30 Jun 2017 02:49:26
A couple trades I wouldn't mind seeing.

JvR and Dermott
To Florida for
Demers and 2018 1st

Carrick, Leivo, Brown and 2019 2nd
To Kings for
2018 1st and Kempe

Say what you will, I think the 2018 draft is going to be killer and when it rolls around we would be grateful we got 3 picks.

Sign Thornton to a 2 year 7 mil deal, why? I don't know. (5 first year 2 second)
Sign Girardi to 2 year 8 mil deal (6 first year 2 second)

Kempe - Kadri - Nylander
Hyman - Matthews - Marner
Komarov - Bozak - Kapanen
Martin - Thornton - Soshnikov

Rielly - Zaitsev
Gardiner - Demers
Rosen - Girardi.

1.) 30 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017 05:37:59
Unfortunately for the Leafs, trades for right handed defensemen in recent memory have caused the market to be incredible lopsided in favour of the selling team. Because of this I don't think that JVR gets you that return.

Having said that, I do like the idea of the Leafs acquiring Demers as he is a D-man with experience and good stats. He is also on a team friendly deal that works well with the Leafs timeline, so if the cost is not to high I think they should definitely pursue him.

2.) 30 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017 13:23:39
It doesn't have anything to actually do with RHD, it's D in general. They just happened to be RHD. Top LHD are in demand from certain teams as well.

3.) 30 Jun 2017
30 Jun 2017 18:27:51
Obviously there is demand all D, but if you look at recent trades that have been made and speculation about trades that could be made, most revolve around RHD. More teams need a RHD than a LHD, as there are simply less of them around. Less supply means stronger demand and higher value, that's just the way it goes. So it actually has everything to do with RHD.