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Unpossible, all I read here last year was how shit he is.
Only a retard like you could look at a demotion as a win. Got replaced by a Senaturd no less too.
In reality, Rielly was the one that needed (and still needs) to go and the Leafs still can’t make it happen, meanwhile Nurse went to the Sharks with 0 dollars retained by the Oilers and they got a top prospect to boot. The Leafs are retarded. Those are the facts. End of story.
This is the prophecy that makes you incorrect. You keep saying that we should have ditched Rielly and a bunch of 3rd and 4th liners for Cap. The issue really was about the Salary Cap and no Movement clauses. We’re realizing that Rielly was unmovable back then and now. He had a no movement clause, that he’s still wielding today. He supposedly has a 4 team list of places that he would go, but do any of those 4 teams want him on their roster? $7.5M of Cap space is just off limits until they can move him. In reality, he could just keep saying no and he’s still part of the team and the Cap space and roster spot is unusable. On the 3rd and 4th liners that you mentioned, you do have to fill out the roster and that takes Cap space. Right now Chayka has done a good job at gutting the bottom 6 and replacing most of them, but still….it takes Cap Space. It’s why the imbecile Treliving had to let Marner go, because his dinosaur brain could not compute and he didn’t have a lot of options. I’m glad that they sent him off to the land of Dinosaur bones before he could completely destroyed the roster and traded Knies. That trade chip may become more relevant going forward, with the lower cap hit of a top 6, younger player with the ability to trade him anywhere.
Looking at some of the teams that have a massive number of top draft picks, like San Jose and Anaheim, they won’t be able to fit too many of their under 25 young stars under the new Cap, when they’re looking for $20M per season. Knies could easily fit at $7M, so getting a top end talent, that would cost more on the Cap, for a player that’s maybe a step below at $7M even up could work. It’s a good poker chip to have moving forward. The NHL is screwed with the new dynamics after the entry level contracts expire. San Jose are going to find out fast, within 3 years.
Sullivan is going to be the the Marlies new head coach.
Unpossible, all I read here last year was how shit he is.
Love Marner or hate him, there is one constant that needs to be addressed. His salary Cap hit. The Leafs were having Cap problems before he left. Something similar is about to fall on the heads of the Anaheim Ducks.
Incorrect. The Leafs could have easily fit Marner last year but they decided to waste money on pylons like Maccelli, Joshua, Roy, Laughton, Jarnkrok, Carlo and Rielly. The Leafs “cap space” problem is self-inflicted. When the “cap crunch” happens, it should cost you your worst players, not your best. Look at Florida and Vegas. Somehow, they find a way to cut the fat without losing their best pieces. It’s called good management which is something the Leafs haven’t had in 59 years.
Too many players, with no playoff pedigree looking for top dollar. Young, talented, but unproven. The Leafs went through 10 years of this core and they couldn’t reach the 3rd round. Something had to give. Marner was the last one up, after Matthews and Nylander signed.
Again, incorrect. The problem was Tavares. He made way too much money and was the worst playoff performer of all the Leafs core players. Instead of telling him to take a hike, they re-signed him because he was cheap. Years of failure fall on more players than just Marner. Nylander could have been traded and never was. Rielly? Still here. The reality is, the Leafs needed a scapegoat to take the blame off their own bad management so they blamed Marner. The sheep, much like libtards, took the bait hook, line and sinker. Why hold the actual problem people (liberals) accountable when you can blame the scapegoat (America) instead?
Would it have made a difference if Marner was a Center? Probably. Wingers shouldn’t be considered the most important position on the team. Hence, they should be paid less than a Center. Unfortunately for Marner, he wanted Matthews money and it wasn’t going to happen.
