Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] Patrick Marleau - 3 years, $6.25M AAV (part 2)

[Man Bear Pig]

I can always count on the Toronto Maples leafs to give me a good laugh every off season. Well done Lou. Well done.

Jim Benning.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

This has David Clarkson 2.0 written all over it.

This has ridiculous take written all over it. It would be 3.0 anyway, since Lucic has a garbage contract on that level already

 

[Fire Sweeney]

2018 buyout

 

[KBobs]

Have to imagine that Babcock was the deciding factor here (both for player and team).

 

[hockeyheadlines]

You guys are taking the bait. Let opposition fans mock the deal. Who cares. We should be glad we got a vet. He's a good addition.

Didn't know Marleau went to school long enough to become a veterinarian.

 

[Barrie22]

2018 buyout

Again. Full cap hit will stay with the leafs if he is bought out.

 

[zeke]

You guys realize Marleau has to be in before 10PM every night or he gets locked out of the old folks home, right?

The 3 Stooges ride again.

tough offseason for your habs, i get it.

especially tough when the leafs have done nothing but improve.

 

[Paradoc]

It seems a lot of people here don't realize that a lot of planning goes into this before handing contract out like this. The timing is great and we have a lot UFAs during the 2018-2019. It won't affect the future of Leafs cap structure as much as people think it would

 

[Barrie22]

Have to imagine that Babcock was the deciding factor here (both for player and team).

I think it was more the extra 10 million.

 

[glasses91]

Canuck fans...nice draft pick this year but...

You dont have the right to talk smack about any other teams UFA signings

 

[WilliamNylander]

Going to Arizona in year 3 of that deal. Then he retires.

Then we get more tears about Loophole Lou and his magic.

 

[MikeK]

What a terrible contract.

 

[Regal]

We filled out our roster with extra cap space, and got two proven veterans on short term deals. I’m not sure what you’re talking about.

You overpaid for players you didn't need who could potentially be dead weight. There's too much risk for where your franchise is to justify the deals

 

[Funk21]

This is an awful deal any way you cut it. I pray to god that there is another deal coming because this just makes no sense. When I say another deal coming, I mean somehow we land Trouba for a package that includes JvR. Who lead the team last year, the kids. Where did we get to? The playoffs. Now all of a sudden we need etran leadership to take that next step? This is why Toronto will always be the laughing stock of the NHL. Sorry but old man Lou needs to be fired right away.

Thanks for ruining the long weekend.

 

[Pops]

Wow, over 1000 posts, whether you hate them or love em, no team gets the responses the leafs get,when they make a move

 

[Breakers]

2018 buyout

And those 35+ contracts that provide ZERO relief in the case of a buyout or retirement.

 

[canwincup]

Have to imagine that Babcock was the deciding factor here

I get the sense that Babcock is the one steering the ship, Hainsey and Marleau don't strike me as guys that Shanahan and Dubas would go after.

 

[CanuckGame39]

tough offseason for your habs, i get it.

especially tough when the leafs have done nothing but improve.

Dominic Moore. Ron Hainsey. Old man Marleau.

Where. Show me where are the improvments. These moves are just histarical.

 

[Warden of the North]

Have to imagine that Babcock was the deciding factor here (both for player and team).

Well that and 18.75m over 3 years

 

[Frank the Tank]

This has ridiculous take written all over it. It would be 3.0 anyway, since Lucic has a garbage contract on that level already

Lucic earned his money. Your quick attempt at a comeback made you avoid the more appropriate examples of Brouwer, Backes, and Eriksson.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

oilers and habs get worse, canucks try to improve a hopeless team, and their fans are all over here raging in force that the leafs have done nothing but improve.

gotta be tough. i feel for you guys.

Committing nearly 10 million into two guys over 35 isn't a sauve move.

Let's be real though: since it's the Leafs doing this, it's a genius move. If it were Edmonton or Kintreal, you'd be the first one to say how horrible these moves are.

 

[Pocket Hercules]

This has David Clarkson 2.0 written all over it.

Well it's no Milan Lucic.

 

[TMLife*]

You overpaid for players you didn't need who could potentially be dead weight. There's too much risk for where your franchise is to justify the deals

There’s no risk. His contract is insanely moveable for the third year. You have no idea what you’re talking about, sorry.

You guys thought we were near the cap before, we just used extra cap space to get an extra asset. That’s all.

 

[karnige]

a 38 year old with a massive contract playing on a run and gun team.... makes sense....... oh and a buyout still means the leafs are on it for the 6+ million.... genious!

 

[King In The North]

Dominic Moore. Ron Hainsey. Old man Marleau.

Where. Show me where are the improvments. These moves are just histarical.

Marleau-Matthews instead of
Hyman-Matthews?