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I'm not even talking points. Just the quality of his defensive play was lacking. At least from the handful of games I saw and the general consensus on this board.
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I disagree with that. His corsi and QoC was very similar to pre-concussion levels. He was never a great defensive player to begin with. He's a guy that relies on his speed and puck skills, which he still has.
 
The Leafs should be taking a look at Brennan. He's still pretty young and he's been great in the AHL. And he's been decent in limited NHL action in his career.

Why this team is wasting a roster spot on scrap like Fraser, I have no idea.
 
I wasn't a huge fan of what I saw form Brennan in preseason but its hard to deny the production. May as well see what you have there.
 
If the fan focus has shifted to the bottom lines and the 3rd pairing - you've got to love it.
 
Craig Custance: Ranking candidates for Buffalo's GM job

1. Claude Loiselle, Toronto Maple Leafs. In ranking candidates, we'll defer to Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill. For years, he was always the best available assistant GM, and he has already made an impact on the Stars. It was a great hire by ownership in Dallas. So when I recently asked him which assistant GM in the league he thought was most ready to run a team, he immediately identified Loiselle.

"He's gone to law school. He's organized. He does contracts," Nill said. "He's living it out in the mecca of the hockey world. He's in Toronto, where everything happens. He's seen every situation you can see. I like guys who put the time in. He didn't have to go to law school to become an assistant GM, and that's a big part of it. You have to put in the time."
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Jim Nill really has done a hell of a job. It took him one offseason to find a young, star center, and he had the balls to draft Nichushkin which is looking like a steal. Those are two ballsy moves, especially in you first few months on the job. And both for high end skill guys.
 
Surprised nobody's brought up the Gardiner - B. Schenn trade rumour yet ...

I know, I know, it's Doug Maclean and Kypreos who brought it up so maybe it has little truth to it, but multiple sources including Bobby Mac are reporting the Flyers are desperate for a young puck-moving dman and B.Schenn is being used as trade bait.

They were eyeing Del Zotto but with Del Zotta struggling, they have targeted other young dmen in the league, including Jake Gardiner.

Burke tried to move heaven and earth to move up to 5th so he could grab Schenn, and thank God he failed, because thus far Kadri is looking better than Schenn. But Schenn still has all the raw skills to be a good #1 center. He has been playing on 40-50 points pace in his first 2 NHL seasons, which is respectable if you assume power forwards take longer to develop.

I don't see him surpassing Kadri, but Schenn has the physical game which no other Leafs center, except Gauthier in the system, has.

Schenn is also a better skater than his brother, has a NHL shot, has the willingness to get his nose dirty and score a few ugly goals. If he tops out at 50 points then obviously a Gardiner - Schenn trade will be a bad trade, but Schenn has the potential to be a 60-70 points center who will be physical and strong in 2-way plays.

Meanwhile, Gardiner you can argue is somewhat expandable with Reilly already in the NHL, and Percy still in the system.

If both players pan out, this is a trade that could potentially benefit both teams (and that's what they said of the JVR - L Schenn trade ... until L Schenn became a healthy scratch :) ) ... would you do it?
 
the only problem is that Schenn isn't a centre.

but I would never do it anyways. Gardiner is better than Schenn now, and has more upside.
 
That would be a terrible trade for the Leafs.

Schenn's been a 45-50ish pt guy over the couple years and he wouldn't be an upgrade on any of Kadri, Bozak, Bolland.

Trading Gardiner would be a mistake. He has 1st pairing potential. Schenn's chances of being a 1st liner aren't good.
 
I thought B. Schenn was a natural center?

In any case, true Schenn has been a 45-50 points guy over the last couple years, but let's not forget power forwards take longer to develop.

JVR, if I may remind you, was also a 45-50 points winger with Philly until the trade. He's playing on 70 points pace this year.
 
Also, where does nthis notion of Brayden Schenn as a "power forward" come from (besides his last name, of course)? He's not very big (height or weight), and from what I've seen if him, he's not particularly tough or physical. He's actualy pretty much the same size as Nazem Kadri, and I'd wager that Kadri more closely resembles a "power forward" than he does.
 
I'd gladly take Schenn, but not for Gardiner. He's not really a power forward. He's not Perry, or a big guy like that but he is certainly physical and throws his body around a ton.
 
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