Salary Cap: Cap officially set at 73M
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Wafflewhipper
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Official cap esculation! Better than cap speculation thread earlier where everyone was harping that it couldn't possibly go up.
I knew it wouldn't spiral down. Cowen still hasn't been bought out, so more space coming there also.
We are in nice shape. All this positive news is kind of overwhelming lately. A number 1 goalie yesterday, a number 1 center coming friday and lots of cap space still. Potential for even more space in the works.
I knew it wouldn't spiral down. Cowen still hasn't been bought out, so more space coming there also.
We are in nice shape. All this positive news is kind of overwhelming lately. A number 1 goalie yesterday, a number 1 center coming friday and lots of cap space still. Potential for even more space in the works.
WestCoastLeafs
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Actually, it did go down, and players with existing contracts effectively took a paycut to raise the nominal cap and allow this year's free agents to sign "fair" deals. (There will be more escrow, with the most likely scenario seeing less of that escrow coming back to the players.)
Kamiccolo
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Stamkos is the furthest thing from a need for us now though. He's a luxury, a luxury that will take a significant chunk of our cap space, and has question marks.
Why not save the cap space, stick the the plan and keep building? In a few years we may need the cap space to keep our core together and if for some reason we don't, we keep the cap to sign a UFA RD if we can't address that area of need.
A Stamkos who sucks defensivley and on the draw, isn't a great playmaker, and refuses to play unless he is a center when we have 3 good C's already makes 0 sense.
We are going to ruin our rebuild. We may NEVER get another chance at this if it fails as management will say they tried it. We are at least 1 season away from a playoff spot barring over acheaivements. I think another top 10 pick next year is likely, and after that we'll have slumps and **** the next year which may have another 5-14 range pick.
We can't expect these kids to come in at 18-20 and carry us to the playoffs. We have the players already to shelter them, so why the rush?
THERE IS NO RUSH
Northern Dancer
The future ain't what it used to be.
Good news for sure.
Hopefully we can get Stammer in too, and this team gets better now and also has an exciting future. Although if we do get him, I really hope it's <10m AAV
If he's coming to Toronto is has to be because he wants to, he wants the challenge of turning us around and he wants the Leaf on his chest. If that's the case then I think it's fair to want a hometown discount. Because that would help in providing a better supporting cast for him.
Hopefully we can get Stammer in too, and this team gets better now and also has an exciting future. Although if we do get him, I really hope it's <10m AAV
If he's coming to Toronto is has to be because he wants to, he wants the challenge of turning us around and he wants the Leaf on his chest. If that's the case then I think it's fair to want a hometown discount. Because that would help in providing a better supporting cast for him.
Kamiccolo
Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.
Andersen makes sense. He fills a huge need and we have nothing like him in the system.
Stamkos is more of the same, will take a lot of cap, and has MAJOR question marks, including his decline in play the last few years, his injury history, and the term he wants?
Remember when this board was SURE we found THE guy with Brad Richards when he was a UFA? Even when the signs were there? Remember when Burke was in the middle east on July 1st and this board nearly melted down because he wasn't signing him?
Yeah, look how that turned out... For the first time ever our cap situation and team situation are good for the future, lets not **** it all up.
I am not suggesting the Leafs mgmt are in on it at all. I am just suggesting ....me...as I filthy rich die hard leaf fan - would say to him....." if you come home...and only if you do...I would sign you for this endorsement cause you would be worth so much to me as a Leaf!!" No mention of take less money then!! That way Stamkos can say...no I just took the endorsement cause it is worth it and it's only worth it for them if I am a Leaf.
Wafflewhipper
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Twist it whatever way you want. It went up. I u derstand escrow and the esculator clauses. It didn't go up for yeats now then by that thinking.
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Leafs cap situation is not good as only 4 teams have more then the Leafs investing in contracts for next year at this point.
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WTFMAN99
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That includes Lupul there.
Bozak, Bernier are prime trade candidates.
The year after this we lose Laich, Greening and Michalek's contracts too along with Robidas.
Mess
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There is some work to do to clean and tidy up this situation, fortunately much of it is short-term issues.
Hopefully Lou has some tricks up his sleeve.
Leafs plan on playing a lot of rookies so earned bonus in 2016-17 could range in the millions, will need to be factored into this years cap at the end or deferred to next year as cap penalties carried forward. There is a 7% slush fund above the cap ceiling to collect these totals while only their ELC bases count against the cap. However one way or another these bonus will be a part of the regular cap this year or next.
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