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 could possibly be a low-cost choice, however they need to be trying greater. Rasmus Andersson? They’ve restricted commerce belongings, and does it even make sense?
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Bryan Hayes: “Effectively, and like, the harm stuff, it’s obtained to have an effect on the room too, proper? Like, each different day is another person goes down.”
Siegel: “Bonkers.”
Hayes: “And, , 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: “Effectively, they’re on the lookout for a defenseman. I imply, that ,that’s been the case, ,for months.”
Hayes: “Like an impression man, or, like, a depth man. ”
Dreger: “Effectively greatest accessible. I imply, there’s, there are depth items accessible. I imply, have a look at what the Winnipeg Jets are doing proper now, proper?
I’m fairly positive if the Toronto Maple Leafs wished to reunite Luke Schenn, they get him for a lower-end draft. And I feel that Luke is on the lookout for a greater alternative, larger function. I imply, we will admire 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, robust. You understand, he’s obtained that persona within the presence in that room, irrespective of what number of minutes he’s enjoying.
However yeah, I imply, Brad Treliving must be aiming greater. And the way a lot greater? Once more, that will depend on what they ask is coming again. That’s the place they battle.”
Jeff O’Neill: “Jonas, you’re type of wincing.”
Siegel: “Effectively, as a result of I wrote about this for , and I discussed Schenn. I feel it is smart, due to the value.
And like they’re higher defensemen. Rasmus Andersson is a significantly better defenseman, clearly. However I don’t know, I don’t suppose they’ve the belongings to get higher defenseman.”
O’Neill: “They’ve zero belongings.”
Siegel: “Effectively, they don’t zero belongings. Like, you could possibly commerce Easton Cowan, in case you wished. 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 obtained to contemplate that. You understand, it’s like, in case you’re, in case 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 greatest 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, must you be extending this man?”
Dreger: “Why not?”
Siegel: “Effectively, your protection is previous 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 correct transfer them? Like, that’sall your stuff.”
Hayes: “I, to me it doesn’t really feel like the correct timing for that. I’d give it one other 10 or 15 video games, personally.”
Dreger: “Honest. Honest.”
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Hayes: “You understand, Like, I simply, I do know they’ve been enjoying higher lately. Good for them. They’re in a greater place proper now. I’m not making a play the place I’m unloading every little thing I’ve obtained.”
Dreger: “No.”
Hayes: “Personally, and the place I stand on this Jonas like, I feel sooner or later they’ve obtained to, they’ve obtained to re, reload and rebuild the, the farm system. Such as you obtained to should have younger gamers.”
Dreger: “Not a lot within the Marlies.”
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