Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] Wayne Simmonds signs with the Maple Leafs (1 year, $1.5M, NMC)

[Agalloch]

Why Montreal? Did Bergevin not just pay 5.5 million/year for a younger version of Simmonds?

Our best 4th line RW winger is Belzile...

Belzile or Simmonds ?

 

[Archijerej]

Will Anderson and Gally not be your net front presence on the PP?

Gallagher plays very little on the powerplay and from what I understand, Anderson is more of a bumper, one-timer from the circle kind of guy.

 

[MMC]

 

[actuallynotPJStock]

This has Bergevin written all over it.

 

[Matt24]

I don't understand how Simmonds is a fit on the Habs unless they're just trying to troll the Leafs? They just got more muscle up front with Anderson. They need to add actual skill. Leafs are obviously a better fit.

 

[blankall]

Thank you....no Calgary.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Why is there a Mckenzie tag but nothing from Mckenzie in this thread?

 

[Big Muddy]

As a Toronto fan, I can't imagine MTL adding Simmonds to an already much larger roster....

As a Toronto fan, I would hope we don't pay anything above league minimum. $1 m is too much.

I'm more interested in what we do to address our blueline. On that front, we need every penny we can get to make the cap work.

 

[BLNY]

If he ends up in Montreal as a bottom six player, and Montreal has real interest in Janmark, then at the very least Byron and Weal are gone. Just no other way.

 

[Lebowski]

He better come very cheap.

And hopefully not attached to a 7 years contract.

 

[34]

He is signing in Montreal.

 

[MattyNew91]

if it was for the same cash, i think id rather just keep Clifford

Its tough to find right handed shot players in general just ask Carolina.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Gallagher plays very little on the powerplay and from what I understand, Anderson is more of a bumper, one-timer from the circle kind of guy.

Gally played over 2 minutes/game on the PP this past season.

 

[abo9]

I don't understand how Simmonds is a fit on the Habs unless they're just trying to troll the Leafs? They just got more muscle up front with Anderson. They need to add actual skill. Leafs are obviously a better fit.

I know we lack top end talent, but top end talent doesn't just fall on your laps. Wayne Simmonds on the other hands...
It's ok, it's small steps in the right direction. Why not add Simmonds if he can help on the 3rd or 4th for one year, or for a couple years for cheap? Our depth is horrendous and the RW even worst. Legit Anderson and Simmonds would immediately become our 2nd and 3rd best RWingers.

If he ends up in Montreal as a bottom six player, and Montreal has real interest in Janmark, then at the very least Byron and Weal are gone. Just no other way.

And that would be awesome. Weal is not an NHL player and Byron is ... Byron. Good player but honestly if we can improve why not.

 

[Grandpa]

He better come very cheap.

And hopefully not attached to a 7 years contract.

3 x 3,5 million.

 

[Techcoockie]

Could be worse, would could have just NTC’d Josh Anderson for 7 years at over 5M.

That's GOLD coming from toronto

 

[FerrisRox]

Could be worse, would could have just NTC’d Josh Anderson for 7 years at over 5M.

Yeah what a nightmare it would have been to have addressed a glaring need and actually made Toronto much more difficult to play against.

Thankfully your GM cleverly avoids doing anything close to that.

 

[Lebowski]

3 x 3,5 million.

I wouldn’t go over 2 years, preferably 1, and I wouldn’t go over 2,5M.

 

[MMC]

 

[BLNY]

I know we lack top end talent, but top end talent doesn't just fall on your laps. Wayne Simmonds on the other hands...
It's ok, it's small steps in the right direction. Why not add Simmonds if he can help on the 3rd or 4th for one year, or for a couple years for cheap? Our depth is horrendous and the RW even worst. Legit Anderson and Simmonds would immediately become our 2nd and 3rd best RWingers.



And that would be awesome. Weal is not an NHL player and Byron is ... Byron. Good player but honestly if we can improve why not.

I'm all for being more difficult to play. Wayne, if healthy, can do that. Can be a net presence. Byron would have value for teams looking to add a swiss army knife player with a ton of speed. He's not cheap, but we're seeing salary dumps today.

 

[Pengu]

Anything more than 2 m is bad...

 

[MMC]

 

[leafsfan5]

f*** that

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

 

[2CHAINZ]

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