You know Niku is a left handed defenseman right? And the leafs already have 10000 of them. So this is a no

site must be wrong lul cause it says he is a RD. And I have seen him play the right side and he aint bad at it. Only issue is his attitude. Training staff will have their hands full with him

So he is just a Dermott? A guy who plays on the left but can play on the right? Kapanen and some stuff is getting a RH top 4 defenseman

He is a LH but plays best on the right side....do unless a coach has a hangup on that, he is a right D.

he is dermott but better on the right side. Only issue is he needs some time to develop and his attitude is a problem. The trade does have potential as toronto gets a goalie prospect who aint bad, a defensive prospect who could come cheap and play with muzzin, and a 2nd round pick. But at the same time there could be better options for a kapenan trade. We will just have to wait and see.

Not sure where you’ve seen he has an attitude issue. The moose coach pascal Vincent said he needs to work on his off ice habits. He clarified this by stating that he needs to work on his strength. He is a LHD that plays the right side. Him and muzzin would be a great duo, he needs to work on his defensive game but he has really good vision and is an offensive threat. He’s been plagued by injuries but I think he could be a really solid partner for muzzin.

he did an interview and said he has an anger issue. Its gotten better sure but it springs up from time to time as he sometimes looses his temper. But keefe has a knack for correcting that behavior so it should not be an issue. And muzzin is a good mentor to the rookie Dmen so it could work out well.

That Wild trade would gut our starting top 6 centers next year... After this trade freaking Victor Rask would be our top line center. I could see us moving Staal if we got a decent return and had a replacement plan for him, but right now we don't. Don't see us moving Ek unless it's a big overpayment.