Value of: CAN THE LEAFS?

[Stuart Little]

release Tavares?>

honestly - 11m to spend of players that actually show up and play consistent and that can make a difference game in and game out would be refreshing

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[Stuart Little]

They could actually have Forsberg, Rakell, Staal ALL for the price of Tavares

 

[peconcan]

There’s no possible way to move Tavares unless he requests it or is bought out which will never happen. Lock it up

 

[Shocker]

Of course they can, with a nice buyout during the offseason.

Should they, is a totally different question.

 

[leafsfan2point0]

Ridiculous thread - please close

 

[CapSpace]

Leafs and Tavares deserve each others.

 

[Leaf4Life79]

Ridiculous thread - please close

How so? He hasn't played as a C should, all I see him doing is giving the puck away, pathetic passes, pathetic shot attempts 'when he does get any' and moping around making stupid faces on the bench... This thread is justified, he is playing like a 4m player on a 3rd line, not a 11m C!

 

[Larry Hanson]

They can't cancel the contract unless he agrees, which he won't.

They could probably trade him if he was willing to move, don't expect a big return though at that cap hit. Also the Leafs would have to take back salary which defeats the purpose.

 

[Kublakhan]

How so? He hasn't played as a C should, all I see him doing is giving the puck away, pathetic passes, pathetic shot attempts 'when he does get any' and moping around making stupid faces on the bench... This thread is justified, he is playing like a 4m player on a 3rd line, not a 11m C!

this belongs on the Leafs board

 

[Leaf4Life79]

this belongs on the Leafs board

Why do you say that? This is a thread about JT, and I am responding as such.

 

[Guffman]

“Don’t worry about these excessively high AAV contracts”, they said. “We can manage them just fine!”

LOL.

 

[JT Kreider]

Nothing gives me life more than Leafs fans panicking after two bad losses in a row

 

[Srsly]

Eh he hasn’t been terrible. Even if the Leafs wanted out someone else would probably bite on the contract.

 

[MikeyMike01]

Nothing gives me life more than Leafs fans panicking after two bad losses in a row

Went from “guaranteed cup finals” to “blow it up” in like two weeks.

 

[MMC]

Yes and this is how they can do it.

 

[GoldOnGold]

24 points in 29 games and you want to get rid of him? Toronto fans would probably spontaneously combust if their team had Preds-level production.

 

[jcs0218]

When Toronto signed Tavares in 2018, every Maple Leaf fan that I know was acting like Toronto had just signed a 24 year old Wayne Gretzky in his prime.

I live in Toronto, and some Maple Leafs were seriously saying things like "We might win 70 games now that we have signed Tavares".

 

[Captain Controversy]

There are teams that would take Tavares...
Columbus, Calgary, Minnesota, Montreal.

Maybe you can get Price for him....
Or Monahan
Or Laine
Or Suter

 

[SI90]

 

[bossram]

Nothing gives me life more than Leafs fans panicking after two bad losses in a row

Yep. I'm usually ashamed to be a Canucks fan given the number of goofs we have. Yet Leafs fans are worse

Seriously, JT has been fine. His even-strength shooting % is like 5%. Make that his career average and he has 3 more goals. His on-ice shooting % is like 6%. Regress to that average and he'll knock up a few more assists. Seriously, give him league average shooting and he'd probably be above a point-per-game and no one would be saying anything.

 

[TSA0402]

I don't even watch a ton of Leaf games and can honestly tell you Tavares is not the problem with Toronto. ****

**** Not saying he is a solution, either. lol

 

[Kuznetsnow]

Yes and this is how they can do it.

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rofl

 

[JT Kreider]

Yep. I'm usually ashamed to be a Canucks fan given the number of goofs we have. Yet Leafs fans are worse

Seriously, JT has been fine. His even-strength shooting % is like 5%. Make that his career average and he has 3 more goals. His on-ice shooting % is like 6%. Regress to that average and he'll knock up a few more assists. Seriously, give him league average shooting and he'd probably be above a point-per-game and no one would be saying anything.

The points are not the problem, they never are the problem for Tavares, and it really makes me wonder if Leafs fans were really at all familiar with his game before they signed him, or if they even watched a single game of his when he was with the Islanders.

His style of play is maddening, because he is one of the least flashy players in the league to the point it really looks like he barely is even trying out there. He could have a game with 1 goal and 2 assists and you still will come away wanting more.

 

[NoRaise4Brackett]

11mil per should be reserved only for the very best in the game. He's a really good point producer, but in no other way does his game stand out. Makes about 3mil too much, and when he isn't being paid to be your 1C, it hurts the team's ability to be better in other areas.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

release Tavares?>

honestly - 11m to spend of players that actually show up and play consistent and that can make a difference game in and game out would be refreshing

I’ll take him but you have to retain at least 3 mil on him