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# Liles Traded for Tim Gleason
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/liles-traded-for-tim-gleason/
- Published: 2014-01-01T19:24:01.000Z
- Updated: 2014-01-01T19:24:01.000Z
- Description: The Leafs have traded John-Michael Liles for Tim Gleason
- Author: Jason Orach
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

The Leafs have traded John-Michael Liles and Dennis Robertson for Tim Gleason, per Bob McKenzie:

> TOR prospect going to CAR with J-M Liles for Gleason is defenceman Dennis Robertson, 6th round pick in 2011 draft.
> 
> — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) [January 1, 2014](https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/statuses/418452307315933184?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

> Neither team, TOR or CAR, is taking back any salary in this trade. Full value of contracts move with both Gleason and Liles.
> 
> — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) [January 1, 2014](https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/statuses/418456670230953984?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

The best thing to say about this deal is that Dennis Robertson ([#25 in our Top 25 Under 25](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/top-25-under-25-dennis-robertson/)) isn't a critical prospect for the Maple Leafs. Gleason makes $4M against the cap until 2016 compared to Liles' $3.875 over the same time frame.

Carolina Hurricanes' fan [@ShutdownLine](http://twitter.com/shutdownline?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) is worth a follow if you're looking for someone to keep you updated on Hurricanes stuff. Here's his take:

> Gleason was one of my favorite Canes but if anyone thinks he is worth $4 mil. after the last two years then I don't know what to tell you.
> 
> — Corey Sznajder (@ShutdownLine) [January 1, 2014](https://twitter.com/ShutdownLine/statuses/418453383713153024?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

> [@mirtle](https://twitter.com/mirtle?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) He played through a couple of injuries last year but he looks broken this season. Drowning in 3rd pairing assignments.
> 
> — Corey Sznajder (@ShutdownLine) [January 1, 2014](https://twitter.com/ShutdownLine/statuses/418456079341600768?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

The Leafs had a third pairing logjam of Liles, Paul Ranger and Mark Fraser and by all accounts they haven't changed that with this trade.

This is basically a garbage swap where you give away a problem contract for another bad contract and hope the guy you get improves with a change of scenery. Unfortunately Tim Gleason has battled injuries for a number of years and as a guy on the wrong side of 30 it might end up that he's cooked.

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The Liles contract was ugly the day he signed it and I'd hardly call Dennis Robertson a prospect. Maybe Gleason finds his game on the third pairing here or if injuries catch up with him maybe he retires (or just gives us LTIR relief).

In terms of a personnel swap this doesn't seem atrocious, but we'll have to see what Randy Carlyle does with Gleason. If Gleason isn't appropriately protected in the lineup this could be ugly.