Strike three, wrong again. Marner played center for Vegas when the team was hit with injuries. The only reason Marner wasn’t developed as a center is because the Leafs were too stupid to develop him as one. Hunter literally said after they drafted him he viewed him as a center. The Leafs, being the retards that they are, did not. Again, that’s not on Marner, that’s on the Leafs. Did Matthews lead the playoffs in scoring and go to the Cup Final last year? Oh, he didn’t? But he gets “Matthews” money, right? Right. Marner was worth it and the Leafs were too retarded to see it.
The Leafs couldn’t find a way to pay three, in their prime forwards max money. So he had to go.
Wrong again. The Leafs could have afforded to keep Matthews, Marner and Nylander but even in a world where they couldn’t, Nylander should have been traded if they absolutely had to pick only two of the three. He would have got a lot more in return than Nic Roy, that’s for damn sure. If the theory is true that losing Marner wasn’t the reason the Leafs finished last in the division, they would have still drafted McKenna and had they paid Marner “Matthews money” and traded Nylander, it would have yielded a better final outcome. McKenna | Matthews | Marner + whatever you got in return for Nylander (top-six forward + top-four D) is what the Leafs should be looking at right now. Instead, they’ll be lucky if they’re a wild card team.
In reality, Rielly was the one that needed (and still needs) to go and the Leafs still can’t make it happen, meanwhile Nurse went to the Sharks with 0 dollars retained by the Oilers and they got a top prospect to boot. The Leafs are retarded. Those are the facts. End of story.
I think the day is coming, when the NHL is going to have to go the way of the NFL, with franchise player designations. Once the Entry level contract expires, a team can sign one star player for $25M per season. It shouldn’t count against the Cap and the team has the option to renew it 3 years in a row. Once thee 3 years is up, the player can resign as the Franchise player for a series of 1 year contracts and can opt out after the 3 year contract is over. The salary cap, after the franchise player designate, should be pegged at $15M maximum on any 5 year or less contract and after 8 years of NHL experience, Unrestricted free agency. This would put an end to the revenge RFA signings and allow stability for the league. This can’t go on, targeting young superstars and destroying teams that are trying to rebuild. There are so many great young players, but most of them are on teams that are not in contention and if they lose a top drafted and developed player after 3 years, it just puts them back into the draft lottery again. The rich teams will be the benefactors and the secondary markets will suffer. Continue down this road and teams like Columbus, Salt Lake City, Winnipeg and Ottawa will be doomed. Want a stronger league? Fix the unequal tax system and allow teams to keep their best player for a longer period of time.
Love Marner or hate him, there is one constant that needs to be addressed. His salary Cap hit. The Leafs were having Cap problems before he left. Something similar is about to fall on the heads of the Anaheim Ducks. Too many players, with no playoff pedigree looking for top dollar. Young, talented, but unproven. The Leafs went through 10 years of this core and they couldn’t reach the 3rd round. Something had to give. Marner was the last one up, after Matthews and Nylander signed. Would it have made a difference if Marner was a Center? Probably. Wingers shouldn’t be considered the most important position on the team. Hence, they should be paid less than a Center. Unfortunately for Marner, he wanted Matthews money and it wasn’t going to happen. The Leafs couldn’t find a way to pay three, in their prime forwards max money. So he had to go. I can see this being an issue for the Ducks and eventually, the Sharks. Their astounding rebuilds will be cut to shreds with offer sheets. I guess the new NHL is about to devolve into the NBA with players having all of the power in negotiations. The second and third tier players are about to get a haircut. Sad, but it’s come to that. Grabbing players on expiring contracts will be the way to win in the playoffs.
Alfredsson hired to run the PP and cradle Nylander’s balls.
a new thing for you to learn eh!.
Marner emotionally led the leafs to nothing. cool cool.
imagine Marner did an 8 year deal with the Leafs on his deal, he would be a UFA coming up, and in light of this offer sheet stuff how much could he have gotten? prob left 30+ mill on the table
1st in the division, 1 game from beating Florida in the 2nd round to dead last in the division while he led the playoffs in scoring and went to the Cup Final.
Cool cool.
