2016 Lead up to the Trade Deadline thread

[bustaheims]

Trade deadline morning is the worst. You know things are going to happen today, but you also know very little is going to happen until like 1pm.

 

[Frank E]

Trade deadline morning is the worst. You know things are going to happen today, but you also know very little is going to happen until like 1pm.

Ya, but, it's almost noon man?

 

[bustaheims]

Trade deadline morning is the worst. You know things are going to happen today, but you also know very little is going to happen until like 1pm.

Ya, but, it's almost noon man?

Yeah. Getting to the point where deals should start to trickle in.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Hearing the talk surrounding Kris Russel is amazing. Kypreos says that the asking price is a 1st and a prospect. Custance says that he could get $5.5mil on a long-term deal. MacLean called him an effective puck-moving defenceman.

 

[L K]

Hearing the talk surrounding Kris Russel is amazing. Kypreos says that the asking price is a 1st and a prospect. Custance says that he could get $5.5mil on a long-term deal. MacLean called him an effective puck-moving defenceman.

We're talking about the same 20 point 28 year old defenseman, right?

 

[bustaheims]

Hearing the talk surrounding Kris Russel is amazing. Kypreos says that the asking price is a 1st and a prospect. Custance says that he could get $5.5mil on a long-term deal. MacLean called him an effective puck-moving defenceman.

LOL at that asking price!

 

[L K]

Hearing the talk surrounding Kris Russel is amazing. Kypreos says that the asking price is a 1st and a prospect. Custance says that he could get $5.5mil on a long-term deal. MacLean called him an effective puck-moving defenceman.

LOL at that asking price!

Time to trade Gardiner for 2 1st + an A prospect + a B prospect

 

[bustaheims]

Waivers are now out of the way for the day. That's sometimes the final hurdle for some deals.

 

[rdowdall]

Hearing the talk surrounding Kris Russel is amazing. Kypreos says that the asking price is a 1st and a prospect. Custance says that he could get $5.5mil on a long-term deal. MacLean called him an effective puck-moving defenceman.

LOL at that asking price!

Time to trade Gardiner for 2 1st + an A prospect + a B prospect

You know, I figured there would be a fit between the Leafs and the Lightning for Drouin surrounding Gardiner.

 

[Frank E]

Hearing the talk surrounding Kris Russel is amazing. Kypreos says that the asking price is a 1st and a prospect. Custance says that he could get $5.5mil on a long-term deal. MacLean called him an effective puck-moving defenceman.

LOL at that asking price!

Time to trade Gardiner for 2 1st + an A prospect + a B prospect

You know, I figured there would be a fit between the Leafs and the Lightning for Drouin surrounding Gardiner.

I think the Leafs are in need of defense prospects/stability more than forwards right now.

 

[cabber24]

Yawn... let's get this day started.

Toronto Maple Leaf clearance sale, everything must go! We'll even take your overpaid underachievers for the very low price of a pick. Need salary space, no problem. Boyes and Grabner 2 for 1 special. Paranteau on sale for a 3rd.

 

[Frank E]

To busta's point, if I'm a team trying to one-up my Stanley Cup contending competitors, I don't want my trades to be public until after they can't do anything to one-up my deals. 

 

[bustaheims]

To busta's point, if I'm a team trying to one-up my Stanley Cup contending competitors, I don't want my trades to be public until after they can't do anything to one-up my deals.

I think that may be part of it. There's also sellers holding out to see if another team they've been negotiating with beats the best offer on the table if/when they lose out on someone else. As much as I hate to use this term, there's a real domino effect on days like today. A lot of trades are linked to other negotiations.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Funniest deadline yet.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I got through lunch and didn't miss a thing? Do stuff!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

While you're bored check out what the internet will look like in 3016:

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/this-guy-spent-four-years-creating-an-imaginary-reddit-1761535358

 

[bustaheims]

Feels like there's going to be nothing until like 2, and then there'll be like 30 trades in 15 minutes, because I'll be in a meeting.

 

[rdowdall]

Feels like there's going to be nothing until like 2, and then there'll be like 30 trades in 15 minutes, because I'll be in a meeting.

Saying Dallas is trying to get Hamhuis and Russel and that those two are holding things up.

 

[Deebo]

https://twitter.com/NHLCanes/status/704363616670101504

 

[bustaheims]

Two former Leafs!