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Leafs Trade Timothy Liljegren to SJ for Matt Benning, 2025 3rd, 2026 6th

For a front office that is confident that Hakanpaa will be fine and effective, they sure did pick up a LOT of Hakanpaa insurance (who was Tanev insurance to begin with).

But I don't mind this trade. It's more than I expected at this point, but less than it probably should have been if it was dealt with in the offseason. We won't be spending picks at the deadline for defensive depth anymore, so at least there's that! Treliving is hit or miss like most GMs, but he has shown he knows how to put together effective Defense corps.
 
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“He’s always been on alert somehow; he’s always needed to prove himself (to the Leafs),” explained Peter Wallen, Liljegren’s longtime agent, shortly after the deal was announced Wednesday evening. “We always felt they didn’t really, really like him. They liked him. But they didn’t love him. I don’t know.

“It’s been tough. But that’s why I don’t understand because he’s been really grinding it out (trying to get better). I don’t get why they didn’t want to keep going with him.”
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herman said:
For a front office that is confident that Hakanpaa will be fine and effective, they sure did pick up a LOT of Hakanpaa insurance (who was Tanev insurance to begin with).

But I don't mind this trade. It's more than I expected at this point, but less than it probably should have been if it was dealt with in the offseason. We won't be spending picks at the deadline for defensive depth anymore, so at least there's that! Treliving is hit or miss like most GMs, but he has shown he knows how to put together effective Defense corps.
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I was going to say I think people are forgetting the need for both draft capital and ammunition for deadline acquisitions, and this checks both boxes.
 
Redleaf said:
Yeah. That turned out to be pretty good :)
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Only one defensman on the team was drafted by the Leafs.
herman said:
For a front office that is confident that Hakanpaa will be fine and effective, they sure did pick up a LOT of Hakanpaa insurance (who was Tanev insurance to begin with).

But I don't mind this trade. It's more than I expected at this point, but less than it probably should have been if it was dealt with in the offseason. We won't be spending picks at the deadline for defensive depth anymore, so at least there's that! Treliving is hit or miss like most GMs, but he has shown he knows how to put together effective Defense corps.
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They better start the load management routine if they want the whole core available come playoff time. Anyone goes down and they need two of Benning, Benoit, Myers, and Timmins I think we're in trouble.
 
Another player given away in my opinion. Robertson will be next. He's not worse than any of Timmins, Myers or even Benoit but couldn't get in the lineup. Getting away from the limelight will benefit him.
 
azzurri63 said:
Another player given away in my opinion. Robertson will be next. He's not worse than any of Timmins, Myers or even Benoit but couldn't get in the lineup. Getting away from the limelight will benefit him.
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$3M vs. Timmins $1.1M makes some sense to me when they already spent Timothy's cap dollars. They saw enough and wanted to move him in the off-season so his days were numbered. We need cost efficient contracts and he wasn't going to live up to that, and when he wasn't I'm sure you'd let everyone know.
 
Bender said:
$3M vs. Timmins $1.1M makes some sense to me when they already spent Timothy's cap dollars. They saw enough and wanted to move him in the off-season so his days were numbered. We need cost efficient contracts and he wasn't going to live up to that, and when he wasn't I'm sure you'd let everyone know.
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So why sign him to the 3M contract?
 
It was basically for a sign and trade, most of the money was paid up front so any team that wanted to acquire him would not have to much pressure on their cap. Also he hung around long enough to provide some insurance if a raft of D injuries happened early. They haven't and now we need the space to bring back the LTIR guys. Better for Timmy for sure. He will be played to death down there.
 
Highlander said:
It was basically for a sign and trade, most of the money was paid up front so any team that wanted to acquire him would not have to much pressure on their cap. Also he hung around long enough to provide some insurance if a raft of D injuries happened early. They haven't and now we need the space to bring back the LTIR guys. Better for Timmy for sure. He will be played to death down there.
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Paying up front doesn’t do anything to alleviate the cap hit. He’d still carry a 3+ mil cap hit. What it does is take the real money financial burden off the receiving team so they only have to pay a fraction of what’s owed to him.
 
Led his team in PP TOI and was a +2 in his first game. I am sure he is quite happy to play. Good luck.
 
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cabber24 said:
Led his team in PP TOI and was a +2 in his first game. I am sure he is quite happy to play. Good luck.
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He was also on the ice down 1 late in the 3rd. SJ tied it but lost it with just over 25 seconds left...he wasn't on for that goal.
 
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