Speculation: Summer 2018 Roster Discussion Part II

[hohosaregood]

Seriously wonder if at the end he gets a one day contract with the Sharks to retire? I dont even want that to happen anymore, bye.

Sharks will definitely offer but he may feel more connected to the Leafs by then especially with the way he's basically adopted Matthews and Marner.

 

[Friday]

Sharks will definitely offer but he may feel more connected to the Leafs by then especially with the way he's basically adopted Matthews and Marner.

Will be very telling to see how he goes out

 

[Used As A Shield]

Will be very telling to see how he goes out

"Mr. CoWorker?"

 

[pappaf2]

Sharks will definitely offer but he may feel more connected to the Leafs by then especially with the way he's basically adopted Matthews and Marner.

Wouldn't that be something.

 

[Dicdonya]

“And while Tavares could have had an equal opportunity to win and enjoy life in San Jose, no doubt about it, Marleau put it rather simply when he underlined the ultimate reasoning in why both he and Tavares ended up with the rising Leafs.
“I went to Toronto to win a Cup, so has John,” Marleau said.
No doubt in my mind Marleau would have also sent his old pal Thornton a message over the past week wondering what the UFA centre was up to. Remember that a year ago they contemplated going to Toronto together as a package.”

From Lebruns article, so Patty jumped ship to win a cup with a team that has no d-core and hasn’t won a playoff series in how long? Glad Jumbo is staying loyal and wants to win a cup with the team he bleeds for. Patty is gutless.

Hope Doug finds the right trade for us.

Well, I was willing to give Marleau the benefit of the doubt based on the tweet, but this settles my feelings on the matter. Screw him.

 

[Maladroit]

If we were to acquire Bobby Ryan what prevents us from having him develop a mysterious allergy to his equipment like the Blackhawks are doing with Hossa, then LTIR him for the remainder of the contract? Ottawa doesn't want to do something like that because they'd still be on the hook for his salary $$$ but with Hasso at the helm it sounds like money is no issue.

Also Ryan is such a band aid boy we probably wouldn't even need to invent an injury.

 

[Friday]

If we were to acquire Bobby Ryan what prevents us from having him develop a mysterious allergy to his equipment like the Blackhawks are doing with Hossa, then LTIR him for the remainder of the contract? Ottawa doesn't want to do something like that because they'd still be on the hook for his salary $$$ but with Hasso at the helm it sounds like money is no issue.

Also Ryan is such a band aid boy we probably wouldn't even need to invent an injury.

Why does Ottawa even care about Ryan? They have so much space and it only brings EKs price down. Cheap cheap

 

[Maladroit]

Why does Ottawa even care about Ryan? They have so much space and it only brings EKs price down. Cheap cheap

They're somehow like $200mil+ in debt and essentially want to operate a cap floor team if they aren't gonna be competitive. Ryan impedes that.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Why does Ottawa even care about Ryan? They have so much space and it only brings EKs price down. Cheap cheap

Because Melnyk is the NHL version of Cincinatti Bengals owner Mike Brown.

 

[JackSkellington]

Tavares wasnt coming here point blank, whether Marleau told him how great the Sharks organization is or whatever. Tavares was set on playing for his hometown team from the get go since money clearly didnt matter since he took a lower offer and his mind was set up for days before he signed Sunday. All this meeting with teams was a ploy to get Toronto to ante up, Tavares was not gonna go to the west coast when him and his fiance are from the Toronto area. We all shouldve seen it coming, either way after all this tavares bs i never had anything against the Leafs and their fans but now I hope that team fails miserably. Just hope DW has some magic up his ass because this team right now is a 2nd round exit

 

[JeremyTB]

Well, I was willing to give Marleau the benefit of the doubt based on the tweet, but this settles my feelings on the matter. Screw him.

Not to mention Patty is full of s***. He left for Toronto because they were the only team willing to give him 3 years and at 6+ million per year. The same way Tavares would be lying if he said the reason he went to Toronto is because they are contenders. No it's because it's his hometown and because his Fiancee calls the shots.

 

[JeremyTB]

Tavares wasnt coming here point blank, whether Marleau told him how great the Sharks organization is or whatever. Tavares was set on playing for his hometown team from the get go since money clearly didnt matter since he took a lower offer and his mind was set up for days before he signed Sunday. All this meeting with teams was a ploy to get Toronto to ante up, Tavares was not gonna go to the west coast when him and his fiance are from the Toronto area. We all shouldve seen it coming, either way after all this tavares bs i never had anything against the Leafs and their fans but now I hope that team fails miserably. Just hope DW has some magic up his ass because this team right now is a 2nd round exit

Yeah I never seen a more arrogant fanbase. Not even Pens fans were this arrogant after winning back to back cups. But we have Leaf fans calling their team a soon to be dynasty and other crap like that when they haven't won anything yet. They are even talking about getting McDavid in a few years because everyone wants to be a Leaf.

