Confirmed with Link: Maple Leafs Announce Qualifying Offers

[AllDay28]

Very surprised we qualified Marincin, he was good with the Marlies at times but he is getting older and proved he will never stick with the Leafs in 16-17

except he was the best Marlies defender this yr but sure..

 

[eddieO]

I'm of the opinion they should've let Goat walk. But I also get that we're kinda desperate for centers. There's nothing in his game that tells me he'll make any adjustments to stick because it's fundamentally about his aggression/temperament and not about his skating, although that's not NHL quality either.

They also see something in Marincin most of us don't, and I think they're waiting on an adjustment in his confidence. Overall, I am whelmed.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Lou did a better job with his QO's

 

[inthe6ix]

Gauthier and Marincin ugh

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

what's wrong with Gauthier? as far as depth centers go, he's not the worst we could do

 

[ULF_55]

eh. either way. it's good that goat is still here.

Okay, okay, ... it is great they didn't let him escape.

 

[Havoc]

I watched some Marlies games and yeah Marincin did his job but he still did the things that got him burnt in the NHL. The only reason it goes under the radar is because consequences aren't the same in the AHL.

If Marincin ever cracks the top 6 and there's not at least 2-3 injuries to D-men, it means we're not ready to contend. Hopefully he's just there as a deep callup and to help the Marlies repeat.

 

[Fogelhund]

I would have rather they let Marincin, Aaltonen and Gauthier walk. 3 contracts for guys unlikely to ever play for the Leafs isn't a great play imo.

We qualified Aaltonen... he won't sign, he's gone to the KHL, but in qualifying, we retain his rights.

Gauthier was a must sign, no matter how you feel about him. Our C depth is just so pathetic we have to. Plus, he deserves one more year anyway.

Marincin... depth, no big deal.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Gotta love that there are actually Leafs fans on Twitter upset about Nylander getting a QO because he's apparently a bust. I don't even understand how anyone could arrive at that conclusion.

 

[MJ65]

As per TSN

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/team/toronto-maple-leafs/

 

[rent free]

already 2 threads on this

 

[MJ65]

Sorry - please delete as there is already a thread open

 

[Kiwi]

Gotta love that there are actually Leafs fans on Twitter upset about Nylander getting a QO because he's apparently a bust. I don't even understand how anyone could arrive at that conclusion.

Because twitter is full of crazy people?

 

[Nithoniniel]

Because twitter is full of crazy people?

Something like that, yeah.

 

[Daisy Jane]

I'm of the opinion they should've let Goat walk. But I also get that we're kinda desperate for centers. There's nothing in his game that tells me he'll make any adjustments to stick because it's fundamentally about his aggression/temperament and not about his skating, although that's not NHL quality either.

They also see something in Marincin most of us don't, and I think they're waiting on an adjustment in his confidence. Overall, I am whelmed.

can one be whelemd?

 

[PromisedLand]

might not be a popular opinion on these boards; but I am glad we qualified Marincin; I still think he can be a good d-man in NHL

 

[Menzinger]

Almost a bit surprised they opted to qualify the Goat, but he seemed to have a good playoff run and they likely wanted again to be with the Marlies

might not be a popular opinion on these boards; but I am glad we qualified Marincin; I still think he can be a good d-man in NHL

Me too, at the very least he can be a serviceable #7 guy.

 

[Menzinger]

what's wrong with Gauthier? as far as depth centers go, he's not the worst we could do

Just doesn’t seem like an NHL player to me, not enough puck skills to play a skill-game, and not aggressive enough or physical enough to be a Prototypical fourth line player.

 

[htpwn]

Surprised Gauthier got one, but I guess that speaks to our poor center depth beyond our top 9.

The way Dubas talked about Marincin made it seem like a qualifying offer was coming, but still a little surprising there too. As mentioned on the previous page, the qualifying offer is above the point where he can be buried in the minors without incurring a cap hit.

 

[Boutette]

can one be whelmed?

I am gruntled by that use of English.

 

[Boutette]

Surprised Gauthier got one, but I guess that speaks to our poor center depth beyond our top 9.

The way Dubas talked about Marincin made it seem like a qualifying offer was coming, but still a little surprising there too. As mentioned on the previous page, the qualifying offer is above the point where he can be buried in the minors without incurring a cap hit.

I expected Marincin to be qualified. If the Leafs are serious about claiming they are going to make full use of their development system, skinflinting needs to be a thing of the past.

 

[BertCorbeau]

The Goat is useful depth .. Could do worse for a 4th line centre fill-in IMO. Probably not a long term NHLer but for short stints I'm okay with it.

 

[Kiwi]

Just doesn’t seem like an NHL player to me, not enough puck skills to play a skill-game, and not aggressive enough or physical enough to be a Prototypical fourth line player.

Meh

Gauthier is cheap depth and he's useful on the Marlies

 

[therealkoho]

When do we know the details of these offers?

they are QO's

basically a 5 or 10% raise to retain their rights

here some reading for you Qualifying Offer Calculator - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

I would have rather they let Marincin, Aaltonen and Gauthier walk. 3 contracts for guys unlikely to ever play for the Leafs isn't a great play imo.

Mueller, Smith are others played for the Marlies last year and weren't going to be Leafs. You have to a some veteran presence at the AHL level,. Really you want to have 23 twenty one year olds with the Marlies. And Aaltonen has already "walked", Leafs are just retaining his NHL rights.