Eklund: Leafs Trade for Dakota Joshua. (A trade made to play Panthers?)

I think you mean Joshua not Johnson.

Big Dakota Joshua to Leafs for a 2028 4th rd pk

This is one of the worst contracts in the league, and VAN got paid to escape.

Within weeks of TOR fan elation after the team finally freed itself from Covid-related cap constraints, the GM foolishly takes on a dratically overpaid 4th liner, sqaundering one of the teams few remaining pick to do so.

I suspect TOR's next GM will pay another pick to rid this contract.

Cause a fringe bottom 6 guy is gonna be the difference to beat florida !! lol can’t make this stuff up

I think the stuff was though….just made up!

Not only is the name wrong, but so is the cap hit. It's $3.25M.

Some deeper analysis might be nice. Leafs have improved bottom 6 but now have just $3M of cap space left. The defense consisting of Rielly, Tanev, McCabe, OEL is pretty mediocre. Also a big hole in top 6 scorer. Adding Joshua at $3.25M limits what else they can do.

Are sources suggesting a sneaky move coming up?

Not only is the name wrong, but so is the cap hit. It's $3.25M.

Some deeper analysis might be nice. Leafs have improved bottom 6 but now have just $3M of cap space left. The defense consisting of Rielly, Tanev, McCabe, OEL is pretty mediocre. Also a big hole in top 6 scorer. Adding Joshua at $3.25M limits what else they can do.

Are sources suggesting a sneaky move coming up?
- HockeyBuzzed

So you get banned for being a wienerhead, acknowledge that your responses are sarcastic in nature. But you add the final sentence thinking hey this is going to to be edgy and funny.
Good luck without another long term ban

So you get banned for being a wienerhead, acknowledge that your responses are sarcastic in nature. But you add the final sentence thinking hey this is going to to be edgy and funny.
Good luck without another long term ban
- Makita

Genuinely curious what sources say the Leafs have planned. They blew $10M on Maccelli, Joshua, and Roy. Nice depth. But never addressed defense. Rumours of Karlsson but thats not possible now. Maybe they have something sneaky in mind? Rasmus Andersson maybe?

Genuinely curious what sources say the Leafs have planned. They blew $10M on Maccelli, Joshua, and Roy. Nice depth. But never addressed defense. Rumours of Karlsson but thats not possible now. Maybe they have something sneaky in mind? Rasmus Andersson maybe?
- HockeyBuzzed

yeah ok then, nothing to do with the mocking of previous blogs about sneaky moves, sources, etc. anyway all good on man.

Genuinely curious what sources say the Leafs have planned. They blew $10M on Maccelli, Joshua, and Roy. Nice depth. But never addressed defense. Rumours of Karlsson but thats not possible now. Maybe they have something sneaky in mind? Rasmus Andersson maybe?
- HockeyBuzzed

Oh BTW, I am not a fan of Joshua being anymore than a limited minute 4th line player, at 3.25 not someone I would call great depth. But maybe he will rebound into something good for the leafs, I’m not sure.

yeah ok then, nothing to do with the mocking of previous blogs about sneaky moves, sources, etc. anyway all good on man.
- Makita

People talk about sources all the time. That's the main appeal of coming here...we get to hear what sources are talking about.

Also, most flashy moves don't pan out. It's the small, sneaky ones that sometimes have a big impact. Like say Mangiapane for $3.6M might have a bigger impact than Ehlers and his mega deal. Leafs have run out of cap space so they'll have to do something sneaky now.

Not here to argue. Have a good night.

People talk about sources all the time. That's the main appeal of coming here...we get to hear what sources are talking about.

Also, most flashy moves don't pan out. It's the small, sneaky ones that sometimes have a big impact. Like say Mangiapane for $3.6M might have a bigger impact than Ehlers and his mega deal. Leafs have run out of cap space so they'll have to do something sneaky now.

Not here to argue. Have a good night.
- HockeyBuzzed

I wonder if some of the Leaf decisions over the past couple of weeks are a mere attempt to distract from Marner's decision to walk.

There are some Leaf fans who got exactly what they wanted. They believe that everything related to Marner is addition by subtraction.

New motto for Leafs next year..."when pigs can fly."