Oliver Ekman-Larsson Is A Leaf! | D Signs 4-Year/$3.5M Deal With Maple Leafs 

I believe the Leafs signed OEL so he could let the Leafs see what Lord Stanley looks like with his week of having it... 🤣🤣🤣

This would've been wild like 10 years ago.

Stop recommending gambling. It destroys families and lives.

As a Leafs fan the fans complaining are unreal. You kept saying you wanted defense and you got it! We need people who have been through deep runs and Tanev and Larson are the ones that will get us there. Stop complaining and enjoy the ride.

Why haven't the Leafs tightened the screws on marner?

What’s everyone complaining about? They haven’t paid a lot for anybody. OEL is fine at this cap hit, everyone acting like they signed him for 6 mil per year

The Leafs adding a bunch of overpriced 30+ years old... When did that ever ended well?

I watched a lot of OEL in Arizona and he was one of the best d-men in the league in his early twenties. Then he had a couple knee injuries and lost the burst on his skating. This led to him getting beat in transition and on the rush far too often. He's still useful, as he proved last year, and if the plan is for him to play third pair and quarterback PP2, he'll probably do just fine. But if he's asked to do much more than that I think the Leafs will be regretting this contract.

These contracts today are unreal. The whole league is overpricing defensemen

Isn't he the guy who fell asleep on the play where Tkachuk saved that goal in the Stanley Cup and McDavid scored right after cause OEL totally ignored the puck...I know he fits the Leafs way of playing in the playoffs but this is NOT an improvement... :(

Could you imagine getting a job, sucking at that job, causing issues at that job and when the boss wants you fired you say you have a no firing clause. Dumbest thing in pro sports.

I'm so glad my ol Captain OEL got his cup. He won't get one in the next four. Yes, a Coyotes fan still heckling Leafs from beyond the grave 🪦

Why aren't you guys doing a live stream of FA?

OEL “You think darkness is your ally? I played on Arizona I was born in it molded in it. I didn't see the light till I was already a man”. 😂

Not a Leaf's fan... but I'm kind of in awe at how they're picking all these guys up, somehow it looks like you guys are somehow going to have a much better team next year..

Hello Leaf Nation, Panthers fan here. I hate that we lost OEL. He will be a decent piece for you and very dependable. It is questionable on the term length, but he's going to be a good fit in Toronto.

there you go....Leafs upper management signing old players that have a short shelf life .. another multiple years of NOT winning the cup!!😁😁😁

Leafs sure seems to like overpaying Dman this year.

I thought Treliving likes big physical defencemen, this year’s John Klingberg

anyone here play skyrim. whenever steve does the "big" voice (slash the hockey man voice) he sounds like skyrim dremoras lol

I am hoping OEL has a positive impact on Liligren. I honestly think they are going to be a pair.

Fan of a division rival. Love these deals. Keep cooking Brad

Id love to hear steves take on Kendrick mopping drake

Look at the rest of the East and we can all just laugh.

I’m so happy we god D man. I got no complaints. We are desperate for them. If Marner Nylander and Matthew’s took a 2 million dollar pay cut they’d put the team first and get better but they won’t.

As a Canucks fan, I mean, I hope you Leafs get what you hope for? OEL gets complacent. Sorry, he does, it's a flaw. And when he has term on a contract he goes to sleep and he did that a bit even pre-Canucks. I hope he's not an albatross to your Cap but there's maybe a 50% chance this ends bad.

Disappointed that you are promoting gambling etc. Of all the things in sports I'd like to think you could have come up with a better gig. UNSUBSCRIBED TODAY. Good luck in the future GO LEAFS GO (I hope LFR hasn't gone this way)

They dont have the money and need bodies, all things said and done these signings today are as good as you get for the $ I'd say.

OEL is collecting 7.2 mill from the Nucks + 600 k from Utah and 3.5 from Leafs = 11.3 mil. Maybe the horseshoe up his butt will help TO win a cup..🐴

If we still have Reilly on top pair, same results again, Tre can add McDavid ad it won't make a difference. Lilijgren, Brodie , McCabe , Reilly CANNOT make the first pass.

what do think of this signing? i think they should have let dubas trade marner instead of firing him... this is clearly shannys team and the gm is just a public face.

