GDT: July 1 - Free Agent National Holiday

[Trapper]

Trade JVR now!!! he will get an awesome return haha

Patience if we want. Teams that miss on Lucic/Backes/Eriksson/Okposo etc. will be looking.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Somewhere Mark Fraser is waiting for your call. Tougher comes at a price to your overall team skill and speed. We've been down that round.

Team toughness isn't a bad thing to have. If the team is structured right, good things can happen. The Leafs took the Bruins to the final game of a best-of-7 series that they should have lost in three in part because of that team toughness. Colton Orr and co probably took a year off Chara's career in that series. He hasn't looked the same since.

 

[cupcrazyman]

Glad he's no longer a Leaf.

 

[Kurtz]

think it has to do with something around taxes and signing bonuses not being factored with income.

You still have to pay tax on it, but a dollar today is worth more than a dollar 3 4 5 or 6 years from now.

 

[Bullseye]

Trade JVR now!!! he will get an awesome return haha

To Vancouver for 2 1sts and a 2nd.

 

[Finnish your Czech]

We can sign someone, just make it reasonable.

Have you seen all the deals going down now???

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

I like how the Sabres are nicely rounding out there team with the additions of Kulikov, Nylander and Okposo

 

[thewave]

To Vancouver for 2 1sts and a 2nd.

That would be nice!

 

[WTFMAN99]

2 most reasonable deals have been Eric Staal and Jamie McGinn.

 

[Warden of the North]

Raps committed 139M to Derozan yesterday alone lol.

If there wasnt a salary cap Leafs probably would have offered that to Stamkos

 

[Riellyfan04]

Loving leafs not doing anything right now!!! we all learned from the clarkson deal haha

 

[KGL]

Some realllllly ugly deals have been handed out today. Really glad the Leafs have stayed out of it (So far). Knock on wood.

 

[Warden of the North]

TSN discussing that Lucic cant be put on waivers. Shows where everyone knows that contract is headed in a couple years

 

[Cor]

If there wasnt a salary cap Leafs probably would have offered that to Stamkos

Per year

 

[Suntouchable13]

Team toughness isn't a bad thing to have. If the team is structured right, good things can happen. The Leafs took the Bruins to the final game of a best-of-7 series that they should have lost in three in part because of that team toughness. Colton Orr and co probably took a year off Chara's career in that series. He hasn't looked the same since.

You think Colton Orr bothered Chara? Lol

 

[Kamiccolo]

I'm so glad we didn't sign anyone to these deals.

 

[Northernguy10]

Hope he gets a real chance with the Penguins. Smart player and I believe he'll be a solid 3rd pairing defenceman.

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

leafs need to unload contracts nevermind adding

 

[Trapper]

Loving leafs not doing anything right now!!! we all learned from the clarkson deal haha

If we weren't getting Stamkos we weren't signing anything else major.
What we need is not available today anyway, it's via trade.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Have you seen all the deals going down now???

Yes, those guys are gone now.

I'm talking about taking a flyer on someone. We don't have to, it's an option.

 

[crump]

I like how the Sabres are nicely rounding out there team with the additions of Kulikov, Nylander and Okposo

Their our biggest rebuild rival imo. But I think Okposo was a mistake.

 

[Kurisu]

heart can't handle pressure with Russell still unsigned.

 

[67Cup]

All the players that were rumored to be connected to the Leafs are still out there, exceot Stamkos, of course.. Too early to say the Leafs won't give any bad contracts, IMO.

 

[SeenSchenn2]

2 most reasonable deals have been Eric Staal and Jamie McGinn.

Love what Chayka's already done in Arizona. Smart, calculated moves.

 

[Menzinger]

I almost puked listening to that. He started by saying they signed him to be a 3rd line winger...... WHY PAY A 3RD LINE WINGER THAT AND GIVE HIM THAT TYPE OF SECURITY. Up there with the dumbest moments I've ever seen on TSN.

I'm surprised he said that out loud, he's proving that he'll never work in the NHL again with that kind of idiotic thinking.