Leafs Make 3 Depth Adds + Is Hakanpaa ACTUALLY A Leaf?

Hakanpaa chat 11:00
Steve dangle recaps and analyzes the Toronto Maple Leafs 3 depth signings of Cedric Pare, Dakota Mermis and Philippe Meyers. Then, he discusses the report that Jani Hakanpaa may actually be seriously injured and never play again
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[@jardine2392]

My favourite Philippe Myers story: My dad was a teacher at an "alternative education" school for youth who struggle to make it in the regular school system. He taught lots of kids varying from those who needed an extra boost to graduate to actual murderers. One day, he was teaching in a lodge at a local park where another high school came for a field trip, and naturally his students run up and scare off the bus driver and loot all the backpacks the kids left behind. They might have barked up the wrong tree because afterwards, in walks none other than 6'7" 17 year old Philippe Myers asking for his stuff back. The students deny vehemently that they had anything to do with it, until my grandfather walks in to give something to my dad and all the kids think he's some sort of police detective (they're paranoid at this point) and they get scared. After my grandfather leaves, my dad says something along the lines of "alright, cough it up" and the kids give everything back to him, which eventually gets returned to the owners and my dad's students avoid having beef with a 6'7" NHL prospect. I'm writing this as accurately as I can from memory so I apologize if some details are off but that is the true story of how my dad met Philippe Myers.

[@SteveDangle]

How the hell is this 15 minutes??

[@danielrose3036]

are you new here?

[@rogerskitt1542]

Because you always go off on 1018 tangents, but we love you for it

[@robertsmolloy]

smh

[@kp3ads903]

Commenting 9 minutes after a 15 min is posted. Someone didn't watch the whole video. Smh

[@adamwest1138]

Ranting. You were ranting. But that's fine, that's why we're here

[@ShawzySkates]

So happy for Cedric Pare. I remember when he played junior and he was a monster on the ice and one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet off theice

[@brokesy3515]

Jani's knee is fine. Wanna know how I know that? Because Steve Simmons said it wasn't.

[@guylanglois1802]

#facts

[@MethodzBlem]

Naw its actually cooked, good thing is we have LTIR for a reason. They're probably hoping he's good by playoffs

[@__._._-_._.__]

@@MethodzBlemSteve said the same thing about reaves knees when he was signed.. he played like 50+ games

[@MethodzBlem]

@@__._._-_._.__ we shall see

[@brokesy3515]

@@MethodzBlem Fair enough, I was just making a joke about Simmons being a trash bag, I have no insight on Hakanpaa lol

[@SamuelDuplessis12]

I grew up with Philippe. It's crazy to see him play in the league. Helluva D-man, hopefully y'all will be the one he stays on.

[@rhaspados666]

​@@JasonBlackburn_02Myers is a defenceman us new brunswick guys don't forget

[@VikDeth502]

Phil Myers was a former Flyer prospect and unfortunately never truly established himself as an NHL player.

[@teethelowlife5879]

Cool! Closest I get is stralman who is from Tibro 15 min in car from where I live. Although I never met him ( he is a couple of years older).

[@TrAvi5link]

Drinking game: take a shot every time Steve says "cup of coffee" in reference to a few nhl games

[@TheBudStevens]

Drink a cup of coffee every time he says « cup of coffee » and you’ll sound like Steve

[@troyjohnston9616]

Hey Steve huge fan from Melbourne Australia. Love your videos. As for this particular 1 I love all the signings our boys have made depth size RIGHT HAND DMEN the lot we will go far this season

[@DaaaaaBears]

Hakanpaa most underrated signing made I’ll be pissed if he didn’t

[@justinsanft5134]

You think he’s actually going to be healthy all season?

[@kevinalexander2951]

@@justinsanft5134most players are not healthy all season that’s what happens playing a full contact physical sport injuries happen to almost everyone during a season

[@justjohnny420]

@@kevinalexander2951 With Hakanpaa theres rumblings his knee is way too messed up to continue playing hockey

[@kevinalexander2951]

@@justjohnny420 yes I realize that but that source is coming from Steve Simmons and even at that it’s only info he has heard second hand by two sources, so how many other sources did he talk to that didn’t have same level of concern? Toronto has the best medical and rehab staff in the league not to mention they would have access to his medical records before signing a deal, Steve Simmons loves making big bold claims for clicks he dose it often so you got to take anything hey says lightly as he’s wrong more than he is right it seems, he could end up being correct but I’m definitely not banking on anything he says about anyone one way or the other

[@craigharrison5406]

@@justjohnny420 It came from Steve Simmons....the clickbait king. It holds no water.