The Defence position is a VERY VERY limited position and to land a top tiered player in that position is hard . I understand the term because of the tax purposes, IMO I wouldn’t have signed OEL , and the Leafs cupboards are near empty thanks to the other GM . I feel the NHL and team owners must use the “ No trade clause” with a little more care and MAYBE these top tiered guys would be more available. But what do I know I’m just an arm chair gm like the rest of us . Cheers 🇨🇦

Yes “end of video Steve”, I am okay with “them breaking it up”, it’s been the same old poop 💩 playoffs story for yearssss and not breaking it up will keep that as “more of the same” while #34 is not getting his hairline back. I’m sorry for being so crude but why can’t they just negotiate more wisely against the cap and build an actual soundly structured team? 😞

Not to brag, but I have a puck signed by Oliver Ekman-Larsson. With Vancouver Canucks logo on it, but still

getting tired of hearing "these guys have gone deep in the playoffs, won a cup, will help us." They said that with Muzzin and Campbell, didn't win anything. Wanna know how many players on Florida won a cup prior to this season? Zero,

In German o with the dots on it ö (Umlaut) actually represents oe ... and Öl is the German word for oil. So his nickname could be Oil or Oiley...something like that. Easier than always saying O. E. L.

The signings going on right now all around the league are beyond delusional.

The moderator is fine…the other guy adds nothing…Steve isn’t as funny as he thinks he is, likes to swear and make funny faces…hope he actually has a job…think I’m wrong? just watch his show…can’t go more than a minute without swearing,yelling,posturing…

If this was 2 days ago.. I'd say give marner to Utah and free up for the cap. I don't think that's going to happen and I am upset. Dude gave us zero heart, zero grit to the playoffs and I can't unsee his performance. Gliding without a care in the world. Not hating the guy, but hating his play in the post season. We gave Sammy way too many chances and look where it took us. Giving Marner another shot.. no. Please no.

Welcome to the Treliving Experience. Old crusty Leafs.

OEL gave up on the empty net would be goal that Tkachuk had to dive to stop. OEL wouldn’t break a nail. He’s a perfect addition to a heartless, gutless Leafs team.

It's possible that Treliving has some inside knowledge about anti-aging research that will deliver results in the next couple of years or he's doing the thing that GMs do in signing deals that will probably be someone else's problem. Florida brought OEL in as a stop gap player to cover for injuries on the blueline and they found that if they kept him as a depth guy he could contribute. For what Florida needed he was great on a short term deal. For what the Leafs need, not so much. Tanev is a great signing, until he gets injured doing what he does best, playing the game harder than his body or just about any body can take. Then he's done and you have a huge hole in your blueline or he comes back swathed in bandages like the mummy and plays like a shell of the man he was until he heals from his latest horrific injury.

OEL is still a good defenceman with offensive upside. His style of play isn't typically wildly deterioting in the early-mid 30's. However, he proved to not fit at the slightest with Vancouver, even when Tochett took over the coaching job. If he fits with Torotonto, which I guess time will tell, it's a good signing of a guy with real leadership qualities. If not, I'm sure someone will take over a Stanley Cup champion for a late pick.

Another big, slow D past his prime. Didn't help us against Boston, but maybe it will work if you just keep trying.👎

From a canucks fan, have fun with that liability. And before you say he was good in a stacked flordia team, no he wasnt. Half the time he took dumb penalties, gave away the puck or fumbled the puck. He was traded and bought out for a reason

Larson in Marner out will be much better

Tanev is the guy mo has needed as his partner. A guy with reillys offensive skills needs his partner to be extra responsible on the d end. I could see him having an amazing year and finally reach his ceiling. Or I hope anyways

So stupid! LMAO! OEL doesn't play DEFENSE!

At least they made a significant change to the D Corps for the better. Unlike the Red Wings...

BOY HERE WE GO WITH THE OVERPRICED VETS GOODNESS GRACIOUS

God acquisitions but the term is the problem and that is the cost of living I. Canada and the government not trying harder to entice big name athletes with tax breaks.

4 and 6 years dont mean shit. Like you said thats the window to win. who the F cares what happens after (I would specifically say the next 3 years at best is when we need to have won 1)

Goodluck leafs with OEL and Tanev 😂😂😂

congratulations leafs!!!!! You won the 2016 free agency😂😂😂😂😂😂

OEL. Had a hard time finding the ice when he was a Canuck. A ND when he found the ice, he was as pitiful as any in the league.

I haven’t seen this comment anywhere but it’s kind of funny that Stamkos said it would be interesting to play with Marner… then signed in Nashville where rumors floated that Marner might head.

Also, he's been a minus 10 out out of 14 seasons of his career. Basically, you're paying for 30 pts? Lol Jake McCabe can put up those numbers and play better in his own end.

Didn't we do this last year with Klingberg? Lol

if this was the gong show you would get the gong before 2 minute mark !!!!!!!

Break the 4/5 up!! Been there done that. It doesn't work. Get rid of Marner and Rielly.

Tanev is 35 oel was bought out. Both well into the back 9 of their careers.

Oliver Lawsum tossum- don cherry

WHY NOT SIGN MONTOUR!!!! HE IS 30 PERFECT FOR A 6 YEAR DEAL

OEL is definitely going to the Laffs for the money 😂😂😂 at least he has a ring now so he won't be losing any sleep.