 

[Celly4Celebrini]

Why does Ottawa even care about Ryan? They have so much space and it only brings EKs price down. Cheap cheap

because Eugene Melnyk is a cheap f***ing piece of dog shit and would rather the Sens be a last place team with him spending no money, than be a winning team while spending money

This isnt about cap space or anything its about real dollars

 

[jwhitesj]

Tavares wasnt coming here point blank, whether Marleau told him how great the Sharks organization is or whatever. Tavares was set on playing for his hometown team from the get go since money clearly didnt matter since he took a lower offer and his mind was set up for days before he signed Sunday. All this meeting with teams was a ploy to get Toronto to ante up, Tavares was not gonna go to the west coast when him and his fiance are from the Toronto area. We all shouldve seen it coming, either way after all this tavares bs i never had anything against the Leafs and their fans but now I hope that team fails miserably. Just hope DW has some magic up his ass because this team right now is a 2nd round exit

I agree. I feel used. I hope the leafs finish 9th in their conference every year while Tavares is there. No playoffs, No top 10 draft picks.

 

[AgentCooper]

They're somehow like $200mil+ in debt and essentially want to operate a cap floor team if they aren't gonna be competitive. Ryan impedes that.

Yeah, they're apparently willing to shell out for Karlsson but have no intention of spending the money to build a half-way decent team around him. It's a bizarre and truly depressing situation. That franchise is in absolute freefall, and I think it gets worse before it gets better.

 

[SnarkAttack]

Amazing how Marleau didn't campaign for the Sharks while being on another team trying to acquire Tavares.

I'll bet if the Leafs weren't involved he would have sung the praises of San Jose when asked.

 

[SnarkAttack]

Yeah, they're apparently willing to shell out for Karlsson but have no intention of spending the money to build a half-way decent team around him. It's a bizarre and truly depressing situation. That franchise is in absolute freefall, and I think it gets worse before it gets better.

Dude should be forced to sell.

 

[Celly4Celebrini]

Yeah, they're apparently willing to shell out for Karlsson but have no intention of spending the money to build a half-way decent team around him. It's a bizarre and truly depressing situation. That franchise is in absolute freefall, and I think it gets worse before it gets better.

ive heard they wont even shell out for EK, thats why they want to trade him. they dont want to pay one guy the 11m a year they think he'll cost

 

[ChompChomp]

Thornton re-signed per Sharks facebook. No terms yet.

Sharks Sign Thornton to One-Year Contract

 

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Thornton re-signed per Sharks facebook. No terms yet.

Sharks Sign Thornton to One-Year Contract

5mil with ntc per Kurz

 

[AgentCooper]

ive heard they wont even shell out for EK, thats why they want to trade him. they dont want to pay one guy the 11m a year they think he'll cost

Uhhh. I don't know, I'm pretty sure I read that they made him a pretty good offer yesterday.

 

[ChompChomp]

5mil with ntc per Kurz

$5M seems reasonable given all of the circumstances.

 

[JackSkellington]

Yeah I never seen a more arrogant fanbase. Not even Pens fans were this arrogant after winning back to back cups. But we have Leaf fans calling their team a soon to be dynasty and other crap like that when they haven't won anything yet. They are even talking about getting McDavid in a few years because everyone wants to be a Leaf.

f*** them, i hope DW offer sheets matthews and or marner when their time is up. i guess the leafs are gonna try to win games 6-5, last time i checked to win the cup you need to have anything that resembles a defense or a goalie that can pick up the whole team and Toronto has neither

 

[Alaskanice]

Glad to see Jumbo stay. I know he’s back with 2 bad knees but this team gets better with him on the ice.
As for DW, I think he needs to do what he has to to get Seguin. Just do it. We need him in the way we needed Tavares, someone to slide into the top line for the next 7-8 years. We won’t draft that kind of player. We can’t take a chance on him in the free agent market.
Sell the farm. Let him be here, see the area, experience the fans and be in our locker room. Sign him and have the one two punch at center with Couture.
We have a lot of forwards in the system.
Go Sharks!!

 

[WTFetus]

Cap-space obviously isn't an issue yet (or anymore ), but 5m seems a bit much for a guy who only played half a season.