[@Jrose11]

I feel uneasy. Leafs couldn't defend in the Regular Season. Enter Tanev, OEL, and Stolarz (in net). In the playoffs they couldn't score. *Exit* Bertuzzi. I'm happy they re-signed Domi but this team needed *more* up front and they have less. Edmonton went out and got Skinner and Arvidsson, that is what they needed. Leafs also need some depth, what if injuries happen? Idk it feels like they're kinda punting this season and then gonna figure it out when Marner and Tavares come off the books.

[@marconion]

This is what happens when the core 5 take up 61.6% of your cap. They did what they could with the cap space they had. The problem here is that as your implying it's probably not enough.

[@anikinkhan]

I have already given up until they are off the books. I'm pushing for Edmonton to win the Cup. If Mcdavid can win a cup he might be more inclined to sign with Toronto.

[@demarcdegasol]

Correction: they couldn't score on the powerplay in the playoffs. That is less of a personnel issue and more of a coaching/play style issue.

[@wesgreig271]

Part of their problem scoring is that they have absolutely no threat from the point. None of their D have a particularly scary shot and Reilly creates offence by pushing down lower in the zone. In the regular season teams don't adjust their systems much to match the opponent but they do in the playoffs so in the reg. season they can create the offence down low, but in the playoffs their opponent can leave the point unchallenged and create a 3 v 5 down low to choke out the forwards. If the puck goes to the point the D weren't really a threat to create offense with the extra space. With the upgrades on D it's possible that teams can't cheat against them in the same way. That being said they need one of their prospects to take a big step up front.

[@teethelowlife5879]

You could get more out of your forward group now that they can trust their defense a bit more, they might dare to take an extreme step forward instead of one back.

[@GoodMenstruationAttitude]

The true issue with the LTIR loophole - it makes this player who is likely to miss the regular season more valuable than someone who wouldn't.

[@dfu3764]

Always looking forward to a new Steve Dangle video

[@fortheculture1537]

I was suggested here while listening to the song “Dupe - Mbappe” 😅😅

[@Droz75]

I read Hakanpaa's knee is bone on bone. Jim Nill said he had arthroscopic surgery and that it didn't require more surgeys. So who knows.

[@stephenphillips6245]

I worry about that, Hakanpaa, guy..super injured knee....I hope the rumors are wrong.

[@johnsummerhill8323]

Steve Simmons rumours. We all know about anything he says.

[@Awwscrewit]

​@@johnsummerhill8323 Yeah, remember when he said Mats Sundin needed career ending hip surgery?

[@jonah.donohue]

I know he won’t play a single game and 3M is already on the LTIR

[@kevinalexander2951]

@@jonah.donohuewhat Steve Simmons your big inside source on this? Lol dude is completely wrong more then he’s ever even a little right

[@plushie946]

I'm guessinf Hakanpaa is a straight up gamble. They have better info than us, they're taking a gamble that he'll bounce back from the injury.

[@Kevinc2828]

Ha Ha Ha They are already taking a gamble on INJURY PRONE Woll and Injury Prone Murray , How well did they work out last year ? What about Injury Prone Mrazek and Injury Prone Frederik Andersen and how about Klingberg haha who ever is on the Leafs medical staff needs to be FIRED ha ha ha .

[@wainber1]

The Leafs, whether Hakanpaa is good to play for them, have had a poor track record of developing defencemen and goalies through their farm system. Steve Dangle starts discussion about the d-man at the 11:03 mark.

[@Kevinc2828]

@@wainber1 The Leafs have not developed a goalie since FELIX POTVIN so who are u talking about ?

[@wainber1]

@@Kevinc2828So why did I bring up Hakanpaa? I did so to try to highlight how badly the Leafs for too long had drafted and developed quality defencemen. Hakanpaa, should he not be available to play a game for the Leafs whilst under contract, will become one of the biggest free agency misses by Brad Treliving as this team’s GM provided there’s a signed contract the team can’t rescind.

[@markeur5854]

@@Kevinc2828didn’t we draft woll?

