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: “Properly, and like, the harm stuff, it’s bought to have an effect on the room too, proper? Like, each different day is another person goes down.”
Siegel: “Bonkers.”
Hayes: “And, 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?”
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Dreger: “Properly, they’re on the lookout for a defenseman. I imply, that ,that’s been the case, you realize,for months.”
Hayes: “Like an impression man, or, like, a depth man. ”
Dreger: “Properly finest out there. I imply, there’s, there are depth items out there. I imply, have a look at what the Winnipeg Jets are doing proper now, proper?
I’m 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 he’s at in his profession, and I imply, this very respectable to Luke. As a result of, okay, granted, he’s not, he was by no means fast, however he’s slower now. However, man, he’s nonetheless a easy, sensible defenseman, powerful. You understand, he’s bought that persona within the presence in that room, irrespective of what number of minutes he’s 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. That’s the place they battle.”
Jeff O’Neill: “Jonas, you’re type of wincing.”
Siegel: “Properly, as a result of I wrote about this for , and I discussed Schenn. I believe it is smart, due to the worth.
And like they’re higher defensemen. Rasmus Andersson is a a lot better defenseman, clearly. However I don’t know, I don’t assume they’ve the property to get higher defenseman.”
O’Neill: “They’ve zero property.”
Siegel: “Properly, they don’t zero property. Like, you possibly can commerce Easton Cowan, should you needed. You could possibly commerce Ben Danford. They’ve, they’ve a second spherical 2027, cool. Like, they don’t don’t have anything, however different groups have higher stuff.”
Hayes: “Proper.”
Siegel: “You understand what I imply.”
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Hayes: “Yeah, precisely. In order that’s the query, like, and, yeah, I imply, what’s your group proper now, too? Like, Trelivings bought to think about that. You understand, it’s like, should you’re, should you’re in Colorado, you’re like, Yeah, we’re in it to win it. This appears, the Leafs aren’t even within the playoffs proper now.”
O’Neill: “What are you going to do, spend on this? Not even have any readability on what you’re …”
Hayes: “Yeah, precisely. Let’s say you go get Rasmus Andersson. Let’s say that’s the man.”
Siegel: “Yeah, and let’s say it takes all of your finest stuff, Cowan, Danford and picks…”
Dreger: “Provided that you get them on an extension, clearly.”
Siegel: “After which that’s like, its personal factor. Like, do you have to be extending this man?”
Dreger: “Why not?”
Siegel: “Properly, your protection is outdated already. He’s going to be 30 in …”
Dreger: “You possibly can rejig that within the offseason too, proper? Like, I imply, you’re gonna have to maneuver a few of these items.”
Siegel: “Are you able to?”
Dreger: “Yeah, I imply.”
Siegel: “However, yeah, it’s a good query, do you prolong him. Like, is that, is that the fitting transfer them? Like, that’sall your stuff.”
Hayes: “I, to me it doesn’t really feel like the fitting timing for that. I’d give it one other 10 or 15 video games, personally.”
Dreger: “Truthful. Truthful.”
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Hayes: “You understand, Like, I simply, I do know they’ve been enjoying higher just lately. Good for them. They’re in a greater place proper now. I’m not making a play the place I’m unloading every part I’ve bought.”
Dreger: “No.”
Hayes: “Personally, and you realize the place I stand on this Jonas like, I believe sooner or later they’ve bought to, they’ve bought to re, reload and rebuild the, the farm system. Such as you bought to must have younger gamers.”
Dreger: “Not a lot within the Marlies.”
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