Jimmi McJenkins
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They'll probably bring in either Gardiner or Erik Karlsson as a UFA. I think is probably Engelland's swan song, I would suspect he joins the organization, because they can't be blind to how bad he is at this.
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Honestly I think they are looking at trying to move Nylander for a defender.
If the Oilers were able to get a legit top 4 guy in another trade, I would seriously think about a Nylander/Larsson swap.
I think he is the last guy they move out of the potential moveables. I see Nylander, Kadri or Kapanen moving before him.
Leafs are kind of stuck with Nylander and Kadri. Dubas can't trade Nylander after making a promise and Kadri has a NTC. It will have to be two of Brown/Kapanen/Johnsson going for cap space
Jimmi McJenkins
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Anyone else waiting for Dubas to "hard ball" Marner like he did Nylander and watch Marner sign an offsheet? Cannot wait for that.
Edit: Further to this a Leafs fan co-worker suggested they "Bridge" Marner, if the Leafs offer a bridge, he signs an OS so fast it would be ridiculous
Edit: Further to this a Leafs fan co-worker suggested they "Bridge" Marner, if the Leafs offer a bridge, he signs an OS so fast it would be ridiculous
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If hard balling Marner leads to him still making what everyone thinks he will and missing half a season, I'd laugh at that too
Jimmi McJenkins
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Well I can see people being luke warm on offersheeting Nylander, if there's any hint of the signature Dubas contract style, Marner will have just some many offers.
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I expect Marner's negotiation to take awhile.
I don't see an offersheet, though. His best comparable is Matthews and Dubas is the only GM he will really be able to leverage that against.
I don't see an offersheet, though. His best comparable is Matthews and Dubas is the only GM he will really be able to leverage that against.
Marner's agent is going to hammer Dubas for every possible dime available. He's going to get at least what Matthews got. Toronto's in the Cap Strapped category, along with Winnipeg, Tampa Bay, and Vegas. Those teams are going to have to be fairly active this summer.
Jimmi McJenkins
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This is nonsense, teams would line up to pay him, because he's probably the Leafs' best forward, and Matthews is a starting point.
oXo Cube
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Teams would love to add Marner, yeah.
They won't love to add him for 11M and 4 first round picks. He's not gonna sign one for 9 when he can bend the Leafs over a log.
He would be exactly the pain in the ass the Oilers need to counter Tkaczuk. He would drive Gaudreau nuts.
Jimmi McJenkins
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If you're Nashville or Winnipeg, adding that player might make a lot of sense and those low picks don't matter all that much, again, if the Leafs don't play this right, they will be put in a very difficult position.
joestevens29
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Depends if they are fed up with him getting suspended twice in back to back years in round 1.
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How are Nashville or Winnipeg going to afford the contract? If it's by trading other cap out, then you have to show how doing that + giving up 4 first rounders still has them come out ahead. There is a reason offersheets almost never happen. Making them work is extremely difficult.
Oh, and the Leafs already are in a very difficult position. I didn't and don't dispute that.
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I think he's asking who was gregor referring to when he said something along the lines of "the gm doesn't need other management level guys texting katz everytime they disagreed with the gm". It appear there were at least a couple guys that were doing this.
Mr Tadakichi
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But he would be OUR snake.
We have a gorilla, a starfish, and a cheetah on our team, we could use a snake.
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I like the idea of going hard after Subban. He's not the player he was, but he's someone that can still insulate defenceman lower on the roster.
If it takes something like the 8th, Benson/Yamamoto/Puljujarvi/Jones, and Sekera (for the cap). Then I think that's the kind of trade you need to go for.
If you upgrade the offence from the backend, then that helps your forwards even if you don't upgrade them directly.
Draisaitl-McDavid-Kassian
Yamamoto*-RNH-Puljujarvi*
Lucic-Khaira-Gagner
Gambardella-Brodziak-Russell
Cave
Nurse-Subban
Klefbom-Larsson
Russell-Jones/Bear/Bouchard/Persson
*I'm suggesting Yama and Pulju, as they still have the highest upside in my eyes; however I have that second line as an open competition between those two plus Benson, Marody, and even Gambardella and Currie (basically whoever doesn't go in my supposed Subban deal). Gagner drives the offence for the soft minutes parade/3rd line, and the 4th line gives you a couple cheap grinders to rotate through for defensive starts.
If it takes something like the 8th, Benson/Yamamoto/Puljujarvi/Jones, and Sekera (for the cap). Then I think that's the kind of trade you need to go for.
If you upgrade the offence from the backend, then that helps your forwards even if you don't upgrade them directly.
Draisaitl-McDavid-Kassian
Yamamoto*-RNH-Puljujarvi*
Lucic-Khaira-Gagner
Gambardella-Brodziak-Russell
Cave
Nurse-Subban
Klefbom-Larsson
Russell-Jones/Bear/Bouchard/Persson
*I'm suggesting Yama and Pulju, as they still have the highest upside in my eyes; however I have that second line as an open competition between those two plus Benson, Marody, and even Gambardella and Currie (basically whoever doesn't go in my supposed Subban deal). Gagner drives the offence for the soft minutes parade/3rd line, and the 4th line gives you a couple cheap grinders to rotate through for defensive starts.
BudBundy
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We could really use a snake like him. Wont happen, but lets not pretended he wouldn’t be damned useful.
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