Proposal: Tavares to the Sabres (Summer)

[Team Cozens]

Assuming Leafs get bounced in the first round and Tavares would waive to Buffalo. Seem to recall he has some interest in the Sabres when he was a UFA. He only has one year left and could really add to PP and faceoffs. He game overall has really dropped and the Leafs have him down to the 3rd line but he definitely still has vet value.
Obvious benefit to the Leafs clearing 11 million cap space and recouping desperately needed draft picks.

Tavares

for

2024 - 2nd
2025 - 3rd (2nd) if he resigns

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[Darcy Tucker]

Sign me up. He's a boat anchor right now.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I don't know if he has positive value without significant retention.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

There is no way he waives his NMC. Especially for Buffalo. Also, he has negative value at his caphit.

Leafs are stuck with him.

 

[Beerz]

God no.

 

[Schennanigans]

I don’t think he’d have value unless 60-75% retention. We stuck with him all this time. What’s one more year.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Send him to Chicago for future considerations or a Seth jones trade

 

[tsujimoto74]

We’ll take Tavares if you guys take Skinner, deal?

 

[CanMerc]

Why would Tavares waive?

 

[McGarnagle]

Are there any pictures of him as a child on Sabres bedsheets?

 

[leafsfan5]

Done, no take backs

 

[Djp]

Skinner for taveras sure....

Not giving toronto anything for him.

 

[McJedi]

Assuming Leafs get bounced in the first round and Tavares would waive to Buffalo. Seem to recall he has some interest in the Sabres when he was a UFA. He only has one year left and could really add to PP and faceoffs. He game overall has really dropped and the Leafs have him down to the 3rd line but he definitely still has vet value.
Obvious benefit to the Leafs clearing 11 million cap space and recouping desperately needed draft picks.

Tavares

for

2024 - 2nd
2025 - 3rd (2nd) if he resigns

You mean to Buffalo with Toronto’s 2026 1st + 2nd round picks. He’s deeply negative value at his AAV.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Tavares has a full NMC. There's zero chance he waives it but even if you could convince him, Toronto's paying those assets to get another team to eat his contract not the other way around.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

I’d do this if you took out the 2nd

 

[hamzarocks]

Id pack Tavares luggage, pay for his family uber to airport to get his ass out of this organization

You mean to Buffalo with Toronto’s 2026 1st + 2nd round picks. He’s deeply negative value at his AAV.

Fortunately 1 more year and the cancer is cut off

 

[WarriorofTime]

Assuming Leafs get bounced in the first round and Tavares would waive to Buffalo. Seem to recall he has some interest in the Sabres when he was a UFA. He only has one year left and could really add to PP and faceoffs. He game overall has really dropped and the Leafs have him down to the 3rd line but he definitely still has vet value.
Obvious benefit to the Leafs clearing 11 million cap space and recouping desperately needed draft picks.

Tavares

for

2024 - 2nd
2025 - 3rd (2nd) if he resigns

Sign me up. He's a boat anchor right now.

Done, no take backs

I’d do this if you took out the 2nd

Where is the retention?

 

[cowboy82nd]

Id pack Tavares luggage, pay for his family uber to airport to get his ass out of this organization


Fortunately 1 more year and the cancer is cut off

But I thought he was going to sign with Toronto for a discount when his contract expires?

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

But I thought he was going to sign with Toronto for a discount when his contract expires?

I suspect he will. Really depends on next season and whether he wants to stay a Leaf. The fanbase may be done with him to some extent but I don't think the organization is.

If he's still looking for 7+, you have to think Toronto lets him walk though.

 

[Oddbob]

Tavares is waiving for Buffalo?

 

[Strangle]

Assuming Leafs get bounced in the first round and Tavares would waive to Buffalo. Seem to recall he has some interest in the Sabres when he was a UFA. He only has one year left and could really add to PP and faceoffs. He game overall has really dropped and the Leafs have him down to the 3rd line but he definitely still has vet value.
Obvious benefit to the Leafs clearing 11 million cap space and recouping desperately needed draft picks.

Tavares

for

2024 - 2nd
2025 - 3rd (2nd) if he resigns

No need to do that to clear cap space, just put him on LTIR at the beginning of March and bring him back for the playoffs

The leafs can go out and pickup a defenseman and a 3rd line center at the deadline

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Nobody is eating 11m for Tavares. Full stop.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Does he have Sabres pyjamas too?

 

[Connor MethDavid]

He's a $5-6M high-end 3rd line centre at this point.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Matthew Knies, 1st 2024, Niemela, and Jammyboy for an AHLer and a 4th.

Expensive 11m cap dump.