Salary Cap: Picking on Boston

[Dreakmur]

we don't have a 2nd. LA has it.

Didn't they send that to Columbus in the Gaborik deal?

 

[officialmark*]

Probably not a great idea to give away our 2015 pick. Leafs are a Kessel injury away from being a lottery pick.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Didn't they send that to Columbus in the Gaborik deal?

hm maybe. at any rate we don't have it

 

[666]

Yeah, let's not go down that road with Boston again. The hockey gods seem to be a bunch of Quebecers who hate the Leafs by default.

Good one.

 

[Commander Clueless]

Probably not a great idea to give away our 2015 pick. Leafs are a Kessel injury away from being a lottery pick.

Kessel, Phaneuf, or Bernier injury away from the top 5 in the draft. Even if they are all perfectly healthy, we could end up top 10 if the kids struggle this year.


Or, on the other hand, we could be back in the playoffs.


This team prides itself on unpredictability.



And please, please not Marchand. I hate Marchand.

Rielly Smith would be great. Krejci would be greater.


Both are unrealistic, though. Marchand is probably the most likely to move, and due to it being Marchand, I bet he goes out of division. Hopefully.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Reilly Smith offer sheet 1 year at like 1.6 mill only costs a 3rd round pick and I am really not sure if Boston could match that.

 

[Greek_physique]

Reilly Smith offer sheet 1 year at like 1.6 mill only costs a 3rd round pick and I am really not sure if Boston could match that.

You'd be silly to think they wouldn't match that.

Both him and Krug aren't going anywhere.

 

[rrc1967]

It occurred to me that the Bruins are fairly capped out as it stands and are going to have a difficult time adding pieces to their roster without moving a substantial player off the books.

boston has a ton. with savard on LTIR they can spend to the cap and also get LTIR cap exemption.

 

[Jack Bauer]

I don't see the point in messing around with offer sheets. You'd give Boston in this example a week to match a matchable contract while they trade with a team we'll be fighting for the playoffs with to dump their salary in order to match.

If we win it we're getting a player that's not an immediate difference maker yet we have to overpay him to get him and potentially give up a 1st that could be top 10.

Not enough upside when there's so many cheap UFA's.

 

[rrc1967]

Reilly Smith offer sheet 1 year at like 1.6 mill only costs a 3rd round pick and I am really not sure if Boston could match that.

why couldn't they? they can spend up to 10% over.

 

[Ace88*]

If we offer sheeted or traded for Brad Marchand i would punch myself in the face until i looked as much like a little ****** rat as he does. Decent hockey player, don't want his punk ass anywhere near the Leafs though. Absolutely not. I also don't want to trade with Boston ever again. Been there, done that, terrible idea no thanks.

 

[ACC1224]

Reilly Smith offer sheet 1 year at like 1.6 mill only costs a 3rd round pick and I am really not sure if Boston could match that.

They probably could but why would the Player sign that?

 

[rrc1967]

They probably could but why would the Player sign that?

yes let's leave a top contending team for a bottom feeder for a minimal RFA contract

 

[Hero]

We don't have our 2nd.

If we can trade for it, then sure.