Toronto Maple Leafs slammed for "Abomination" of a Timothy Liljegren trade
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Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded Timothy Liljegren to the San Jose Sharks for Matt Benning, as well as a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick.
Overall, this was a trade that was a few weeks in the making. In the first 10 games of the NHL season, Liljegren only got to play in one game. Head coach Craig Berube did not care for him, and it shined through in his lack of opportunities.
There were rumblings that Liljegren had requested a trade, however, nothing of the sort was ever confirmed. Instead, it was made apparent that the Leafs wanted to shop him around. After all, he is a former first-round pick, so a decent-sized haul was almost guaranteed.
Despite all of this, there are some analysts and pundits who believe this trade is an "abomination." In fact, this was a word used by David Corcoran of Editor In Leaf, who absolutely went off on the Leafs for yesterday's move.
In his eyes, Liljegren was used incorrectly and this is yet another example of the Leafs being one of the worst-run teams in professional sports.
"Technically, they got a third and a sixth round pick, as well as a useless roster player, but that is a terrible return for a 17th overal pick with 200 games of sucessful NHL minutes on his resume.
This horrendous display of management prowess would at least be excusable if the Leafs had a better player than Liljegren taking his place on the roster, but they don't."
This horrendous display of management prowess would at least be excusable if the Leafs had a better player than Liljegren taking his place on the roster, but they don't."
These are good points, but there are plenty of fans who disagree. The Leafs are fine without Liljegren, and by sending him to San Jose, they ensure that his on-ice results will likely be underwhelming. Essentially, it is a trade they probably won't regret. At least not anytime soon.
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OCTOBRE 31 | 150 ANSWERS Toronto Maple Leafs slammed for "Abomination" of a Timothy Liljegren trade Do you believe the Toronto Maple Leafs' trade of Timothy Liljegren was a bad one? | ||
| YES | 40 | 26.7 % |
| NO | 110 | 73.3 % |
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