Do you want Ennis back?

[A1LeafNation]

Yoy don't know that unless you know what he wants

Or have common sense and hypothesize based in past players in similar situations.

 

[Al14]

If Ennis wants to stay, he'll take another modest contract. If he wants to cash in, and get a significant raise, he's gone.

Petan was acquired as his replacement for next season IMHO.

Dubas has a cap crunch to deal with now!

 

[al secord]

Or have common sense and hypothesize based in past players in similar situations.

Ya. Hfboards is really good at that.

 

[al secord]

He's earning his retirement contract right now. Good for him. I hope he keeps it up from now until deep into the playoffs.

Good luck to him next season. On a different team.

 

[Leafidelity]

I think he's back next year on a similar 1 year contract. He doesn't seem the type to be about the money. I think he'll probably want to come back to the very good situation he found himself in. Not many 4th line players get regular powerplay time.

 

[Polaris1010]

Do you want Ennis back?

No.

He will be gone the way of Levio, and before that P.A. Parenteau.

Unless he agrees to a dirty cheap deal and wants to play on the 4th line, hard to see him coming back.

Hard to seeing Nylander coming back either, if Marner keeps on scoring the way he is. Ya can't afford both Nylander and Marner, get rid of the player who is not as good.

 

[hullsy47]

I want Ennis back but I think he'll get paid a bit more than we can afford by a team like EDM in the offseason.

Good player!

11-15 goals gets u prolly 3 mill

 

[hullsy47]

No.

He will be gone the way of Levio, and before that P.A. Parenteau.

Unless he agrees to a dirty cheap deal and wants to play on the 4th line, hard to see him coming back.

Hard to seeing Nylander coming back either, if Marner keeps on scoring the way he is. Ya can't afford both Nylander and Marner, get rid of the player who is not as good.

Ennis and Johnson at 2 .5 a peice
trade willie

 

[Jozay]

Petan will take his role next year.

 

[zeke]

we have a GM that can find these guys for peanuts every year.

trust the dubes

 

[GoldenGOOSE]

Guy won the lottery last night. BANK on that. Good for him. Make Dubas and Toronto as the place where dreams can be had. He's gone. And enjoy every shift he plays out there. He is fun to watch.

 

[mapleleaf979]

Ennis back? It doesn't matter. Ennis is a 4th liner on this team, which is easily replaceable given the role and sub 10 minutes of ice time. I would not sign Ennis for anything longer than 1 year @ 675k , as a depth guy.

 

[barilko05]

If players were cars, the garage already has Lamborghini's, Ferrari's, Pagani's, etc. Ennis is like a Honda Civic Type-R where Connor Brown is a truck. One is definitely more flashy, but which is more useful could depend on the team. Brown has been asked to slow down and drive safe and that's lead him to slowly plodding along into being a top 50 forward in the NHL for +/-. Ennis will easily be more valuable to a team needing speed. Brown is everything you could want for in a 6th round pick.

Except 6th round picks who do nothing but PK can't be making 2.1m on cap crunch teams. If Brown were on the 4th line making less than 1m, he'd still be a liability (see Lindholm, Par). Unfortunately he's anchored (and solidly, I'm afraid) in our top 9 and contributes nothing offensively. That means he's got to go. Its simple economics.

 

[67Leafs67]

Yes, I 'd love to have him back. Great depth scoring, best the Leafs have had in years. A 4th liner on a 25 goal pace? Heck yeah! However, there's no way that we get him back for $650,000 again, he'll definitely get 7 digits with some other team that needs him in a 3rd line + 2nd PP winger role. With the Leafs' cap situation, can't afford that. Better to graduate a guy like Bracco, give space for a guy like Petan to develop, or pick up on a new reclamation project.

Probably not going to find another 4th liner of his quality, but that's alright, it won't make or break the team.

 

[janesy12]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. The guy is having a decent few games but good year but I doubt teams will be lining up to sign him.
He seems to be close with Matthews and a few of the guys, so I wouldn't be surprised if he comes back at a low contract. He's still being paid by the Wild, so if the Leafs can get him for 1 year $1 million or something I'm all for having him back.

 

[2022 Stanley Cup]

For wingers that can play either 3rd or 4th line next year we have these players in the system (exclude WN, KK, AJ, ZH, MM)
Marleau, Moore, Petan, Marchment, Bracco, Brown (probably gone), Engvall.
Ennis will want (and deserve) closer to 2 million on a contract next year and I hope he gets it but we won't be able to afford it. We can always pick up other cheap UFA depth but even a line of Petan-Gauthier-Bracco seems more than competent to me. Moore replacing Brown in the lineup too

 

[Commander Clueless]

At less than a mil, sure.

Anything more and I think he becomes a luxury we can't afford.


I think Ennis has played to a level worth more than that.

 

[Raym11]

he played his way out of here next year, wish him the best when he leaves

as long as Brown is on the team, we are probably going for league minimum bottom liners because of cap

 

[IceColdBear]

I would want him at the same $ as he's on now, but he will get better offers elsewhere.

The good news is that other players in the same position as Ennis was this past off-season might see the opportunity he got here, and be more willing to sign with us on the cheap in a similar deal.

 

[Matthews34]

Ennis and Johnson at 2 .5 a peice
trade willie

Hell no! That's how you turn a contender to a bubble team. You thank Ennis for his work and you send him on his way and find the new Ennis for 2019-2020. Paying forth liners 2.5 million is what kills your cap not over paying stars.

 

[67Leafs67]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. The guy is having a decent few games but good year but I doubt teams will be lining up to sign him.
He seems to be close with Matthews and a few of the guys, so I wouldn't be surprised if he comes back at a low contract. He's still being paid by the Wild, so if the Leafs can get him for 1 year $1 million or something I'm all for having him back.

I don't know. With the way the NHL is moving, lots of teams are going to be looking for a good depth scorer. Ennis has a recognizable name, former 1st round pick, which makes him attractive in the market. History of 20 goal seasons, about to have another one where's he's at least pacing for 20 goals (probably end up with about 15), most he has scored since 2014-15. Not to mention it seems he has been undergoing some great medical rehab in Toronto, so teams might be more interested. Only 30 years old...another team could definitely bite, and I'm sure Dubas will be looking to save as much cap as he can.