GhostofPotvin29
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#1PilarFan said:
Nonis has said today that one of the reasons for a 2 for 1 trade was to open up spots for the Marlies - which I took to mean open up spots to call up Marlies to the Leafs.
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Nonis has said today that one of the reasons for a 2 for 1 trade was to open up spots for the Marlies - which I took to mean open up spots to call up Marlies to the Leafs.
#1PilarFan said:
It definitely depends on how they replace them, definitely. Komarov and Frattin shouldn't be too difficult, like you say. We should be able to replace them in-house. But if the Leafs feel that they need to dip into the free agent market to replace Bozak and MacArthur, we could be looking at doubling the cap hit for those two roster spots. Particularly if go after Weiss and Clarkson like some speculate we will.
#1PilarFan
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Replacing Bozak was always going to be difficult. But this trade has little bearing on that. Sure, the numbers may have gotten a little tighter, but it's still very early in the offseason, and Nonis has a few contracts that could potentially be moved in order to free up cap space (Liles, Grabovski, Kulemin) without really hurting the core of the team.CarltonTheBear said:
As for Clarkson, I think that he might be a bit of a reach for a team that has more quality wingers than quality centers.
#1PilarFan said:
I think this is where my biggest concern is. Last season, I would have agreed with you that our wingers were solid. Solid enough to be mostly left alone with summer. Had we just lost MacArthur, I would have still been comfortable staying the course there. But I do think losing Frattin as well is going to force Nonis into bringing in somebody else from the free agent market. Whether it's Clarkson or somebody else, he's likely going to come in at over what Mac and Frattin cost combined.
Essentially, this is what we're left with on our wings for our top-9:
JVR-Kessel
Lupul-x
x-Kulemin
That might be stronger than our centre depth, but it's not saying much. Also, I don't think there's anybody in the organization that is ready to fill one of those wing spots right now. And if Lupul goes down with another injury things look downright bad.
It's not the end of the world, no. But I'm just not crazy throwing that much money towards the wings.
It's being reported that the Leafs are also taking back a cap hit of about $500k in the deal. Again, not the end of the world but a little strange seeing as how both players that the Kings received are on bargain contracts.
barney_rebel
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This trade stinks dudes...
Green Leaf said:
0 goals in his final 21 games as a Leaf.
GhostofPotvin29
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CarltonTheBear said:
Could have delivered on that breakaway in game 7....
Seymore Pucks
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I could see Hamilton replacing Frattin in the lineup. I think Carlye likes his work ethic.
OldTimeHockey
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Nik the Trik said:
Do you at least feel refreshed.
Nik the Trik said:
What's a "newspapers"?
BlueWhiteBlood
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Seymore Pucks said:
Certainly Frattin's last 21 games anyway.
I don't mind the deal, but like others have said, it's a bit on the high side and the deal could come out in our favour if Bernier steals the show.
Part of me is wondering if Frattin's knee issues are more of a factor in the Leafs being more willing to part with him in the deal. If it was Frattin of before the injury, I don't think we would have to had added anything to the deal. I think we should give Lombardi a bit of credit here also, for driving a fair to hard bargain here, he's a pretty good GM IMO.
Kin
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CarltonTheBear said:
Maybe, but I can't help but feel as though this deal at least suggests that they do think there are some guys who are going to get very serious looks with the big club next year. Whether it's giving Colborne a legit shot to make the team on the wing or someone like Ross I think they're probably going to at least try and fill these spots with some of the vaunted depth Burke supposedly left the team with.