04 Sep 2018 15:27:20
Calgary trades Rasmus Andersson to Toronto for McElhinney, Leivo and a 2nd round pick. Fills needs for both teams.

1.) 04 Sep 2018
04 Sep 2018 16:09:13
Lol from Calgary.

2.) 04 Sep 2018
04 Sep 2018 17:04:11
Fills calgary's need for ahl players?

3.) 04 Sep 2018
04 Sep 2018 18:14:48
Fills the need of a qualified back up netminder for the oft injured Smith. And Leivo is just as good and if not better than the players currently on the Flames 4th line.

4.) 04 Sep 2018
04 Sep 2018 22:23:56
take out the second and this gets you stone.

add a first if you want rasmus.

5.) 05 Sep 2018
04 Sep 2018 23:40:33
Lol? Wasnt Andersson a 2nd round pick? he's a stud now even though he hasn't really played in the nhl?

6.) 05 Sep 2018
04 Sep 2018 23:32:15
Don’t see it actually filling eithers needs because leafs need a for sure NHL Dman tonpkay good in his own zone. I’m not convinced 100% that’s Andersson . Easy no from Calgary though because he has potential to be a good impact player and the pieces going the other way don’t. Leafs take the deal and run, just don’t think it solves the problem they have right now. They have high potential Dmen in the system.

7.) 05 Sep 2018
04 Sep 2018 23:39:03
And wasnt Andersson a 2nd rounder? So they get a similar pick back plus one of the best back up options from last year plus a decent 3rd or 4th line player. didn't realize he was the second coming of Nik Lidstrom all the sudden.

8.) 05 Sep 2018
04 Sep 2018 23:49:33
Leivo wouldn't crack calgary's line up, who would you take out? Calgary has to many players on one way contracts so they need to ship out a couple roster players, andersson is 2 way so he's not the guy their going to trade.

9.) 05 Sep 2018
05 Sep 2018 04:52:16
If Brower could crack the lineup lievo could.

10.) 05 Sep 2018
05 Sep 2018 16:23:47
Well Brower was bought out so obviously not cracking flames roster, they signed and traded for better players this offseason. Vbb, who would you take out of calgary's lineup that leivo would replace since that other guy couldn't answer the question.

11.) 05 Sep 2018
05 Sep 2018 20:15:30
Well top 9 is pretty set. But projected lines that I see have a furth line of Derek Ryan centring Curtis Lazar and a spot that has been vacated by brouwers buyout. So I’d say there’s a RW spot for him there, and I’d take him over Lazar as well. Unless these websites and I am missing someone, which could be the case, I’d say he cracks flames lineup.

12.) 05 Sep 2018
05 Sep 2018 20:20:38
And saying Brouwer was bought out so that means he couldn’t crack the roster isn’t exactly correct. He couldn’t crack the roster as a $4+mill player is fair to say. If Brouwer was making $2 mill or less he would have a spot on just about any team in the leagues bottom 6. And since Leivo is making just about league minimum, he would have a spot on 90% of the leagues bottom 6 also, unfortunately not the one team that actually has him.

13.) 05 Sep 2018
05 Sep 2018 21:34:15
I knew that and I’d replace the guy who is replacing Brouwer with Lievo.

14.) 06 Sep 2018
06 Sep 2018 03:44:40
Gudreau-monahan-neal Tkachuk-backlund-frolik bennet-lindholm-hathaway czarnick-ryan-lazar/ jankowski. I suppose leivo could beat out Lazar/ jankowski 4th line but think Lazar is better suited for a 4th line guy but doubt he beats out those two and Hathaway, but I could be wrong. Think he's better than lazar but for the role I think you'd want leivo playing style in the top 9.

15.) 06 Sep 2018
06 Sep 2018 17:43:05
Donscherry thinks zetterberg or or Gilmore would be worth 7th round draft picks when about to enter their primes, doesn't matter where you were drafted, matters how you progress. Andersson was a 2nd round pick but maybe by the end a lot of teams will be saying they shoulda taken him top half of the 1st, or maybe never established himself but right now is a pretty good prospect with high potential.

16.) 06 Sep 2018
06 Sep 2018 17:48:13
Hey Shoots, i could of responded but when you make a ridiculous statement like "AHL players", its not really worth a response. McElhinney was one of the best backups in the league last year. Leivo can't make one of the deepest offences in the sport but he succeeded in the AHL and ecery time he was given playing time in Toronto. Like Jim said. I take him over Lazar and whoever would be your 4th line RW. Leivo also has the ability to move up the lineup in case of injury.
But let's see how the Flames do when the inevitable injury happens to Smith.
Also wasnt Andersson a 2nd round choice? I offered that in return plus pieces that help the Flames. If you are going to make an argument, at least make it a reasonable one. Andersson is not the 2nd coming of Lidstrom, he profiles as a 3-6 dman nothing more.

17.) 10 Sep 2018
10 Sep 2018 12:24:34
That trade makes no sense, first of all draft position doesn't mean anything. All that means as a junior player teams thought you had a chance of being a star. So by saying 2nd round player for second player doesn't mean squat. I'm sure any team now would trade a 4th round pick for Gaudreau. Calgary doesn't need a older back up goalie they need to figure out if any they have will be Smith replacement. You guys might thing leivo is a good trade to us, if Calgary puts Andersson on the trade block the return will be a lot higher than that

18.) 10 Sep 2018
10 Sep 2018 12:25:11
You guys that keep saying 2nd round player for 2nd player that means absolutely nothing. Draft is where teams think how good you are at that time. Ask any team now I bet all day long they trade a 4th rounder for Gaudreau I would even bet most would trade their first round. Yes Calgary needs a back up but not a 35 year old guy we need one of the young ones to step up and take that role.Leivo might be a decent prospect but if Calgary puts Andersson on the market the return would be a lot higher than that. Even if he only become 2nd pairing Dman the value is a lot higher than a bottom 6 forward.

19.) 12 Sep 2018
12 Sep 2018 09:21:22
So what exactly has Andersson proven in the NHL to get such a high return? He is projected at a 2nd pairing dman at best. And by the way, Gaudreau IS A PROVEN nhler, Andersson is not so your comparison sucks. When Andersson proves himself in the Nhl then you cab argue.

20.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 01:51:49
LMAO my comparison sucks? You are saying Andersson was a 2nd so here's a old ass goalie a player you don't need and a 2nd round draft pick. When Gaudreau was drafted no one though his potential was this high, drafting is luck unless you get the rare time like Crosby, OV or McDavid. So unless you have a crystal ball to determine Andersson potential no GM in their right mind would take the trade you offered. A 2nd line dman is worth a hell of a lot more than a 35 year old back up a bottom 6 forward and a 2nd round pick and if Toronto finishes where everyone thinks they can you might as well call that a 3rd round pick.

21.) 18 Sep 2018
18 Sep 2018 01:56:28
And I never said the value of Andersson I said he's worth more as a potential 2nd line dman. With saying that how do you think the players your offering are worth anything? 35 year old back up goalie might get you a year or 2, Leivo had what 22 points in 55 games? That doesn't mean he's proven and a 2nd round pick that could just mean you get another AHL player.