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I only caught the last 10 mins of the game.
Better results, but was dicey at the end.

Ill give 10 games for them to gel a bit before really trying to analyze, but the 2nd line is a problem.

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fat out of shape Marchenko has been the Leaf best player by a good margin

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With Mckenna and Marchenko the Leafs have players that can carry the puck into the zone..they didnt have much of that last season.
Although Berube only likes playing in his own zone apparently

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So Dubas tried to trade Knies for Hagel, Tre tried to trade Knies to Montreal for magic beans and Chayka traded Knies for Marchenko
The Leafs had something about Knies they wanted to move on from…for some reason

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Unholy_Goalie wrote:

Marchenko was one of the fat fucks out of shape at CBJ camp. Good thing they paid him 12.5 million a season before he ever played a game. Wouldn’t want him to earn it or anything.

for whatver its worth…but this out of shape stuff is coming from Andrew Raycroft?

Andrew Raycroft just said on NHL Radio that Kirill Marchenko is one that showed up to camp out of shape

Dan Milstein
@HockeyAgent1
Kirill’s conditioning has NEVER been a topic. Andrew’s relevance, on the other hand…

an Milstein
@HockeyAgent1
Fabricated FAKE news.

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Marchenko is 3.85m for this season, so I guess he has a full season to “earn it” before he actually gets paid.

I dont mind the Knies for Marchenko 1 for 1, but I dont see why the leafs had to take 2 bad players/contracts and add a 2nd.
Andre was fine to move since they signed Blankenburg

Marchenko adds speed the leafs very much need. I like Knies but I do think his perceived value on the ice and Power forward rep were a tad overblown for what he brings.

Chayka is a mover and a shaker, he does lots of stuff… hope all these moves work out

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so knies going for Marchenko, plus the leafs taking elvis goalie..yuck

knies is value contract, marchenko is the better overall player..elite underlying stats etc..but
hes going to cost 12 or 13, 14 mil? extension.

I feel like the leafs need to get more back…we will see

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how do they fit him? and what do they give up?
feels like they have nothing of real value to give up unless its off the current roster.
weird

edit…so Knies…gone?

Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
There is word this afternoon the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs are deep in discussions on a trade involving Kirill Marchenko.

More to come…

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I should have added..the lines dont mean anything right now, who cares.

I also dont put much stock in who makes it and who doesnt it all changes many times over a season..who starts where on day 1 means jack shit

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first look at lines, this to me makes a lot of sense to start.
Mccabe/tanev when they played the full season together were one of the top Defensive pairs, hopefully can recapture some of that 2 seasons later

Knies-Matthews-Roslovic
McKenna-Tavares-Nylander
Paul-Sissons-Cowan
Duhaime-Blueger-Lorentz
Joshua

McCabe-Tanev
OEL-Raddysh
Andrae-Danford
Stecher-Blankenburg

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