Laughton to LA

[Andy007]

Toronto acquired Laughton with 50% salary retained and an extra year of control on his deal, expecting him to be a 3C. L.A acquired with him no salary retention and an expiring contract, playing as a 4C. It didn't work out, obviously, but this isn't as mind-blowing, fire the GM type of an offense that people seem to be making it out to be.

 

[Kaberle15]

When the Leafs will fire Tre and Berube ? this is alwful

 

[cabber24]

Anyways, time to focus on the pizza business with daddy.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Let's hope there's at least added hidden (tanking) value in the form of Domi needing to play the rest of the season at 3C now.

 

[Arn]

I said this long ago. Writing was on the wall. Inept managemnt last decade really from Shanny Dubas and on down. Roster looks like crap, minor league system is crap, prospect pool thin, no drafts wow. We won't see the playoffs for a while. Tre and company should be overseas working super hard to find some guys that can actually make a difference because we have nothing absolutely nothing that's going to be of immediate help.

Tre and his guys should be overseas definitely. But not managing a hockey team. Not even one in the Alps hockey league or The DEL2.

 

[4EVRLEAFAN]

So he resigns with us in the summer?

 

[cabber24]

So he resigns with us in the summer?

So he can play 11 minutes per game? WTF would he want to?

 

[Bender]

Toronto acquired Laughton with 50% salary retained and an extra year of control on his deal, expecting him to be a 3C. L.A acquired with him no salary retention and an expiring contract, playing as a 4C. It didn't work out, obviously, but this isn't as mind-blowing, fire the GM type of an offense that people seem to be making it out to be.

I still don't think it was worth paying that. Would the team really be much different without him on the roster last season and this? Just horrible pro scouting.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

The trade to get Laughton was upsetting. This, not so much. He's been horrible.

 

[Andy007]

I still don't think it was worth paying that. Would the team really be much different without him on the roster last season and this? Just horrible pro scouting.

I don't think so either. I'm just putting it in the context of that fact that his price was elevated due to having an extra year of control and 50%/max salary Cap retention, which weren't part of the price for L.A. And his numbers have taken a nosedive from Philly to Toronto. Take the 3rd round pick and run.

And re: scouting, I mean, is that the issue or is the issue the way he has been utilized/team philosophy/coaching? His ice time has dropped, he's been used mostly as a 4th liner here and his point totals have pretty much been cut in half. Just a worst case scenario, which seems to be par for the course for this team.

 

[bustaheims]

I don't think so either. I'm just putting it in the context of that fact that his price was elevated due to having an extra year of control and 50%/max salary Cap retention, which weren't part of the price for L.A. And his numbers have taken a nosedive from Philly to Toronto. Take the 3rd round pick and run.

And re: scouting, I mean, is that the issue or is the issue the way he has been utilized/team philosophy/coaching? His ice time has dropped, he's been used mostly as a 4th liner here and his point totals have pretty much been cut in half. Just a worst case scenario, which seems to be par for the course for this team.

Coaching is definitely part of the issue, no question. Laughton is just one of many players who have looked worse under Bérubé. The pro scouting needs help and has for a while, but coaching has been awful.

 

[herman]

Toronto acquired Laughton with 50% salary retained and an extra year of control on his deal, expecting him to be a 3C. L.A acquired with him no salary retention and an expiring contract, playing as a 4C. It didn't work out, obviously, but this isn't as mind-blowing, fire the GM type of an offense that people seem to be making it out to be.

This is correct. Still feels bad.

There’s a world in which Laughton was deployed as more than just a balder David Kampf, where there is a higher return if he had to be traded. Of course in that world, Leafs probably wouldn’t be selling.