Leafs acquire David Rittich from Calgary

[LeafOfFaith]

Still haven't dealt a single prospect, though.

Probably will lose one though if he adds a scorer. This is an expensive deadline. We need to win the cup now.

 

[MindzEye]

I don’t love it either, but this is probably going too far in this assessment.

How so?

Rittich is a bad goalie who by the numbers isn't much better than Hutch. Career .906 for Hutch vs career .908 for Rittich. The goalie nerd stats like Rittich's career better than Hutch's, but still. It's not a huge upgrade. Rittich is a below average NHL goalie.

We're way up in 1st in our division, we could easily have run the risk of trading for a goalie from an American team and dealt with the quarantine.

 

[LeafGm]

Probably will lose one though if he adds a scorer. This is an expensive deadline. We need to win the cup now.

Yeah, I'm not saying we shouldn't trade a prospect.

Just pointing out that even with the draft pick capital we've used, Dubas has more bullets in the chamber to acquire guys.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

All we were in the market for was a backup insurance policy. They don’t expect him to play. And getting a guy who could step in and be a starter probably wasn’t available or cost too much or both.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Yeah, I'm not saying we shouldn't trade a prospect.

Just pointing out that even with the draft pick capital we've used, Dubas has more bullets in the chamber to acquire guys.

I think he might just. There may be a significant move to come. If it does, I don’t think another 1st exits. It’ll be a prospect or two.

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

Hall to Boston

 

[MindzEye]

Bruins doing Leaf things and Leafs doing Bruins things at the deadline....

 

[LeafOfFaith]

From him going to Boston and us paying through the nose for Foligno, I’m starting to think Dubie simply didn’t want Hall.

 

[BG]

Rittich/Campbell seem very similar in a lot of ways. Hopefully there's some good goalie mojo there.

 

[LeafGm]

So, considering what it cost for Hall versus what we paid for Foligno...

...Ullmark is going to get dealt to someone for a bag of chips and a rice crispy square with a bite out of it, isn't he?

 

[MindzEye]

From him going to Boston and us paying through the nose for Foligno, I’m starting to think Dubie simply didn’t want Hall.

My concern is that Dubas read too many press clippings after we lost to Columbus last season.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

I still trust the guy despite today’s oddities. Foligno may well be better for us than Hall, but it seems we could’ve easily added Hall too. So there has to be something else.

 

[CH1]

My concern is that Dubas read too many press clippings after we lost to Columbus last season.

More likely he has to please Shanahands to some extent. All the moves since last year have that feel.

 

[zeke]

From him going to Boston and us paying through the nose for Foligno, I’m starting to think Dubie simply didn’t want Hall.

Well obvious he could have beat that offer if he wanted to.

 

[LeafGm]

I'm kind of hoping Dubas is done now, tbh.

If he has anything else in store, I'm kind of scared to find out what it is.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

So, considering what it cost for Hall versus what we paid for Foligno...

...Ullmark is going to get dealt to someone for a bag of chips and a rice crispy square with a bite out of it, isn't he?

I dont even know who needs a goalie, but this is something the Oilers should look at

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Hall might have dictated Boston.

 

[MindzEye]

At least we don't have to go through them to get deep this year.

Our immediate concern is Winnipeg getting defensive help. If they don't, we really should cruise through to the final 4 short of some entirely goofy, 100% unforeseeable collapse of our goaltending or something.

 

[Jeremy]

There’s quite a bit pressure on Campbell now. It’s him or bust.

 

[worm]

Hall might have dictated Boston.

Possible but prices have been super low this year.