Frank E said:
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.
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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.
https://twitter.com/koshtorontosun/status/1671177527509786629
Well, duh.
Well, duh.
herman
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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
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:
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.
Andy007
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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:
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.
bustaheims
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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.
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.
herman said:
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
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Seems weird the other sports leagues figured out the covid years-tied to league revenue thing and the NHL could not.
