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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 9, 2020 at 11:43 a.m.
Thread: Kapanen to CAR
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jameshgfgn</b></div><div>You are also going to lose Lehtonen next year most likely either he plays well and prices him self out or plays bad and you don’t retain him. You are also likely to lose muzzin to an expansion draft. So you will only have sandin and Reilly on the left</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jameshgfgn</b></div><div>Would rather have Jake bean also sandin is not a top 4 right now. Personally I would rather he spend one more year in the AHL to play big minutes and but on some weight and muscle. If he has to be in the NHL he should be playing bottom pair and sheltered minutes to not expose him</div></div>

Don’t forget Dermott is still signed here and can sub in for Sandin at any time or even leave Sandin in the AHL and call up Marincin as the 7th defencemen. A left side D of Rielly Sandin and Dermott would still be good.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 8, 2020 at 1:06 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 3, 2020 at 1:48 p.m.
Thread: MIN FLA Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafs_and_Sens_Fan</b></div><div>He was playing with Borowiecki who was having a very good year as well though. Also players typically play better in their contract years.

He is good. He's just not as good as most people think he is on this site at least from watching him on the Sens for ~30 games this season.

I could see him being a second pairing D man on a contender but that's pretty much his ceiling.</div></div>

Do you think Borowiecki's stong season could have anything to do with playing with the DeMelo because the only thing Borowiecki is good at is hitting people?

Plus, you just said what I said, Idt DeMelo is a top paring defensemen either but the combination of DeMelo with Rielly who the Leafs see as their top defensemen should make for a solid top pairing. Think similar to Dumoulin-Letang.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 3, 2020 at 1:40 p.m.
Thread: MIN FLA Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafs_and_Sens_Fan</b></div><div>I think he's overrated. He's good but he's like a <strong>slightly</strong> better version of Holl. Solid second pairing D man but not a legit #1 RHD.</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MitchMarnerElite </b></div><div>Well, the stats say he’s really good.</div></div>

If the leafs want a 1RHD they are going to have to move one of there "Big 4" which idt they want to do. When you think about it how many teams in the NHL have 2 legit #1 defencemen? Maybe 6 (Boston, Carolina, Columbus, Nashville, San Jose and St. Louis) the rest of the good teams have just the one top defencemen with a solid top 4 (Think Colorado, Dallas, Islanders, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington). For the Leafs having a solid second pairing defensemen with Rielly who the Leafs consider their #1 defensemen is exactly what Dubas and company should be aiming to accomplish this offseason. That in tandem with the overall solid pairing of Muzzin-Holl and hopeful further development of Dermott-Sandin should be an above serviceable defense corps to compliment the Leafs forward core.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 28, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.
Thread: LAK and EDM
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Los Angeles doesn't need another middle-6 LW -- that's all the Kings have there -- and just like your construction, Sean Walker is penciled in as the Kings' #2 RD, so Los Angeles won't be trading him.</div></div>

With this trade I was thinking LA could then run a top 4 of Dermott-Doughty and UFA-Roy.
In regards to Johnsson as a middle six LW (I feel Johnsson is a top 6 winger he was just having a down year. His shooting percentage was down 5% from the year prior), Kerfoot could easily be swapped into this trade and Johnsson into the Puljujarvi trade if that seems like a better fit.

As for LA's defensive pairings with the addition of Dermott their top four is much more rounded Dermott-Doughty, Ryan/Hutton/Anderson-Roy.