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Am i reading this right, the Leafs have $18M in cap space AFTER the Raddysh signing?!??!
Yup.
They had around $27m or so prior.
More if the unload MorganDarren “Toronto Maple Leaf” Raddysh
This contract is not going to age well.
8.5 x 8 yrs. could be ltir towards the end.
to be clear, the only way I would be interested in any of the Canucks players is if Rielly is going the other way.
but if they are doing scorched earth, they dont want RiellyAnd Rielly doesn’t want them. He’d prefer a playoff team and if he felt like being closer to home, he’d push for Seattle long before going to Vancouver.
I would happily take Vince Dunn or Adam Larsson from Seattle before trying to take Pettersson for Rielly.
to be clear, the only way I would be interested in any of the Canucks players is if Rielly is going the other way.
but if they are doing scorched earth, they dont want RiellyCould be a fun summer, canucks look open for Business
Lebrun on Canucks:
Pettersson, Boeser and DeBrusk are available. They want to tear it all down…On Pettersson…I think Canucks are willing to retain.The last thing the Leafs need is the refuse of the Vanpoover Cancucks.
Those three guys are signed until 2031 and 2032. That’s way too long even for accepting a cap dump for a draft pick unless the Leafs blow up the entire team and do a full rebuild.
All three also have a full NMC which means they could say no to a trade to the Leafs which Boeser and DeBrusk most likely would. Pettersson might be so useless he would go anywhere but if he’s that useless, the Leafs should steer clear of adding another problem player who brings the Leafs more of the same garbage that guarantees they lose in the 1st round.
Pettersson has played 8 seasons in the NHL and 6 of them have been substandard for what he is getting paid for now with the last two being absolute dog shit and a big part of the reason why his team was the worst in the NHL. Even if Pettersson was on a 50% retained contract, he still wouldn’t be worth the cap hit for the 40-50 points and -25 he would bring. He’s also painfully weak, gets hurt a lot because of it and plays a soft game overall. Even if his point scoring is rehabilitated by playing with Nylander, the defects in his game would crumble that combo when it matters most as both players would become a huge defensively liability when games get tight and physical.
Can’t see the value in him whatsoever other than the Swedish triangle between Sundin and Nylander. The allure of his single 100 point season isn’t enough to take that risk. He missed the playoffs that season too by the way. If there was a player to grab from that sad sack franchise, it was Bo Horvat. The Leafs missed the boat on that one badly. He would have been a perfect fit and his cost was a joke compared to what the Leafs have paid for rentals.
Chayka laid it out, so no mystery
So yeah, if the GM and Coach are not aligned with the players he brings in, then its not going to work.
John Chayka on the hiring of Jim Hiller as Leafs head coach: “It starts with alignment… We want no space between the coaches and the front office… We think Jim gives us the best chance to do that.”
will it work, probably not..because Leafs.
Could be a fun summer, canucks look open for Business
Lebrun on Canucks:
Pettersson, Boeser and DeBrusk are available. They want to tear it all down…On Pettersson…I think Canucks are willing to retain.I know that Chicago covets Knies. I’d rather send him West, than having our chief rival get him. I wouldn’t take less than the 4th overall pick +. The 4th overall pick gets you one of the top 3 defensemen. Chase Reid would be my preferred candidate. If San Jose takes him, and Vancouver takes Malhotra, then Stenberg becomes your prize. If it’s Stenberg, maybe trading down gets you more assets in the first round.
Trading Knies, again, makes no sense if you want to contend now or if you want to rebuild. He’s young enough that if you trade Matthews and Nylander, in 3-4 years, Knies becomes a leader of the team turns the corner. If you trade him for 4th overall, that player won’t have an impact in less than 2 years and Matthews probably demands a trade or walks as a UFA.
Everything Chayka does makes sense on some internal spreadsheet but absolutely sucks in practice.
