I'm in this boat....don't love the Willy contract but don't hate it...but yes...he's a common whipping boy if he goes a few games without lighting up the stat sheet.

Re-signing Bert...it would be interesting to know what he'd be looking at on a 3-4yr deal. If he goes off in the playoffs again demand will be up for him but maybe he's open to a reasonable number right now. Risk on both sides for sure

Rielly has been great this year...but we've seen how much better he can be when paired with a defensive d-man
McCable has been good....he's prone to turnovers when making cheeky outlets and sometimes pinches at inopportune times....but overall good
Lilly needs to keep on this projection....most nights he's just a solid presence
TJ has gone from one of our most reliable guys to someone you can't trust right now
Gio...I just think his body can't match up with his desire and IQ...still ok but another guy who has understandably taken a step back
Benoit...I love more and more...don't need him to have more minutes or responsibility but happy to send him out there every night

Has anyone noticed how bad Martin Jones has been recently... Was watching the past few games and he's been allowing 2+ goals he shouldn't have per game

Jones really has not been bad when u consider how the teams been playing

Like in the EDM game can't really blame him besides on goal 1

CGY it's basically off Gios foot surprising him then Liligren fails to get it off the goal line or heck should just not have touched it to let it be 4-2.

Like he made some good saves and gave em a chance to win. Issue is there's problems up front. Brodie and Gio have not looked great. Liligren has the chance to prove something but his decisions are yea. Benoit and Reilly be the guys I see on the praise end heck even McCabe. So 3 of your 6 damn have been meh. Benoit should not be top pair and yea a move is needed

This teams past 5 even with the win in CGY wasn't great especially defensively. If Matthews didn't bail em out along with MVP vid team it would have got ugly in CGY

I want them because it’s universal and easy to flip. I want to recoup assets so we can regroup in the summer, put ourselves in a better position to buy next year and then have more assets to spend

Actually hang on, my original idea from last year was to grab another 1st and trade up for Sam Dickinson. If we do that I'd be happy with picks.

Maybe New Jersey?

Dicky would be the change this blue line so dearly needs

Slow burn. Probably needs 1 more years of junior but him slotting in behind rielly would be excellent long term. Local kid too

Kuzmenko sounds like he is done in vancouver, I'll take him and a 1st for bert half retained or something like that. Would love to get Brzustewicz as well but Canucks fans are in the Andrew Nielsen fase of his development right now.

New jersey needs a temporary C and a goalie. Sammy and Domi could head out that way

Could also look at moving Brodie for a team looking to add a dfd. CFs prices are way too low on what he'd bring I think

Slow burn. Probably needs 1 more years of junior but him slotting in behind rielly would be excellent long term. Local kid too

Kuzmenko sounds like he is done in vancouver, I'll take him and a 1st for bert half retained or something like that. Would love to get Brzustewicz as well but Canucks fans are in the Andrew Nielsen fase of his development right now.

New jersey needs a temporary C and a goalie. Sammy and Domi could head out that way

Could also look at moving Brodie for a team looking to add a dfd. CFs prices are way too low on what he'd bring I think

I'm so huge on Dickinson, I'd ride the year out and see the teams in that area and offer as much as Marner for that picks+other stuff (Like a Mesar and strubble type prospect with CGY's 2025 1st; Habs fans also think the deal is fair value). Yes, I get it seems like much, but think about it this way... Dickinson could stabilize the defence and this could help the Leafs go after Lindholm+a RHD to play with Rielly;

Rielly-Insert RHD
Dickinson-Lilly
McCabe-Benoit

Could be our DCore moving forward

Honestly don't know why we're talking about draft now

Should be looking at the now not a Dman who won't be here for 3 years

Go trade for someone who can help now who has term and is good not a maybe. We don't have a big window to be going with Maybes

Chychrun, Hanifin, Weegar, etc

We're in win now mode can't be affording to gamble with a guy who maybe in 3 years = top 4 LD for us

Maybe you phrased this wrong but that would be a horrific trade for Mitch

Honestly don't know why we're talking about draft now

Should be looking at the now not a Dman who won't be here for 3 years

Go trade for someone who can help now who has term and is good not a maybe. We don't have a big window to be going with Maybes

Chychrun, Hanifin, Weegar, etc

We're in win now mode can't be affording to gamble with a guy who maybe in 3 years = top 4 LD for us

Here would be the hypothetical scenario:
Marner (no retention and 1 year left)
for
Dickinson pick
Mesar
Stubble (He's been fantastic and would be an upgrade over Gio and TJ rn)
CGY 1st
Any other smaller picks and prospects (like an additional 2nd and 4rth or something)
10.9 mill in cap space

Leafs then go out and sign Pesce, Bert, Domi with the Marner cap space and have 23 mill to upgrade the team

Has anyone noticed how bad Martin Jones has been recently... Was watching the past few games and he's been allowing 2+ goals he shouldn't have per game

Because there is zero reason to spend an unholy amount of futures to try and fix this roster. This team still isn't Treliving's group, and Im going to assume that is why this season has been so meh. We are still stuck between 2 identities. Undergoing a strategic retool would be the best course of. Getting younger and prepping for the future is the way to go

Here would be the hypothetical scenario:
Marner (no retention and 1 year left)
for
Dickinson pick
Mesar
Stubble (He's been fantastic and would be an upgrade over Gio and TJ rn)
CGY 1st
Any other smaller picks and prospects (like an additional 2nd and 4rth or something)
10.9 mill in cap space

Leafs then go out and sign Pesce, Bert, Domi with the Marner cap space and have 23 mill to upgrade the team

Yes. Without a doubt. He's come up with some big saves (last night in particular)...but there's been 1-2 bad goals/gm...particularly sharp angles to his left

Adding a top 4 dman with term does not have to be an immediate fox but someone to build around next year

Look at Van with Hronek

Traded 14oa pick for him and ain't looking back

Leafs trade for and extend Chychrun or Hanafin I'm good

As we're in win now mode

Cap space is a currency, not an asset.
This would be horrible for us. We are still trying to win and that value is way off. Besides mitch wont waive for ****ing montreal lmao

Marner won't waive so that's immediately shut down lul

Mesar and Stubble are close or already NHL ready, Dickinson is Dickinson and then you add a pretty high quality asset in CGY's 1st... AND, you get cap space

Mitch would waive bc he's still sort of close to home and he thinks the Habs are on the up

Yes. Without a doubt. He's come up with some big saves (last night in particular)...but there's been 1-2 bad goals/gm...particularly sharp angles to his left