I still think we need an upgrade.

Rielly New Guy
Gardiner Hainsey
Zaitsev Dermott

Dermott/Hainsey can be switched if need.
- Garnie

Who knows if Rosen can make a sploosh on the team when needed. He's got good numbers in the A.

I personally don't have a problem with it unless we see a meteoric drop like with Jagr in his last year.

40 points, still got a touch of passing and scoring ability, gud pro with the kids.

I don't see anybody else in the system replacing him right now.
- TheMussel

Can hide him on the 4th if we had too...still can wheel, heavy body.

1 more year....hopefully we win him a cup.

Kyle Dubas on Nylander: “As much as people said letting him go past the deadline was the nuclear option, trading him would’ve been worse”

Who knows if Rosen can make a sploosh on the team when needed. He's got good numbers in the A.
- TheMussel

I'm guessing Hainsey will play a lot this year and then retire...unless they sign him 1 more year to play 3rd pair or something...I can't see it but you never know.

I personally don't have a problem with it unless we see a meteoric drop like with Jagr in his last year.

40 points, still got a touch of passing and scoring ability, gud pro with the kids.

I don't see anybody else in the system replacing him right now.
- TheMussel

How many 39 yr olds do the Leafs have in the system?

I'm guessing Hainsey will play a lot this year and then retire...unless they sign him 1 more year to play 3rd pair or something...I can't see it but you never know.
- Garnie

Good signing for 1 milly.

Good signing for 1 milly.
- bixll

I’ll take him for 1 million.

I think having guys like him and and Marleau in the room actually matter. It makes sense to me and every coach, GM and player tells us this too.

I know a lot of fans don’t think so but that’s just because they aren’t in the NHL and have no clue.

Can hide him on the 4th if we had too...still can wheel, heavy body.

1 more year....hopefully we win him a cup.
- Garnie

He was one of our better players in the playoffs last year.

You can tell he's hungry for a cup!

Good signing for 1 milly.
- bixll

If we have room, I think some way or another we'll get a D before the end of they year.

I’ll take him for 1 million.

I think having guys like him and and Marleau in the room actually matter. It makes sense to me and every coach, GM and player tells us this too.

I know a lot of fans don’t think so but that’s just because they aren’t in the NHL and have no clue.
- Santo_44

Exactly.

How many 39 yr olds do the Leafs have in the system?
- bixll

Babs has been working out, he's thinking about suiting up.

what if ug is berger?
- Skalapy

I actually believe this is a possibility. We all seem to believe that UG is a high-school kid because of when he shows up on the boards typically, but Berger now being employed at a funeral home would also work schedule wise. The late nights / early mornings are probably when he sneaks out of his bedroom and heads to basement.

it all makes too much sense

If we have room, I think some way or another we'll get a D before the end of they year.
- Garnie

But, Is it one that will stay or just a rental.

Babs has been working out, he's thinking about suiting up.
- Garnie

I was going to say Babs is as close as we have..

- senstroll

Let's hope he doesn't disappoint and starts lighting it up right away.

Hate to see him go into a slump right off the bat....it will be unbearable in here.

But, Is it one that will stay or just a rental.
- bixll

For cap reasons, i believe it would be rental.
This is the year to go all in. We have cap space this season to do it.

But, Is it one that will stay or just a rental.
- bixll

I'm not up in what's going on with the Marlies D....not sure if they'll be ready for next year or not...hopefully someone as good as Dermott makes the jump too.

Not sold on 92 yet either.....so far so good, but he has moments where he looks slow and gets beat by the old Junior B toe drag.

Let's hope he doesn't disappoint and starts lighting it up right away.

Hate to see him go into a slump right off the bat....it will be unbearable in here.
- Garnie

I totally agree, even the fans at the games will be on him.

It's got to be a rental. The Leafs CAN afford everyone, but it's a very tight squeeze (I am excluding Gardiner).

Exactly.
- bixll

I can’t remeber who it was but the Athletic did an interview with a player on the Blues last year. They were talking about fans.

He said they are great but a lot just need to shut up sometimes he said there are so much they don’t know about the lockerroom or just what goes on personally within a player. But fans still think they somehow know.

It's got to be a rental. The Leafs CAN afford everyone, but it's a very tight squeeze (I am excluding Gardiner).
- RogerRoeper

I think they trade for a D with two years left and possibly even get them to retain salary.

I think they trade for a D with two years left and possibly even get them to retain salary.
- Santo_44

It depends if they can move Marleau and or Zaitsev. Then they are in great shape. As is, with Matthews/Marner extensions they'll be right at 82-83 million.

I can’t remeber who it was but the Athletic did an interview with a player on the Blues last year. They were talking about fans.

He said they are great but a lot just need to shut up sometimes he said there are so much they don’t know about the lockerroom or just what goes on personally within a player. But fans still think they somehow know.
- Santo_44

For sure. Most fans don't realize the payers have lives and issues too. They have to play through them, like there is no problem ever... Cept they are human too.

Exactly.
- bixll

It depends if they can move Marleau and or Zaitsev. Then they are in great shape. As is, with Matthews/Marner extensions they'll be right at 82-83 million.
- RogerRoeper

They can add.

Most D with two years left don’t have a lot of salary.