Vaakanainen has 141 games, 1 goal, 24 assists.

He is a nobody.

And a never going to be.
- Atomic Wedgie

And? Liljegren can’t play D or physical at all. Point production doesn’t mean anything if you’re a D man who can’t play D. Hell even in SJ he’s behind Ceci lol

I love the new coaching and management of the leafs, if you’re a D man who doesn’t play physical defense primarily bye bye. I imagine once the boys are healthy again too Robertson is the next to go on the forwards end of things.

JT Miller????
- dmnted

Maybe, like the leafs, they just want a $7mill 3rd line C named Kadri

Man oh man, the people who believe that him getting traded is a possibility from a playoff bound Flames team are whack jobs.

Maybe, like the leafs, they just want a $7mill 3rd line C named Kadri

Man oh man, the people who believe that him getting traded is a possibility from a playoff bound Flames team are whack jobs.
- Dozzer

Calgary wont make the playoffs

Calgary wont make the playoffs
- drexel

They’re currently in the playoffs and both wild card teams are in their division. They have pretty damn good odds considering there is only 57 games to go for them.

They’re currently in the playoffs and both wild card teams are in their division. They have pretty damn good odds considering there is only 57 games to go for them.
- Dozzer

they wont and they dont want to

And? Liljegren can’t play D or physical at all. Point production doesn’t mean anything if you’re a D man who can’t play D. Hell even in SJ he’s behind Ceci lol

I love the new coaching and management of the leafs, if you’re a D man who doesn’t play physical defense primarily bye bye.
I imagine once the boys are healthy again too Robertson is the next to go on the forwards end of things.
- Dozzer

Fits Benny to a tee. May not be a top 6 D man, but he'll stick his face into a scrap in a heart beat. Luv the guy. Bet his team mates do too.

Seems the Rangers fans in their blog comments are over the moon their GM didn't have to add to get rid of the Trouba contact never mind the fact they got a player back who is on an expiring deal and a pick.

The value of cap space & the flexibility and options that provides is highly underrated quite often.

Me thinks the Ducks got hosed on this one big time but we will see.
- Cush29

The ducks definitely didnt get hosed...they gave up nothing really. A 4th and a nobody.

The ducks have loads of cap and if Trouba improves, they could easily move him next year at the TDL for a 3rd/4th and recoup any losses.

they wont and they dont want to
- drexel

No team in the midst of playoff hockey sells their top line C

Also a $7 mill 3rd liner is nothing more than flat out stupidity lol

Fits Benny to a tee. May not be a top 6 D man, but he'll stick his face into a scrap in a heart beat. Luv the guy. Bet his team mates do too.
- Leafsmart

Yup, sat him for a game to wake him up and he most certainly did once he realized his spot wasn’t guaranteed

The ducks definitely didnt get hosed...they gave up nothing really. A 4th and a nobody.

The ducks have loads of cap and if Trouba improves, they could easily move him next year at the TDL for a 3rd/4th and recoup any losses.
- Fakepartofme

And unlike Canadian teams there are plenty of US team owners that don’t want to spend all of the cap. Teams like Anaheim, Columbus, etc rarely do and that’s why.

When the leafs traded Liljegren people were upset the leafs gave up a 1st rounder. If another team does it (Vaakanainen drafted 18th overall) they’re just giving up a nobody?

I’m mostly interested as to why the rangers took on someone in the midst of an injury plagued season, he’s currently on IR due to upper body issues. The theory that they’re after cap space is interesting… makes me curious if they’re after someone right now.
- Dozzer

I dont recall anyone upset that lili was traded because he was a former 1st rounder.
Vaakanainen was drafted in 2017 and is now on his 3rd team...probably shouldnt have been drafted in the 1st round. So ya, with 82 nhl games over 7 years.....no offense to him...but kinda a nobody.
Something wasnt right with the team, something needed to change apparently. But with their cap space now, I could see them making a push for someone...maybe call up Nashville..ROR? Then move a forward for a D?

Yup, sat him for a game to wake him up and he most certainly did once he realized his spot wasn’t guaranteed
- Dozzer

The Ducks have spent money in the past....maybe they are starting to shake loose some change down the ol' pant leg.

I'm about 85% certain I saw some Nylander for Trouba proposals on here a few years ago.
- gravyface

Our boy Skalapy would still do that deal today.

I'd like to thank the City of Toronto, as well as individual shop keepers and real estate management companies, for laying down 40 million tons of salt on the sidewalks.

My dog really, really appreciates it.

Bastards.
- Atomic Wedgie

Personal injury lawyers too.

I dont recall anyone upset that lili was traded because he was a former 1st rounder.
Vaakanainen was drafted in 2017 and is now on his 3rd team...probably shouldnt have been drafted in the 1st round. So ya, with 82 nhl games over 7 years.....no offense to him...but kinda a nobody.
Something wasnt right with the team, something needed to change apparently. But with their cap space now, I could see them making a push for someone...maybe call up Nashville..ROR? Then move a forward for a D?
- Fakepartofme

lol. The leafs D sucked ass under Dubas. If Vaakanainen was here his stats would look like Liljegren’s ice time wise.

Stop thinking Liljegren is good, he’s defensively and physically weak as hell and only punches out 20-25P a year. A competitive team dropped him for a reason, and a lot of leaf fans at the time cried about it, not everyone, but there was a few.

Leafs are over exposed by Toronto media so every single player on the team is over-idolized or has expectations that are simply way too high.

Seriously, Matthews is amazing but anyone thinking he’ll lead the league in goal scoring every year are lunatics.

The Ducks have spent money in the past....maybe they are starting to shake loose some change down the ol' pant leg.

- Fakepartofme

Oh!!! I’m all for that!!!

This pic is from when my band got to play Andy McDonald’s party, him and I were born 5 days apart and grew up around the corner from each other, went to his place after school every day growing up and I’m by far the easiest goalie he ever faced

There has got to be something Trouba did or someone he really pissed off cause that is a horrible deal for the rangers.
A nobody and a 4th rounder?
- Fakepartofme

I thought they might actually have to pay to move that ticket. He's an aging guy making $8M for another year and a half.

I think the Ducks are eating the salary in the hopes he has some kind of mentorship impact on their young players.

Igor owes Trouba a steak dinner.

I thought they might actually have to pay to move that ticket. He's an aging guy making $8M for another year and a half.

I think the Ducks are eating the salary in the hopes he has some kind of mentorship impact on their young players.
- The Law

isnt he 30?

isnt he 30?
- drexel

plays like he's 40

plays like he's 40
- 21peter

mature and composed. i dig it

11.5 it is

11.5 it is
- 21peter

man, that a huge earth shake!!!!

I liked to call it Nordic Tracking

- gravyface

lmao

Wow that's a big ticket for Shesterkin