Rumor: Will the Leafs pull the trigger on Alex Pietrangelo this off-season?
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weems
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nonikhanna
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Is Nashville allowed to offer him a contract before October 9th?
kb
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He has not been offered anything. It's illegal.
And it puts Nashville well over the cap with 19 players signed.
stickty111
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1. What source?
2. No team can offer him any contract til October 9th at the earliest
stickty111
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Nope
Nobody can even talk to him til October 9th unless they trade for his rights.
ManwithNoIdentity
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It’s a pipe dream that most players are actually willing to leave significant amount of money left on the table
Leafs get much more dangerous with Petro on your team though so worth trying all avenues
Leafs get much more dangerous with Petro on your team though so worth trying all avenues
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Mostly but there is the odd case here and there.
Tavares had an offer for $13 million from SJ. Kevin Shattenkirk had 7 year deals offered the first time he hit UFA status. Both guys wanted to play at home.
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Given COVID and the fact that they are starting at Josi money, it is quite possible he would agree to somewhere in the neighbourhood of 8.5. Like JT, AP values family. Starting to think there is a chance.
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2. I think what they meant by offering is that they were interested in it
Leafsfan74
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If Leafs can sign him, you do, it's that simple. You add him and a #4 D man and all of a sudden your back end is very strong for 45 minutes of the game and your forwards and goalie are more confident in an end to end game. You can then ease in players like Sandin on the bottom pair for hopefully a long, successful career. Muzzin, AP and Reilly would be great role models for the young players.
Your 3rd and 4th lines will not be expensive to fill in. You can win a Cup with two top lines, two grind/cycle/defense first minded lines. You cannot win a Stanley Cup without solid D.
Your 3rd and 4th lines will not be expensive to fill in. You can win a Cup with two top lines, two grind/cycle/defense first minded lines. You cannot win a Stanley Cup without solid D.
If they get Pie and make it work cap wise and dosnt effect us next season I'm happy.
If they avoid Pie and pick up 2 med tierd D and we turn out good I'm happy.
So as long as something good comes outtta this off-season and shows improvement in post season I'm happy. With or without Pie.
If they avoid Pie and pick up 2 med tierd D and we turn out good I'm happy.
So as long as something good comes outtta this off-season and shows improvement in post season I'm happy. With or without Pie.
Leafsfan74
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Absolutely I could see that. I wouldn't be surprised if Blues offered him no more than $7.5M themselves. This wouldn't surprise me at all. The days of the $10M player will be very rare for awhile.
With the Leafs having the deepest pockets in the league they can do what few teams can do, they can offer an AAV that is the same or slightly higher than other teams, but they can offer the rare lucrative signing bonus that immediately allows a player to put money to work for him, AND it's never going to be impacted by a shutdown/lockout or whatever.
Such a large cash injection immediately adds more cash to a players final return on his contract, be it in getting into the market on investment a year or two earlier, or, simply buying a fix interest instrument. It's in his portfolio, it doesn't go away, and, it can immediately appreciate or compound.
I have little doubt, that a #1 D man could (would?) have been the difference maker in at least 3 of the last 4 playoff losses. That would mean major revenue going forward.
Leafs have to bring some success in order to have advertisers continue to pay high rates. If you don't need to fiddle around with unknown, mid-tier players, than don't. Go with the Stud and build out.
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DarkKnight
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It’s always amusing that people actually believe they aren’t negotiating well in advance, like these complicated deals suddenly materialize the day of free agency, presto! Come on.
As an aside, you do everything you can to make Piet work, he’s a stud D man, period.
I say go for it. Why not.
When was the last time this team had a D this caliber?
He'll be expensive, few years down the road he may loose his foot speed. He's not overall physical so he may have some longevity
When was the last time this team had a D this caliber?
He'll be expensive, few years down the road he may loose his foot speed. He's not overall physical so he may have some longevity
ManwithNoIdentity
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Yeah there’s definitely a precedent there but it’s not nearly as certain of a thing as some think it is
Canada4Gold
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I think that's how St. Louis thinks it works now, asking him to sign for 7.7 million without knowing the structure
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