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Something else that’s important is culture. Boston’s culture led to guys taking less to remain competitive. You’re seeing that in Florida now. You saw it in Tampa as well. Maybe Tavares’ latest contract can start something here, but I think as long as Matthews continues to seek ego-satisfying numbers, nothing will change here.
What’s sickening is the NHL under Bettman doesn’t address this issue. They want a salary cap, but still give teams in the south an advantage. Knowing how much that the Leafs contribute in revenue sharing, it’s a slap in the face to the fanbase who gives money to franchises that continues to have an advantage, thanks to the tax issues. Bettman is a clown and needs to go!
The leafs already have those two named Kampf and Jarnkrok, problem is they don’t score.
The leafs need 40P guys for the bottom end and 4-5 PK forwards, not 6-7.
Yes, whoever has the most average / below average players wins the Cup.
You miss the point about cap hit. If Leafs had paid $14M for Marner, there was no place for improvement elsewhere. 9 years of this kind of participation is enough to make a move. Marner was the only one of the young core that didn’t have a contract….hence, he was expendable.
I was hoping for a nice 1st line winger with size to play besides Matthews and Knies. A Legion of Doom clone. 3 guys with size driving to the net and working the corners. Not sure where Treliving will find one. The second line needs one as well. I’m not overly worried about the bottom 6. Rielly is the wild card on defense.
Leafs need to target Boeser, to replace the Marner offense. Also move on from Kampf, Robertson & McMann.
<p data-userway-s3-2-styled=”true” style=”background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; transition: all; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) !important; color: rgb(80, 208, 160) !important;”>Well yeah, but additional income is not additional cap space. In fact, the additional income allows the Leafs to support other teams, including the ones offering players the huge tax break. Even if it is only 43 games worth it is still significant.
<p data-userway-s3-2-styled=”true” style=”background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; transition: all; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) !important; color: rgb(80, 208, 160) !important;”>Huh? How are the leafs supporting other teams? The leafs can’t hand opposition teams money openly, unless there are acceptable payouts from tv contracts etc? (Sincere question there)
Equalization payments. Should be only for a 3 year period and if you can’t make it in the league, lose your franchise.
Nice contract with Knies
Yes, Knies AAV is $7.75 X 6 years. Sounds reasonable at this point.
After reading more about our 11th pick, I get it. Seems like he is a really good player who is underrated because of his size.
That’s the tragic MO of Dubas. Small forwards and defensemen that never turn out. The Leafs under Dubas wasted so many picks on small, talented players who never turned into much.
Dubas has a bad habit in trading down. In Toronto, he traded his 1st, that ended up being Travis Konecny and Leafs ended up with Travis Dermott. The extra pick was a nobody. It’s never worked for him in the past.
Not expecting much from the Leafs this weekend. Sure, they might do something with the bottom 6, but nothing spectacular. Hopefully, they can get a team to bite on Marner’s rights, so we actually get a return on this wanker. JT’s signing is OK, although I was hoping that they could have acquired a good defensive Centre, with a 20 goal pedigree that could have pushed JT to the 3rd Centre position. Maybe it’s too soon to tell, but there is a hole that needs filling at the 3C position. I imagine when Marner walks, they’ll look at someone like Ehlers to play in the top 6. I was hoping for Boezer but the price may be too high.
The Habs deal with Dobson is a steal. The Habs are on the move up the standings. When you get the best player in the trade, you usually win. The Habs have a good young core in place and with Dobson in the fold, their defense is as good as the Leafs. Leafs window is only open for a couple of more years, with Ottawa, Montreal and Detroit making their move in the Atlantic.
I’ll be glad when this soap opera ends. I’d like to see Treliving be more proactive. Only a few days left to make a mark. Marner…..good riddance.
If we could get fat bastard 27 to hit a few more homers, the team would be better off. He’s on a 25 home run pace season. For the scratch that they’re paying this guy, it’s a bigger waste than his waste-line.
You are more tolerant than me.
I wanted them all (rielly matthews marner nylander tavares) out, get some picks and started the F over. I don’t think you can afford to have any of them making 8 figures and ice a winning team.Oh, believe me, I want Rielly gone as well. Tavares doesn’t impress me much either. Both are soft and both don’t show up when it counts. The only one that I disagree with is Matthews. The guy has multiple Rocket Richard trophies, plays a 200 foot game, plus wins faceoffs. If he indeed played hurt all year, he did well to get the goals that he got. I noticed that there was no zip on his shots, this year, but with proper rest and therapy, he’ll probably hit 50 next year, regardless who he’s playing with. I’d like to see Brock Boeser on his wing and see where that goes. The rest can pack up and take their dog and pony show to the great unknown of Utah or Minnesota.
