djdev
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care to wager on that?I'm sure Willy won't be signed until the other two are. That is if there is anything left.
care to wager on that?I'm sure Willy won't be signed until the other two are. That is if there is anything left.
You can't actually be serious... Willy is likely signing this week. The others aren't signing yet.I'm sure Willy won't be signed until the other two are. That is if there is anything left.
it made me laugh he held out for an AAV of 1.5million hahahahaRitchie just signed, and then there was one
Yup! We need more Hymans, Browns and Johnsson's when they get too expensive to keep. We are going to have a revolving door of wingers and bottom pairing defencemenThat Marleau contract isn't going away. All of you that were in love and all positive when Lou were around convinced yourself that they'd find a way to get rid of it and he wouldn't play the third year but I got news for you....we're gonna be on the hook for that contract for the 3rd year unless they trade it (while eating part of it) and losing a decent pick or prospect.
The way around the future cap crunch is doing what any other successful team does...ELC's. That means letting Hainsey and Gardiner and eventually Marleau walk and replacing them with ELC's. If the team rebuilt properly and drafted/developed properly, that means guys like Grundstrom and Liljegren should be able to replace these other players without too much of a drop off.
What about in talent?Ristolainen for Nylander with pieces to make up the difference in contract.
He can't be tradedMarleau seems to be a guy who can be Brooks Orpik'ed pretty easily after this season: traded, bought out and re-signed.
Hainsey? Probably done.
it made me laugh he held out for an AAV of 1.5million hahahaha
He can't be traded
Or, if it frees up cap space for next year, Marleau could take the high road and just retire - but that's wishful thinking
haha ye..i did a legit did a double take when i saw that number..maybe he held out because they were offering too much to start, hilariousI can't understand why Nylander is still holding out, Ritchie is the greatest self own I've seen contractually for quite some time however
He can't be traded
My take
Bridge deal 2 or 3 yes at 6m. Problem there is we did want to move him for a D man what team will chance him being a greedy SOB after those years. We cant have him and Gardiner. We are we weakest on D..so I dunno.
Lastly if he accepted a deal wouldn't we know by now
The issue is that the secondary group of players is not really good enough imo. They took some stupid draft picks in the Matthews draft and Lou also started hemorrhaging picks plus he never got anything for guys like JVR or Bozak when he should have as a rebuilding club. These guys like Sandin and Liljegren are basically almost all gonna have to pan out for it to work unless they keep striking it rich with Euro FA's.
Really? Lolit made me laugh he held out for an AAV of 1.5million hahahaha
Marleau should be bought out. He looks bad this season.Marleau seems to be a guy who can be Brooks Orpik'ed pretty easily after this season: traded, bought out and re-signed.
Hainsey? Probably done.
Yes he can. Leafs pay him his signing bonus, then trade him to a team (+ an asset) who have cap room, who immediately buy him out. Marleau then signs a deal back with Toronto right away. And he has made more than he would have in his final year.
Third year cap issue solved.
There’s no way the league would allow that
I'm sure Willy won't be signed until the other two are. That is if there is anything left.
yep, i mean what were they offering him..a 2 way contract for league minimum to start? i would have guess he was holding out for 3 at least and they would have settled on 2.2 - 2.5. 1.5 is pretty damn low to hold out for imoReally? Lol