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Re: Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari to Toronto [message #818204 is a reply to message #818201 ]	Fri, 17 February 2023 23:28

Adam
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NetBOG wrote on Fri, 17 February 2023 22:52

Nice to see the Leafs piss a whole drafts worth of picks away on Nick Foligno 2.0.

Please don't do this Ken Holland.

Pick almost any big trade where a bunch of draft picks were involved and look at who the guys turned out to be:

Wayne Gretzky? Jason Miller, Martin Rucinsky & Nick Stadjuhar.

Eric Lindros? Jocelyn Thibault and Jeff Kealty

Holland's grand coup of Tomas Tatar to the Golden Knights? Joe Veleno, Robert Mastrosimone and Aidan Hreschuk

Draft picks are wildly, wildly overvalued by fans and GMs alike. If it's not in the top 10-15, then it's a coin toss whether the player even makes the NHL, and beyond the top round, then your chances of him being a player at all just keep dropping.

The fact is, the Maple Leafs are in an even more desperate situation than the Oilers. They need to contend for a Cup THIS year, because the end of next year Matthews and Nylander are both UFAs. If they continue to flame out in the first round, then they may as well say sayonara now. Matthews can go anywhere and make top dollar and not put up with stupid questions from bleephole Toronto media guys.

Their team has 9 UFAs on its current roster, so it's a lot like the 2006 Oilers. There time is now, and their margin for error is low. Draft picks aren't going to mean anything if Matthews leaves as a free agent.

Whether you like to admit it or not, the Oilers are in the same boat. We have maybe an extra year of wiggle room, but that's it.

"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
~~#FireLowe~~ #FireBobbyNicks #FireKenHolland #FireKeithGretzky

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Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari to Toronto	By: Adam on Fri, 17 February 2023 22:17
Re: Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari to Toronto	By: Adam on Fri, 17 February 2023 22:25
Re: Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari to Toronto	By: NetBOG on Fri, 17 February 2023 22:52
Re: Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari to Toronto	By: Adam on Fri, 17 February 2023 23:28
Re: Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari to Toronto	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 17 February 2023 22:56
Re: Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari to Toronto	By: Skookum Jim on Sat, 18 February 2023 01:18
Re: Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari to Toronto	By: Kr55 on Sat, 18 February 2023 02:10
Re: Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari to Toronto	By: Burgeoboy on Sat, 18 February 2023 13:30
Re: Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari to Toronto	By: clutchlikeeberle on Sat, 18 February 2023 16:05
Re: Ryan O'Reilly, Noel Acciari to Toronto	By: Kr55 on Sat, 18 February 2023 17:46

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