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2019 Toronto Maple Leafs Offseason Discussion

Who will captain the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2019?

  • William Nylander

    Votes: 20 60.6%

  • John Tavares

    Votes: 3 9.1%

  • Morgan Rielly

    Votes: 6 18.2%

  • Mitch Marner

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No one

    Votes: 4 12.1%
  • Total voters
    33
herman said:
https://twitter.com/mapleleafs/status/1149777983533699079

Get allllll the 7ths
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Just looked at his draft year and Leafs could have taken Kevin Labanc in the next round.  Mr $1M for 1 year deal with 56 points.
 
cabber24 said:
The Babcock ship has sailed for me, still can't believe he'll be back. I know we poke fun but it's not funny, his decision making has been ridiculous and if his curious decision making continues it will be a colossal piss off.
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I, sir, couldn?t agree more.  :)
 
Chris Johnston predicted on SDP the day after clean-up that Auston Matthews has the C going into game one of the 2019-2020 season. I agree, this team is going to succeed or fail with their young guns moving forward, with Auston at the head. Three years ago it was house money, two the sophomore year and I'd last year the window began in earnest. Next year I believe to be a pivotal year. If Babs doesn't get on board with riding them I'd say it's his last year. Should be exciting!
 
herman said:
https://twitter.com/mapleleafs/status/1149777983533699079

Get allllll the 7ths
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I?m still surprised we got something for an expiring right for a player that didn?t want to be here anymore. I guess St. Louis didn?t want to wait until August.

Joshua has signed a two-year ELC with St. Louis.
 
herman said:
I?m still surprised we got something for an expiring right for a player that didn?t want to be here anymore. I guess St. Louis didn?t want to wait until August.
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"Future Considerations" is pushing the definition of "getting something" to its breaking point.
 
Nik the Trik said:
herman said:
I?m still surprised we got something for an expiring right for a player that didn?t want to be here anymore. I guess St. Louis didn?t want to wait until August.
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"Future Considerations" is pushing the definition of "getting something" to its breaking point.
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Like Johnny Mac getting traded for future considerations and then later getting traded back to the Jays for the same?
 
Nik the Trik said:
herman said:
I?m still surprised we got something for an expiring right for a player that didn?t want to be here anymore. I guess St. Louis didn?t want to wait until August.
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"Future Considerations" is pushing the definition of "getting something" to its breaking point.
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Why? Ultimately you're getting something. If it was, say, getting something "good", then sure, mock all you want.
 
Andy said:
Why? Ultimately you're getting something. If it was, say, getting something "good", then sure, mock all you want.
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I was being sort of semi-serious there but if you'd like to get into it then the way I understand what "future considerations" means is that it can basically be anything which may or may not mean that the Leafs get anything tangible. Like, for instance, it could be something as ridiculous as "If Joshua leads the NHL in scoring the next 4 years straight then the Leafs can swap 7th round picks with the Blues in the 2025 draft".
 
Nik the Trik said:
Andy said:
Why? Ultimately you're getting something. If it was, say, getting something "good", then sure, mock all you want.
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I was being sort of semi-serious there but if you'd like to get into it then the way I understand what "future considerations" means is that it can basically be anything which may or may not mean that the Leafs get anything tangible. Like, for instance, it could be something as ridiculous as "If Joshua leads the NHL in scoring the next 4 years straight then the Leafs can swap 7th round picks with the Blues in the 2025 draft".
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Huh, I guess I figured it was more like the PTBNL in baseball, but that actually entails, ultimately, the naming of a player. Thanks a lot Herman!!  >:(
 
herman said:
It?s an IOU from Doug Armstrong. It?s not literally something yet, but still north of nothing.
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At next year's draft, instead of the customary handshakes Dubas and crew are getting hugs.
 
Nik the Trik said:
herman said:
It?s an IOU from Doug Armstrong. It?s not literally something yet, but still north of nothing.
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At next year's draft, instead of the customary handshakes Dubas and crew are getting hugs.
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That?s a significant upgrade.
 
It's not Cup favourites. It's conference favourites. The Leafs are 7-1 to win the East. The Jets and Blues are 7-1 to win the west.
 
Something that needs to be said every single time these get brought up: Vegas odds makers aren't genius hockey minds who know the game in and out and have analysed every aspect of every NHL team to rank them from best to worst. These are the lines that they've set to incite the most amount of bets and to make the most amount of money for themselves on lost bets.

So yeah it can make for interesting conversation just don't treat them like more than they are.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Something that needs to be said every single time these get brought up: Vegas odds makers aren't genius hockey minds who know the game in and out and have analysed every aspect of every NHL team to rank them from best to worst. These are the lines that they've set to incite the most amount of bets and to make the most amount of money for themselves on lost bets.

So yeah it can make for interesting conversation just don't treat them like more than they are.
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Exactly. And the teams with the biggest/most likely to place wagers fanbase will have their odds artificially lowered to minimize that risk. Hence the Rangers being ahead of teams like Carolina and Philly or Vegas being ahead of teams like St. Louis and Winnipeg.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Something that needs to be said every single time these get brought up: Vegas odds makers aren't genius hockey minds who know the game in and out and have analysed every aspect of every NHL team to rank them from best to worst. These are the lines that they've set to incite the most amount of bets and to make the most amount of money for themselves on lost bets.

So yeah it can make for interesting conversation just don't treat them like more than they are.
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Not something to be taken seriously (unless one is a gambler), not even.

Yes, makes for an interesting conversation, even fun too, but that?s all.
 
https://public.tableau.com/profile/christopher.turtoro#!/vizhome/Pokemon_NHL/PlayerLookup

Okay. Okay. This is incredibly my jam.
 
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