[Pope] RUPTURE: Les Blackhawks échangent Jake McCabe, Sam Lafferty, un 5e en 2024 et un 5e en 2025 à Toronto. 1er des Maple Leafs en 2025 (top 10 protégés), 2e en 2026, Joey Anderson et Pavel Gogolev de retour.
BREAKING: Blackhawks trading Jake McCabe, Sam Lafferty, a 5th in 2024 and a 5th in 2025 to Toronto.
Maple Leafs’ 1st in 2025 (top 10 protected), 2nd in 2026, Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev coming back.
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) February 27, 2023
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[McCabe is 50% retained. That 2025 1st moves to 2026 if the protection is activated.](https://twitter.com/BenPopeCST/status/1630273308301332481?t=R1fVZO8-dKSD8hEckaQ1Pw&s=19)
Good for those guys, I hope they help Toronto get over the 1st round hump this year.
We just cursed these two for a heartbreaking first round exit, poor guys. Best of luck to them anyways
This is a solid trade for us. Basically getting a 1st for McCabe and 2nd for Lafferty.
I will miss McCabe and Lafferty!
now that’s what I’m talking about
Does anyone know anything about the guys that came back from Toronto? Are these guys solid prospects or is the real value back the draft picks?
2025 & 2026? Sounds like we’re in for a long proper rebuild
Atta boy Kyle
Anyone have any insight on Anderson and Gogolev? Not familiar with either player
What’s the scoop on Lafferty? I think a lot of people seem to be sleeping on him in this deal. When he was in TO, I heard a lot of announcers gushing that he’s a bottom six guy Toronto could use.
Who would compare him to?
This was the take I got from somebody on R/Leafs
« Because he chases hits and is completely reckless on the forecheck. Dude lays the lumber but a lot of times takes himself out of the play when he does so. He’ll juice the crowd a bit, but in the playoffs against good teams he’s going to get taken advantage of. »
Not my sentiment. Just want the scoop. The truth usually is somewhere in the middle.
holy shit we’re going to suck for the next few months
Leaf fan here! Seems like we’re both happy at least for now that’s always nice. Some quick insight:
Anderson was a nice plug and play 4th liner for us. Real nice effort, nice physicality but the offence wasn’t exactly there. Played great for us in the AHL though. Will probably thrive a bit more with more minutes. Think he’s about settled as a hard working bottom 6 winger though.
Gogolev is interesting. 2 years ago he had a fantastic short stint with our AHL club, which earned him his elc as an undrafted player the next year. With pretty high hopes to contribute to our AHLs top 6 last season he was pretty disappointing and was sent down to the echl. This year he’s only played in the echl but has absolutely torn it up. He’s probably a real long shot to make the NHL to be honest. 2 years ago I’d be upset he’s been traded, but as of now he’s looking like a real project.
Cheers guys!
I am whelmed lol.
I don’t hate it at all. One of the best things for this draft for us is for the lightning to not make it out of the first round as we have their pick. This helps that massively both this year AND next. I was hoping for more picks, but both the players we got back have value. Lastly, I know people will be annoyed about the 1st being so far from now but spreading out the picks is exactly how you create longer term, sustainable success and don’t wind up in cap crunches where you have to sell a Panarin. I like this.
For anyone wondering about Pavel Gogolev, he’s a very good offensive player. Has spent all of this season in the ECHL, lighting it up for the Growlers (45 points in 33 games). He isn’t that great defensively, and can play lazy at times. But he’s a very solid player besides that. Gonna miss him in Newfoundland big time
Weak ass return. Anderson could’ve been had for free and Gogolev is 23 in the ECHL. Gogo IS a ppg so might graduate to a full time AHL position but that doesn’t help the Hawks. Those picks won’t be paying dividends for 5-6 years when the rebuild should be over.
Hawks are gonna get fleeced for Kane so I was hoping for a better return from these pieces.
GLHF fellas.
They’re good draft picks, Bront.
~~If Zaitsev is still hung up in immigration we may need to call up a dman…~~
I forgot about Englund being the return for JJohnson
Dubas and Davidson kissed and made up for the Hagel trade?
The players are likely toss ins to meet contact count limits, they are not the part to evaluate here, they likely have no impact or future with the Blackhawks nhl team
As someone who only recently took an interest in closely tracking/analyzing acquisitions/trades/etc (the Fleury and Hagel moves really surprised me and sparked more interest), can someone explain why they wouldn’t have gone for more immediate picks? Or is kinda just whatever plan Davidson has for this rebuild?
Was hoping for more, but definitely seems fair.
Gonna miss lafferty a lot. Not that i won’t miss McCabe too but every time lafferty got the puck I’d get excited. Such a blast to watch.
Good Move. Anderson can be a solid 4th line rotation piece on a bad-still rebuilding- team next year. The picks are the value.
Next year will be as bad as this year, but the blocks are in place for 2025-2026 to be on the upswing.
Conditions on the 5ths?
I don’t see the problem with this trade. The Hawks cap is pretty muddy next year with Keith’s cap recapture and Connolly’s buyout so retaining salary here doesn’t matter all that much.
Davidson has essentially turned Alex Nylander and $2 mil a year into a first and second round pick. Including the Mrazek trade he’s coaxed two first round picks out of Dubas in the last calendar year and swapped second rounders. That’s not too bad.
McCabe was solid this year but was dreadful last year and Lafferty as a third-fourth liner isn’t going to make or break anything by the time this team is ready to contend. I think Davidson sold high on both players.
Joey Anderson probably helps the Icehogs playoff run too, he’s nearly PPG in the AHL.
I feel like I’m going crazy because this seems like a horrible trade and everyone seems to be generally pleased with it. How is McCabe at 2 million for 3 potential postseasons not a more valuable asset?
Toronto will likely be good in ’25, that pick will be 20 or later. Picks 20+ in the 1st from the 18/19/20 drafts, guess how many of those players are foundational or very good pieces for the 22/23 season? If your guess was literally one (K. Miller) then you win. Only 6 players have played 100 games. The odds are stacked against that pick being a meaningful player any time before 28/29 season.
The 2nd round pick in 2026 will most likely never make the NHL, but if they do, it likely won’t be until the 29/30 season.
There’s no return coming for 5 years, and that’s if there’s a return at all. When exactly do we plan on becoming competitive again?
If our front office finds the right guys the team is on track to be pumping out great players until 2030… The problem is if they botch the picks then we’re on track to be terrible until then.
I’m just excited that I have a fellow Bulldog to root for now in Anderson.
A protected pic? That sucks.
I know why they did this but this sucks.
Leafs fan here. I highly highly doubt Gogolev is ever an NHLer. But Anderson will be a solid bottom 6 guy for you right of the bat.
Solid player, I think will top out at a third liner. But he is already an NHL player. Plus a first and a second rounder.
Solid haul, hoping McCabe and Laf work out for the leafs !
I’ll miss Lafferty’s smile. Enjoyed watching him play this season.
Daaaaaaaaaaaangit I liked both of them. It’ll be fun to see them in the playoffs, even though they’re playing for another team