we landed our whale. we’re going to ice 6 3rd line caliber left handed defenseman for the playoff baby!
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You guys are gunna like Joel. He’s called Steady Eddy for a reason. Doesn’t make mistakes and can be relied on in just about any situation. You won’t get anything flashy from him
AustonDadthews
butthole will remain firmly clenched until the return is announced
edit: nyi 3rd rounder this year, chi 2025 5th rounder wsh retains 50%
VitaminTea
Whenever you can add a #10 defenceman, you’ve gotta do it.
Sloozer_
How should I feel about this
elbe0043
Another lefty?
GREATWOLLofTORONTO
Before everyone freaks out we need 8/9 D for the playoffs and a monster like Edmundson is better for the playoffs than Lagesson/Lajoie/Timmins
thundur
For a 3rd and a 5th? good enough
smileyduude
That’s an ok pickup. Obviously would rather a big acquisition. But Edmonson is an annoying dman that should get away with a lot in the playoffs. 6’5, 220, good to have.
__Dave_
I don’t mind him as a 7th D. I do mind the price we likely had to pay to get his contract retained down to a manageable number.
dickens-seider
I have no issue with this. This is a playoff experienced big man who is steady in the defensive zone and clears the net. Also plays often on the right side. Just as long as it wasn’t expensive. If there wasn’t a big price involved, maybe this indicates we’re making a bigger splash up front?
931634
The peoples phone?
ThymeIsTight
Hopefully Joel Edmundson and Martin Jones can share their Cup clinching experience with the team. They’re the only two Leafs members who can say they’ve raised Lord Stanley’s mug.
mtbwu
do we really need another not-great LD? I don’t get this at all lol
M0un05ki10
Moves like this are to be expected, as we have very few assets.
Players such as Knies, Woll, Cowan, Minten, Niemela and Hirvonen will be very important to keeping us under the cap in the future. Especially next year with Willy’s new extension kicking in things will be tight. The team will need to find great value in eithe chrap ELC’s or cheap FA signings.
Get_Breakfast_Done
Another blockbuster deal
YarnhamSunrise
Playoff style defenseman dude was a rock in the Habs run to the cup final.
Reggae4Triceratops
Fuck this prick. Wayne Simmonds outta come in and get one free redemption punch.
ApprehensiveTune3655
I see a lot of negativity here, but in all honesty our D core is getting bigger and more physical. Benoit/McCabe and now Edmundson with Lybushkin is stronger even if not as flashy/offensive. It’s what we need for playoffs I think.
ohandleme
Big crosscheck guy, like the move
re10pect
I’m not sure I fully understand this one. Edmundson is a good player, probably an upgrade on at least a couple of our defenders, but another left hand shot, and another big body defence first guy. Between Edmundson, McCabe, Benoit, Lybushkin and even Gio and Brodie, that’s a whole lot of slow moving and not incredible breakout guys.
It’s like in the offseason the leafs realized they urgently needed someone to move the puck, so they brought in the ghost of Klingberg, but they did nothing once he got on island time to replace the aspects he was supposed to bring.
I don’t think this is a bad deal by any stretch of the imagination, it just doesn’t fill the needs I see on the backend in a meaningful way.
reggierock2010
Exactly what we needed. Some more depth on D. We need 8 guys to be ready to roll for playoffs and honestly Gio might just be done too.
Forlovepunandglory
Didn’t he play with Rielly for 3 years in juniors?
Grand-Amoeba1832
Love this
CupcakeMaximum2695
The real question here is does the #6 curse live on..?
TittyCobra
I’m just excited to have a guy who can cross check people in the face and not get suspended
eclayds
Another left handed D-Man wtf we doing here
adwrx
Whats with the hype on this guy, seems overrated
Dangerous_Cream5837
Now that he’s a leaf he’ll be getting a penalty every shift
adwrx
Toronto the land of #6 defenseman
ptgrvmrdrdjhnsn
Thats not Parayko
CarefulSubstance3913
Did anyone hear Friedman name 32 NHL teams who he’s got to believe are looking in on Edmundson
Takhar7
Burning a ton of assets just to acquire more bottom pairing guys.
Add Edmundson and Lyubushkin to a list that already includes Benoit, Giordano, Timmins, Lagesson, Lajoie, and Liljegren?
