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At least the Bennett to Toronto talk will die down now. We knew that shit wasn’t gonna happen.
so you are saying the Leafs are signing Ekblad?
another comp for Knies is Wyatt Johnson, he signed for 8.4 x 5 years. he did have a little more proven success though
That’s like throwing a Molotov Cocktail in a couple of years. Do you really want him to leave as a UFA? Or an offer-sheet this year? Pay him now at $7M for 8 years, or pay him $11M in 2 years. Better to have the lesser cap hit in year’s 3 through 8.
Well thats if that number was possible. Which it may not be for 8 years.
some realistic numbers iv seen based on current and projected cap.
8 years at 8-8.5mil
comp players like Boldy, Slaf, Byfield signed in the 7-8% of the cap range
not all were for 8 years. its 7, 8 and 5 yearswhile its easy to say sign him now for 8 years at 7 mil, I doubt thats the number (anymore)
For a bit more cap flexibility, might be a good idea to bridge Knies.
go 2 or 3 years now would allow them to add 1 more decent bottom 6Could be or Ducks loading up to also make a play for Marner and really go for it?
Big name players moving teams is kinda’ fun.
id be surprised if Marner went to the Ducks
if the Leafs know 100% they are not signing him, they should trade his rights
Further to my lament, why can’t the Leafs get the best and brightest scouts to find those diamonds in the rough? They make more profit than any other NHL team, so they can afford to have the best scouting staff in the NHL. It doesn’t count against the Cap, just like coaches. Teams like Florida, Tampa, LA, plus others always seem to out-draft the Leafs. This shouldn’t be happening. When will this become a real priority, instead of lip service?
I dont see that they outdraft the leafs, I guess if you only really look at the Leafs then they look poor because the hit rates are not great, but thats every team.
If you compare TB and the Leafs since 2018, the Leafs have a much much better record at drafting.
Leafs reg NHL players Holmberg, Durzi, Sandin, Robertson, Knies
TB – Cole Koepke ..I think thats it. also who is is guy?if you look at Florida, really only 1 player stands out drafted since 2018, Lundell .. also Devon Levi and spencer knight. but they have done a lot
The Kings for sure have drafted well, but they havent been good most of that time and havent won anything..the results are not there yet
I cant believe how bad the user experience is for this site right out of the box. I get logged out with certain browsers, cant quote reply. the avatar nonsense. I also find it hard to read and hate the flow of it.
have to put up with the verbal diarrhea poster.other than almost everything about it…its great
Tkachuk has barely scored — and didn’t against us — and the team had no problem potting goals against our team, because we lost all the matchups or at best, came out evens, so our entire offense was nullified when the top 2 lines were shutdown.
true, the top lines were able to at least play evens, I think at 5v5 AM line may come out slightly ahead. but not enough to make up for the bottom getting crushed
I think Marner wants to see what UFA is like, really dont think he wants to come back now
Full admission that I know I’m guilty of this sometimes but I like to think/hope I only do this when I’m replying to a comment or replies that have been posted in the nature that you are talking about. The last reply I posted I had typed out and edited 3 times to try and avoid dragging the thread into a silly argument and more a discussion but I’m not sure if I’ll have success on that front or not.
So in short – sorry if it was me who has made you feel that way, the last thing I think the vast majority of the folks here want is to see this place take on what so many hate about that other place.
oh not talking about you.
its so hard to post here with the douchy know it all replies spamming the threads. every reply is just dripping with complete asshole vibes
thats all
The Leafs were 29th at 5v5 expected goals last year; that’s lottery team level right there.
They won the division because they had excellent goaltending and a much better defensive group.
Matthews doesn’t need Marner to exceed at this point in his career. I would say Marner needs Matthews far more than the other way around.
Marner plays slow, was incapable of getting in on the forecheck, so any winger capable of doing that is going to suit Berube’s systems.
With Marner gone, they can build out a balanced team, it’s really that simple.
Agree here, I think there are some parallels with Florida. Mike Kelly explains it here
https://x.com/MikeKellyNHL/status/1929905485651612050
Panthers brought in Maurice and moved on from Huberdeau, scored 115 points..but so what
changed the makeup and playing style. no more running it backNow they are going all in with Berube, so they have to get players to fit his style. soft Mitch hasnt worked. and paying 14 mil wont fix it
its not just minus marner. you replace him with 8mil and 5 mil players.
who are better playoff warriors. dont care about the reg season. They have to go through good teams no matter what. They had home ice, didnt help. just get better..in the playoffs
Marner finished 5th in the league in scoring, and 7th in Selke voting.
I get that we all need to come up with ways to cope with his impending departure, but FFS, this team will be weaker next year without him.
losing Marner and inserting someone else makes them a little weaker depending who it is, sure. they may go from a 105 point team to 102. But really who cares, or from 110 > 105 or whatever
But the reg season doesnt matter. getting a player/players who makes them better in the playoffs does.so maybe weaker one part of the season, but they need to focus on whatever it takes to win in the playoffs
