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[Mike  @mikecassin]

miss the gym :(

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@MinorMidgetGTHL @LifeofaDman @Goalcaufield2 Trade a top 6 guy for a potential top 6 guy and prospect and 2 firsts ... you flip the 2 first and whatever for a good young dman ... top 6 guy and top 4 dman for knies, if it works out, the leafs win thst trade,imo

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@WatchMyReview @logopatt When Matthews and Marner signed their first contracts out of entry level. They were the 5th and 7th highest paid players in the league. You think that was justified?

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@WatchMyReview @another_leaffan It's not part of pride it's been going on a long time in Toronto

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@parmarash @PhilipBill96923 @HankRearden_37 @TicTacTOmar He went at 34, I think thats where he was rated? The kid is born in 2007, same as mackenna and strenberg, he played in the khl, they played in shl and ncaa

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@parmarash @PhilipBill96923 @HankRearden_37 @TicTacTOmar He put up those numbers this year and won the Rookie of the Year award in the KHL

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@PhilipBill96923 @parmarash @HankRearden_37 @TicTacTOmar Those are extremely good numbers for an 18-year-old playing against men, if the Russians were allowed to play in any tournaments maybe he would have went higher, he was the highest drafted Russian player outside of one Goalie, in his draft

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@parmarash @HankRearden_37 @TicTacTOmar

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@HankRearden_37 @TicTacTOmar potentially. that is a good trade for the Leafs, that Russian kid is already considered a possible steal of the draft and to get another prospect and two first round picks.

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@WatchMyReview @CanadasLeafs sure, there more skilled players, but Reeves was brought in as a 4th line thug, that's why he was signed,

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@WatchMyReview @CanadasLeafs that was part of his skill set he also was a pretty decent hockey player. Dubis traded for him because of his experience and his level of play.

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@WatchMyReview @CanadasLeafs 99% of Leaf Fans think Marner sucked in the playoffs because he got no points and that's it, I try and figure out why he didn't get a lot of points, I look for the reasons for it. that's how I look at things,

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@WatchMyReview @CanadasLeafs the only player that was brought in mostly for leadership was marlo, everyone else happened to be veterans at the deadline, because that's all they could afford

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@WatchMyReview @CanadasLeafs I don't think Reeves was brought in for leadership, but it was one of his qualities, apparently he's a good guy to be around,

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@WatchMyReview @CanadasLeafs at the time, I believe they were still assessing, the roster needs, in the mean time they brought in leadership to help to continue develop the kids, they did have a bunch of young defensemen At the Time

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@WatchMyReview @CanadasLeafs In Team Sports leadership is considered extremely valuable on the team.

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@WatchMyReview @CanadasLeafs they wanted him to sign for just two years, tells me they think they were a couple years away from contending. the JT signing came out of nowhere. it wasn't expected, the leafs weren't prepared for it, just like Covid

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@WatchMyReview @CanadasLeafs according to Babcock, they only wanted him for two years, but it took three years to get him. other than the situation that the Leafs were in at the time. he would be an overpayment on a contending team. the JT Signing threw a wrench into everything

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@WatchMyReview @CanadasLeafs you're pretty much proved my point above, they were seen as a terrific up and coming contenders. and not a threat to win the cup despite making the playoffs

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@CoffeeSacred @WatchMyReview It kinda depends on how far along that Russian kid is, but it does sound like a Lil step back for sure

[Mike  @mikecassin]

@CanadasLeafs @WatchMyReview Marleau was signed at the end of the big 3 rookie season, leafs were far from being contenders at the time, dubas made those deadline deals because of lack of cap, no higher end players could be signed to the roster