Leafs acquire Plekanec

[caver]

i haven't seen much of Plekanec.. i know his game is not what it used to be...but Moore has played well lately..can it be Bozak on the move ?

 

[TML fan]

Does Lou have a no-turtleneck rule?

 

[Redleaf]

The 50% salary retained tells me the Leafs are going to make a big splash next.

It has to be for a defenceman. Right?
Any takers as to who they might be looking at?

 

[Guilt Trip]

Saw this and had a laugh...Doesn't mean a lot but interesting..I like this trade.
Tomas Plekanec 242 points since 2012-2013
Rick Nash 252 points since 2012-2013
Does Pleks wears #41???

 

[Captain Canuck]

The 50% salary retained tells me the Leafs are going to make a big splash next.

It has to be for a defenceman. Right?
Any takers as to who they might be looking at?

Ryan McDonagh???

 

[sickbeast]

The 50% salary retained tells me the Leafs are going to make a big splash next.

It has to be for a defenceman. Right?
Any takers as to who they might be looking at?

Ryan McDonagh???

Could be, but wouldn't that have to be a three way trade?  The Rangers are definitely not going to want JVR.  It could be a tricky one to pull off.  Unless the Leafs are willing to trade a bunch of picks and prospects.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Hypothetically speaking if we ditched all 3 of our UFAs (JVR, Bozak, Komarov) and used a good amount of those assets on acquiring McDonagh, we could still have a line-up that looks like this for the playoffs:

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Marleau-Kadri-Marner
Leivo-Plekanec-Brown
Johnsson-Moore-Kapanen

McDonagh-Rielly
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Hainsey

 

[sickbeast]

I came across this comment on the Sportsnet comment section:

Plekanec has 4 less points than Nash this season and playing on a terrible team. And he plays against the toughest lines every night. MB strikes again. Toronto will be very happy with this guy for sure and gave up basically nothing.

I agree 100%.  The Leafs came out quite well here.  The cost for Nash was much higher.

 

[Bender]

Hypothetically speaking if we ditched all 3 of our UFAs (JVR, Bozak, Komarov) and used a good amount of those assets on acquiring McDonagh, we could still have a line-up that looks like this for the playoffs:

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Marleau-Kadri-Marner
Leivo-Plekanec-Brown
Johnsson-Moore-Kapanen

McDonagh-Rielly
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Hainsey

They probably only take JVR but I don't see why they wouldn't rather have picks and young players.

 

[sickbeast]

Hypothetically speaking if we ditched all 3 of our UFAs (JVR, Bozak, Komarov) and used a good amount of those assets on acquiring McDonagh, we could still have a line-up that looks like this for the playoffs:

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Marleau-Kadri-Marner
Leivo-Plekanec-Brown
Johnsson-Moore-Kapanen

McDonagh-Rielly
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Hainsey

Ah yes I was forgetting about Bozak.  You're right, he could very well be traded.  What's he worth though?  Maybe a second rounder?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

They probably only take JVR but I don't see why they wouldn't rather have picks and young players.

No, no, trade those guys to other teams for picks and prospects and send (some) of those picks and prospects to New York for McDonagh.

 

[Bender]

I came across this comment on the Sportsnet comment section:

Plekanec has 4 less points than Nash this season and playing on a terrible team. And he plays against the toughest lines every night. MB strikes again. Toronto will be very happy with this guy for sure and gave up basically nothing.

I agree 100%.  The Leafs came out quite well here.  The cost for Nash was much higher.

The price for Nash was absurd. He's got to be one of the most overrated players.of his generation (along with Phaneuf )

 

[Redleaf]

I came across this comment on the Sportsnet comment section:

Plekanec has 4 less points than Nash this season and playing on a terrible team. And he plays against the toughest lines every night. MB strikes again. Toronto will be very happy with this guy for sure and gave up basically nothing.

I agree 100%.  The Leafs came out quite well here.  The cost for Nash was much higher.

Its amazing what competent management can do.

 

[Bender]

They probably only take JVR but I don't see why they wouldn't rather have picks and young players.

No, no, trade those guys to other teams for picks and prospects and send (some) of those picks and prospects to New York for McDonagh.

Seems like a lot of maneuvering in a short period. Would be good though!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/JohnLuTSNMtl/status/967811002724175872

Interesting how that could work out. There has been talk in the past week that Plekanec could still end up back in Montreal in the summer even if he gets traded.

 

[TML fan]

All the Habs fans at my work are laughing and saying Plekanec sucks. Yeah, he sucks when he's the best centre on your team.

I don't know much about him outside of turtlenecks, but he's a pretty good two way player isn't he?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Seems like a lot of maneuvering in a short period. Would be good though!

JVR's return by itself could be enough of a return to get us at least close to McDonagh. So as long as the Leafs are keeping the Rangers updated as to what that is it shouldn't be too difficult to pull off.

 

[Guilt Trip]

https://twitter.com/JohnLuTSNMtl/status/967811002724175872

Interesting how that could work out. There has been talk in the past week that Plekanec could still end up back in Montreal in the summer even if he gets traded.

Could but most of the time, players don't go back. Remove sentiment..Who has the most upside, Montreal or Toronto? If, and that's a big if, both teams want him back and the money is equal, I know where I'm signing. That's for another day down the road. He could be purely a rental like Boyle was last year.

 

[Zee]

All the Habs fans at my work are laughing and saying Plekanec sucks. Yeah, he sucks when he's the best centre on your team.

I don't know much about him outside of turtlenecks, but he's a pretty good two way player isn't he?

He's solid defensively and miscast in Montreal.  He'll play alot better when he faces 3rd and 4th lines. The move is solid and doesn't cost all that much. I have a feeling this deadline day will be super busy

 

[Guilt Trip]

All the Habs fans at my work are laughing and saying Plekanec sucks. Yeah, he sucks when he's the best centre on your team.

I don't know much about him outside of turtlenecks, but he's a pretty good two way player isn't he?

Of course they say he sucks. He's a 3rd/4th line guy for us and he's good at it.