Rumor: Arthur Staple: Isles Remain Front-Runner for Tavares | Other teams still in mix

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Who the hell is Arthur Staple?

Sounds like the hero of a children's novel.

NYI beat writer

 

[YearlyLottery]

Title is incorrect. Front runner are the Isles.

 

[Dbrownss]

How can LA afford him?

 

[bukwas]

Article also states that the Isles are the front-runners, so...

I'd be surprised if he moved on from there.

 

[A91]

Fans never learn.

 

[CodeE]

Here's what the article actually says:

Rest assured, however, Tavares is going to listen. He’s come this far and it just doesn’t seem as if he would shut it all down before he hears who will be in there pitching a seven-year deal in the neighborhood of $11 million per year, or more if it truly becomes a July 1 bidding war. The Islanders remain the front-runner and there are moves coming that are sure to impress Tavares and his desire to win on the Island. But the days are getting short towards a great unknown.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Wut?

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

With him wanting to play in a lower pressure environment, I think him wanting to sign in Toronto is BS

Then him wanting to sign in LA would also have to BS LA and "low pressure" is not a thing

 

[PWJunior]

Islander insider. Rumoured to be the only guy that really got anything from Snow. Snow’s gone, so...

I really do wonder what kind of connections Staple has now that Lou is in charge.

 

[HockeyDBspecialist]

How can LA afford him?

prob gonna trade Carter + cap dump to Mtl because Bergevin think Mtl has a chance with Carter as #1c
amazing day to be a habs fan.

 

[hockeykicker]

Where does it say this?

 

[rent free]

prob gonna trade Carter + cap dump to Mtl because Bergevin think Mtl has a chance with Carter as #1c
amazing day to be a habs fan.

or he just signs with the leafs and the habs don't get carter

not an amazing day to be a habs fan

 

[Dbrownss]

Where does it say this?

Athletic. After reading it....its not at cut and dry as this thread inplies

 

[hockeykicker]

Athletic. After reading it....its not at cut and dry as this thread inplies

Could you post the link? Thanks

 

[Blanick]

Here is the link. You need Athletic subscription to read but here is the quote in question.

Who will be calling June 25? Expect the teams that have been dropping not-so-subtle hints about their interest. The Canadiens, Sharks, and Blues head that list. The Sabres will surely make a pitch. Elliotte Friedman has mused on his podcast about whether the Penguins will take a swing. The Golden Knights make a lot of sense too, especially if they can swing an Erik Karlsson deal at the draft.
Who does Tavares want to call him? It’s long been believed that the Kings and the Leafs would be his preferred destinations if he could choose. Los Angeles has to try and sign Drew Doughty after next season and has the least cap space going into 2018-19, so that seems like a stretch.
The Leafs may be the wild card — they could afford Tavares at $11 million per now, but Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner need new deals after this coming season and Toronto only has 15 players signed for next year with roughly $25 million in cap space on a presumed $78 million salary cap. If they can make a pitch, the thinking is Tavares will listen to his hometown team.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Could you post the link? Thanks

You'll need a membership to read the full article.

 

[Del Preston]

What's his connection to LA?

He wants to play with LeBron.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Here's what the article actually says:

Can you post what he said about the leafs and kings?

 

[Habaneros]

He wrote that Sharks, Blues, Sabres, Canadiens and Knights will make pitches. But Tavares would prefer to sign in LA or Toronto.

I thought he was staying in NYI ?

 

[go4hockey]

San Jose and rest of Cali have a great media coverage of the cali team.. Hockey is really present in California and arenas are packed

Nope not at all. The three teams have good fan bases that fill the arenas but the media coverage is still very small and if it wasn’t for the few ( D Bernstein and the mayor) web sites there would be no coverage. Many of the Kings players like it cause they can go out and about and not be bothered by people for the most part.

 

[Habaneros]

The kings have less than 10 million in cap space even if the cap goes up to 80 million how do they make the room

offer Tavares 4.5 million

 

[PWJunior]

I thought he was staying in NYI ?

The thread title is misleading, Staple said the Isles are the front runner in the article.

 

[hockeykicker]

Can you post what he said about the leafs and kings?

Los Angeles has to try and sign Drew Doughty after next season and has the least cap space going into 2018-19, so that seems like a stretch.
The Leafs may be the wild card — they could afford Tavares at $11 million per now, but Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner need new deals after this coming season and Toronto only has 15 players signed for next year with roughly $25 million in cap space on a presumed $78 million salary cap. If they can make a pitch, the thinking is Tavares will listen to his hometown team

 

[Dbrownss]

Can you post what he said about the leafs and kings?

He didnt really say much about it other then "long rumored destination". Not much there

 

[Habaneros]

The thread title is misleading, Staple said the Isles are the front runner in the article.

This might be Steven Stamkos all over again...