[@XxHarounXx]

I knew mermis from the london knights. Played on their top pairing back in '14. Nice to see him do well

[@coastaku1954]

I'm glad you mentioned the London Knights, you really should talk about them more, hell, I'll even do analysis for ya (Hire me, I'll be your Knights guy)

[@BrandonGruber133]

I have had an ass of a day, but your videos are bringing the first smile of the day for me, I appreciate you!

[@Jrodsly]

It's great that they keep trying out these depth signings, but none of it matters if the core doesn't change. Unfortunately, Leafs management and Leafs fans are so risk averse that they'd rather be a playoff failure that does well against regular season competition than take a chance on being a great playoff team that allocates money properly. The highest priced tickets in hockey can't buy you passion for winning, apparently.

[@JakRoto]

Dakota Mermis is a great guy. Super solid player for the Iowa Wild. Had the pleasure of sitting next to his wife and new baby at an Iowa game.

[@disinformationworld9378]

Great coverage Steve. Enjoy your analysis.

[@jeremeymcdude]

Dakota Mermis last year was my favorite player for the wild. I'll admit I'm mostly saying this as someone from Iowa who's seen him play with the Iowa Wild and saw what he was capable of as a 3rd pairing D. The guy is really someone I think deserves another extended look in the NHL just based on how well he played in the NHL this last season with the Wild.

[@MackAttack06]

Love the vids man ❤

[@ThePalisky]

Treliving talked about signing Hakanpaa in his media availability so if it's not 'official' yet we at least know an agreement is there.

[@PhantomDragapult]

I’ve known Dakota since we were 5. Happy to see his success in recent years

[@starpetalarts6668]

Holy... Mermis is yet another guy that played with Marner, Stolarz, and Domi... Brad is building the legionnaire award-winning London Knights. If he has Cowan on the line... then all he needs is another defenseman along with Mermis and he has an entire OHL Robertson Cup Line of London Knights Alumni...

[@FitbitUser-jv3zp]

The honesty about highschool alone earns a like. So far very nice and informative. Steve does some of my hockey thinking for me. Mostly the difficult stuff. Just being honest. Spike™(oh yeah i really, really like when you show stats, even for a second)

[@user-sc1bk5qq8x]

Mermis and Meyers....sounds like a law firm!

[@johnolivo2521]

Love your stuff, man! Any chance you'll do trade trees again? I loved those!

[@shawnpoirier4203]

As a fully bilingual Canadian, I’d say you pronounced that name pretty damn well.

[@daddyfrank2010]

Hi Steve thank you for doing LFR gambling free sponsorship. I'm so pleased that you are respecting people who may or may not have gambling issues

[@racicop13]

You nailed the Cédric Paré prononciation btw

[@neorxnawanges6564]

Mermis is a great personality. Liked him in Minny as a depth option.

[@imkarma11]

Honestly as a french canadian, i rate your pronunciation of Cédric Paré as a solid 9/10.

[@Tiax776]

Would be a shame if Hakanpää's career is over due to injury.

[@gwapogreg5837]

We still have so many holes in the line up.I know centre men are hard to get but we need one .

[@Crusader31Gamin]

I love every signing we did curious to see what myers and mermis have

[@spinorama29]

Wild fan here. Mermis is a solid depth defender that gets decent minutes like you said. He mostly plays well but a bit of a warning he does occasionally have really bad turnovers

[@eriieekk]

My low key take on the new depth guys we signed. They all have won a championship. Same with OEL. I’ve always said that the team needs one/some guys who’ve won a championship, gained that level of experience, and are able to impart that into the team around them.

[@natedavis64]

I agree with Jesse when he was saying these signings are not enough to move the needle pretty much. But I’m not mad at the signings either because Steve is finally getting right handed defenders well maybe one less now but hey!

[@FightingForceSoulless]

That Mermis goal on Binnington really was a beauty.

[@BruinsForLife7]

Atlantic division is gonna be a blast 🔥 this upcoming season.

[@almVancouver]

IF it's the case where he does have a bum knee, that's gonna be a very bad look on Treliving. He's either taking a total flyer on the guy or signed him without doing due diligence.

[@Gl-my8fw]

Guaranteed he knows. He would have got 3-4m like brodie, boosh, edmonston etc.

[@user-vw7ej7tf7t]

Like old school hockey, the Leafs are building a huge defensive core

[@steveciancone8941]

Minten is 20 in like 2 days, isn’t he going to the Marlies?

[@hotsimdrum]

Your "Cédric Paré" was actually pretty good Steve, haha.

