Confirmed with Link: Winnik is back (2 Year Deal $2.25 AAV)

[MakeTheIronSing]

That's the the whole point #WinFewForMatthews

Not sure how to copywrite this, but, I'm pretty proud of this...

#welostemforaustin

 

[showtime8]

Great signing and great guy to have on the team.

Earned the pay raise for sure.

 

[Woll Smoth]

 

[indigobuffalo]

Trade him at the deadline to Pittsburgh, and we get to keep our 2nd.

It's not our 2nd, if PIT makes the playoffs in 2016, it's their 2nd, if they miss, then the 2nd gets pushed to 2017, along with the 1st.

If the Pens miss the playoffs in 2017, then the 1st we got becomes a 2nd in 2017 and we then lose our 2017 2nd rounder.

 

[Celly Hard]

So what's our lineup look like now?

ill tell you if you change your avatar.

 

[BraveCanadian]

yay for players that work hard

 

[MastuhNinks]

Winnik is pretty easily worth that price I'd say. Either a hard-working depth player who can kill penalties or a guy we can flip again for assets.

 

[senor martinez]

I'd really like to see Panik on one of the top two lines to really figure out what we have in him. Leivo might start in the AHL, or maybe we can get lucky and move Lupul before the season starts.

Leivo won't see NHL action with Mike Babcock steering the NHL wheel.

We have better players and Babcock loves them. Babcock will also have new players we don't even know yet.

 

[crump]

"we’re going to have men on this team"

 

[PuckMagi]

I honestly wouldn't have minded locking him up for longer (I really like Winnik)... but this was a good contract and was probably the smart play. We'll have a lot of players that need flipping this deadline, so we'll probably hang onto Winnik and flip him at the end of next season... then hopefully bring him back and sign him to another 2 year contract.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Love this deal, love having Winnik back. Great character guy to have in the room.

Oh and he can be moved in two years for more picks

 

[ANDI P IS CUTE]

Yea, it does. But as of now, at least on the wing, we don't have any spots left for young guys at all,

These are our wingers.

JVR-Lupul
Parentau-Panik
Komarov-Spauling
Arcobello-Winnik


These wingers kinda scream "drive for 9th" for me as opposed to player development.

wtf Winnik is not a 4th liner- he was one of our BEST players last year!

 

[Daisy Jane]

Love this deal, love having Winnik back. Great character guy to have in the room.

Oh and he can be moved in two years for more picks

No move. he learned from last time

 

[TNCHL]

Dump him at deadline

 

[Joey24]

Toronto's sell pitch..,. Longer holidays and better pay. .,..

 

[tooncesmeow]

Damn that hurts to look at.

I know nobody wants to see him do well, but Bailey might be a surprise. Big body, big shot, good skating, and decent mind for game. He might be decent.

Also don't write off Panik either.

Also Leivo is probably going to be up with the club, as is Frattin. So it might really look like

JVR - Kadri - Parenteau
Lupul - Bozak - Bailey
Winnik - Arcobello - Panik
Komarov - Spaling - Carrick(?)

It has potential at least. Its not going to wow anyone but it has some skill at least. Five guys in our top 6 have hit at least 20 goals once in their career and Bailey is a good talent. Our bottom six doesn't look that bad either.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

Love it. Wouldn't mind Santa back at the same term either.

Would be odd to get Santorelli back for a 2nd time and then trade them both again at the deadline. Deja vu. How many times can we do the same thing?

 

[Damisoph]

F### off Winnik! The guy sucks can't score, terrible passer, afraid to use his size. Was a detriment in Pens playoff push. Hopefully Babs sees how crap he is and takes him out of the line up early! What a waste of cap space!!

 

[MJ65]

Good signing and a decent cap hit

 

[Daisy Jane]

Winnie always wanted to come back, even when he got traded
#LoveWinnie

Winnik flat out said - I never get why people get why they don't want to come here. You make it as bad as you want it to, or good as you wanted it to. if people poop on me, and said I was bad - fine, I was bad, thanks, and move on. accept it and play better.

 

[SenorDingDong]

Toronto's sell pitch..,. Longer holidays and better pay. .,..

He's from Mississauga. Makes sense he likes playing in Toronto.

 

[Nithoniniel]

F### off Winnik! The guy sucks can't score, terrible passer, afraid to use his size. Was a detriment in Pens playoff push. Hopefully Babs sees how crap he is and takes him out of the line up early! What a waste of cap space!!

I have no words for this.

 

[Bullseye]

Give him the "C"

 

[magnet43]

Good ontario boy

 

[topched]

The mandate for next years roster seems pretty clear

1. Bring in players who have something to play for, Parenteau, Spaling looking for long term contracts on the open market after this season

2. Players who demonstrate hard work and effort every shift

3. Not high in talent but high on hard work and character (but not in the David Bolland/Davis Clarkson leadership nonsense kind of way)

We may get beaten very often, but we won't be out worked. As the young guys develop they will learn first and foremost to work hard, and that will hopefully allow their natural skill to shine through