jmac490

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Forum: Armchair-GMMar 5 at 2:47
Thread: Dubas Next Steps
With the way Kappy has been playing recently, it would be very hard for me personally to see him traded.

He has been playing with gusto (something the Leafs lack). He has been flying up and down the rink, standing up for his teammates, getting into the gritty areas of the ice to try and help the team succeed. I feel like those tangibles are impossible for the Leafs to trade away because they lack those kinds of players (Hyman, Kappy, and maybe Clifford all seem to me to have these intangibles).

If the Leafs want a chance to compete against the likes of Boston (players with tangibles: Marchand (inate ability to get under opponents skins), Pasta (hits, isn't afraid of the corners or needing to take a hit for a play), Debrusk (Marchand-lite), Coyle (two-way guy, likes to hit, isn't afraid to take hits), McAvoy (can also get under players skins) and Tampa (who just acquired gritty/irritating guys in Coleman and Goodrow, Maroon during the offseason).

Potentially adding a depth defender like Bortuzzo or Borowiecki (long shot as Dorion wants him in Ottawa long term, and he just had a kid) could bring some of those veteran work-ethic intangibles.

I would happily do the NJD trade with Mango and pick instead of Kappy. Kappy really seems like he wants to be a Leaf long-term with his recent play
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb 29 at 11:06
Thread: How much would these D Men Cost
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ajp_18</b></div><div>Kerfoot and a 2nd for Savard.... no 3rd. Green got a 2nd and a B prospect... Savard is better then Green</div></div>

I can get the logic behind that, but Kerfoot is a middle 6 forward, not a B prospect. You also have to account for retention and trade deadline inflation.
Demelo &gt; Green, but Demelo only got a 3rd in return.

I did like the Kerfoot + Holl for Savard + Anderson, but that still leaves the Leafs in the position of needing 1-2 more D.

Would you consider Kerfoot + 4th 20 + SDA for Savard and a RHD prospect?

That gives you a center for 3 years, and a center prospect to grow into that position in 3 years time. Then the Leafs can develop the D a bit more.

Edit: I guess Columbus doesn't really have any other RHD prospects in the system. Maybe Tarasov could be the prospect coming back since Elvis and Korpi can handle the goaltending
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb 27 at 11:25
Thread: Canes fans
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>vr1995</b></div><div>its his 4th year, hes 23 years old, in his age 20 and 21 seasons he put up 60 points. the drive his line comment his nit picking to find something negative about him which is the narrative of nylander always, people hate him just to hate him nylander hate is bogus and ignorant, and i dont care about the goal. the fact that youre still bitter about a guy who held put for his own money over a year ago is the problem more than anything else. hes sure made up for it this year wouldnt you say?</div></div>

Sure. Multiple Leafs are having career years (Nylander, Matthews) but the fact of the matter is that the Leafs don't need more offense. They need players who play defense, who actually want the team to win, who back check.

I get that the team is young. But it's frustrating to see them constantly make mistakes. My favourite Leafs this season are Muzzin and Spezza because they provide that veteran experience and try to show the kids where their faults are. The kids are (in my opinion) pretty selfish.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb 27 at 11:21
Thread: Canes fans
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>vr1995</b></div><div>where do you have PESce in your d rankings!? id love to know be cause like is said before nylander is a 1/2 rw, pesce is a 3/4 d man right now. nylander also has 2 years on him. and like is aid before i think pesce is a good dman. top 10? no way top 15? still no. not even top 20 so id love to know where hes ranked in your books to get a 23 year old winger whos breaking out</div></div>

I'd probably put Pesce Top 10 in all honesty. He's that solid as a DMan + his contract is a steal.
I think the Canes have the best D core in the league (Slaavin, Skjei, Pesce, Hamilton, Edmundson, TVR)

Granted the D Landscape has changed as Karlsson/Burns/Suter/Chara aren't as good as they once were.

From a Leafs perspective, I'd maybe put Rielly in the Top 25