Recent content by smuddan2

My biggest concern with Matthews is his injury status. He had a mysterious injury a year or so ago that he had to fly to Europe to see a specialist, I think that injury lingered and impacted his performance last season. On top of that is the serious knee injury inflicted by Gudas. Luckily...

Don't be fooled by what the Chayka team is leading you to believe. They'll eat a good chunk of Rielly's salary if they can find a taker among the teams that Rielly would agree to be traded to. Anyone who has paid close attention to how Rielly has been declining over the last 3seasons would not...

I still think the buyout option is viable. The cap hit for the first 4 years would be 3.5m per and 2m per for the final 4 years ( as per Puckpedia) . You'd save 4m per which hopefully is enough to sign Stanley for 4years. The net result would be you upgrade from Reilly to Stanley at the cost...

I hope the next Leafs move is to further strengthen the defence. Their best d man Tanev is a big question mark because of age and injury history. Without him McCabe struggled. OEL was their best d but he's 34 and not a top pairing guy anymore. Stecher and Andare are undersized. Who's there to...

At the end of the season I was worried that, knowing the Leafs would make a desperate push for the playoffs, future assets would have to be sacrificed. As it turned out, I'm very happy that the only "valuable asset" that they traded was the Beast. He may turn out to be a great goalie but...

Carlo is big but plays small. Just one guy didn't work out doesn't mean size is not important all things being equal. The games I've watched Stanley plays with much more physicality and would be a good third pairing d man to have. Just not sure at what cost and if the Leafs still have the cap room.

Last I checked Logan Stanley is still available. He's 6'7" and plays tough. The Leafs need him to clear the net front.

Wow, I'm overwhelmed by the number and impact of changes made to the lineup. Although chemistry is not guaranteed, on paper we've received upgrades in each important category, goal, defence, offense, power play, depth & toughness... maybe even Werenski, but trading Knies will create a hole in...

My suggestion to replace penalty kicks is to give each team a 5 minutes of 5 on 4 power play after regulation. Play starts half field and if still no score, team with more corner kicks win. If still tied another 3 minutes of 5 on 3... this way team plays determine the final outcome and not just...

Carlo has something like a 4million cap hit, without taking back any bad contracts, the Leafs can use that to buy in the free agency market. That's where they'll get inprovement, hopefully.

If we could only get rid of either Reilly or Carlo, I'd rather keep Reilly for the sake of his loyalty. Carlos has less grit/heart/truculence (or whatever you call it) than an 80 year old lady.

As much as I have criticized Nylander's work ethics, I've never questioned his offensive powerss. When he's playing motivated, he's not that far off from Kucherov. Chemistry is not something that can be projected. A power play of Raddysh, Matthews, Nylander, Knies(Tavares) and McKenna though...

If they Leafs are to trade Knies as rumor mills have it, I'd hope they can get back either a legit 2nd line center or a first pairing d man who's still has terms and at least 3 good year left; or a package of Knies and Reilly to Chicago for their 4th pick with which they can draft either Ried or...

Its basically Benoit gor a 3rd round picks and Woll for Andrae who's a 5'9" puck moving d man. There may also be 2-3 million cap gain for the Leafs. I'd have liked Reilly and Carlo traded before Benoit. Don't know much else about Andrae and I hope he can turn out to be at least a top 4 d ...

With the playoffs coming to an end, teams will start making off season moves. The Leafs first move is the signing of Tinus Koblar to a 3 year entry level deal. Will Vegas allow Cassidy to talk to other teams soon ? The Leafs should have a coach hired before the draft. Is the Marlies coach being...