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

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[Puckclektr]

Decent fourth line energy guy and locker room guy. League minimum or $1M and that should be it.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Zero chance I see him in Calgary. Flames need a top line scorer, not another bottom line grinder.

 

[DCDM]

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[Llamamoto]

Milan Lucic and Wayne Simmonds would be a sight to see.

 

[Sonofamitch]

Habs and leafs will get into a bidding war, hopefully we just drive the price up and bail.

 

[Fire Treliving]

As a Flames fan, this makes me want to cry.

 

[A Loyal Dog]

Please go to Toronto. Stay away from Montreal!!!

 

[genk]

As a Flames fan, this makes me want to cry.

If you can get Simmonds for 1m and play him on the fourth line, he’s fine.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Cheap depth if anything. The days of getting a good Wayne Simmonds are over. Would rather the Leafs try and do better, but if it's a million or so, guess it'd be worth the gamble.

 

[A Loyal Dog]

If you can get Simmonds for 1m and play him on the fourth line, he’s fine.

Unfortunately Bergevin doesn’t understand that. He probably thinks Simmonds is still a top-6.

 

[PKWeber]

I can see him signing with Toronto so they can extend their streak to 17 years.

 

[Suntouchable13]

1 washed up Simmonds won't do anything to help Toronto's "toughness" issue. We need more.

 

[Fire Treliving]

If you can get Simmonds for 1m and play him on the fourth line, he’s fine.

If we didn't have Lucic, that'd be fine. But we do and we don't need anymore slow and unskilled players.

 

[Cenzo_]

If you can get Simmonds for 1m and play him on the fourth line, he’s fine.

Problem is that Habs coach, like many other coach, tends to send the vets in certain situation instead of trusting the young ones, it is almost a reflex. I don't mind it if the vet is a Kovalchuk who can still show top 6 level, but signing Simmons would probably mean seing him way to many times at the end of the game when we need a goal.

 

[qqaz]

Toronto for under a million just makes too much sense.

If anyone else, be it CGY or Mtl or whomever else, wants to pay him more than a mill, they can have him. And if other teams are offering about the same as TOR, then he'll pick the home team.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

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

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Simmonds really doesn’t have much left in the tank.

He’s a great guy, and he’d no doubt be great for any room, but he just doesn’t bring much as a player anymore. I wouldn’t call him a net negative, but there certainly aren’t many positives.

 

[TootooTrain]

Nice to have, good guy, not a necessity.

 

[Cotton]

I can see him signing with Toronto so they can extend their streak to 17 years.

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

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Welcome to Montreal! 7x6 incoming Bergie special

 

[PKWeber]

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

Nah, the 16 going on 17 years with no playoff series wins is worse

 

[The Marsh King]

I wouldn't mind him in MTL for really cheap. Keep in mind MTL's PP issues. I know he's done, but he's also 11th overall in PPG in the past 5 years. Even if he doesn't bring that production next year, I would understand the signing for the Habs.

 

[TootooTrain]

Nah, the 16 going on 17 years with no playoff series wins is worse

Leaf fans are numb to it. The Anderson signing is a fresh wound.

 

[Cotton]

Nah, the 16 going on 17 years with no playoff series wins is worse

You would think, yet here we are.