Instant Analysis - Connor Dewar Is A Leaf!

Steve Dangle recaps the deal that saw the Toronto Maple Leafs land Connor Dewar from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a 4th-Round Pick.
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[@mpreuss2]

👉 “Over to you!” 👉 Rolls out of scene 🤣 I’m dying

[@hvitekristesdod]

CONNOR DEWAR!!

[@dcnole]

I don't know why Adam rolling out of the frame make be bust out laughing for like 15 seconds, but it definitely did.

[@commander-fox-q7573]

That was so funny.

[@codydavidyates72]

Because this is an SNL skit..

[@NelsonA_]

Im dying currently

[@matfinlay2588]

It was that and the "CONNOR DEWAR" screaming after too 😅

[@servantsofthedicegods]

Wild fan here, Dewar’s one of those guys where you get this uncanny sense good things are on the horizon when he steps on the ice on the PK. Sad to see him go, but the leafs faithful are gonna go nuts for this guy after about 5 seconds of him being on the ice.

[@oilbaroon3104]

You set the bar high if he steps on ice slips and leafs get scored on they will run him out of town 😂

[@toxickitten6958]

i agree. Wild fan also and this trade makes me sad. Toronto fans, if you havent seen Connor play or anything, get ready. he is a beast on the pk and is motivated every time he is on the ice. it might not seem like much right now but, just wait.

[@JB0i]

@@toxickitten6958as a big leafs fan, that gets my hopes up. But I hope he’s useful here, cuz in Toronto we have a problem with good players coming here and all the sudden start sucking…

[@ranger2055]

I believe you! Nice pick up for us!!

[@wildbronco038]

Another Wild fan here. Ditto to everything the other two on this thread have already said.

[@JohnnyOttosson85]

Why do you wear a Bruins jersey?

[@Mr-Keyes]

At a MAGA rally

[@Whtrulookingat]

Minny fan here…you’re gonna like his battery and good defensively.

[@cludecat7072]

is he really? +/- (i know can be shitty) stats show he hasn't quite made the jump to the NHL in terms of +/-. is that because of a bad team defensively ( I don't follow the wild that closely) or is it he has the potential to be good defensively? he does seem like a solid 4 line or depth forward.

[@Nathanielhiggerson66]

@@cludecat7072yeah Wild been trash this year

[@wihamaki]

@@cludecat7072 Guy only had 37.3% of his face-offs in the offensive end. That's the 486th highest percentage among league forwards this year. That's just above Noah Gregor and David Kampf. His penalty-killing was good enough you might not have to see Marner doing it.

[@cludecat7072]

​@@wihamakiThank You! Kind of exactly what I think we needed.

[@MnWildFan]

​@@cludecat7072Also, +/- hurts when you play with nobody that can score. He played mostly with Duhaime (4 goals), Maroon (4 goals), Lucchini (1 goal), Lettieri (3 goals), and Gaudreau (4 goals). That's 16 goals in 220 games from his teammates when Dewar had 10 himself. JFresh on Twitter has good scorecards and Dewar had a 22% for offense and a 89% on defense. Overall grade of 48%. Really shows that he's great defensively both 5v5 and on the PK but won't be the guy to push the offense.

[@robertnemec7296]

Brad “teams are built in the offseason” Treliving getting RFAs because the cap crunch is going to be so tight next year. Bro didn’t want to go all in this year

[@aksis2133]

And frankly, you can understand why. 0-4 against Boston this year and that's likely their first round opponent.

[@Goldy02]

This is the best comment I’ve seen! I agree that going in all in this year is suicide I mean never say never, but this year doesn’t look promising. Probably gonna see Kampe gone in the off season

[@DPSARAUJO]

I agree. Next year will be a better year. Muzzin finally comes off the payroll so there’s a lot of money there.

[@Goldy02]

@@DPSARAUJO Well that doesn’t matter, he’s LTIR cap doesn’t really matter

[@Goldy02]

@@DPSARAUJO Brodie’s cap hit either going down or gone will help

[@Internut1985]

Maple leafs you are gonna love this guy . He brings heart , grit , passion to compete, good penalty killer will score shg . He will be handy in the playoffs

[@phreak811]

Minny fan here. You are going to LOVE this kid. Has a great motor...Loves to break things up and score Shorties on the PK. Does all the little things you really need to on like a fourth line. I also think he plays on the wing sometimes. As a Minny fan I am going to miss the Dewey line but business is business.