[@elvislives6574]

what's the big deal ??? ..... u put him on LTIR .... you get the $1.5 Mill to spend above the Cap

[@DPSARAUJO]

I can't wait for the season to start. It's going to be an interesting year 🫤🫥

[@A.Zivkovic]

I hope Hacky Sack's knee isn't as bad as Simmons was reporting. Would be quite a useful signing.

[@lakessbm]

Excited to see this new D core

[@jeremyfitz4470]

I am pretty sure this team doesn't have Hakanpaa and the Leafs are done for this offseason. It was always Shanny's plan to see out the core 4 til the end. He bought into what Dubas fed him, which was a great regular season team. And the reason the Tavares and Marner contracts are the way they are is so he can convince MLSE next season that they are making a big play at McDavid and letting JT and Marner walk. Then having a team with the top two centres in the league.

[@plushie946]

If the Oilers have another good season next year or win the cup I don't see McDavid moving. Not sure I see him moving to the Leafs regardless

[@thisonlygirl2010]

The Leafs have disappointed my dad almost as much as I have. I'm really hopeful of the 24-25 season, way too eager for the fall to get here now to see what these guys bring to the team!

[@WarriorStrengthFitness]

Leafs are 1.5m over the cap with a 24 man roster. AKA they are not actually over the cap with a 22 man roster, which is what they would run.

[@5fingershufflegaming]

So in the playoffs the last few years our offense has no showed,,, so we are taking out bertuzzi and hoping it'll fix the issue? I like the signings, but our biggest issue is now an even bigger issue and the are still signing 10th-15th defense depth,,,, ummm you might wanna sign someone other than Matthews and Nylander to put the Puck in the net or its gonna be another short playoffs and long summer

[@Robokingmen]

They needed better d ... And they have scoring ... More than most teams ... Like why are people fucking stupid ... Let the coach coach

[@5fingershufflegaming]

@@Robokingmen yes they scored 1 goal/game in the playoffs they for sure have scoring.... sounds like you are the one who needs their head checked not the other way around.... last few years their defense has been great ain the playoffs and their offense has vanished... you need more than 2 players that can score.... they need a 2nd-th line and they dont have that

[@Krokodilius]

JUST LIKE TRENT REZNOR: I REMEMBER EVERYTHING

[@pauls6318]

Can we just laugh at the fact that the hockey guy of the Toronto Sun didn't know who Hakanpaa - a 32 year old, 6'7" beast of a defenseman - was before the Leafs signed him? That's a self indictment of incompetence if ever I've seen one

[@pennalty9]

I'll be sad if hakanpaa doesn't play again, i was looking forward to seeing that big slab of beef take the ice for the leafs

[@m13579k]

With what we saw happening to Bobby McMatthews last season you can't toss any depth signing aside. The odds of that happening again? Very low. But so was McMann becoming a full time NHL player at 27.

[@rovinsingh4698]

Philippe Myers was a +29 in the AHL last year. He's 6'6 a former top prospect and a RHD. I'm checking right now if that led the AHL. (T-4th).

[@Cedrickr]

as a Quebecer named Cedrick, I can say you didn't do too bad, Steve!

[@paultaylor1814]

I'm impressed you know how to say Rouyn-Noranda. Brian Hayes doesn't, so kudos to you. I lived there for 10 years. I hope Hakanpaa recovers; it's nice to have huge dmen to intimidate the other team.

[@tplomonte]

Deceavue again, Klingberg signed but due to a hip injuries he went on LTIR No Hakkannpa . Leaf management didn't insist on a physical ! Maybe some skating drills !

[@InsignificantNick]

"Should either guy be in your top 4? Alright, settle down." Lol

[@user-fq2jv3ds7h]

I did not expect to ever hear about the Utah grizzlies on this channel. Those were some cheap fun games on a Friday night

[@matthewferries3174]

6:27 thought you said that a cup of coffee was limited to 25 or fewer on the recent podcast lol

[@gktbaron]

As a Wild fan, Mermis isn't bad, he gives it his all every night, but he does love facing the goal when boxing out the net front and kicking it in his own net, it happened at least 3 times last year.

