Nick Paul to the Leafs for Dennis Hildeby

[rdowdall]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2072409980427206700

 

[rdowdall]

Not sure I like this one at all.

 

[bustaheims]

Completely revamped bottom 6

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Interesting. I like this trade. Paul's a good fit for 3C.

Makes the Sissons signing even more questionable though. I guess the play is to have a x-Paul-Sissons shutdown line.

We're definitely going heavy into the top-6/bottom-6 line-up construction.

 

[cabber24]

Wow, I love it. The beast was not happy to be bumped during the Marlirs playoff run so maybe that has something to do with it. Holy Shit the Leafs have changed!

 

[cabber24]

Two goal game 7 to eliminate the Leafs.

 

[rdowdall]

Could just be me thinking Hildeby had more value, or me being down on Paul's down year last year.

 

[herman]

oh boy. Hildeby and Holmberg reunited at least.

And now technically, Nick Paul can stop scoring on us

 

[herman]

Interesting. I like this trade. Paul's a good fit for 3C.

Makes the Sissons signing even more questionable though. I guess the play is to have a x-Paul-Sissons shutdown line.

This would could actually pop in some scoring, real asshole-style goals too, provided the revamped defense can transition the puck into the OZ for them.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Paul, Sissons, Blueger, Duhaime... something tells me Chayka doesn't want Matthews killing penalties anymore.

 

[herman]

Paul, Sissons, Blueger, Duhaime... something tells me Chayka doesn't want Matthews killing penalties anymore.

Zack McEwen coming too so there will be plenty to kill

 

[L K]

I mean this is a different team. Faster, meaner. Is it a good enough team? It's still going to lean heavily on if Matthews was being held back by Bérubé

 

[CarltonTheBear]

This would could actually pop in some scoring, real asshole-style goals too, provided the revamped defense can transition the puck into the OZ for them.

Hopefully Paul can re-discover his goal scoring chops yeah. They disappeared after the two against us. Cowan on a line with Paul and Sissons would be interesting.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Zack McEwen coming too so there will be plenty to kill

Nah that's something to start the "minor signings" thread with. He's an AHLer.

 

[rdowdall]

Hopefully Paul can re-discover his goal scoring chops yeah. They disappeared after the two against us. Cowan on a line with Paul and Sissons would be interesting.

Still have to put Roslovic somewhere as well.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Still have to put Roslovic somewhere as well.

This makes me think they definitely have him pencilled in the top 6... somewhere. Guessing it looks like:

Knies-Matthews-Roslovic
McKenna-Tavares-Nylander
Cowan-Paul-Sissons
Joshua/Lorentz-Blueger-Duhaime

 

[rdowdall]

This makes me think they definitely have him pencilled in the top 6... somewhere. Guessing it looks like:

Knies-Matthews-Roslovic
McKenna-Tavares-Nylander
Cowan-Paul-Sissons
Joshua/Lorentz-Blueger-Duhaime

That's one of the nice things about Cowan. You don't *have* to play him in the top 6, but you *can* if you want to.

That second line is going to be a mess defensively.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2072410646537203887

 

[Guilt Trip]

This makes me think they definitely have him pencilled in the top 6... somewhere. Guessing it looks like:

Knies-Matthews-Roslovic
McKenna-Tavares-Nylander
Cowan-Paul-Sissons
Joshua/Lorentz-Blueger-Duhaime

Lorentz can go. Doesn't hit enough for a bottom 6 guy

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Lorentz can go. Doesn't hit enough for a bottom 6 guy

I wouldn't find him as 13th forward. Extremely likeable guy at least. But yeah he's expendable now and much easier to move than Joshua.