The Out of Town Thread Part 46

[Per Sjoblom]

He's been linked to Vegas for a while now, even when they acquired Martinez. However, I saw earlier that Carolina may have inquired on him and Lehner from Chicago.

They can't get much for him, he's fast if he skates on straight line, otherwise he falls and bumps into other players and he has a decent shot, defensively he's a black hole.

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[Habsawce]

Toronto needs a culture change.

 

[CalgarySnow]

This is how wives really see their husbands. Not as their husbands or spouses. We are their humans.

Really? I look at my husband as the pain in the ass. Our song is The Kaiser Chiefs Every Day I Love You Less and Less because he forgot the only song we had ever danced to (The Lighthouse Family Lost in Space). Not a day goes by without me thinking I wish I had a dog instead lol!

 

[Adam Michaels]

Really? I look at my husband as the pain in the ass. Our song is The Kaiser Chiefs Every Day I Love You Less and Less because he forgot the only song we had ever danced to (The Lighthouse Family Lost in Space). Not a day goes by without me thinking I wish I had a dog instead lol!

I swear when my wife looks at me, this is what her eyes tell me. That is when they're not rolled all the way up, though.

 

[Garbageyuk]

Lol @ the Leafs. I enjoy their misfortunes almost as much as I do the Habs winning. I haven't been following hockey much lately due to the Habs mediocrity and lack of direction. What a delightful thing to stumble across; the Leafs losing to their own zamboni driver . Delicious.

 

[waffledave]

Carolina never fails to take something cool and fun and just go overboard running it into the ground. I was loving this Ayres thing but now it's every 2nd tweet going on and on about him and taking it too far, I'm already sick of the story. Oh yeah we are making him an honorary citizen of Raleigh and we are naming Tuesday after him and he's coming to our rink and we made him a shirt and look at all these fresh memes omg we are sooo cool and trendy here in butt-f*** North Carolina!!

Man it feels like they are making fun of him at this point.

 

[Habs]

Carolina never fails to take something cool and fun and just go overboard running it into the ground. I was loving this Ayres thing but now it's every 2nd tweet going on and on about him and taking it too far, I'm already sick of the story. Oh yeah we are making him an honorary citizen of Raleigh and we are naming Tuesday after him and he's coming to our rink and we made him a shirt and look at all these fresh memes omg we are sooo cool and trendy here in butt-f*ck North Carolina!!

Man it feels like they are making fun of him at this point.

well , at least they have created some excitement for the fans. Not that Kotkaniemi bobble head head night isn’t going to be amazing when he’s not even on the team any more.

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

Carolina never fails to take something cool and fun and just go overboard running it into the ground. I was loving this Ayres thing but now it's every 2nd tweet going on and on about him and taking it too far, I'm already sick of the story. Oh yeah we are making him an honorary citizen of Raleigh and we are naming Tuesday after him and he's coming to our rink and we made him a shirt and look at all these fresh memes omg we are sooo cool and trendy here in butt-f*ck North Carolina!!

Man it feels like they are making fun of him at this point.

I get what you're saying but I kinda understand why they are doing that. Let them have their own fun. Different city, different reality.

I'm pretty sure we would have done the same thing in Montreal since there aren't many good story happening here.


Also, I heard this morning that until last year, it was actually Marc Denis that was the emergency goalie at the Bell Center. Anyone know who is the emergency goalie this season?

 

[CheldishGamibno]

Toronto needs a culture change.

Bring in Therrien, they just need Character.

 

[Roadhouse]

I get what you're saying but I kinda understand why they are doing that. Let them have their own fun. Different city, different reality.

I'm pretty sure we would have done the same thing in Montreal since there aren't many good story happening here.


Also, I heard this morning that until last year, it was actually Marc Denis that was the emergency goalie at the Bell Center. Anyone know who is the emergency goalie this season?

LMAO I never knew this and it would have been one classic moment to see it...

"Alors bonsoir Marc, bonne chance devant le filet du Canadien et on se reparle en fin de troisième." - Pierre

 

[Adam Michaels]

Scottie Upshall just announced his retirement on TSN during a segment talking about the Spengler Cup.

 

[the]

Wait what? This useless scrub Stefan Matteau still plays in the NHL? He just scored a goal

 

[c3z4r]

Muzzin signed to a $5.625M 4 year extension.

It seems like the Leafs are content with keeping the same D-core going forward, except rotating Barrie for whomever they can trade for. Seems like a recipe for under performing again next season, unless they trade one of their star forwards for some serious help on the backend.

 

[Lshap]

Muzzin signed to a $5.625M 4 year extension.

It seems like the Leafs are content with keeping the same D-core going forward, except rotating Barrie for whomever they can trade for. Seems like a recipe for under performing again next season, unless they trade one of their star forwards for some serious help on the backend.

Leafs have a huge salary-cap iceberg in their path this summer and they know it. It's a lesson to them -- and hockey fans in general -- that the dazzle and media hype surrounding two or three stars isn't enough to build a balanced contender.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Muzzin signed to a $5.625M 4 year extension.

It seems like the Leafs are content with keeping the same D-core going forward, except rotating Barrie for whomever they can trade for. Seems like a recipe for under performing again next season, unless they trade one of their star forwards for some serious help on the backend.

As it stands now, they have $7M of cap space ($84M cap) with 17 players signed for next year. More tinkering from Dubas to come. Enjoy cap hell dumb ass

 

[Habs Halifax]

Leafs have a huge salary-cap iceberg in their path this summer and they know it. It's a lesson to them -- and hockey fans in general -- that the dazzle and media hype surrounding two or three stars isn't enough to build a balanced contender.

The biggest problem they have is their prospect pool is thin after Sandin and even the guys they have, they are forced to wait for them to develop. Then you got Rielly and Andersen contracts coming when the cap grows.

Not going to be easy for them to improve their roster.

 

[MTL-rules]

Bring in Therrien, they just need Character.

He would bench both Matthews and Marner to make them better persons.

 

[Lshap]

The biggest problem they have is their prospect pool is thin after Sandin and even the guys they have, they are forced to wait for them to develop. Then you got Rielly and Andersen contracts coming when the cap grows.

Not going to be easy for them to improve their roster.

All comes down to their prospects, like it does for most teams. If their kids develop into good NHL players the Leafs could improve. If not, yeah, they're screwed by a top-heavy roster with no foundation.

 

[Habsawce]

Toronto should just move Marner. They have too much of the same thing anyway. They need balance.

 

[overlords]

Toronto needs a culture change.

Toronto hasn't had a culture for decades

 

[habsfan891]

Unreal.

Her human

 

[Frank Drebin]

Her human

I know. People should stop saying that

 

[Frank Drebin]

He would bench both Matthews and Marner to make them better persons.

Would that be a bad thing?

 

[Habs Halifax]

Toronto should just move Marner. They have too much of the same thing anyway. They need balance.

What would the Kings ask in return for Doughty? Leafs would have to send a contract back and futures.

Or they can move one of Nylander or Marner for futures and roster parts while they go after Pietrangelo as a UFA?

 

[lamp9post]

All comes down to their prospects, like it does for most teams. If their kids develop into good NHL players the Leafs could improve. If not, yeah, they're screwed by a top-heavy roster with no foundation.

They are in a position where they will likely need to spend draft picks to patch their holes for the next couple years. They are going to lose Barrie for nothing after giving up Kadri for him. He wasn't great for them but at least his cap hit was only $2.75M. I have no idea how they are going to find a top-4 dman at that cap hit without ponying up 1st rounders.