[@jimieljoseph2322]

Have a feeling he'll work out super great. He has awesome determination and grit

[@richielambert725]

His nickname in Juniors was Pitbull so he will go toe to toe with about anyone if you mess with his team He may not have size but has great hockey IQ and is a valuable asset on the PK.

[@kurtthekool]

I’m not mad at all. How many times are we gonna trade are future away just to get beat out in the first round? It’s time the big boys that are getting paid to win

[@mattmalmberg7832]

like other minnesota fans in the comment section are saying, you're going to love this kid. especially as a 4th liner. plays hard, lots of grit, PK minutes, he's a very hard guy not to like. obviously not a sexy name to pull in at the deadline, understand the disappointment, but he might surprise you.

[@webmistress3]

You will love Dewey (and learn how to say his name). He is a grinder and killer on the penalty kill. King of the shortie. Sad to see him go.

[@Tam0de]

How do you say his name? Doo-war?

[@Heggsabee]

​@@Tam0deI assume it's DEW-er, that's usually how people with this name pronounce it.

[@UMPZS]

I went to school with this kid in elementary, so this is pretty cool to me lmao

[@aria9272]

used to watch dewar play for everett in the whl. great player and cool dude

[@hurtlocker6611]

look at the bright side minny fans loved this guy, he is an RFA at 24 which means maybee they move Kampf and his 2.4 in the off season, how often do Leaf 4th rounders work out, atleast we got a cost controlled player.

[@MrTherater1]

Connor Dewar is the goat, leafs have got a beast

[@RamiShreds]

Love the instant dangle reaction! You guys should do this for all leaf trades going forward!

[@paolabelan8211]

I love Dewar! Wild fan here. He has an amazing ability to make good things happen!!! I’m also a Leafs fan, so I love this.

[@Diefenbaker57]

Steve, Dewar also plays LW -- so he might be Knies insurance.

[@Alexdenomme]

I'm unsure about this move but all the things Minny fans say about him have me interested.

[@spittinvenom9843]

From Toronto, thanks to the Minny fans who like this deal for us.

[@benjaminokonski9186]

You're welcome. Dewar is pretty good for what he's done for us. Very physical, great on the PK (especially if you want a shorty goal).

[@JosephRuberto]

This deadline is Treliving saying that he doesn't believe this team has what it takes this year to win. I don't blame him. Apart from the recent winning streak, this has been a very underwhelming season, so why go all in and trade away what little draft picks and prospects we have to most likely lose in the first round to Boston. Also, these deadline deals are hardly ever the difference maker in the playoffs and, especially if you look at the Leafs history with deadline deals, end up just hurting the team. I might not like that we didn't land a great right shot defenseman who can play with Reilly with term on his contract, but I'm guessing that not a lot of those guys were available. As a result, I'll settle for not trading away our first for a rental.

[@mblair5327]

Making bigger trades right now will amount to nothing like all the other years. I think the Leaf's are focused on adding bigger or tougher players now and when the Tavares contract is done and the cap is up they can build around the core.

[@vhaakaraynen6578]

Update: The wild also receive Dmitry Ovchinikov

[@RevahsMada]

Take care of Dewy 2 for us 😢

[@dewyvids]

Take care of me

[@BurtTurbo]

everybody take care of themselves.@@dewyvids

[@mattmarshall8639]

I feel like domi and Bert were the “big” adds this year. Hopefully it works out when the rule book changes in a couple weeks.

[@disinformationworld9378]

Exactly. The only problem is Leafs never got a true top 4 D man this year and never replaced Klinberg. They tried to replace but didn’t want to pay the asking price for a rental. Which hopefully works out. IMO dubas mortgaged the draft with next to nothing to show for it.

[@Pr0phet31337]

I need this whole intro clipped. From the end of the promo, all the way up to BRAAAAD

[@chrissie6105]

Loving the trade coverage this year haha

[@stewtube1240]

We have spent enough money on our stars ..... this is another chance for them to prove their worth . If not , big changes coming next year !

[@stangsswang8355]

all of them have no movement clauses

[@Nathanielhiggerson66]

@@stangsswang8355you can still trade them, you just might not like the return

[@Aaaaa69999]

Another chance? How many they need?

[@ksteele8388]

They aren't good enough to win a cup

[@mns2360]

"But next year we will be so good" Leaf fanbase since 1967

[@Zraknul]

I look at next year as a special kind of cap hell. With the Nylander and Matthews raises we have even less to spend on supporting caste.

[@L0v3_Murd3r_0n3]

Really missing the Hat Picks and Dang It's this season.

