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Elliotte Friedman on the Leafs trade deadline plans

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Team: 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs
Initial Creation Date: Jan. 26, 2023
Published: Jan. 26, 2023
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According to Elliotte Friedman:

1) Leafs don't want to do a 2nd + B level prospect for Jake McCabe or a first for 50% retention (EF confirms Seravalli's report)

2) Timo Meier is someone Leafs could go after and wonders if they can match the NJD offer (NJD is very interested and can re-sign him)

3) If Leafs trade for Timo Meier, he will be a pure rental. Leafs can flip him and re-coup some of the lost assets

4) Leafs have no interest parting ways with Matthew Knies for a rental

5) Leafs called in on every defensemen available for prices

6) Sheldon Keefe really LOVES Alex Kerfoot. Management will have to convince him that he can be replaced
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:35 p.m.
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What about the boom boom and pow pow?
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:35 p.m.
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Quoting: Caniac555
What about the boom boom and pow pow?


What?
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:36 p.m.
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point 6 is a problem
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:38 p.m.
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Points 2 and 4 kinda contradict each other don't ya think.
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Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:39 p.m.
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I have not understood this complaining from parts of the fan base that have said who cares you have to trade your prospects and 1st and it's dumb that the Leafs will not do it. I think they are fine with doing it, but will not do it for rentals. That has always made sense.
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:41 p.m.
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Quoting: SociallyHawkward
Points 2 and 4 kinda contradict each other don't ya think.


Not really. They won't trade their top prospect for a rental. Meier will have value to trade in the offseason because he is RFA.
Jan. 26, 2023 at 1:48 p.m.
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So, basically the leafs don’t want to pay market value. Point 3 makes absolutely zero sense
Jan. 26, 2023 at 2:10 p.m.
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Quoting: TooMalevolent
Not really. They won't trade their top prospect for a rental. Meier will have value to trade in the offseason because he is RFA.


Meier is the type of rental you give up your top prospects for. Unlike guys like foligno he would actually greatly improve the team. They should go all out for meier then get a solid defense upgrade and finally go all in for a change. This one foot in one foot out move they've been doing hasn't got them anywhere despite how hilarious it is to the rest of the league.
Jan. 26, 2023 at 2:23 p.m.
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Edited Jan. 26, 2023 at 2:33 p.m.
Quoting: SociallyHawkward
Points 2 and 4 kinda contradict each other don't ya think.


Nah, just means that the Leafs are likely not going to land him if NJ or Buffalo are willing to make strong offers. If there is actually any interest from the Leafs, it is just Dubas doing his due diligence and there's a 99.99% chance that nothing comes out of it as per usual.

Saying Knies is untouchable could just be a tactic to try to inflate his value, so that they give up less, and that will probably just lead to no trade.
Jan. 26, 2023 at 2:23 p.m.
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Edited Jan. 26, 2023 at 2:31 p.m.
Quoting: SociallyHawkward
Meier is the type of rental you give up your top prospects for. Unlike guys like foligno he would actually greatly improve the team. They should go all out for meier then get a solid defense upgrade and finally go all in for a change. This one foot in one foot out move they've been doing hasn't got them anywhere despite how hilarious it is to the rest of the league.


Going all in on this season makes no sense, when they haven't even won a round. That would just be a desperation move to try and save Dubas' job which 1) might not work anyways and 2) he probably doesn't have the green light to do so or he knows he's safe and still managing for the now and the future or 3) he's managing for the now and future even if it costs him his job.

The only other "reason" for doing so is to try and convince Matthews' to stay but again it might make no difference even if they do make a deep run or even win.

The Foligno thing was unfortunate since he was injured, but that was probably Dubas trying something different anyways, so not sure why he would do the same with Meier.
Jan. 26, 2023 at 3:05 p.m.
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You’re the boom boom pow pow poster

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What?
 
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