Rumor: Rumours & Proposals Thread | Having McDavid & McDonagh would have been too confusing

[CantHaveTkachev]

Draisaitl contract will continue to look better and better each passing year

 

[North]

Paid Tavares too much, not sure what they expected to be honest.

Not that Tavares is a boat anchor or anything. It's just one of those things that happens when you have three young guys that showed really well, but you go outside to add a 10+mil guy

The thing is they didn’t need Tavares.

Their offense was fine.

Their defense was the problem.

 

[North]

Damn, that's an expensive RFA contract. Matthews is certainly better than Drai but we also bought 3 UFA years with that contract and for than 3M less.

The Leafs should have just bit the bullet on a slightly higher AAV and maxxed out the term. This contract does nothing to ease cap concerns and now Marker should get in the 10 neighborhood minimum.

According to the panel a few weeks ago they could have signed Marner for 8 years at 9 per during the summer but it was too rich for the Leafs liking.

 

[Old Boys Club]

Will be interesting to see what happens with marner. They'll let Gardiner walk, probably dump Marleau to AZ with some picks attached and trade Nylander for a Dman.

 

[Little Fury]

The thing is they didn’t need Tavares.

Their offense was fine.

Their defense was the problem.

Is that why they're fourth in the league with the seventh lowest GA?

 

[McDNicks17]

More like $15M if the cap doesn't go up at all. If the cap jumps to $83M they'll have $23M.

They'll lose Gardiner (which is a major blow) but the other holes are easily filled internally or on the cheap.

Where are you getting $23M from?

They have $71.9M tied up by 14 players for next season right now.

 

[780il]

Leafs got bent over by Matthews

Jeeezus

 

[joestevens29]

The thing is they didn’t need Tavares.

Their offense was fine.

Their defense was the problem.

I do like the sure thing, but what they should've done is flipped one of the young guys for help when they had a chance.

 

[Del Preston]

 

[Sanchez]

According to the panel a few weeks ago they could have signed Marner for 8 years at 9 per during the summer but it was too rich for the Leafs liking.

That worked out well for them LOL

 

[soothsayer]

This is fine . . .

 

[CupofOil]

According to the panel a few weeks ago they could have signed Marner for 8 years at 9 per during the summer but it was too rich for the Leafs liking.

They certainly screwed the pooch on that one. That deal would look golden right about now.

Think about this, Matthews makes almost double what Gaudreau makes and buys one less UFA year. I know it's different circumstances and they play different position but damn.

 

[booyakasha]

Dubas is chia in disguise.

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

Maybe they can get a cap-floor team to buyout Marleau after July 1st. Can't afford Kapanen assuming Marner doesn't take a home town discount.


I don't know, this line-up doesn't scream Cup contenders to me.

 

[oXo Cube]

McKenzie and Lebrun twisting themselves into a knot trying to spin this one.

 

[Del Preston]

McKenzie and Lebrun twisting themselves into a knot trying to spin this one.

Funny to watch.

 

[NeverForget06]

Kasperi Kapanen would be a nice pick up, doubt the Leafs will be able to afford him. If only we had even a little cap space

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

Haha.

 

[Canovin]

Kasperi Kapanen would be a nice pick up, doubt the Leafs will be able to afford him. If only we had even a little cap space

The Oilers can afford to offersheet Kapanen 3.5-4M x 5 years

 

[joestevens29]

Will Marleau even waive to get bought out? Don't see him going to a lot of places. Unless the plan is to get bought out and then re-sign with TOR or SJ.

 

[McOylerz]

Burke said a couple weeks ago that he thought they would trade Nylander in the summer. Dubas says he won't, but what choice does he have? I think they trade either Nylander or Zaitsev, and I think Zaitsev will be harder to move.

 

[780il]

The Oilers can afford to offersheet Kapanen 3.5-4M x 5 years

It'll probably by 2-3 years if he takes that AAV

 

[NeverForget06]

McDavid and Drai contracts could end up being Chia's best moves imo.

Talbot, Maroon, Chiasson all good too I guess, but much shorter term gain.

 

[780il]

So with Matthews getting a stupid contract, they can't afford Gardiner and Kapanen. We should steal Kappy this summer.

3.5m x 3 year offersheet

I think it would cost only a 2nd rounder.

 

[North]

They certainly screwed the pooch on that one. That deal would look golden right about now.

Think about this, Matthews makes almost double what Gaudreau makes and buys one less UFA year. I know it's different circumstances and they play different position but damn.

I’d take Gaudreau over Matthews 10/10. Even if Gaudreau made the same amount.

 

[NeverForget06]

Burke said a couple weeks ago that he thought they would trade Nylander in the summer. Dubas says he won't, but what choice does he have? I think they trade either Nylander or Zaitsev, and I think Zaitsev will be harder to move.

If they move Zaitsev it's more of a cap dump situation. With Nylander they could potentially get something back.

Either way they are entering the realm of the Oilers, where every team knows they are in a tough spot, so they automatically are in a bad position to negotiate.