leafs dont need the russian chiarot

Gavrikov wants to sign an extension to whatever team trades for him, And he won't commit long term with any Canadian team. So the odds of him being dealt to a Canadian team are pretty small.

They really need a 2LD because Muzzzin might be done. I like Gio as the 7th D on the team.

Source?

Why bother putting a Gavy trade if you dont come close to the known price? Jackets obviously decline

Chris Johnston is the source.

hes not interested in extension and wants to test the UFA market

But gavrikov isnt a 2d. he is barely a 4d if even

When I say 2LD I mean that's where he will slot into the line-up. I think he could fill that spot for a cup run. He is a 3-4 D on the depth chart behind guys like Reilly, Brodie and Liljegren. I think he could fill that 2LD spot for a cup run. Seems to be handling the increase of responsibility well with Werenski out. He's a cheap option.

1st 3rd and 4th isnt really cheap for a player like him

I think the asking price is too steep and they will settle for a roster player, B prospect and 3rd round pick.

Cheap salary wise.

Hawks probably accept

Jarmo Kekalainen does not "settle". Ask literally anybody who's done any trade with him of any kind ever in the last half decade.

He had to settle with Laine.

He said publicly like the day of the trade that he was thrilled to get Laine. With the way PLD quit on the Jackets we were all expecting an awful return of parts for him, not a legit star player.

He tried to sign PLD long term before that which shows that they would of rather kept PLD. Both players are babies as Laine didn't want to stay in Winnipeg. These are two similar players but PLD has been much better since the trade.

Also, no GM is going to say they are "not thrilled" to bring a player to their team lol.

Would have or would've never would of

PLD has 134 points in 177 games and Laine has 111 points in 141 games. How about you simmer down on trying to push your narrative on one player being much better than the other since the trade.

Laine has also extended for 4 years and PLD's agent is already trying to bully him out of Winnipeg to Montreal. It seems to me they're not very similar guys at all.

You seriously are lacking the context of just how irate Jarmo was with PLD quitting on the team. He was traded within 48 hours of getting benched during his last game. You can be sure he was genuinely thrilled to get Laine, who he thinks a hell of a lot of considering where they're both from, for a player that had openly quit playing for them.

You just proved my point with those stats. And points are not everything as PLD is known for his 2-way play where Laine is more known for generating offense (Laine's +/- reflects that). Laine has been more injury prone and less consistent than Dubois with his new team (this is factual and not my opinion). I'm not trying to push a narrative, I was just sharing my opinion that PLD is the much better player and I think most people would agree.

Laine only getting 4 years shows that the GM did not want to lock him up long term. Based on what I've heard, PLD is expected to sign with MTL in the offseason for approximately 9.5 x 7. A 66.5 mil contract blows Laine's 34 mil contract out of the water - it's almost double. However, it remains to be seen what PLD will sign for.

It is the players right to play for who they want to play for and a long list of star players have done so in the past. Players like John Tavares, Adam Fox and now PLD are using that option.

Yes, he was thrilled to get Laine but would of been more thrilled to resign PLD without any controversy.