Joe S.
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I think all reasonable leafs fans are not expecting 20+ goals and a ppg.
Leafs Acquired Raddysh [8 years, $8.5mil AAV]
- Thread starter Kaberle15
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With the system/coaching change and now a right handed partner (I personally hope it is Tanev for Rielly), I think Rielly will be rejuvenated. They will never recover his ability on this UFA market or via trade when they would have to sell low. It should not be too hard to leave well enough alone. They do not need the cap space desperately because they still have a hunk and there is so little to spend it on.
L K
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The only thing is what Chayka/Sundin/Hiller view the roster as being.
I'm assuming they didn't acquire Emil Andrae to just release him.
If that's the case they have Raddysh, Tanev (bank on injuries), McCabe, OEL, Carlo, Rielly, Andrae, Myers, Villeneuve. I don't think Andrae/Villenueve replace Rielly in the lineup in the least, but we definitely have a bit of a log jam of guys for the bottom 3-4 spots on the blueline (including the press box).
There is definitely more mobility on the blueline already. I'm really leaning more toward keeping Rielly, although could you go talk to Vancouver and make some kind of framework trade of Rielly for Pettersson and see if a fresh start rejuvinates Elias.
Guru Tugginmypuddah
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I feel like celebrating with a Baconator.
The top 6 is all 30+ years old.
There will be injuries
Best Andrae has been is a #7
Villeneuve rounds out a top 8
That is how I'm looking at it.
What might happen is after the July 1 dust settles and many teams hoping to land one of the few decent UFA dmen end up with nothing, they circle back and offer more than garbage for Rielly or Carlo or whoever. I'm a Leafs fan. If they offer something that helps my team, well 'buh bye Morgan ..' I'm against dumping him for not much return and leaving a hole on the back end.
Next year is his last year of NMC. If they rehabilitate him this season, he can't be too fussy about a trade next season and they could get a decent return. We have to try to look beyond this year sometimes ...
Zee
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I still can't believe Simmons said that with Chayka and his family sitting right in front of him. I mean I believe it, and yet I don't believe it.
4EVRLEAFAN
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I looked at his skating, Slightly below average speed. Average bursts and mileage
I looked at his injury history. He's been very healthy
He hasn't played a lot of NHL games but between junior, AHL & NHL, he's played a lot of games: 1,027 including playoffs
He doesn't hit a lot, doesn't block shots a lot, low takeaway total
I looked at his injury history. He's been very healthy
He hasn't played a lot of NHL games but between junior, AHL & NHL, he's played a lot of games: 1,027 including playoffs
He doesn't hit a lot, doesn't block shots a lot, low takeaway total
Kaberle15
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Makenna plays the point on PP...
Now things are getting exciting! Winning the draft lottery, getting Raddysh for only $ and a 5th round pick. Even if he crashes and burns, it was worth a shot. Really interested to see how the rest of the summer plays out. At least Chayka doesn't seem to be afraid of making significant moves.
I'm all for trading Rielly if it makes them a better team, otherwise dropping him down to second or even third pair might work out well.
I'm all for trading Rielly if it makes them a better team, otherwise dropping him down to second or even third pair might work out well.
OMG, he's one of us.
Reminds me of when Lorentz mentioned channeling is inner Tim Brent.
herman
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Series tied 3-3
Projected Lines
van Riemsdyk-Kadri-Kessel Lupul-Colborne-Frattin MacArthur-Grabovski-Kulemin Komarov-McClement-Orr Gunnarsson-Phaneuf Gardiner-Franson Liles-O'Bryne Reimer | Marchand-Bergeron-Seguin Lucic-Krejci-Horton Peverley-Kelly-Jagr Paille-Campbell-Thornton Chara-Boychuk Seidenberg-McQuaid Redden-Hamilton Rask |
Line-up Notes...
His post was from 2012, I wish that was today.
Would that be considered tampering?