at moving the puck out of da get and limiting shots against. I'd say he might be better explained as a defensive defenceman. Lehtonen is offensive and the coach himself has said is not good positionally in his own zone. I'd wager Keefe's opinion is a tad more accurate than yours.

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I'd wager Keefe's opinion over mine and yours as well. He's putting a team together that he thinks has the best chance to win with what he has. He's not a two way dman, defensive dman? You're clearly an over the edge Leafs fan. Why is he earning about the same amount on his entry level deal? Not even Holl type of money. I think Dubas' opinion is more accurate than yours.

Okay so Keefe has used Dermott more because he's done exactly what he's been asked to do. Earning the 3LD spot. Keefe hasn't used Lehtonen because he says he isn't good enough in his own end. Dermott has been good defensively despite having Bogosian as his partner who is the weakest defenceman on the team. He's never been billed as an offensive dman, he's supposed to be a good two way guy. As for his contract, he had to go low to remain on the team due to cap constraints. Dubas did a good job getting him for cheap on a 1 year show me deal. So far he's been good. Not flashy so I get why you have no clue how good he's been but solid. He doesn't need a bunch of points, he needs to get back and retrieve pucks and get it back going the other way. He does that well, either by passing it up or skating it out of danger. Which he does well. Watch him make entering the zone very hard for the opposition, it's a boring play that many don't notice but it's very important. It's not all about points when defending. It is in fact all about not allowing points. Which Dermott is good at.

He wouldn't need a show me deal if he was as good as advertised. And TO players aren't known for going low, especially if he is as good as you say. He might be a good puck mover, but he's an offensive defensivemen, maybe not one dimensional like Gardiner, but read the scouting reports on him. I'm not saying he's trash, I'm just saying Lehtonen is a better option over him. We both agree to disagree.

I heard that he isn't a good centre. Most habs fans will say so.

Scouting reports from 5 years ago. You're just dumb, read what Keefe said this season.