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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 23, 2021 at 4:25 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2122
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jross13</b></div><div>It's not always about the points. It's about the intrinsic value players bring to teams that make a team complete. The leafs have talent but are a far cry away from being a complete team. This team was designed in a way that adds a third line of veteran NHL players that work their ass off, are difficult to play against and bring a role to the team. The Leafs have never had a third line, that has been trust worthy or effective playing against other teams. Unfortunately in sport you have to give up to get and for anyone to take Kerfoot's contract its going to have to come with an attractive piece and as well going to reduce the value in which you receive.</div></div>

Unfortunately the NHL is a hard cap league and the Leafs have created their own mess in the way they've constructed their roster. If they are going to keep the big 4 together; like they say they are, they are continuously going to have to take less value in trades as they'll always need to shed different players salaries as time moves on or require a team to retain salary.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 23, 2021 at 4:23 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2122
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JaredOfLondon</b></div><div>yeah, good one, a full season of Rielly is significantly more valuable than a forward who has had one season in his entire career above 38 points, but nice try! Weird random insult for no reason too. Wild how fragile some people are about their bottom 6 players</div></div>

It's not always about the points. It's about the intrinsic value players bring to teams that make a team complete. The leafs have talent but are a far cry away from being a complete team. This team was designed in a way that adds a third line of veteran NHL players that work their ass off, are difficult to play against and bring a role to the team. The Leafs have never had a third line, that has been trust worthy or effective playing against other teams. Unfortunately in sport you have to give up to get and for anyone to take Kerfoot's contract its going to have to come with an attractive piece and as well going to reduce the value in which you receive.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 17, 2021 at 3:29 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 10, 2021 at 2:34 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2021-22
This roster construction is based upon the intrinsic value of players which the Leafs have failed to address in years past. You have to look at players like Debrusk, Kuhlman, Janmark, Bellemare, McGinn (all players who reached the second round of the playoffs this season playing bottom six roles for good teams; Colorado, Vegas, Boston, Carolina) and put them in positions where they naturally fit. All players with more pedigree and bring a role to the team that the numbers don't make sense of but the eye test does. Players with defined roles in proper slots, opposed to the collection of misfit players Toronto has been trying to role out the past few seasons. (Engvall, Mikheyev, Kerfoot, Ennis, Thornton, Simmonds, Boyd, Vesey, Gauthier, Moore, Lindholm, Timashov, Korshkov, Petan, Aberg, Malgin, the list goes on.) This shows an ability to adress bottom 6 roles necessary for competition in the playoffs.

Also shows an upgrade on defence. Jones is a better player than Rielly. (Bigger, smarter, more in your face, more difficult to play against, better shot, etc.)