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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 27 at 9:26 a.m.
Thread: Pizza party
Liljegren has done nothing but prove hes any more then a bottom pair defenceman. A year ago he wasnt even a playoff regular for the Leafs and he gets a 2mill raise. U gave a 2nd pair guy in Roy 6mill over 6 years but dont want to pay Zadorov 4+mill to be a 3rd pair guy. Lets use this logic all the time with both Zadorov and Liljegren.
Tanevs value would likely be a 2nd. If its far and above that, like this trade suggests the smart move would be to not overpay and just offer him a contract as a UFA.
Robertson for a 2nd does nothing for the Leafs. If thats whats on tbe table the Leafs just keep him.
Minten and Cowan are not both going to be on the team next year. Cowan is 2-3 years away and Minten didnt look like an NHL player in his 4 regular season games hes probably a year or 2 away from regular NHL impact.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 17 at 4:53 p.m.
Thread: The Hard discussion is coming
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>zambonidriver</b></div><div>You absolutely have a point, and I agree. To piggyback on that, they need to see what they can get for expiring UFA’s like Bertuzzi, Domi, and maybe even Brodie and McMann? If they can get some picks or any sort of value for those guys, I would do it. Go into next season with Matthews and Nylander with bigger contracts and less team cap space, see what they’ve got in some of their prospects and Marlies and see who can take a step. And then the following year, when Tavares and Marner are off the books is when you go for it. Re-sign Tavares on the cheap as a 3C or second line left wing. Let Marner walk if he won’t take a discount. Hopefully Minten and Cowan are ready, and hopefully Knies has come into full form. The remaining enormous amount of cap space can be used to bolster the lineup accordingly. But damn do they ever need to decide if they are buyers or sellers, because if they are punting, letting guys walk for nothing once again would be majorly disappointing.</div></div>

I think LA is an example to follow. Just allow Treliving a couple offseasons of moves and UFAs then hopefully patience pays off. Even tho patience is going to be the hardest thing for leaf fans to accept. Facts are just that and the fact is the Leaf are a good team but not a great team. The have great/good players but are not a good team.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 22, 2023 at 6:10 p.m.
Thread: Leafs - Blues - 1 and done
Leaf fan here. Honestly I am asking myself, "does this make the Leafs current roster better"? So the Leafs get a top line winger in Kyrou to replace Nylander. Kyrou is younger and is essentially a pt/G player which is similar to Nylander. Is Nylander better than Kyrou? Id say yes, but not miles better. So there is good value there especially with cost/term certainty. For me Parayko is exactly what the current Leafs management is looking for in a defenceman, he skates very well, hes huge, and is at a manageable cap number going fwd as the cap is projected to increase consistently. Essentially the Leafs aquire a long sought-after partner for Rielly and a winger Kyrou witha cap hit that is very manageable for the Leafs moving FWD. The Leaf lose a top player in Nylander which sucks but the cost/term uncertainty this deal makes sense. Reaves 4th line ,Timmons has never stayed Healthy but i do think there is game in him and Samsonov who looks to be a career backup (maybe). So i do think this makes the Leafs better today. Making the picks work is difficult. I think the leafs would want at least one 2nd rounder back if they are trading two 1st.

Its extremely difficult to make trades in the NHL but i am waiting for Treliving to make his mark on this team with a big trade. It would take some nuts to pull a deal like this off.