[@mattheww7846]

Marshall Rifai is LHD :)

[@teeganreed7989]

I think John Cooper was the coach of the Green Bay Gamblers in 2012 when Mermis was on the team

[@asbestosb9826]

so many cups of coffee im shaking

[@TheFusionmix]

Mermis is a great 3rd pairing guy, I hope he sticks with the Leafs and doesnt have to go down. The Stars are extremely secretive with injuries. Hakanpää played through something all year and looked horrible (he chose not to have surgery for an injury from last year - as the surgery would have taken him out for a season). The fact that he didnt come back made it seem way worse than a minor procedure.

[@dandesjardins2552]

How's the cap

[@MegaTigger64]

Love the tree stamp on this team. Even if it’s just some big burly depth

[@zascorpusa]

Steve will the Leafs ever win the Cup in this century?

[@thisfreakinguy8362]

Has any team for multiple games ran a 10 offense 8 defense in the same season?

[@NordicDartfrog]

It would be a shame if Hakanpaa retires. I really miss him in the Ducks.

[@martinsahlin614]

Anyone counted the cup of coffees?

[@paulmatts2015]

Ma why can't we get those Bubble Arena's in Chel!? I mean... if it's in the game it's in the game no?

[@adamhirji1970]

can we get the nickname bobert mcmobert back and please in the LFR intro

[@FlyboyGWN]

I feel like you need to get Cedric on your show to teach you how to pronounce his name!

[@sampicano]

1) core four has not changed 2) Brendan Shanahan is responsible for 8 years of losing 3) it seems like Treliving signed an injured player (his track record of trades and signings...is beyond pathetic) how is he a smart hockey mind? At what point? What am I missing?

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

You have to have these guys if you have injuries

[@JasondenHollander-qj5hp]

Has Steve landed a Hortons sponsorship deal? He keeps saying “cup of coffee” in reference to a (short?) period of time. I have never heard this phrase used this way.

[@user-tr4jj9pt7x]

I love these signings. Sans Hakanpaa, they all sound like grinders - hopefully playoff grinders.

[@jonathanmorin3121]

Gonna be honest as a french canadian your Cedric Paré did sound a bit forced but it was not bad at all

[@ericedwards904]

the jokes slap, good job steve

[@BrattyNerdGirl]

So HARRRakanpaa might not be a Leaf?

[@nerdingout3560]

Its a shame roberston doesnt want to stay, the guy is solid

[@goleafsgo332000]

I’m upset because I want hat guy

[@betterknow1591]

Fun fact: Philippe Myers was traded for both Ryan Ellis and Ryan McDonagh.

[@aidanbaksh8985]

Didn't Steve say 25 games was the max for a "cup of coffee" with a team on the free agency live pod? And then follows it up this video with "27 games, a cup of coffee" 😂

[@lonewolfpoetics]

9:16 "Finally ends up in the AHL with the Ottawa Senators"

[@mikefingbond3888]

Love you Steve, but I hate the off season. Wake me up when September ends.

[@purpleair5151]

I thought Myers was solid when he played for tampa, but his cap hit was sadly too high

[@vt1340]

Maybe Hawk goes on ltir until more moves are made, or is found unfit to play.

[@brendan10869]

Dunno about Hakanpaa, i'm just here for the comments, lol.

[@nikholuaseckert1770]

Throwing a wildcard out there but I think if Ty voit had a good camp then he had a shot to make to team initially I believe, he’s coming off a major injury so Time will tell

[@brufrog]

Bring me my Hasenpfeffer! I mean HR Puffenstuff! I mean Hakanpaa!

[@dondonaldson1684]

When are peeps gonna understand that MLSE has bags of cash. Who cares if they have to through away a couple mill at training camp to ice a cap compliant team? For ANY contract that is signed, it is dependant on passing a physical.

[@lindsaydoke9308]

@dondonaldson1684 absolutely . The Leafs organization despite poor playoff performance for 7 years straight is the richest nhl franchises which increased by 40 percent in 2023 and took over the New York Rangers. If they were remotely fiscally responsible they would have fired the complete failure Brendan Shanahan.

[@dondonaldson1684]

​@@lindsaydoke9308agree

[@MrVenom-iu9rs]

Nothing funnier then Steve Dangle trying to get fans excited about new signings that don't matter and will have probably zero impact. Sorry, there is one thing funnier, and it's why I'm sure most of us watch...... as Dude Perfect puts it the Rage Monster.

[@availuponreq]

Myers probably 7th or 8th D-man. Mermis could be called up if injuries occur.

[@2tellthetruth-is2um]

Still wont help with the fab four and Lane Lambert I see disappointment coming for Leaf fans