SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

WilmaTheGreat

Member Since
Jun. 23, 2021
Favourite Team
Toronto Maple Leafs
Forum Posts
11
Posts per Day
0.0
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 17, 2021 at 11:28 p.m.
Thread: Yes we McCann
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JG1972</b></div><div>Just to be clear, with the leafs trading for McCann they will be protecting 7-3-1 (34,91,88,16,McCann,15,24/47) (44,78,8) (36) Kerfoot isent gonna get claimed theyd be stupid not to protect him in this format. I think the plan is to protect Kerfoot, Seattle takes Dermott, trade Kerfoot for another top 6 winger/1b goalie (Keumper/Garland/Bertuzzi)</div></div>

Thinking was inspired by Jonas Siegel’s piece in The Athletic this afternoon:

<em>“With the expectation that Holl will be protected, it appears the Leafs will go with an eight-skater, one-goalie protection scheme for Wednesday’s expansion draft. (Joining Holl will presumably be Matthews, Tavares, Nylander, Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly, Jake Muzzin, T.J. Brodie and Jack Campbell.)

That would leave McCann exposed alongside Kerfoot. Since it’s unlikely the Leafs would trade for McCann just to lose him to Seattle, it seems likely that a side deal with the Kraken has been worked out — one that has Kerfoot landing in Seattle. (Such a deal could also theoretically include Travis Dermott being the Kraken’s pick, though that seems unlikely given McCann’s and Kerfoot’s similar-ish profiles.)”
</em>

https://theathletic.com/2712786/2021/07/17/jared-mccann-gives-the-maple-leafs-a-much-needed-win-to-start-the-offseason/?source=user_shared_article