The Toronto Maple Leafs are trying on the defenseman commerce market
OverDrive: Darren Dreger and Jonas Siegel on the Toronto Maple Leafs are on the lookout for a defenseman. Winnipeg Jets defenseman Luke Schenn may very well be a low-cost possibility, however they need to be trying larger. Rasmus Andersson? They’ve restricted commerce property, and does it even make sense?
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Bryan Hayes: āProperly, and like, the harm stuff, itās bought to have an effect on the room too, proper? Like, each different day is another person goes down.ā
Siegel: āBonkers.ā
Hayes: āAnd, you realize, like, (Chris) Tanev, who is aware of. (Anthony) Solarz, who is aware of? Like, these are main items, proper? Like, how do the Leafs navigate this?ā
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Dreger: āProperly, theyāre on the lookout for a defenseman. I imply, that ,thatās been the case, you realize,for months.ā
Hayes: āLike an impression man, or, like, a depth man. ā
Dreger: āProperly finest out there. I imply, thereās, there are depth items out there. I imply, have a look at what the Winnipeg Jets are doing proper now, proper?
Iām fairly positive if the Toronto Maple Leafs needed to reunite Luke Schenn, they get him for a lower-end draft. And I believe that Luke is on the lookout for a greater alternative, greater position. I imply, we are able to respect given the place heās at in his profession, and I imply, this very respectable to Luke. As a result of, okay, granted, heās not, he was by no means fast, however heās slower now. However, man, heās nonetheless a easy, sensible defenseman, powerful. You understand, heās bought that persona within the presence in that room, irrespective of what number of minutes heās enjoying.
However yeah, I imply, Brad Treliving needs to be aiming larger. And the way a lot larger? Once more, that relies on what they ask is coming again. Thatās the place they battle.ā
Jeff OāNeill: āJonas, youāre type of wincing.ā
Siegel: āProperly, as a result of I wrote about this for , and I discussed Schenn. I believe it is smart, due to the worth.
And like theyāre higher defensemen. Rasmus Andersson is a a lot better defenseman, clearly. However I donāt know, I donāt assume they’ve the property to get higher defenseman.ā
OāNeill: āThey’ve zero property.ā
Siegel: āProperly, they donāt zero property. Like, you possibly can commerce Easton Cowan, should you needed. You could possibly commerce Ben Danford. Theyāve, they’ve a second spherical 2027, cool. Like, they donāt don’t have anything, however different groups have higher stuff.ā
Hayes: āProper.ā
Siegel: āYou understand what I imply.ā
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Hayes: āYeah, precisely. In order thatās the query, like, and, yeah, I imply, what’s your group proper now, too? Like, Trelivings bought to think about that. You understand, itās like, should youāre, should youāre in Colorado, youāre like, Yeah, weāre in it to win it. This appears, the Leafs arenāt even within the playoffs proper now.ā
OāNeill: āWhat are you going to do, spend on this? Not even have any readability on what youāre ā¦ā
Hayes: āYeah, precisely. Letās say you go get Rasmus Andersson. Letās say thatās the man.ā
Siegel: āYeah, and letās say it takes all of your finest stuff, Cowan, Danford and picksā¦ā
Dreger: āProvided that you get them on an extension, clearly.ā
Siegel: āAfter which thatās like, its personal factor. Like, do you have to be extending this man?ā
Dreger: āWhy not?ā
Siegel: āProperly, your protection is outdated already. Heās going to be 30 in ā¦ā
Dreger: āYou possibly can rejig that within the offseason too, proper? Like, I imply, youāre gonna have to maneuver a few of these items.ā
Siegel: āAre you able to?ā
Dreger: āYeah, I imply.ā
Siegel: āHowever, yeah, itās a good query, do you prolong him. Like, is that, is that the fitting transfer them? Like, thatāsall your stuff.ā
Hayes: āI, to me it doesnāt really feel like the fitting timing for that. Iād give it one other 10 or 15 video games, personally.ā
Dreger: āTruthful. Truthful.ā
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Hayes: āYou understand, Like, I simply, I do know theyāve been enjoying higher just lately. Good for them. Theyāre in a greater place proper now. Iām not making a play the place Iām unloading every part Iāve bought.ā
Dreger: āNo.ā
Hayes: āPersonally, and you realize the place I stand on this Jonas like, I believe sooner or later theyāve bought to, theyāve bought to re, reload and rebuild the, the farm system. Such as you bought to must have younger gamers.ā
Dreger: āNot a lot within the Marlies.ā
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