This signing is worse than Klingberg. At least he was only signed for 1 year.

When the Leafs hit bottom I hope they have not again traded their first round pick

Sounds like mortgaging the future to get by the present.

Honestly, I don’t think 3,5M is a bad deal. OEL is still a decent player.

Treliving: salary cap? what's that?

You need swedish classplayers like him

i remember when OEL signed in Van, dude i was ecstatic that we got an awesome D-man, but goddamn that went downhill so fast. good to see that he ended up turning it around, getting a cup & a nice payday all in one season. leafs are gonna be an interesting team come next season, good to see canadian teams building competent, competitive teams now, cuz it’s good for the country when our teams are competitive.

Can you guys stop with the gambling sponsers. I'm sick of every hockey content now a days having gambling on it I couldn't imagine being a recovering gambling addict and not being able to watch anything hockey

So close, indeed Leafs shoulda signed a former FLA dman, but it shoulda been Montour! I have lost respect and trust in Treliving. The next few years are going to be rough with a roster full of overpaid and old injured players, meaning there will be no cap room for trades/signings. AM will realize this not an organization that knows how to build a championship team and will bail at the end of this current contract.

They need d like this finally a change now get rid off marner for more d

I thought it was 3.5 total 😂 yikes

Do you think they trade Morgan Reilly?

U hosers should of went after Branden montour u messed up

As a Canucks fan, I just gotta say..... bahaha!

I actually dont mind the D core. I think packaging marner for another good D and extras will take it over the edge

Whats up with tanev? Oh, and the cap?

Wow finally got a #1 RD... 5 years ago

Fair deal, great signing

It all makes sense now why players love to play for Toronto!. Overpaid with long term deals at a retirement age. Can someone sign me up? LEAFS MANAGEMENT SUCKS!!!!!!!

I'll take it. I predict two things, this defense will be the best the leafs have had in 20 years (the coach will make that happen) and Marner will be the team MVP.

Tanev and OEL competing in the turnstyle olympics--Vegas is where culture goes to die and Toronto is where 3rd pairing Dmen go to ... cash-in big then die

Leafs will NEVER win a cup during the Matthews Nyilander era 😂😂😂😂😂

Yeah, the limited NTC stinks, but trade protection pushes down AAV in many negotiations. It's gonna be really interesting to see if he plays out his contract in Toronto, gets LTIRetired, or is a piece of a salary floor circumvention trade one day to a cellar dweller with picks attached to jettison him out.

A bit overpaid for both D men but very good adds if it wins you a Stanly Cup then it was great adds I still dont think it was enough but the D core is better however only time will tell

Holy fuck bud. Every video is the gambling ad. I’d rather the Saudi sponsor at this point.

When I heard this news, I was like "Soooooooo, we getting the cup?" Ekman-Larsson is a name I've heard of, which means he must be good, considering he just won a cup!

Tree is not the GM we all hopped he would be.

I still view him as a Coyotes! Go Yotes!!

OEL.. LOL Look out for the forecheck

Yikes…..these deals for the leafs are terrible IMO. Might provide some bounce to start. Year 1 specifically. But year two? I think this is going to backfire big time. Bizarre decisions happening in Toronto right now.

OEl is cheap and hell be IR for the last year or two. He ate 20 minutes in Florida. He is Torontos 2nd best defense man now after Tanev. For less than 4 million? Not bad man. Just gotta trade Marner now and youll win 1 more round of playoffs

"BUH-Cuz". Everytime I hear Steve say "because" in any video. Now, you will all hear it as well. You're welcome

The point at the end about the NMC/NTC's is kinda weak. It would make sense if the Leafs were getting any type of AAV benefit but who out there was offering those same terms to Tanev (didn't even hear a whiff of speculation that he could get 6 years until the Leafs acquired his rights) or OEL (3.5 is more than a fair number for him)? Seems like you're reaching to back up your point about wanting to move off the core 4.

If Marner pops off during this years playoffs because we have D who can actually play D and not force our Forwards to play D for all but 10 seconds per shift and D who can get pucks to the net once in the O Zone and not force the Forwards to do it all at BOTH ends of the ice I want to see a HUGE apology video from you and everyone else who doubted him and failed to see the root cause of the problem.. if the forwards are spending all there energy trying to help the D get out of our Zone how much energy do you think is left in the tank to drive offense?! It's not like other teams who have actual defensemen who can retrieve the puck, win battles and get the puck out quickly.. our guys were hemmed in ALL the time, trying to fish pucks out for well over 1min at a time... if you think it's easy go give it a try, I bet 99.9% of you would barely make back to the bench let alone make to the O Zone and still be able to apply pressure after fighting to get the puck out of your zone for over 1min sometimes over 2mins.

Not a fan of this signing at all. Will not age well

Great, now McAvoy will be more likely to get another suspension next year .....