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dappleganger said:This is the type of trade you make when you don't have a GM.
mr grieves said:If Kessel's retained ~$2m will only be 1.5% of the cap, his full ride of $8m would've been 6% of the cap. That more or less evacuates the concerns that Kessel's hefty contract -- $8m for an elite scorer beginning to feel his age -- would've posed a problem for the Leafs' cap structure when they were contending.
This is the thing, these are just the first steps of a new Leafs team that will be ready to really compete in 4-5 years, Kessel will most likely be on the downside of his career by then. I'm excited to see how the picks and prospects turn out.Highlander said:What do most quality teams miss? A pure sniper! Phil fills the bill and I can imagine that Crosby is salivating to have him on his wing. They should score in huge bunchs, certainly enough to guarantee a playoff berth next year and we get our first. Babcock is thru some of the rot already.
With Bozo gone and the (sorry) Pylon on his way or at least rehabilitated as a true #3 which he is, this is in some ways a sorry sad day and at the same time a great one?.sort of like the ever changing weather and huge Jays win on Canada Day.
The huge question is who will wear the C on opening night?????
Bullfrog said:That's more or less my exact feeling, though I don't mind the Penguins.
Nik the Trik said:So...if I'm not mistaken the tear down so far has yielded:
Brandon Leipsic
Travis Dermott
Kaspari Kapanen
Scott Harrington
Nick Spaling
Jeremy Bracco
Martins Dzierkals
Martin Marincin
A 1st rounder
A 3rd rounder
A 5th rounder
A 6th rounder
I'm thinking Nik the 1.2 million retained,could be peddled off in the future years on trades.We might see a lot of that with all the teams.Nik the Trik said:mr grieves said:If Kessel's retained ~$2m will only be 1.5% of the cap, his full ride of $8m would've been 6% of the cap. That more or less evacuates the concerns that Kessel's hefty contract -- $8m for an elite scorer beginning to feel his age -- would've posed a problem for the Leafs' cap structure when they were contending.
Except nobody ever made the argument that trading Kessel was primarily about cap concerns. It was just that trying to weigh what they traded Kessel for against Kessel's likely production at 32 or whatever was an incomplete without factoring in the cap savings.
And if the 1.2 million retained is 1.5% of the cap then 8 million would be...ten percent of the cap if my math is right.
Potvin29 said:And some Marner guy.
Nik the Trik said:Potvin29 said:And some Marner guy.
I'm just talking about the assets they got back in trades but, yeah, he's neat too.
I?m not remotely worried about any sour or dour attitude.
For one, anything that precedes this happened in Toronto, home of hockey?s most miserable franchise and an equally miserable hockey media and fan base. That environment has put down stronger men than Kessel. You don?t go a half-century without even reaching a Stanley Cup final without something being seriously amiss with the overall setting.
The media there, in particular, is as entitled and self-centered and reckless and vicious as any in North America, and it?s blamed almost entirely by those closest to Kessel for how his disposition is perceived.
Here?s what Tyler Biggs, a forward the Penguins picked up in this trade, told us tonight: ?As far as the rumors go with Phil, that?s a Toronto media thing. They tend to speculate. He?s a great player and a great teammate. I happen to think Pittsburgh is lucky to have him.?
Rutherford was terrific on this: ?I don?t have any concerns. I feel very comfortable getting Phil. I?ve done a lot of homework on this. I?ve talked to a lot of people. And I do believe that getting a fresh start, getting out of Toronto, where he was always under the microscope, always the guy blamed when things weren?t going well. He doesn?t have to be the guy here. We?ve got a bunch of them.?
Here?s what Tyler Biggs, a forward the Penguins picked up in this trade, told us tonight: ?As far as the rumors go with Phil, that?s a Toronto media thing. They tend to speculate. He?s a great player and a great teammate. I happen to think Pittsburgh is lucky to have him.?
Nik the Trik said:So...if I'm not mistaken the tear down so far has yielded:
Brandon Leipsic
Travis Dermott
Kaspari Kapanen
Scott Harrington
Nick Spaling
Jeremy Bracco
Martins Dzierkals
Martin Marincin
A 1st rounder
A 3rd rounder
A 5th rounder
A 6th rounder
bustaheims said:If Ashton plays 15 games for TBay this season - as unlikely as that is - there's a 7th rounder in there, as well.
Nik the Trik said:So...I guess we're rooting for a staph infection in the TB locker room or something.