05 Sep 2018 06:15:32
Tor - D Jake Gardiner (1yr x 4.05 mill), 2019 1st, 2020 3rd, F Jeremy Bracco
Min - D Jonas Brodin (3yrsx $4.16mill)
Gardiner is the leafs 2nd LHD behind Rielly. He has this season left and is due a raise. If he would take $5.25-5.5 mill it’s possible he could fit, however he may want to cash in for more after a few good seasons and he still isn’t exactly the Defensive player we need. Brodin is much more rounded player, a bit younger and 2 more years of cost certainty which is very important going forward in Toronto.
Minnesota gets a good puck moving LHD to take Brodins spot in the lineup. They’re also Gardiners hometown team so may be able to resign him a little cheaper than other teams. They get a mid to late 1st rounder, a 3rd rounder and a small but very skilled prospect who is stuck behind a lot of talent in Toronto. The Wild have a decent team but with Suter (33) Staal (33) Parise (34) and Koivu (35), stocking some younger assets doesn’t hurt.
1.) 05 Sep 2018
05 Sep 2018 16:34:51
This isn’t a bad offer, the thing is that the leafs already have Dermott who will likely be able to step up to a top 4D role soon (as long as he has a proper partener), so the leafs don’t need to make this trade.
2.) 05 Sep 2018
05 Sep 2018 19:56:37
It’s a real lateral move. I understand the differences you pointed out here. And they are significant. But there is no way Minnesota makes this trade. Giveaway is not as good as Brodin. End of story.
You can use whatever stat you want to try and make Giveaway seem like a good player. But as far as I’m concerned those stats just mask what we all know: last couple minutes of a period, or in a critical situation environment, Giveaway Gardiner can’t be trusted. At the end of the day, he’s a choker. Simple as that.
3.) 06 Sep 2018
06 Sep 2018 00:52:20
Most of us Leaf fans seem to undervalue our assets, and overvalue assets from lesser teams.
Reboot.
4.) 06 Sep 2018
06 Sep 2018 05:38:27
Minnesota like big heavy players. That’s one reason Ennis never fit. They say NO to Bracco.