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OEL - come on down

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thoughts?
 
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.

 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Larry Murphy.......runs and hides!!!
L K said:
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.
 
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