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Marchenko++ for Kucherov. Would you do it?
He does not have trade protection. And Kucherov approves of the Leafs.
If the Leafs are clearly in “win now” mode, Kucherov fits beside Matthews as a deadly combo.
Also, what if that type of trade is required to keep Matthews happy and re-signed long term.
Despite the trade request, Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois said in a statement on Friday that they do not intend to grant his request.
For a trade request to become public it means he’s not going back to normal in Tampa Bay. Which also means they would be absolutely retarded to not trade him. He’s old, on an expiring contract and unhappy. Keeping that guy on the team only hurts them. Trading him allows them to keep moving forward.
Kucherov wants out. He probably wants a MASSSSSIVE contract and Tampa Bay is smartly looking forward to the future as they did with Stamkos and Raddysh. Kucherov is a legit MVP level player but at his age, can a team really afford to give out a max contract?
Tampa Bay would probably rather have the cap space and a shot at spending the same money at McDavid because if McDavid hits the market, Tampa Bay is an easy sell.
Could have huge implications for the Leafs. If they do end up trading him, that return would be a giant indicator for what the Leafs could get for Matthews and Nylander (with term and salary retention too).
That was an ugly performance from Bob last night.
2.8 more years at 7 AAV.
Florida knew what time it was. So did Tampa Bay, Raddysh still has 0 goals.
These are the things that happen to teams that build through old UFAs. They can become complimentary pieces but when you make them cornerstones and they crumble, you get shit results.
Congrats to the Brewers, it’s been a long time coming. I’m sure the Jays will take many lessons from them.
Bob is fucking TERRIBLE! It was a risky signing from the start, but nobody expected him to be THIS bad.
Yup. This is what you get when you sign old goalies. The mind is willing but the body is weak. His angles and timing is off. He needs to make adjustments accordingly.
He won’t be this bad all year. It’s an obvious rough patch but he’s had stretches of bad goaltending before. The value in a veteran is they don’t get lost in their head and he’ll find his way through it.
In the meantime, the Leafs have to be better and reduce shots and chances against. The way they played in the 2nd, with only 2 shots for, was horrid. Just another game where the stars got their points but the team lost the game. This team seems to only want to play hard when they’re forced to do so.
Bob has absolutely fucked this team tonight.
And he knows it. But this is the risk in signing an old goalie.
Raddysh still 0 goals too by the way.
Leafs are great on the special teams but the majority of the game is played at 5v5. They can’t maintain this trash level of play, allowing too many shots and expect to succeed. They need to be more competitive at even strength on a consistent basis.
No offence but this is where you are a dreamer.
Hockey is a job.
Living at home is more important than a job.
Some guys will happily give up a cup to avoid living away from home. If you think every single hockey player’s priority is to win at least one cup I’m sorry, but you’re wrong. Their family comes first and they are men. Real men put their dreams aside for their families.
So stop thinking it’s a video game where winning comes first for everyone, because it doesn’t.
Anyways you’ll be happy about this, Cowan down to the second line because he can play physical to replace Marchenko and McKenna is finally up on that top line as Matthews’ winger
No, this is where you’re very, very wrong. Hockey is a multi billion dollar industry. It’s way beyond a job. Money is always going to drive a lot of decisions for players because they play a dangerous sport and piles of money gives them long term security. But that drive is also aimed at winning. They have the rest of their lives to live where ever the fuck they want. They only have one chance to win and to earn money playing hockey.
Their “families” will kindly shut the fuck up as the players make them millions of dollars so they can live in luxury while the players sacrifice their bodies.
Any guy that gives up wanting to win a Cup should be shot into the Sun. Those are the players you sniff out and dump in Seattle. Real men have sacrificed everything to block shots with their face to win Cups. This has been what they played the game for since they were children. And their wives and families know it. That’s why they are where they are. The ones that don’t, again, shoot them into the Sun or dump them in Seattle.