[@hassam363]

The Leafs are in a cap crunch this year and next. They can't go all in this year or next. The picks they used are relatively low.

[@1jazyjaz]

some times the best trades are the ones you don't make. Yayy, we still have our first round pick.

[@Alty555]

Adam rolling out and yelling his name actually killed me 😭😂

[@wesmoran5215]

okay, i am loving the costumes, steve.

[@31Geky]

I would’ve preferred if they were sellers because this year isn’t it for Toronto

[@3323vince]

you will like dewar. i watched him come up in the whl in everett.

[@xrsroofingsolutionscanada2151]

This is much more than an underwhelming deadline. Treliving needed to add a top RHD since the absolute moment he took over as GM. It was even more clear 3 months ago how bad this defence is and Lyubushkin and Edmondson should have been added then. The only thing Treliving has done is Grossly overpay on Nylander and add a couple mediocre physical defenceman.

[@AllDayShorts247]

If Willy gets 100+pts, it’s not an overpay. Look at every other player who is hitting 100pts a season. All around the 10m+ mark. Draisaitl doesn’t count because he will be 12m+ soon. And also TB doesn’t count because of the non tax thingy so Kuch is out too haha

[@SomeGamingFan]

Was waiting for Steve to realize that we also gave up Dmitry Ovchinnikov in this trade

[@toddshowan3871]

This guy is off the charts hilarious... razor edge sarcasm!!

[@maudlewis8536]

There’s only one team where going all in pays off, makes sense

[@MKISports]

BRAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!! That's it?! That's the trade deadline move you got for the Leafs? LOL

[@MrTherater1]

Your getting a soild guy

[@TheKitKatThe]

@@MrTherater1 i like dewar but we needed a real needle-mover defenseman on top of him

[@mattacameron]

​@@TheKitKatThe what needle mover dman moved at the deadline?

[@jimmykummelisdeadexposed7671]

@@mattacameronNoah Hanafin, Matt Dumba

[@dizk8488]

@@jimmykummelisdeadexposed7671No trade Tre could have made would move the needle enough to beat Boston or Florida. The leafs have too many holes. At least he didn't sell the farm for rentals like Dubas did last year.

[@Zenith626]

I have strong doubts for this year and especially next

[@cmac9029]

Well….we’ve got part of next years intro folks! 1:30

[@ianlloyd3791]

Watched Conor Dewar in Everett while in the WHL and he was one of the best scorers in Tips history and great to watch! Would love if he produced with the Leafs as well!

[@GeometryDashYT.]

Think of it this way…. When is it going to come down to Matthews, marner, Nylander, Tavares and Reilly to take them deep in the playoffs? Aren’t they playing them big 💰? How many times do we gotta keep giving up picks and assets?

[@dansolnite]

Dubie went all-in and sexy last year with O'Reilly and Schenn, and left the cupboards bare. Braaaaaad was smart not to lose Minten, Cowan, or their 1st to make a run this year. 🤷‍♂️

[@markwilliams125]

They got rid of 6 draft picks this year... lol

[@thobur2661]

💯% True. Kyle Dumbas left this team in a complete shambles and its gonna take more than one season to fix it. Tre done ok with what he had to offer.

[@theseanie9958]

just wait for steve to find out they gave up ovchinnikov too

[@MalWave]

"who told you that was coming?" ...........valid point actually.

[@disinformationworld9378]

Not valid. No one said it “was coming”. Discussions are never a sure thing. Friedman says they spoke on this player. There were talks.

[@MalWave]

@@disinformationworld9378 👍

[@InsignificantNick]

I like how Steve and Adam pronounce Dewar lol

[@coter9]

“They didnt go out and get the big sexy name” you say!!!!! THEY HAVE MATTHEWS,MARNER,TAVARES,NYLANDER,BERTUZZI…….they have enough sexy names. Its the HEART that we’re looking for now. Cuz all the talent is in that room. Just need the will and heart. They need to hate loosing.

[@thericardo2085]

Fact you even heat this team and a stanley cup is mind blowing

[@Rain-rh6xb]

Matthews: 13.25 Nylander: 11.5 Tavares: 11 Marner: 10.9 If they can’t carry this team to at least 2 series wins, then they aren’t good enough.

[@polarhero57]

Respectfully, this team will be lucky to win a game against boston if that who they’re up against

[@scarbourgeoisie]

Leafs management read the writing on the wall after this week's performance against the Bruins: we're out in four, five the most. No need to be busy on the trade deadline as we would be giving our future away. Imagine what they could got back for Willie had they not re-signed him. He's gone back to being Willie and he's going to be the same for the next eight years.

