Leafs get D Lashoff for Giliati and Berry

@ Only_crime:
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Beauchemin has very solid value. It’s likely that he is the defensemen whom Burke was offered a 1st round pick for at the draft. It is complete fantasy that Beauchemin was awful all year. He was pretty solid from game 15 onwards, and prior to that, had impressed at Team Canada’s orientation camp. Prior to that, he had returned from injury and was Anaheim’s best defensemen in the playoffs – outplaying both Niedermayer and Pronger. Hockey minds don’t look at 15 games and make a judgement call. Everyone is well aware of the circumstances which allowed for Beauchemin’s collapse.
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Just remember, guys like Niclas Wallin are worth multiple picks at the deadline. If you think Beauchem is bad, you should rethink that and look at what far inferior, and way older defensemen go for. I expect that the Beauchemin return, when/if he is traded, will be very solid. You’re judging him based on a very limited time frame and expanding that over an entire season, which just isn’t accurate.
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Moreover, your point about Ryan Smyth only proves the opposite point. Yes, those three picks/players seemed fantastic at the time – 3 first round picks, who could turn that down? Well, it just goes to show you that the proven package is always more valuable. Grabovski and Beauchemin are known commodities. Grabovski is going to give you at least 50 points, and Beauchemin is going to give you 25 minutes a night and 25 points a season against the other team’s best forwards. That would be a gross overpayment for Richards.
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Look back to see what Richards was traded for last time, when he had time to actually help a team, and not just 20 games. A shootout specialist, a backup goalie, and a 4th round pick. I see no reason why we should give up a 2nd line center and a top 4 defensemen for 20 games.

@ Tim Horton:
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Yea, if Dallas is moving Richards, is because they can’t afford him. I also really doubt Burke is a buyer at the deadline. He’ll try to sell off spare parts like Sjostrom and Mitchell, maybe even Brown if he figures one of the Marlies is better – guys who might help in a playoff run. I think he’ll move Beauchemin, but like Kaberle, he’ll want a ransom for him, so it’s possible the return he wants won’t materialize. With a year left on his and Grabovski’s deals, he isn’t obligated to move them during the season. They can both be moved at the draft if they aren’t part of the future.

Anyways, it’s all irrelevent as I really doubt Burke trades for Brad Richards. The only way he’d come here is if he was signing here for free. Burke has shown us multiple times now that he will trade for young talent, and sign talent in Richards’ age bracket. Outside of that, Richards doesn’t really do the responsible defensive game WIlson hopes to teach his forwards. Money poorly spent in my opinion.