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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 29, 2023 at 8:59 p.m.
Thread: Leafs Pull Off 3 Way Deal With Sharks And Ducks Involving Nylander
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>I guess the question would be, Do the Leafs prefer Nylander for one year and then have cap space instead next summer instead of a 9m Karllson for four years.
Same with Ducks, would they prefer keep Drysdale, the picks and have 9m in cap instead of 9m Nylander.

Is it just me, but is 9.5m X 8 Nylander a good deal for a player starting that contract at age 28.?</div></div>

With how hard it is to move salary in the NHL right now I bet Nylander stays. I realize you don't want to lose a guy like him for nothing, but if you resign Matthews and are able to give Nylander a respectable offer (and he still goes elsewhere) what do you do? At least you get the value of him this year.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 29, 2023 at 8:58 p.m.
Thread: Leafs Pull Off 3 Way Deal With Sharks And Ducks Involving Nylander
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMBL</b></div><div>Anaheim loses their future 1RD in this proposal, doesn't really make sense. If they want Nylander, they should be trading Terry for him. SJ is getting way too much for Karlsson.</div></div>

I agree. I don't think San Jose is getting that great of a return. And I'm not certain Nylander fits with Anaheim's timeline either (but good work on thinking outside the box).

I'll be honest, I hate this forward group. Lots of risk if Knies doesn't look great out of the gate and Brown has lost a step. You're going to end up with teams loading up against Matthews/Marner and that second line might not be able to make teams pay.

I see no reason to add Zadorov. You end up moving Brodie and Timmins to add him. Not good asset management.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 29, 2023 at 8:24 a.m.
Thread: Michkov madness
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hammerwise</b></div><div>But the leafs love to move 1sts for "grit" guys like ancient Foligno and struggling ROR, both of whom cost far more and were short term rentals.

And given that Kampf just got 4 yrs for 2.5mil and a NTC, but doesn;t play with as much leadership, "grit" and scores at least 10-15 pts less, its not outside the realm of possibility given the above two facts</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMDannyB</b></div><div>Yeah I want more for TK and for Laughton the Leafs trade isn’t great for the Flyers everything they have to offer stinks quite frankly lol</div></div>

I don't think the Leafs would even consider this deal. Laughton is a nice player for sure. He has some value, signed for a decent term at a decent cap hit. But he's a third line guy on a stanley cup team, at best he's the #6 forward in your top 6. You should not be giving up this many assets for him. No way. Look at what the deals have been over the past week, and how little teams have gotten for players. Moving money is hard and teams aren't going to overpay you to do it. You can find someone to do a similar job on the UFA market that might cost more, but is "free."

TLDR: Laughton is fine. Hard to move money and the Leafs won't overpay to add cap. Can find a comparable player as a UFA likely.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 29, 2023 at 8:20 a.m.
Thread: Leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lowblocksniper</b></div><div>I like the trade, not crazy about how you structured your lines and I don`t know why you put Giordano on LTIR when he is definitely going to play.</div></div>

I have been very intrigued by the idea of playing Tavares with Marner/Matthews. I think they would balance each other really well. If you can find somebody who will play well with Nylander you're going to get a clear #1 line, a solid #2 line and probably a middling third line. Kind of the Boston model when they had Bergeron-Rat Boy- Pasta all together.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>You can't afford to buyout Murray</div></div>

You very much can. It's certainly not ideal but they also can't afford to attach high draft picks to move him. If they have some idea on what Matthews/Nylander extensions cost it's not a huge deal. I could see them retaining a bit on Murray to move him, but with the cap going up it isn't going to cripple them. (The Leafs are actually in a great spot with the cap right now, but ssshhhh don't tell people).
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 28, 2023 at 8:23 a.m.