They haven’t addressed any of their concerns in the top 4
Kid-Goose
When you have the opportunity to get another 3rd pairing LHD when our problem is a desperate need for a higher pairing RHD you gotta take it
LevelDepartment9
that’s fine as depth, but it doesn’t move the needle.
Judge_Rhinohold
Left shot D-man. Does Treliving realize that he shoots the wrong way?
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Who does he take out of the lineup
Here we go!
All your Third Pair D are belong to us
we landed our whale. we’re going to ice 6 3rd line caliber left handed defenseman for the playoff baby!
You guys are gunna like Joel. He’s called Steady Eddy for a reason. Doesn’t make mistakes and can be relied on in just about any situation. You won’t get anything flashy from him
butthole will remain firmly clenched until the return is announced
edit: nyi 3rd rounder this year, chi 2025 5th rounder
wsh retains 50%
Whenever you can add a #10 defenceman, you’ve gotta do it.
How should I feel about this
Another lefty?
Before everyone freaks out we need 8/9 D for the playoffs and a monster like Edmundson is better for the playoffs than Lagesson/Lajoie/Timmins
For a 3rd and a 5th? good enough
That’s an ok pickup. Obviously would rather a big acquisition. But Edmonson is an annoying dman that should get away with a lot in the playoffs. 6’5, 220, good to have.
I don’t mind him as a 7th D. I do mind the price we likely had to pay to get his contract retained down to a manageable number.
I have no issue with this. This is a playoff experienced big man who is steady in the defensive zone and clears the net. Also plays often on the right side. Just as long as it wasn’t expensive. If there wasn’t a big price involved, maybe this indicates we’re making a bigger splash up front?
The peoples phone?
Hopefully Joel Edmundson and Martin Jones can share their Cup clinching experience with the team. They’re the only two Leafs members who can say they’ve raised Lord Stanley’s mug.
do we really need another not-great LD? I don’t get this at all lol
Moves like this are to be expected, as we have very few assets.
Players such as Knies, Woll, Cowan, Minten, Niemela and Hirvonen will be very important to keeping us under the cap in the future. Especially next year with Willy’s new extension kicking in things will be tight. The team will need to find great value in eithe chrap ELC’s or cheap FA signings.
Another blockbuster deal
Playoff style defenseman dude was a rock in the Habs run to the cup final.
Fuck this prick. Wayne Simmonds outta come in and get one free redemption punch.
I see a lot of negativity here, but in all honesty our D core is getting bigger and more physical. Benoit/McCabe and now Edmundson with Lybushkin is stronger even if not as flashy/offensive. It’s what we need for playoffs I think.
Big crosscheck guy, like the move
I’m not sure I fully understand this one. Edmundson is a good player, probably an upgrade on at least a couple of our defenders, but another left hand shot, and another big body defence first guy. Between Edmundson, McCabe, Benoit, Lybushkin and even Gio and Brodie, that’s a whole lot of slow moving and not incredible breakout guys.
It’s like in the offseason the leafs realized they urgently needed someone to move the puck, so they brought in the ghost of Klingberg, but they did nothing once he got on island time to replace the aspects he was supposed to bring.
I don’t think this is a bad deal by any stretch of the imagination, it just doesn’t fill the needs I see on the backend in a meaningful way.
Exactly what we needed. Some more depth on D. We need 8 guys to be ready to roll for playoffs and honestly Gio might just be done too.
Didn’t he play with Rielly for 3 years in juniors?
Love this
The real question here is does the #6 curse live on..?
I’m just excited to have a guy who can cross check people in the face and not get suspended
Another left handed D-Man wtf we doing here
Whats with the hype on this guy, seems overrated
Now that he’s a leaf he’ll be getting a penalty every shift
Toronto the land of #6 defenseman
Thats not Parayko
Did anyone hear Friedman name 32 NHL teams who he’s got to believe are looking in on Edmundson
Burning a ton of assets just to acquire more bottom pairing guys.
Add Edmundson and Lyubushkin to a list that already includes Benoit, Giordano, Timmins, Lagesson, Lajoie, and Liljegren?
They haven’t addressed any of their concerns in the top 4
When you have the opportunity to get another 3rd pairing LHD when our problem is a desperate need for a higher pairing RHD you gotta take it
that’s fine as depth, but it doesn’t move the needle.
Left shot D-man. Does Treliving realize that he shoots the wrong way?