Ilya heads back to Toronto, should help with their blue line depth.
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22 Comments
Slepets, the proverbial "bag of pucks"
Happy to see Canada's Team making moves that gives them some toughness.
Saw Slepets playing in Finland couple years ago. Absolute throw in. Couldn't even crack the line-up in all games.
Shout out to buffalo GM for trading lyibushkin for future considerations
Lyubushkin will make all the difference LMAO… cmon Leafs.
Ilya was good in Toronto last time around, hopefully he gets some more steady minutes, because if I remember correctly, he was all over the lineup, sometimes even scratched, even though he was one of the most reliable in that squad on the blue line.
I don’t mind Ilya but a third is a bit much. I guess that’s the cost of doing business these days
So many 3 way trades, the NHL is so spicy 🌶️
hahaha. your intro was fantastic. cheers!
Boosh is a depth RD, something Toronto was in need of & he's known to them. He is a very physical, shot blocking D who seemed to fit nicely with Rielly last time around, to the point he got a nice contract as a UFA from Buffalo after the '21/22 playoffs. Good for him & I have no issues whatsoever as you need depth in the post-season. He brings an element that is needed in the post-season & that's hammering forechecking forwards. He can make a clean 1st pass, so I don't agree with those who think he's a liability.
Why the hell did Carolina help Toronto out? This is just like when Devils helped out in the Tanev trade, except worse. Are they just doing it out of the goodness of their hearts at this point?
Leafs got him for cheap considering the cap held.
So Anaheim gave up a fourth round pick for Lyubushkin six months ago, and get 3/4ths of a season from him and then flip him for a third round pick.
Where Goaltender? (for TOR)
It seems a bit expensive, but we can’t have Marner playing defence the whole year like he did last night
" helping to launder the contract " perfectly worded synopsis !
I thought Lyubushkin was quite unheralded in Phoenix, a very under-radar hidden gem.
Since that first deal to Toronto, he’s bounced around. Watching him play for my team (Buffalo) I don’t think he had the same impact there as he did for the Coyotes. Now he’s back in Toronto after a disappointing stint for Anaheim (led them in blocks, but no offense and minus-13) so I figure he’s just a depth signing on a team that’s 17th in Goals Against, and has four players with more hits than Ilya.
meh!
Another rental. Surprised Carolina didn't get a 1st.
It's a strange move by the Hurricanes, unless they're looking for Anaheim to do some reciprocal salary cap laundering on a future trade for a goalie or are working on a future trade that involves Toronto. After missing out on both Tanev and Zadorov, Toronto had to get a stay at home right hand defenceman from somewhere, since Giordano can't be expected to play big minutes all the time and Rielly hasn't had a compatible blueliner to pair with since Schenn. All the Leafs need now is a bonified starting goalie (they haven't had one since Andersen) and some reworking of their bottom six forward group, with almost no cap space or trade chips to make that happen.
The really funny thing is that the first time he was traded to Toronto (from AZ), they gave up their 2025 2nd round pick for him. So as of now, Toronto has given up their 2nd, 3rd, & 6th round picks for one player… in a draft that hasn't even happened yet.
As a Canes fan I'm so confused by this. I am grateful for the progress we've made over the past 5-6 years, but I still can not understand why we won't do what literally everyone knows is necessary to take us to the next level. It's so frustrating.