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Leafs acquire Connor Dewar from MIN

Was so, so, so close to going in on the Leafs for failing to bring in a PKer not just at the deadline but all season long. Phew, glad I waited.
 
From Michael Russo at the Athletic:

Dewar, 24, is a solid, bottom-six center and a strong penalty killer. He doesn?t have a lot of size (5-foot-10, 183 pounds), but he skates very well and he?s good on the forecheck. He can also bring some offense to a penalty kill, as he he has four shorthanded goals over the past two years. Dewar is a pretty soft-spoken guy ? a small-town kid from The Pas, Manitoba ? but he?s well-liked by teammates in the room, so he?d fit in pretty much anywhere.
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CarltonTheBear said:
From Michael Russo at the Athletic:

Dewar, 24, is a solid, bottom-six center and a strong penalty killer. He doesn?t have a lot of size (5-foot-10, 183 pounds), but he skates very well and he?s good on the forecheck. He can also bring some offense to a penalty kill, as he he has four shorthanded goals over the past two years. Dewar is a pretty soft-spoken guy ? a small-town kid from The Pas, Manitoba ? but he?s well-liked by teammates in the room, so he?d fit in pretty much anywhere.
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https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1766196502127313143
 
So no major roster upheaval like last season with all the new faces.  Couple of dmen and a depth forward.  As always this is on the big 3 (lesser extent Tavares) and a hot goalie to do something in the playoffs.
 
https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/1766199065958609365

Reasonable, especially since he's not a rental.
 
https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1766199084002521135

I was worried it'd be more than this since he's just a RFA, but a 4th 3 drafts from now is a very, very fair price to give up.
 
Zee said:
So no major roster upheaval like last season with all the new faces.  Couple of dmen and a depth forward.  As always this is on the big 3 (lesser extent Tavares) and a hot goalie to do something in the playoffs.
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Oh no, this is on Tavares as well and Rielly too. They make the most, they need to perform the most.
 
Guilt Trip said:
Zee said:
So no major roster upheaval like last season with all the new faces.  Couple of dmen and a depth forward.  As always this is on the big 3 (lesser extent Tavares) and a hot goalie to do something in the playoffs.
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Oh no, this is on Tavares as well and Rielly too. They make the most, they need to perform the most.
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Forgot about Rielly, ya not to diminish Tavares but the real work needs to be done by Matthews, Marner and Nylander.  If those 3 are going full tilt in a series the Leafs will be fine.
 
herman said:
Smaller, feistier Kampf
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He's a 4th liner that can kill penalties. Simmonds says this is a confusing move because they have a 4th line centre already. Nobody on the panel thinks it's a good move.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
herman said:
Smaller, feistier Kampf
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Once he learns to play defense, that could be Robertson.

We didn't trade him, did we?
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Robertson is their scoring depth. Personally I would get him out PKing and teach him that part of the game. He has the wheels.
 
Guilt Trip said:
Simmonds says this is a confusing move because they have a 4th line centre already. Nobody on the panel thinks it's a good move.
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He knows someone can like just play wing, right?
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Guilt Trip said:
Simmonds says this is a confusing move because they have a 4th line centre already. Nobody on the panel thinks it's a good move.
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He knows someone can like just play wing, right?
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It doesn't address the glaring need of a 3C is what he's talking about. Hey if it keeps Gregor out of the lineup it's all good.
 
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