louisstamos
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https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1319722778069815296
Dermott Re-Signs
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louisstamos
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This is good.
herman said:
Sucker!
This was Dermott's qualifying offer by the way. Guessing he took this instead of something like $1.4mil for 2 years in the hopes he'll have a big season.
Highlander
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He has a lot to prove. Hope he can continue to grow, his gap control has always been very good.
This gives the Leafs about $500k in cap space with a 21-man roster and Engvall on the Marlies with a Vesey or Barabanov as the 12th forward. If Engvall is still on the team it'll be about $370k in cap space with Robertson/Vesey/Barabanov as the 12th forward.
So still not enough to have a 22 man roster, but it'll be nice to have cap space actually accumulating for once.
So still not enough to have a 22 man roster, but it'll be nice to have cap space actually accumulating for once.
Phileas Fogg
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It seems borderline unfair to the player.
Zee said:
I can't imagine that'll be too difficult to sort out. When I initially read about Anderson it seemed like he was a candidate to make the Leafs but they've obviously added a number of bodies since then. Starting in the AHL, and spending a year in the Leafs development system, is probably ideal for his long-term prospects.
Frycer14 said:
Maybe a bit but it's not as if he's coming off some sort of breakout season though. His scoring and possession numbers were actually worse than the previous 1.5 seasons.
Kin
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Frycer14 said:
I don't know if I'd go that far, he's penciled in as a 6/7 guy right now with Bogosian and Lehtonen rounding out that bottom pairing and those guys get paid about a million dollars.
I would say though that this is a situation where not having cap space almost certainly prevented the Leafs from signing a longer term thing that could have had real rewards for the Club if Dermott develops into more of a top 4 guy.
As Burkie would say a "soft skill" guy. Not overly impressed with anything he does and at any higher of cap hit I would pass.
Group 1:
Muzzin/Rielly/Brodie
Group 2:
Holl/Lehtonen/Dermott/Sandin/Bogosian
Of Group 2 I would give Bogosian a roster spot because of the different style of play he brings compared to the rest of the group. The rest of group 2 will have to battle to distinguish themselves from the rest.
I am just glad Marinicin isn't our depth guy anymore.
Group 1:
Muzzin/Rielly/Brodie
Group 2:
Holl/Lehtonen/Dermott/Sandin/Bogosian
Of Group 2 I would give Bogosian a roster spot because of the different style of play he brings compared to the rest of the group. The rest of group 2 will have to battle to distinguish themselves from the rest.
I am just glad Marinicin isn't our depth guy anymore.
disco
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A shade over league-min for Dermott, basically making what he's always made since entering the league. The parade of useful lower-class players being slightly underpaid continues for the Leafs! The Big Four need to be buying those team dinners for sure. After gargantuan income taxes, agent fees and other fees, I think they walk away with about 40%.
dappleganger
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Frycer14 said:
RFA Matt Grzelcyk just signed $14.75M over 4yrs (AAV $3.69 M). Grzelcyk has a career 0.27/points-per-game over 197 games. Dermott has a 0.26/PPG over 151 games.
Obviously Dermott is worth more than his qualifying offer but doesn't have arbitration rights so he's in a tough spot.
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L K said:
I agree. If they had of dumped Kerfoot instead of Johnsson I'd be really happy, but maybe Anderson will be a good fit.