NICK RITCHIE TRADED
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Britishbulldog
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Love this!! I figured if Ritchie went to an Eastern team then he would score a hattrick every game, pummel our toughest guy and be everything we hoped he would be.
Lyabushkin is a decent RHD that has liked to hit in the past. I don't think Dzingel is going to score 20 for the Leafs like he used to in Ottawa but a solid depth pick up as well
Lyabushkin is a decent RHD that has liked to hit in the past. I don't think Dzingel is going to score 20 for the Leafs like he used to in Ottawa but a solid depth pick up as well
herman
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Cap implications:
https://twitter.com/EarlSchwartz27/status/1495238245659119620
Basically, we saved cap space for next season (Lyubushkin is also 1.35M and expires this season).
Scouting:
Dzingel is familiar to Leafs fans from his sens days. He is a former 7th rounder turned bottom-6 mainstay on bad teams. He might give our 4th line a reasonable LW option if Engvall needs to move up. Likely a healthy scratch if the roster is healthy.
Ilya Lyubushkin is a one-way RD; that one-way is no shots for anybody. So reliable depth stopper (PK) but you'll probably hate it if/when he touches the puck. Insurance should Liljegren falter.
https://twitter.com/TheLeafsIMO/status/1495217255562588163
https://twitter.com/EarlSchwartz27/status/1495238245659119620
Basically, we saved cap space for next season (Lyubushkin is also 1.35M and expires this season).
Scouting:
Dzingel is familiar to Leafs fans from his sens days. He is a former 7th rounder turned bottom-6 mainstay on bad teams. He might give our 4th line a reasonable LW option if Engvall needs to move up. Likely a healthy scratch if the roster is healthy.
Ilya Lyubushkin is a one-way RD; that one-way is no shots for anybody. So reliable depth stopper (PK) but you'll probably hate it if/when he touches the puck. Insurance should Liljegren falter.
https://twitter.com/TheLeafsIMO/status/1495217255562588163
Britishbulldog
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Here is a decent breakdown of Lyabushkin:
https://youtu.be/dEoMhqf-MAs?t=371
Britishbulldog
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
I think one guy is $1.1 MIL and the other is $1.35 MIL so combined they are actually cheaper that Ritchie.
Sending Liljegren down and having Lyabushkin take a RHD spot makes the most sense at this point I would think.
Wondering about Dermott being moved though...
I was actually worried that we would have to retain on Ritchie which does NOT seem to be the case. Wow!
Britishbulldog
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herman said:
I think Dom is missing the point that Dubas is out from under the Cap Hit next year without giving up the farm then I would quote him "adding to defensive style depth players."
Lyubushkin coyld be a sneaky good find. Not a lot of exposure playing in the desert, but has played decent minutes on a crap team and is only a -6. He also seems to have a physical element to his game and I have found highlights of some open ice body checks...an element of play that our d core lacks currently. My guess is he will push Lilegren back to Marlies.
Britishbulldog
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gunnar36 said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
gunnar36, I am thinking along the lines of ZBBM.
I think this is the beginning of a couple of smaller trades to correct some depth issues.
Guilt Trip
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Not sure how much it helps. Leafs need a puck mover to play with Muzz. Don't know how good Lyubuskin is at that. He's a PKer and defence first guy so maybe you let Muzzin lose a little more? He's bottom pairing at worst I believe.princedpw said:
I think Dzingel goes on waivers