two top 4 D and a 2nd line C will come in at 15 to 20m and if Marner doesn't waive and walks we don't have assets to acquire any of them , we also don't know if we can fill those spots from the ufa market
Yep. When they drafted Matthews the focus should have turned to finding, drafting and developing D.
there's a huge benefit to having quality players in your lineup that'll help you win , you'll probably the only Leaf fan that believes Timmins we'll be in our top 6 next year
No problem with Montour, but keep Reilly and ditch Mitch 10.5 and get dman and goalie.
what if Marner doesn't waive and then the fans flip to trading Willie again , we've been back and forth so often on which one this board wants to trade it's gets me dizzy
getting solid depth isn't that hard if you have cap space , trade him to Utah or Chicago for futures considerations once his bonus is paid
Willy also has a NMC and is signed for 8 years. I am pretty much convinced Marner will waive.
From that point of view they've been pretty much toast for a while. Tre made them a bit better this year, so I'm willing to give him a chance to see what he can do to fix the Mitch and JT problems.
I'd shop him looking to sell high but it is the Leafs but if they keep tripping over themselves, he might walk for nothing in 4 years. Hell if the team continues to start GOLF season in early May, fans will be calling for his head.
Agreed with this. Unless an offer sheet is actually signed by the player, what is there to be worried about? Even if he does sign a contract above what we are willing to match, I glady take 3 or 4 first round picks. I don't think any GM is ever going to pay that price for any player, maybe even McDavid.
do you actually think Willie having an nmc and 8 yrs left will stop people from wanting to trade him ? lol
There’s no other choice but to see if Treliving can make them competitive. I don’t know how long of a rope he has, but when you’re told in public that you’re no longer in the business of selling sweaters and that winning in the playoffs is all that matters, everything has to be on the table.
I get it but Rielly is only going to get worse as his skating is his biggest asset and at 30 he’s already slowing down. If there was no salary cap, I would keep Rielly but given that there is that money can be better used elsewhere like a good second line centre.
He’s one of the reasons they trip over themselves in the playoffs. He has played 50 playoff games and has been mediocre in how many of them? 35-40?
Who cares? Unless Willie regresses and shits the bed, he is not going anywhere soon.
Agreed I have my concerns that he does not have what it takes to win a SC, but he is a unicorn and you are probably not getting anything close to his talent, in which case you have to hope they surround him with the right players now that they are going to move off the core.
Sign Random trash for $12M. Only Dubas would do that. Check what other teams pay second pairing dmen and 2nd line centres. That $12M can help make the team a real cup contender. Vegas alone has six UFA’s who could help the Leafs. It may take two years because they might still have Tavares next season but what’s one more year when they’ve done nothing in the playoffs the last eight. Changes are needed and coming.
A name they can market? He’s not even a name, Utah has some pretty good young players and Chicago has Bedard.
so if we don't offer JT an extension you think he'll retire instead of moving to a different city ?
Most likely not but he has 1 year to think about it. More likely he resigns at a low number than the Leafs not offering an extension.
You think the fam wants to move? I am including mom and dad here as well as others. Nope; much easier to go downtown and watch Mitch play. Money not that important anymore.
There are always people who are willing to trade anyone and everyone, but Willy has made as much if not more of a career commitment to Toronto, so I don't see any reason to ask him to waive.
