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Armchair GM 2016-2017

Peter D. said:
I'm leery of the cost of Hamonic, but I think he'd be perfect for this team and as Rielly's partner.
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I think 2 1sts is way too much but yeah he does seem like a perfect fit.  Maybe we can convince them of JVR
 
Bates said:
Hamonic missed a great deal of last season, he's better than last year.  I think he fits nicely in most teams 2/3 spot.
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If he can stay injury-free, then he'd be a decent addition for the Leafs. 

Having seen him play for the Islanders, he was agile and steady on the backend, easily one of their best.
 
Kapanen - Matthews - Marner
Komarov - Kadri - Brown
Kovalchuk - Nylander - Radulov
Hyman - Boyle - Martin
Soshnikov

Reilly - Demers/Shattenkirk
Gardiner - Zaitsev
Smith - Borgman/Rosen

Andersen


Not sure it would fit cap- and asset-wise, but seems kind of drool worthy to me.

JvR/Bozak traded.


Edit: slight adjustment to account for Radulov being a RW.
 
Radulov is pretty emphatically not a centre but it works(at least positionally) if you flip him and Nylander.
 
AvroArrow said:
Not sure it would fit cap- and asset-wise, but seems kind of drool worthy to me.

JvR/Bozak traded.
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If we're going droll-worthy and we're allowed to trade JVR and Bozak I'm pushing for the Marleau/Thornton combo instead.
 
With all the talk seemingly focused around getting an established top 4 defenseman. I don't think there should be a sense of urgency to get it done this summer, if there is a deal out there that makes sense then go for it but I'd also be happy to go into the season with what we have plus some depth accqusitions.

That way we see how the two swedish UFA defensemen work out as well as how Dermott and Neilsen's second pro years go. We also get to see how Liljegren's D+1 year goes.

How important do you all think it is to get an established top 4 D prior to the season?
 
Deebo said:
With all the talk seemingly focused around getting an established top 4 defenseman. I don't think there should be a sense of urgency to get it done this summer, if there is a deal out there that makes sense then go for it but I'd also be happy to go into the season with what we have plus some depth accqusitions.

That way we see how the two swedish UFA defensemen work out as well as Dermott/Neilsen. We also get to see how Liljegren's D+1 year goes.

How important do you all think it is to get an established top 4 D prior to the season?
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I'm with you.  Let's see what the 2 Swedes turn out to be, also give Dermott a fair shot.  Worst comes to worst you try and re-sign Hunwick or some other depth dman.
 
I'm curious if Leafs have any interest in Shattenkirk. He's the only UFA that's a clear upgrade over what was on the team last year but he's definitely a signing that wouldn't be without some downside.
 
I agree that it shouldn't be a matter of urgent priority as another year of development for the guys on defense we have could yield some solid returns on its own.

That said, I think dealing JVR and Bozak is a priority and I don't know how much it makes sense right now to get back draft picks for them. So it seems like it makes a lot of sense to add a defenseman this summer. That said I don't think it needs to be an established defenseman.
 
Nik the Trik said:
I agree that it shouldn't be a matter of urgent priority as another year of development for the guys on defense we have could yield some solid returns on its own.

That said, I think dealing JVR and Bozak is a priority and I don't know how much it makes sense right now to get back draft picks for them. So it seems like it makes a lot of sense to add a defenseman this summer. That said I don't think it needs to be an established defenseman.
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The problem that might arise with moving JVR and Bozak for something other than futures is that the short term remaining on their deals would restrict the suitors to teams that aren't looking to move players that are ready to contribute at the NHL level.

What type of return do you see as a possible fit to our situation?

I struggle to see anything other than futures, and perhaps moving some of those futures for something to upgrade the current roster.
 
Nik the Trik said:
I agree that it shouldn't be a matter of urgent priority as another year of development for the guys on defense we have could yield some solid returns on its own.

That said, I think dealing JVR and Bozak is a priority and I don't know how much it makes sense right now to get back draft picks for them. So it seems like it makes a lot of sense to add a defenseman this summer. That said I don't think it needs to be an established defenseman.
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Agreed 100%. In general, I think there's no urgency to grab a top four D. As someone pointed out in another thread, our core forwards are 20, 20, and 21 (at start of 2018 season.)

The one point I'd differ is that I'd be OK with draft picks coming back. My preference, though, would be a young defenseman with a top-3 projection.
 
Deebo said:
Nik the Trik said:
I agree that it shouldn't be a matter of urgent priority as another year of development for the guys on defense we have could yield some solid returns on its own.

That said, I think dealing JVR and Bozak is a priority and I don't know how much it makes sense right now to get back draft picks for them. So it seems like it makes a lot of sense to add a defenseman this summer. That said I don't think it needs to be an established defenseman.
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The problem that might arise with moving JVR and Bozak for something other than futures is that the short term remaining on their deals would restrict the suitors to teams that aren't looking to move players that are ready to contribute at the NHL level.

What type of return do you see as a possible fit to our situation?

I struggle to see anything other than futures, and perhaps moving some of those futures for something to upgrade the current roster.
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Well obviously the ideal situation would be JVR being amenable to signing an extension with whoever we dealt him to so that would be less of an issue.

But I guess what I'm thinking of is a team that's sort of in contend now mode but that has also drafted reasonably well in recent years. So I've mentioned Travis Sanheim or Jacob Larsson or Gabriel Carlsson  as possibilities.
 
Back-up candidate?

http://www.tsn.ca/report-stars-set-to-buyout-g-niemi-1.789172

Stats aren't too hot though:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=94168
 
https://twitter.com/azc_mclellan/status/879426457612599296

Looks like the Coyotes won't be qualifying Peter Holland.

So the Leafs won't get a pick for him as the condition was we receive the pick if he was traded or re-signed by the Coyotes.
 
Frank E said:
Back-up candidate?

http://www.tsn.ca/report-stars-set-to-buyout-g-niemi-1.789172

Stats aren't too hot though:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=94168
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Is Brian Elliot available?
 
Barring a good return, it might actually be more beneficial to hang onto Bozak/JvR, loathe as I am to think it, because it means another contender doesn't have them during our open window.
 
Deebo said:
https://twitter.com/azc_mclellan/status/879426457612599296

Looks like the Coyotes won't be qualifying Peter Holland.

So the Leafs won't get a pick for him as the condition was we receive the pick if he was traded or re-signed by the Coyotes.
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AHL contract, please Dubas.
 
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