21 May 2019 15:12:57
Another daily post

Tor: kadri
Nsh: turris

Tor: Nylander Zaitzev
Det: mantha 4th

Tor: kapanen 4th (det)
Car: Pesce

Hyman Tavares Marner
Mantha Matthews Bracco
Johnsson Turris Moore
Marchment gauthier brown

Reilly Pesce
Muzzin Dermott
Rosen Liljegren

1.) 21 May 2019
21 May 2019 15:48:40
Kyle Turris had a bit of an off year. He also dealt with a couple of injuries that probably will affect his play over the next few seasons. I think Dubas would be hesitant to trade our 3C for a 3C making more money, especially with the current cap situation.

Not sure about the second trade. Mantha is having a great worlds, but Nylander is doing even better, and on his off wing. Yes that is probably a cap space move, but I still think Dubas is going to give Nylander another shot. Detroit may actually be interested in controlling a RHD on a long term contract during their rebuild, so adding Zaitsev was smart.

I would go for Pulock if your trading Kapanen, he is on a cheaper contract and I don't think the leafs can afford Pesce at the moment.

2.) 21 May 2019
21 May 2019 16:49:44
I think dubas would rather have turris he’s more dependable as we seen the last two years as for the mantha trade I think he’s a better fit than Nylander for the leafs Nylander is good but we need more size Nylander doesn’t give us a lot other than his play making abilities and for Pulock I think it’s more realistic getting Pesce unless the islanders bring up Wilde or Dobson which I doubt and for your cap concerns

Going out
Zaitzev- 4.5
Kadri- 4.5
Nylander- 6.9
Kapanen- 2-3.5

Coming in
Turris- 6
Mantha- 3.3
Pesce- 4.025

Easy math yes our right side becomes our weak side but we have a lot of young right wing prospects and with the additional cap space we could possibly add a free agent if needed all in all I think this helps the leafs with their cap situation now and long term.

3.) 21 May 2019
21 May 2019 16:55:34
MostLeaf is hot today boy. I agree with everything he says. I’ll have to take a different approach.

Turris is a pussy who makes too much for 3C. We have enough softies on the team. What we need is a player who has an edge like Kadri, but less prone to bonehead plays that get him suspended. We have the talent that we can downgrade our 3C to someone less skilled and focuses more on defense, but we can’t pay more money for him. Someone like Jenner for example.

I don’t think Detroit can afford to make this trade. They have the cap space right now that they can theoretically make this trade, but they only have 18 players signed for next year, and have to fill out the roster. Adding Nylander and Zaitsev eats up virtually all remaining cap space and would make things very tricky for Yzerman. An astute GM, one of the best in the league, if not the best, I can’t see him taking on a bad contract in Zaitsev when he is focusing on rebuilding. This just does not seem like a move Yzerman would make.

Kapanen for Pesce (or Pulock) I think is a good move for Leafs, but not if you are moving Nylander too. I would hesitate to trade two RW without bringing in a replacement. Bracco and Moore (who you have on his off side) might turn out to be good players. Or they might not. I have a very hard time thinking either will be able to effectively replace the players we lose here. RW looks really weak now with two rookies.

4.) 21 May 2019
21 May 2019 20:33:48
Kadri is a plug he didn’t do a thing for us you said he plays with an edge but how often do you see that and when it does come out it’s always him taking a dumb penalty turris is over paid sure put he’s got good face off numbers and I think he could put up just as many if not more points than kadri and like I said sure our right wing is weak with these moves but the cap space we save allows us to do more mantha in my opinion will add more than Nylander to this team something will have to happen cause we need to make room to sign atleast one of johnsson or kapanen all while trying to add a defencemen.

5.) 22 May 2019
22 May 2019 03:16:15
I’ve read a lot of analysts saying that Leafs can’t afford both Johnsson and Kapanen long term. Right now, Kapanen is the obvious choice because he’s on the strong side and we have replacements for him, whereas our LW is already the weaker side and we are losing Marleau. Kapanen also seems to be perceived as the better player as well, probably because he was drafted higher.

It’s always a risk taking on players who have just come off a down year and injured, which applies to Kadri this year just as much as to Turris. It’s probably a good idea to let him build up some value first before trading him. At the same time, we get to see if Turris is able to get back to his normal as well. There’s also no harm in having Nashville retain if they really want to make this trade. If they retain $750k, Kadri and Turris would cost the same.

Mantha is a great player. He has numbers similar to Nugent-Hopkins. I wouldn’t mind having him on the team at all. One of either Nylander or Kapanen should do it, though Nylander is considered the more valuable. If you’re going to add to your LW, Mantha would be a good way to go.

I still think it’s two risky to be trading off two RW, one of whom many consider elite right now and relying on Bracco and Moore. I’d rather promote Brown and re-sign Ennis. I guess we have to agree to disagree on that one. I didn’t read the second post until after I had already sent mine in. Yours wasn’t posted when I wrote mine. That’s why I didn’t see your comment on RW.

6.) 22 May 2019
22 May 2019 18:34:36
Love the Pesce trade. The rest I'm not too keen on. Severe overpayment to Detroit.