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Zaitsev trade ideas

Thx Busta. Appreciate the insight. I would only say that you are calling Kappy a 3rd line guy, but the reality was he played in our top 6, so we'll call him that in trade talks with other teams, lol. Nylander maybe our 3rd lline centre if Kadri is gone so Kappy would remain top 6..
 
Guilt Trip said:
Thx Busta. Appreciate the insight. I would only say that you are calling Kappy a 3rd line guy, but the reality was he played in our top 6, so we'll call him that in trade talks with other teams, lol. Nylander maybe our 3rd lline centre if Kadri is gone so Kappy would remain top 6..
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Even if Kadri goes, I suspect the team would look into bringing in a two-way guy to replace him instead of putting Nylander in that role. Nylander as 3rd line C should really be a worst case scenario.

As for Kapanen, he probably would be a 2nd liner on most other teams, sure. Which means the Leafs would be dealing from a position of strength to address an area of weakness - so, basically, roster management 101.
 
Geez, if it was Pesce for Kapanen, even straight up, you do that trade all day.

I'd have considered him relatively good value for Nylander during the holdout, let alone Kapanen.
 
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http://faceoffcircle.ca/2019/06/04/evaluating-destinations-for-nikita-zaitsev/

Where does he go? With the above in mind, I pulled up some info about teams throughout the league. I didn?t search for who I thought needed a player like Nikita Zaitsev ? I searched for a team that might think they need a guy like Nikita Zaitsev.
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herman said:
http://faceoffcircle.ca/2019/06/04/evaluating-destinations-for-nikita-zaitsev/

Where does he go? With the above in mind, I pulled up some info about teams throughout the league. I didn?t search for who I thought needed a player like Nikita Zaitsev ? I searched for a team that might think they need a guy like Nikita Zaitsev.
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I didn't even consider Detroit as a possible trade partner, but they make a lot of sense as a possible destination.
 
https://twitter.com/mattsekeres/status/1141353570958102535

Canucks are reportedly interested in Zaitsev... Leafs reportedly want a defenceman in return for Zaitsev... Canucks are reportedly stopping Tanev...

I'm a lot cooler on Tanev than I was a year or two ago because of his continued injury issues, but this is still something that makes sense for both sides I think.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/mattsekeres/status/1141353570958102535

Canucks are reportedly interested in Zaitsev... Leafs reportedly want a defenceman in return for Zaitsev... Canucks are reportedly stopping Tanev...

I'm a lot cooler on Tanev than I was a year or two ago because of his continued injury issues, but this is still something that makes sense for both sides I think.
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Agreed - the injury history scares me a bit, but he's exactly the type of player the Leafs need; a shot suppressing d-man.
 
louisstamos said:
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/mattsekeres/status/1141353570958102535

Canucks are reportedly interested in Zaitsev... Leafs reportedly want a defenceman in return for Zaitsev... Canucks are reportedly stopping Tanev...

I'm a lot cooler on Tanev than I was a year or two ago because of his continued injury issues, but this is still something that makes sense for both sides I think.
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Agreed - the injury history scares me a bit, but he's exactly the type of player the Leafs need; a shot suppressing d-man.
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LOAD MANAGEMENT.  Get Tanev in, don't overwork him- we can make the playoffs with him not playing a full season- and have him 100% for the playoffs where we need him at his best.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/mattsekeres/status/1141353570958102535

Canucks are reportedly interested in Zaitsev... Leafs reportedly want a defenceman in return for Zaitsev... Canucks are reportedly stopping Tanev...

I'm a lot cooler on Tanev than I was a year or two ago because of his continued injury issues, but this is still something that makes sense for both sides I think.
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Also nice to have an expiring contract, maybe we can re-sign him on the cheap due to injury problems, and if not we're out of Zaitsev overpayment.
 
https://twitter.com/IanGraph/status/1141370476129923072

Not directly Zaitsev-related anymore, but if Connor Brown can net Jesse Puljujarvi, then this should be done right away.

So some package of Zaitsev and Brown and picks?
for Matt Benning, Puljujarvi, Khaira(?)/picks
 
herman said:
Not directly Zaitsev-related anymore, but if Connor Brown can net Jesse Puljujarvi, then this should be done right away.
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Zaitsev for Tanev, Brown for Pulji, Kapanen for Pesce, dump Marleau's contract, sign Corey Perry for cheap. LETS GO
 
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