OEL - come on down

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https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/rumor-leafs-working-on-blockbuster-trade-to-land-star-d-man?ref=bottombar

thoughts?

[Dappleganger]

OEL would be my top target.

[Andy]

See, you can tell it's a legit article because they use words like "now" in all caps....

[Zee]

Seems legit.

[bustaheims]

Seems legit.

Super duper legit

[Britishbulldog]

Rats!  I am now distracted at work for the rest of the day.

I would love OEL.  Replace Gardiner and we are good to go.

[Nik]

My guess is replies to this thread are going to focus a lot on how neat it would be to add OEL and not so much at the supposed Mitch Marner price tag.

You're not getting him on the cheap.

[hockeyfan1]

Marner for OEL??  I'm not sure I'm liking the sound of this.

[Bates]

I watch the Coyotes a lot live and while I like OEL I wouldn't be willing to pay ransom for him.  He is good offensively, ok at best defensively,  but his give a poop meter runs rather cold IMO.  He hasn't been tgat great for the Coyotes in a couple of seasons.  Could he regain ground?  I think so but there is risk involved if the price is high.

[AvroArrow]

See, if I'm spending Marner, I better get someone younger, like Hanifin.  I wouldn't want someone who could leave as UFA in a short period of time.

[Highlander]

Don't do this trade. Keep Marner.

[L K]

I'm struggling to come up with one but who was the last "great defenseman" who spent years in a bad wnvironment and then went on to be a superstar when with a better organization?

OEL makes the Leafs defense better but at the same time the cost is gong to be steep and I don't think his skill set is necessarily the key piece that is lacking on the blue line.  Great offensive defenseman who can carry and pass the puck are valuable but I think we need someone who can step in and be a mobile defender more.

[Bates]

Larry Murphy.......runs and hides!!!

I'm struggling to come up with one but who was the last "great defenseman" who spent years in a bad wnvironment and then went on to be a superstar when with a better organization?

OEL makes the Leafs defense better but at the same time the cost is gong to be steep and I don't think his skill set is necessarily the key piece that is lacking on the blue line.  Great offensive defenseman who can carry and pass the puck are valuable but I think we need someone who can step in and be a mobile defender more.

[Gerald The Duck]

This seems like the perfect time to suggest Antropov, Colaiacovo and a 1st. Get it done.