bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:I'm starting to get into a Hall-or-bust territory.
Scattered thoughts: I don't think Forsberg or Arvidsson are really within the realm of possibility. I question whether Rakell is really that good and the cost to acquire him seems very high because of the extra year of his contract, which might not even really be a positive considering the upcoming expansion draft. Conor Garland seems like a solid player, but is he really what this group needs? Iafallo/Granlund/Haula seem like players that would be good fits but are they that much of an upgrade over Kerfoot playing with Tavares/Nylander (assuming Galchenyuk strikes out) that we should pay assets to get them... especially considering they'll need to sit for 2 weeks and then basically jump onto the team right as playoffs start?
The one non-Hall guy I would have loved to get was Kyle Palmieri... but reports are he won't waive his NTC to come to Canada because of the quarantine stuff, which is fair.
So I'm basically really hoping that between Hall's salary, his not-so-great stats this season, and his NTC, that the Leafs are basically Buffalo's only option to trade with and we get him at a reasonable cost.
The quarantine issue is a real concern for me in terms of making any sort of significant deal at the deadline this year. I also have some concerns about how well the Leafs will actually stack up against the better teams in the league, as we don't have a good basis for comparison. I get that, from the perspective of the team's path to the final four, this is a good year to go all-in, but from other perspectives, I'm skeptical.
I still think some depth moves, and that's about it.