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Probably not when 2nd's are going for bottom pair D or 4th liners like Schenn and Tanev.

I dunno if Grebenkin is definitely gonna be a player, but I really wanted to find that out here. I guess it came down to Minten or a 1st+Grebenkin. We'll see if that decision pans out. 50% retention plus getting a couple picks even if they're late isn't nothing too.

They should, but they won't.

Probably a good fit, I'm terrified of the price though considering everything else that's happened. We probably should have just dealt a 1st for him 2 years ago I guess.

We got him for a 3rd two deadlines ago. Somehow his trade value increased as he got older, worse, and more expensive.

Worth clarifying I think I was like 13 or 14 when Leetch played here. So the list of great defencemen I've personally actually watched isn't particularly deep. It was like Leetch, Kaberle, and Svehla I'd say in that early 2000s era. Then Rielly. Now Tanev.

It was only a handful of games but I still think even a 30-something year old Brian Leetch was the best defenceman I've ever seen play in a Leafs uniform. Losing a full season of that was brutal.

That and the Leetch deal were both absolute great trades for the Leafs. Still have vague memories of people freaking out about losing Maxim Kondratiev. Friggin lockout.

God 12 or 13-year old me was so psyched about that deadline.

He has 4 points this season, doesn't kill penalties, doesn't get powerplay time, and averages 13:06 ice-time per game which puts him 208th among the 218 defenceman to play at least 25 games this season. He's averaging almost 3 minutes per game less than he did in the past 2 seasons. Sure his...

JBD is very much a run of the mill defenceman and even calling him young at this point is pushing it. I just think Cozens finding his game is way more likely than Norris doing so.

Beauvillier was a guy I thought could be a decent plan D or E option if we couldn't get any centres or defencemen and just wanted to throw a mid round pick at a scoring depth option. Guess I was wrong.

I think that's a crazy good deal for the sens. Damn.

Not to say that I'm advocating for the Leafs to let Marner walk but I mean if it does then Nylander just slides up to the 1RW spot instead. Obviously there would be a lot of trickle down effects to that but that's what an extra $12-15mil in cap space is for.

I remember when Sturm was a college free agent and thinking he could be something. Always nice to see those guys work out. Would have been nicer had he signed here though.

Cap space and also a roster spot. But yeah this is likely just precautionary in case they need either. Reaves is obviously an easy clear.

Marner HM Knies