Bellows, Pulock, both 1st round picks. Maybe a roster forward - Lee, Eberle, Nelson. Comparing it to the rumored price to Vegas at the deadline, I think we can put something together to entice Ottawa.
For a lil while I have been saying that a dream off season is getting J.T for 10 or less and landing Tanev for a 1st+ and it actually looks like a possibility. I have done the math and even going 1-2 mil high per yr on the kids its still doable.No, no he didnt. However this does seem logical. There are ways to alleviate cap and im sure the Leafs are aware of them. Guys like Kadri, Gardiner can easily be moved and in 2 years Marleau is off the books. Doesnt seem impossible to fit him in. Just need to find a way to make it work. Pipeline needs to have cheap alternatives to fill in the gaps. Marlies are proving this to be a viable option.
Only problem is that this doesnt address our need for defense
Couple of things:
- You can live at the beach and never be harassed as opposed to a hockey hotbed like Toronto, Montreal etc.
- If Toffoli is moved (due a new contract after next season), Tavares would center Jeff Carter on his RW and probably Pearson on his left. Carter is still better than Toffoli.
- Kings are extremely high on Vilardi with all signs pointing to him being in the NHL this upcoming season. Can't bank on it, but this is a kid that could replace Toffoli's points by 2019-20.
- Kings have very stable ownership and a group of guys that have won before, headlined by Doughty, Kopitar and Quick. For a guy that hasn't won and has had to deal with a lot of off-ice garbage that has been out of his control, LA would appear to be pretty appealing.
Not saying the rumor of him wanting to come to LA is true but I can believe it and not only because I want to believe.
That's the second sentence in the article.
Uhhh Lou. We have a bit of problem with our capspace. Remember that rugged winger you brought on for $2.5MM? He is a bit of an anchor to our ability to sign up an elite center. How about you taking him off our hands?No worries...Lou always figures out ways to......DAMMIT!!!!
I know. I'm just re-iterating it because my partner and I have our own hockey talk radio show and we've a plethora of Islander related guests (Arthur Staple himself, Brian Compton of NHL.com, Andrew Gross of Newsday, Brendan Burke of MSG Network - play by play, Stan Fischler of MSG Network) and they've all said the same exact thing.
No one has anything right now, so none of this makes any sense. Even if it came out that the Islanders were the preferred destination, no one would know for sure because no one is leaking anything right now and from what I've heard, anyone who leaks anything from their end could lose their job.
I think a big part of Vegas' return was taking Ryan's whole contract though, if you include Ladd they'd be fairly close to a wash.
Nelson + Pulock + picks might be workable for EK alone
Tavares leaks can't come from the Tavares camp, only the Islanders?
Tavares leaks can't come from the Tavares camp, only the Islanders?
You strike me as the type who preordered a Stamkos Leafs jersey.
What if Tavares doesn’t want to go to Toronto? Do you try to kidnap him then?
If Nelson + Pulock + picks is enough then every team is going to be in on this.
If Im Ottawa that package doesn't even move the dial for me.
Atlanta hartsfield, but you think he could afford direct.What's his connection to LA?
Exactly, I heard Pat Brisson sings like a canary when asked about what's going on.
Arthur Staple is very reliable when it comes to the Islanders, but even he himself and others surrounding the organization have all said that Lou has an absolute code of silence and is not leaking anything on their end. I've heard through sources that anyone caught leaking anything could lose their job.
For a lil while I have been saying that a dream off season is getting J.T for 10 or less and landing Tanev for a 1st+ and it actually looks like a possibility. I have done the math and even going 1-2 mil high per yr on the kids its still doable.
Exactly, I heard Pat Brisson sings like a canary when asked about what's going on.
He's another one who keeps it very close to the vest, as the term was used by some of them. So I doubt anything would be leaked from the Islanders or Tavares.
This is just what I've been told by them.
Some of those same things can be said about Toronto especially when it comes to line mates. You got Marner Nylander Marleau take your pick, plus the potential to play with with Matthews on the PP.
I'd suggest there is bettter supporting cast in Toronto certainly a younger one with the exception of Marleau
Have there been any reliable sources floating Toronto as a possibility? I’m inclined to assume any rumors of Tavares to Toronto are purely exploitative, given that’s a huge hockey crazy market, which would happen to love to have Tavares.
Gonna get get a lot of views for your site floating that idea.
We will see if the Isles trade his rights before July 1 for the right for a team to negotiate with him. I'm not sure how this report pinpointed the teams interested since he is still Isles property. The consequences would be tampering.
Especially when your new job is behind a paywall.
How interesting for him to tweet this on the same day he reports Toronto as a "long rumored destination".