30 Jun 2019 16:54:27
Ottawa Trades
Ceci
ANilsson

Toronto Trades
Zaitsev
CBrown
FGauthier
Sparks

I have posted more than once Zaitsev being traded to Ottawa to ridicule.
So now that it seems so and with the Leafs also needing a good backup Goaltender and wanting to rid themselves of Sparks and really they need to also Trade FGauthier this Proposed Deal makes sense, CBrown is the sweetener in this Deal.

Thoughts?

1.) 30 Jun 2019
30 Jun 2019 17:36:57
This is likely close to it, but I doubt Nilsson comes to Toronto, he's too expensive as a backup and Ottawa could use him as a 1B type guy. Ceci + 6th for Zaitsev + Brown + Goat is what I think.

2.) 30 Jun 2019
30 Jun 2019 20:46:22
This trade will be trash for Ottawa yet again unless sandin or liljegren are involved.

If getting rid of Marleau costed the Leafs a 1st and Marleau is more valuable than zaitsev then moving zaitsev should cost a top prospect.

Before all you Ceci haters chime in here is the reasoning.

1 - zaitsev is on a horrible 4 years left contract that the Leafs are desperately trying to move so they can sign Marner so taking zaitsev is doing the Leafs a favour

2 - zaitsev is no better that Ceci Infact he's probably worst

3 - Ceci is not signed and is an RFA, this in itself makes him far more valuable than zaitsev, reason being because he's not currently counting towards the cap or pay role and if Ottawa leaves him like that other teams can send him offer sheets. This is a good thing because no matter what everyone believes his value to be if he is offer sheeted it will be either low enough that he's affordable or more likely he gets what he wants which is over 5 million which would get Ottawa far more in compensation than he's even worth, that being a 1st and a 3rd in the coming draft

So realistic return would be

Ott : Ceci, tychonic, 3rd

Tor : zaitsev, sandin/ liljegren


Toronto dumps zaitsev so they can sign Marner, get a solid b to b+ prospect Dman and a 3rd, plus if they do like I said and let other teams offer sheet Ceci they can recover a 1st and gain a 3rd

Ottawa takes on yet another dirt contract but at the same time gets a solid b+ to a- prospect Dman to even it out and help with the rebuild.

3.) 30 Jun 2019
30 Jun 2019 22:17:11
Zaitsev is only worse than Ceci until he pulls a Senators jersey over his head. He then becomes a top 2 untouchable.

4.) 30 Jun 2019
30 Jun 2019 22:26:26
The only reason Zaitsev has struggled is because of coaching. If the Leafs had another coach Zaitsev would get better quality offensive minutes. Once he is traded I guarantee the reviewing team will learn to love him. He played damn well in the playoffs.

5.) 30 Jun 2019
30 Jun 2019 22:41:03
The reason Marleau was so much was because it was a dead 6 mill cap hit because they knew they’d have to buy him out. A dead 6 mill is not more valuable than Zaitsev. Ceci could get 5 i'd he goes to arbitration so it’s hardly a good deal.