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Frank E said:
I hear you, but the shenanigans all season long of Matthews watch?

I could be convinced that if he doesn't re-sign, they're auctioning him off this summer.

The distraction would suck, sure, but again short of a firm trade demand they just aren't moving him. Nylander if he's in the same boat, maybe. Matthews, nah.
 
The Leafs roster is pretty bare, aside from the top chunk of each category. The prospect cupboard really only has 1.5 blue chips, as is the draft pick cupboard. UFA market looks like all the best options are the ones leaving the Leafs.

The most interesting names nominally available are 1 year away from UFA and have requested trades.

The only resource the Leafs are truly wielding with any 'depth' is one year of cap space.

Bolded categories are short at the NHL level
C: Matthews, Tavares | Holmberg, Der-Arguchintsev
LW: Knies | Robertson, Steeves, McMann, Clifford, Abbruzzese
RW: Marner, Nylander, Jarnkrok, Lafferty | Ellis

LD: Rielly, Brodie, McCabe, Giordano | Mete, Kral, Kokkonen
RD: Liljegren, Timmins | Villenueve, Niemela, Hollowell

G: Murray, Samsonov, Woll | Petruzzelli
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Nylander if he's in the same boat, maybe. Matthews, nah.

Regarding Nylander, I think that's exactly what's going to happen. He's already proven he's willing to sit out for a contract, and I see him as the absolute least likely of any of the three to sign a long term deal below the top end of market value, because he's the only core player that's played above the level of his cap hit, despite being the 3rd best player.

I can't see it working out for some reason.





 
This summer is rotting all of our brains:
https://twitter.com/Berger_BYTES/status/1671507915709067265
 
you know...there really should be some kind of recourse for "insiders" who just flippantly float out garbage like this. Granted Berger is as much as an insider as I am a member of the core 4, but it's so tiring and cringe-inducing. Not to mention the sheep who flock to this kind of nonsense (see what I did there?) and perpetuate these meaningless talking points. No wonder everyone hates this general fanbase.
 
Andy said:
you know...there really should be some kind of recourse for "insiders" who just flippantly float out garbage like this. Granted Berger is as much as an insider as I am a member of the core 4, but it's so tiring and cringe-inducing. Not to mention the sheep who flock to this kind of nonsense (see what I did there?) and perpetuate these meaningless talking points. No wonder everyone hates this general fanbase.

Berger works at a cemetery or something. We may as well be posting random tweets from 12 follower Andy's if we're going to give him any thought whatsoever.
 
Hey, that's Assistant director Funeral Director assistant at Canada's number one ranked Jewish funeral home
 
Oh, Howard Berger. He goes to the same synagogue that I do. When everyone else is in suits for the High Holidays, he's there in a Cosby-style sweater. That tells me all I need to know about how serious to take him.

He has no connections anymore - they're all long retired - and he doesn't give a crap about taking things seriously. He's a has-been who was barely ever particularly relevant.
 
Kind of hope we're talking to Lucic. Would take him on the usual bottom 6 short term cheap deal if he's taking that kind of contract.
 
herman said:
https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1671545321904648283
Fire up the calculators

I like how the NHL and NHLPA had an opportunity here to do something good for the league as a whole by coming together and working on a solution to this and decided "nahhhhhhhh".
 
Dappleganger said:
Seems weird the other sports leagues figured out the covid years-tied to league revenue thing and the NHL could not.

Considering how poorly the NHL is run, I'm not surprised at all.
 
herman said:
This summer is rotting all of our brains:
https://twitter.com/Berger_BYTES/status/1671507915709067265

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuQmVJyjb5k&t
 
https://twitter.com/Berger_BYTES/status/1670969518200438785

then

https://twitter.com/Berger_BYTES/status/1671572457004597248

 
Deebo said:
https://twitter.com/Berger_BYTES/status/1670969518200438785

then

https://twitter.com/Berger_BYTES/status/1671572457004597248

I was gonna give him the benefit of the doubt but nah.
 
lamajama said:
Can the site not just block anything with a Berger in it?.the guy always was a complete and total moron..

You don?t like watching the hockey equivalent of this?
https://twitter.com/worldbollard/status/1667915392486985729
 
https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1671898356191297537
Marner for Lindholm and Hanifin here we goooooo
 

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