Kypreos Update from Kyper & Bourne as they were comparing Lybushkin and Tanev as options for the Leafs and how much stronger Tanev is, but problem is Tanev's price and Conroy's asking price.
"What would interest Calgary in moving Tanev out? Maybe you have to move guys out to interest Calgary. Maybe it's a 5-player trade? Maybe it's Mangiapane? So, now it's Tanev and Mangiapane, but now you have to throw a sweetener in there. What would excite Calgary? Maybe it's Minten, I don't know where they sit on Minten. Maybe it's Holmberg too? I would anticipate that Calgary would be a lot more interested if Holmberg is included. You got to understand though that Calgary is asking for a 1st rounder and to date, nobody is offering that and there's a good chance that between now and Friday that nobody offers a 1st. So what I'm saying is, every other team is offering a 2nd rounder right now, but the Leafs don't have a 2nd rounder, so what else can the Leafs sweeten you with? Timmins, Robertson, and Holmberg enough for UFA Tanev? No? Okay. But that's the type of deal that Brad has to throw them until Conroy says Yes."
They go on to talk about the concern with Tanev being how battle-tested he is and then potentially having to extend him to make the deal worth it, also about including Mangiapane with Tanev and how they love Breadman, but wonder if he's too much like Bertuzzi. Then they go on to the other good prospects they could include in the deal like people like Chadwick, Niemala? And they say there's not one name that they wouldn't move for Tanev + Mangiapane except for Cowan, but they're not Tre.
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