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dancalabretta

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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 17, 2018 at 7:51 p.m.
Thread: Parayko
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Why do the Leaf have overpay just to get a RHD. Zaitsev plays RHD, as will Liljegren, and Kapanen is 2nd line RWer good. An overpayment for Simmons. How is this lineup better this year. Leafs acquire two regulars, give up three regulars and also good futures. Plus it's not cap friendly for next year....bonuses.</div></div>

The Leafs have to pay this much for a RHD because all 3 of our RHD are replacement-level. Sure Zaitsev plays RD but plays at the level of a #6 defenceman and Liljegren isn’t ready to be an impact player, at least until next season. This lineup is better than the current lineup as it drastically improves the team’s most glaring hole. I don’t know if you’ve ever watched Parayko play but he’s easily a top pairing defenceman that’s only 25 years old on a team-friendly. He’d easily slot in as the team’s 2nd best defenceman and it would add some much needed size, solid skating and puck moving to the Leafs’ back end.