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If the space is there, why not? Its not my money.They should offer Thornton 1 year 10m
If the space is there, why not? Its not my money.
I'm also not buying in on Tavares. His cap hit will be that of a top ten player, which I dont think he is.And we get the comfort of knowing that beard has finally been shaven clean.
I often imagine that thing on my face (not really actually) and how wonderful it would be to sheer it right off.
Ahhhh my face can breathe again and I look so young!
But yeah Thornton is a really interesting idea for a one year deal.
I'm not on the Tavares train though. He's great, but he's not double digits great at this stage of his career which is probably his prime for only a few more years and he'll get a max term contract.
I hope the Leafs continue to be patient and smart about the future personally, and I think they will.
Not including RFAs of course, specifically Nylander who will likely cost at least 4 million+, but could they make a move since the cap hell is coming in 2019-20?
Thornton, Rick Nash, Spezza, Vanek, Filppula, Kunitz, Jack Johnson, Green, Hamhuis, Cole, Sbisa, Beagle, Brodziak, Re-signing Plekanec and/or Komarov, Trade for Orpik + to alleviate money for Washington to fit Carlson. All of these players make sense on a healthy one year deal.
Carlson or Tavares aren't going to sign for less than 7-8 years. The Leafs will still be interested , but they're not going to sign for a 1 year deal with a handshake agreement it's too risky. I can also see them targeting Kovalchuk, but I don't see him accepting a one year term either.
Why would Matthews sign for 10 and Marner for 6.5 if they progress like they have?
Leafs need to target a top pair dman, not a first line center.
Luckily only 1 RFA matters this off season , the other still have a year
Leafs need to target a top pair dman, not a first line center.
Which top pair D is there realistically to target??
It laughable that people here only think the Cap is only used most effectively in vastly overpaying UFAs. There's a hell of a lot more things it can be used to improve the franchise.
nylander + tavares contracts
I'm also not buying in on Tavares. His cap hit will be that of a top ten player, which I dont think he is.
JT may not be top 10 but he sure is top 20 and worth what the Leafs would pay him. We are within striking distance of winning the Cup and you strike when the iron is hot. I recall Babs saying that they were not in a position to go after a big fish a couple of years ago. Well things have changed since and they are now.
JT is going to be a big time deal. I dont know if you can afford JT and both of Marner/Nylander, JT is probably earmarked at 10M to start.
Who says Leaf fans want him?Before any Leafs fan says it, John Carlson is returning.
Without JVRs 36 goals?
Quoted for truth. This guy knows.I'm not saying the Leafs will sign Tavares but to suggest that the Leafs cannot sign him long term is not really accurate. The answer is it depends on a lot of factors.
1) What $ value can the Leafs get the big three signed and are they willing to accept a little bit less if they signed Tavares?
2) If Tavares decides to move from NYI, will he be willing to accept a little bit less to increase his chances at a cup?
3) What will the cap be in 19-20? The suggestion is that the cap will be 80 next year and 82 the following year.
4) Where do the Leafs want to spend their $? D? Tavares? Other?
Here is an example of a roster that includes Tavares and the big 3 in 19-20. There are a lot of assumptions in this but I don't think it is out of the question. I don't believe this will happen but it's not completely out of the question. The example below assumes Marleau stays in his last year of his deal.
Free Agent Signings
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UFA YEARS CAP HIT Gardiner, Jake 5 $6,000,000 Tavares, John 6 $10,000,000
[TBODY] [/TBODY]Trades (After the Leafs give the 19-20 signing bonus of $1M making his salary 1,5M for that year)[TBODY] [/TBODY]
RFA YEARS CAP HIT Aaltonen, Miro 2 $800,000 Borgman, Andreas 2 $900,000 Carrick, Connor 2 $750,000 Johnsson, Andreas 2 $1,000,000 Kapanen, Kasperi 2 $1,250,000 Marner, Mitchell 7 $7,000,000 Matthews, Auston 8 $10,000,000 Nylander, William 8 $6,500,000 Sparks, Garret 2 $850,000
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
TOR
ARI
- 2020 7th round pick (ARI)
Buyouts
- Martin, M.
- 2020 7th round pick (TOR)
Retained Salary Transactions
- Mikhail Grabovski: $0
LTIR
- Phil Kessel: $1,200,000 (%15)
Draft Picks
- Nathan Horton was placed on LTIR for an assumed full cap relief of $5,300,000
ROSTER[TBODY] [/TBODY]
DRAFT YEAR ROUND 1 ROUND 2 ROUND 3 ROUND 4 ROUND 5 ROUND 6 ROUND 7 2020
2021 2022
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ROSTER SIZE SALARY CAP CAP HIT BONUSES CAP SPACE 23 $82,000,000 $80,024,166 $602,500 $1,975,834 [THEAD] [/THEAD]
Left Wing Center Right Wing Hyman, Zach
$2,250,000
LW
NTC
UFA - 2Matthews, Auston
$10,000,000
C
RFANylander, William
$6,500,000
RW, C
RFAMarleau, Patrick
$6,250,000
LW, C
NMC
UFA - 1Tavares, John
$10,000,000
C
UFABrown, Connor
$2,100,000
RW
RFA - 1Johnsson, Andreas
$1,000,000
LW
RFAKadri, Nazem
$4,500,000
C
NTC
UFA - 3Marner, Mitchell
$7,000,000
RW
RFAGrundström, Carl
$925,000
LW
RFA - 1Aaltonen, Miro
$800,000
C, LW, RW
RFAKapanen, Kasperi
$1,250,000
RW
RFAMarchment, Mason
$767,500
LW
RFA - 1Timashov, Dmytro
$693,333
LW
RFA - 1
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Left Defense Right Defense Goaltender Rielly, Morgan
$5,000,000
D
UFA - 3Zaitsev, Nikita
$4,500,000
D
NTC
UFA - 5Andersen, Frederik
$5,000,000
NTC
UFA - 2Dermott, Travis
$863,333
D
RFA - 1Gardiner, Jake
$6,000,000
D
UFASparks, Garret
$850,000
RFABorgman, Andreas
$900,000
D
RFACarrick, Connor
$750,000
D
RFALiljegren, Timothy
$925,000
D
RFA - 1
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