[@bradleyvision7315]

mean while arizona stocking up picks to build a team around matthews when his contract is up and he goes home

[@sydneyglampe1915]

Dude loves scoring SHGs too

[@PopShoppekid]

Underwhelming trade deadline for sure, like the Leafs themselves especially in the playoffs, so many winnable series over the years and only one series win in 8 attempts. Underwhelming with a capital “U” 😂

[@CorruptCameldotCom]

Almost 30k views for a guy nobody had heard of. You gotta love having access to this content as a hardcore Leafs fan. I definitely want to hear about this for some reason 🤣

[@stevenmcclernon7974]

As a Scot I'm privileged that that you tried to make one of our surnames sound very fancy, French and exotic. Dewar rhymes with fewer

[@YaoboyProd2K15]

Leafs reeling non-native Canadian players be like:

[@theadventuresofjimmycrapol8827]

I am very happy with the trade deadline. We could've added Conner McJesus and this team is still not getting past the first round. I was so afraid we would waste a 1st rounder or one of our good young prospects for this waste of a season. Disappointed to see Lagesson go to Anaheim though.

[@disinformationworld9378]

Agree. There is no player putting them obviously over BOS/FLA. Have little optimism we see a good result this year.

[@devonpaterson8145]

how many times have teams won the cup after adding huge names at the deadline? doing that fails more often than not. im fine keeping our 1st and tinkering..doesnt feel like our year tbh(i think one of the core needs to go if im being honest)

[@darylhen1604]

Steve can you get the band who played on TSN last night to play when you guys are doing SPDN report?😂

[@cash3015]

From the moves they made seems like they will be getting more edge and physicality while also picking up good Penalty Killers, adding PKers feel like a message sender to me but idk...

[@johngaudette8337]

Go Leafs Go

[@sinnaever]

dewar is insurance. Domi is a FA this summer who may ask for too much. If Domi doesn’t resign you have a backup plan.

[@sendair8220]

I am just wondering and quite possibly doing alot of hoping...but putting that aside...now I am remembering when Toronto's Cliff Fletcher made a trade with the Calgary Flames which was and I am dating myself here, which was a block buster of a deal at the time which was 6 players from the Leafs going to the flames and 5 players from the flames coming back to Toronto. Now I am just focusing on 1 player in that deal in particular and that is Doug Gilmour. At the time of this deal Doug Gilmour had been traded from St. Louis to the flames earlier and was being used by the Flames as a 3rd line center and if I remember correctly he was either a 4th line or a 3rd line center for St. Louis. When the Leafs got him well we know what Doug Gilmour became...I am wondering like I said and probably more hoping that this player from the Wild blossoms. Here's hoping!

[@hpshovecraft]

Dear Steve, Can you do a post-deadline video that lists all the trades that other contenders made that you wish they Leafs had made, giving up equivalent value? I feel like this would help me better understand what the options were. Yours, etc.

[@tammykuipers6146]

How does a team get Matt Dumba for a seventh round pick and we had to spend a fourth round pick for Dewar ????????? Please help this make sense to me.

[@dsm1984]

There was nothing out there to help them win a cup this year. And the pk is brutal

[@TranTek]

The only Sportsnet clues worth watching, others i just turn tv off lol

[@gdavho8778]

He's from The Pas. A conspiracy of silence. Good movie and true story.

[@aj4to145]

They couldn't get Parayko, but they certainly could have gotten Dumba. Wouldn't a 3rd and 5th be better spent on Dumba (who would immediately become your best right-hander Dman), be a better option than Edmundson?

[@bucknutty7593]

So leafs pickup Deware vs Bruins picking up Big Rig. Get the golf clubs packed boys

[@gavinohanlon2764]

DEW-WAR is going to help the pk significantly

[@PeterCPRail8748]

I don't blame Tre, he knows his team not getting past a game 6 against Boston. Another 1st round elmination coming.

[@bobknight6394]

great job keeping a 1st round pick :)

[@Leafer55]

That's the move.

[@danmartin5255]

That was a great segue hahaha

[@Glimjii]

Leaf fans: "Why didn't Brad get Parayko?" Me: Because St. Louis said "No" and didn't want to trade him? Like I'd love that move for sure but takes two to tango. It is what it is. Cope.

[@user-ty5md6kj6p]

When you assess the trade deadline, it's not just a matter of who you got. You need to also look at what your potential playoff opponents did. 56 years and counting.

