Spezza Re-Signs - 1 year - $750,000

[louisstamos]

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1405236256980836359

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Thought they'd wait until post-expansion draft to officially announce it, but I'm guessing Francis knows the deal here.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/IneffectiveMath/status/1405237126426398723
https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1405238313951367172
https://twitter.com/EvolvingHockey/status/1405237508741419014

 

[bustaheims]

Thought they'd wait until post-expansion draft to officially announce it, but I'm guessing Francis knows the deal here.

Yeah. Timing surprises me a little, but, at the same time, it's public knowledge that it's Leafs or retirement for Spezza. Unless Francis has a serious beef with him or, for some reason, just wants to stick it to the Leafs, he's off the table.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Thought they'd wait until post-expansion draft to officially announce it, but I'm guessing Francis knows the deal here.

Yeah. Timing surprises me a little, but, at the same time, it's public knowledge that it's Leafs or retirement for Spezza. Unless Francis has a serious beef with him or, for some reason, just wants to stick it to the Leafs, he's off the table.

Whichever one of Dermott/Holl/Kerfoot is exposed would probably be more appealing than 1-year of Spezza anyway too I guess.

 

[dappleganger]

Thought they'd wait until post-expansion draft to officially announce it, but I'm guessing Francis knows the deal here.

Yeah. Timing surprises me a little, but, at the same time, it's public knowledge that it's Leafs or retirement for Spezza. Unless Francis has a serious beef with him or, for some reason, just wants to stick it to the Leafs, he's off the table.

I think it's even more simple, Spezza gets selected by Francis. Spezza refuses to report. Spezza gets terminated from his contract. He's free to sign somewhere else.

 

[ZBBM]

Evolution of my views on Spezza:

Annoying dipstick eesh > chef's kisses

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[L K]

Thought they'd wait until post-expansion draft to officially announce it, but I'm guessing Francis knows the deal here.

Yeah. Timing surprises me a little, but, at the same time, it's public knowledge that it's Leafs or retirement for Spezza. Unless Francis has a serious beef with him or, for some reason, just wants to stick it to the Leafs, he's off the table.

Francis seems old school enough to not mess with Spezza.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Thought they'd wait until post-expansion draft to officially announce it, but I'm guessing Francis knows the deal here.

Yeah. Timing surprises me a little, but, at the same time, it's public knowledge that it's Leafs or retirement for Spezza. Unless Francis has a serious beef with him or, for some reason, just wants to stick it to the Leafs, he's off the table.

Francis seems old school enough to not mess with Spezza.

Francis isn't messing with a vet. He'd be very respectful.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/leafsnews/status/1405294531503927297
Just flipping out the CJ tweet for the context

 

[L K]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1405270236715098113

I don?t think it really would have made a difference but I wonder what kind of mentor ship we would have had if Spezza was here instead of 18 million for Marleau at 38 years old

 

[herman]

I?m pretty confident Marner would sign a cheapo deal here in the nadir of his career.

 

[Highlander]

Can Spezz talk to greedy Hyman

 

[Kin]

Can Spezz talk to greedy Hyman

How in your mind would that conversation go? A guy who's made 90 million dollars telling a guy who's made roughly 1/10th of that that money shouldn't matter?

 

[L K]

I'm pretty sure Spezza just signed in June before his wife changed her mind and tried to not let him play again:

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1405272131798061056

 

[Highlander]

Can Spezz talk to greedy Hyman

How in your mind would that conversation go? A guy who's made 90 million dollars telling a guy who's made roughly 1/10th of that that money shouldn't matter?

Lighten up Francis, its a joke.

 

[Kin]

Can Spezz talk to greedy Hyman

How in your mind would that conversation go? A guy who's made 90 million dollars telling a guy who's made roughly 1/10th of that that money shouldn't matter?

Lighten up Francis, its a joke.

My first clue should have been that it was in no way funny.

 

[Highlander]