Steve Yzerman proved it can be done in Tampa Bay. Prior to him stepping down he re-signed Stamkos, Kucherov, Headman and McDonagh to those long term deals which were both at 7 and 8 years for each of them.Yea Dubas is going to have to pull it out of his ass to keep all the talent long-term. I think he can do it, but he has to be pretty good.
Team culture is a big part of what competitive teams need to build now. It's way more important in the cap era.Steve Yzerman proved it can be done in Tampa Bay. Prior to him stepping down he re-signed Stamkos, Kucherov, Headman and McDonagh to those long term deals which were both at 7 and 8 years for each of them.
So you solution is "get them all to sign cheaper deals like Yzerman did". Gotcha.Steve Yzerman proved it can be done in Tampa Bay. Prior to him stepping down he re-signed Stamkos, Kucherov, Headman and McDonagh to those long term deals which were both at 7 and 8 years for each of them.
I have always thought that Edmonton management had to ask McDavid to drop down his price tag. I didn’t know it was McDavid that talked to management himself to drop down his price a little to ensure the team could stay competitive. Even from a rival standpoint, you can’t help but admire that.
My point was Yzerman showed you can still re-sign core players going forward to long term deals despite the salary cap.So you solution is "get them all to sign cheaper deals like Yzerman did". Gotcha.
Steve Yzerman proved it can be done in Tampa Bay. Prior to him stepping down he re-signed Stamkos, Kucherov, Headman and McDonagh to those long term deals which were both at 7 and 8 years for each of them.
Dont get me wrong, I understand what they are saying. But anyone else find it ridiculous that you've got players griping about having a short window to make money for the rest of your life or about having to earn money to take care of their families. These guys (making $10M+) all are earning more in one year that about 99% of north americans will earn over their entire careers.
I think I would rather just hear them acknowledge the fact that everyone wants to earn money in line with how they view their value compared to their contemporaries. It's about being value and recognized (for a lot of people). I know as much as I want the company I work for to be prosperous and succesful, I would have a very hard time earning less than what I think I'm worth. I know it's not exactly the same thing as they are living out dreams and trying to win championships compared to me working a job that I didn't even know existed growing up, but you get my point
That maybe true, however at least in Toronto look at the marketing and endorsements Leafs players can also make.In fairness, the state taxes in Florida make signing for less in TB a lot more feasible
So you solution is "get them all to sign cheaper deals like Yzerman did". Gotcha.
That maybe true, however at least in Toronto look at the marketing and endorsements Leafs players can also make.
Since Dermott, Liljegren, Johnsson & Kapanen are their young and up coming players, it's also a good chance after this season Hainsey might not be re-signed and it's debatable what will happen with Gardiner. Plus next season will be the last year of Marleau's contract.It's not hard at all. All depends on your priorities.
Leafs can sign Tavares for 11 million, and Matthews for 10, and Marner and Nylander for 8.5 million each if they want to.
But then say bye-bye to Marleau, Hainsey, Gardiner & maybe even Kadri soon.
If they have great, cheap young talent coming up to replace Marleau, Gardiner & Kadri.......they're fine. If they don't........trouble.
I think they DO have that coming up. Their names are Dermott, Liljegren, Johnsson & Kapanen. Maybe even Der-Arguchintsev(he's looking great so far).
No worries.
Since Dermott, Liljegren, Johnsson & Kapanen are their young and up coming players, it's also a good chance after this season Hainsey might not be re-signed and it's debatable what will happen with Gardiner. Plus next season will be the last year of Marleau's contract.
Okay well lets say that Nylander signs a 7mil contract for 8 years. That leads the Leafs to 6.316 mil of cap space for this year. Let us also assume the cap rises by about 4 mil tops (for max cap space increase). That gives the Leafs 10.316 mil for the next season + expiring contracts(8.35mil for defense+ 5.045mil forwards)=23.711 mil in cap space for next season max. Lets say that Marner asks for an 7.5 mil contract and Matthews asks for 10.5 (which is about the lowest you could expect them to ask). That leaves us with 5.711 mil in cap space to get 8 more roster players for the following season (3 defensemen and 5 forwards). You can also add how ever much LTIR money Toronto is able to stash away from Hortons contract.Steve Yzerman proved it can be done in Tampa Bay. Prior to him stepping down he re-signed Stamkos, Kucherov, Headman and McDonagh to those long term deals which were both at 7 and 8 years for each of them.
To satisfy people like you who click on them all, of course.Why is every leafs update posted here ?