[@sdt1sdt]

Steve, great channel and epic show as always. I hate to be the pessimist, but I would suggest that you start preparing for the Leafs to exit the first round in four games, if they play Boston. Also, haters, please don't shoot the messenger.

[@megamr4434]

I wanted Fluery...

[@geographyinaction7814]

The question I ask is, what did people think the Leafs were going to do? We are a lot tougher, and as someone said here, when the rules change in a few weeks, the low-budget players we got will shine. We needed 'snot', and two big parts of that was signing Bert and Domi. I'm quite sure we won't get pushed around this play-offs.

[@adamchastan2703]

It's now being reported that the leafs gave up a 4th and Ovchinnikov for Dewar if that makes any difference.

[@JTAPtv]

Parayko wasn't even available

[@Droz75]

The construction of this Leafs team isn't optimal, but blaming Treliving isn't fair. He's working within constraints, preserving our top prospects and first-round pick, as Leafs management believes this current team doesn't have the best shot at winning the cup. If it were Kyle Dubas, he might have traded away all our first-rounders by now, adopting a more aggressive approach. Which did nothing in the past.

[@curtisjoseph7228]

I'm trying to stay positive but to far invested GO LEAFS GO 🍻

[@user-pm6ij2xq9j]

Are you kidding??? This is a young Brad Marchand, very good very good indeed, leafs are tougher now

[@jasonm4865]

Is Knies injured long term?

[@jtnauss]

Knies-Matthews-marner Bert-tavers-nylander Domi-dewar-robertson Holmberg-kampf-mcmann Idk? Lol not sure how the bottom six wingers would actually shape up, but does give a more defensively sound 4 lines with no reaves or Gregor

[@maxpayne9041]

Is this what the leafs call all in.

[@tplomonte]

Now in the red corner at a bulky 183 lbs from Minnesota Wild Conner Dewar. Steve is really going to like this trade. Ya, he is gonna love it ..❤❤ They may move Domi from Center to the wing ? But against players at 6 6.4 200 210 lbs . Matt Dumba or Klingberg ? Who is now a Lightning. Boston just got more physical bigger tougher. Florida got bigger physical. Knew Steve would love this trade ❤

[@deleteduser6074]

They needed random dude that shoots right D. Also in stuff spent lageson

[@Plumcraziness]

Sure, the Leafs need better D (when have they not?), but in regards to this trade, I think the reason this trade was made is because of some of his peripheral numbers... For this season, Dewar has a shooting percentage of 17.5%, which is higher than Matthews' career average, he's a relatively physical player and his number of hits are above average for his total on-ice time, and he has only four...ONLY FOUR giveaways all season. Even with his numbers adjusted as a comparative, that's over five times fewer giveaways than Matthews as well. To me, that tells me he has good hands and there's some scoring potential there. I'm not saying he's going to become a top five offensive player, but he has some potential upside. However, the only issue is, as mentioned, where does he play and will he get enough ice time for some of his peripheral stats to shine and be beneficial for the team? I just hope Treliving and Keefe are aware of, and understand that his peripheral stats are completely dependant on enough ice time for him to be a contributor. If he doesn't get the ice time, some of his statistical positives won't come through. Overall, I think this is a relatively decent move, but ONLY if he gets enough playing time. The question is where? Regardless, I'll enjoy watching the Leafs outscore their crappy defensive mistakes and turnovers. That is, until the postseason comes and they get slaughtered due to their perpetual inadequacies...as always. The song remains the same.

[@brad6654]

Not upset they didn't get a specific player. I'm upset that Tampa, Boston, Florida all got better and we did not at all.

[@Hashkiller429]

Lmao boston got pat maroon and a 7th d

[@brady57277]

@@Hashkiller429still better

[@johnsummerhill8323]

​@@brady57277It isn't written in stone that the Leafs will play the Bruins.

[@5plus4]

​@johnsummerhill8323 it's a foregone conclusion

[@johnsummerhill8323]

​@@5plus4One point separates the two top teams.But the Panthers are a better team for sure.

[@darylhen1604]

What happened to the Crosby and Karlsson trade for Rielly, Marner and Brodie?

[@RobbieG17]

Two full NMC, and a 10-team No trade list? How exactly do you move those?

[@anikinkhan]

This trade begs the question: Does the injury to Knies require a longer recovery time? Maybe it's not trust but an imminent lines shuffle.

[@Pauliewalnutsgg]

Knies wanted to come back into the game, held out for precautionary reasons

[@johnsummerhill8323]

Knies has been moved to the Marlies roster although he is still with the Leafs.