The Mother-fucking goddamn Off-season Thread

[hockeylover]

Honestly, the almost complete silence other than clear absurd speculation makes me feel a tad better.

 

[zeke]

Honestly, the almost complete silence other than clear absurd speculation makes me feel a tad better.

also makes me think even the apparent "meeting" with Treliving was just an assumption not a leak.

 

[Habsy]

If it was my team I would reward Pridham with an interim tag under Shanny's watch and go get someone like Nill next season. None of these candidates wow me. Nill has surpassed my expectations in Dallas and isn't coming in green.

 

[Red Line]

it's easy when you do nothing but inherit a few super elite ELC players.

the Isles are a very nice shitshow now tho. imagine the leafs were actually an old capped out non-playoffs team.

That was more Dubas who then proceeded to do nothing but burn picks on short term vets and rentals.

 

[Red Line]

how so? he also fired a very famous and successful coach. is it because he's made himself too powerful to fire?

Its because he turned 2 shit shows into respectable franchises.

 

[hockeylover]

Nill makes a ton of sense to me.

 

[Habsy]

Provides the most stable way through the mini storm for the franchise and fans without sacrificing quality in candidate.

I think it was L101s idea getting Nill, in this scenario its smooth as butter.

 

[Volcanologist]

If it was my team I would reward Pridham with an interim tag under Shanny's watch and go get someone like Nill next season. None of these candidates wow me. Nill has surpassed my expectations in Dallas and isn't coming in green.

yeah I could get on board with that...of course you're then leaving Pridham to negotiate all the big 4 stuff, but if your plan is not trading any of them maybe that gets easier, since it's the clauses kicking in July 1st that causes the time crunch

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Shanny will surprise us somehow.

 

[zeke]

That was more Dubas who then proceeded to do nothing but burn picks on short term vets and rentals.

Lou did the exact same thing - but then aigned those vets for big money longterm

 

[Habsy]

yeah I could get on board with that...of course you're then leaving Pridham to negotiate all the big 4 stuff, but if your plan is not trading any of them maybe that gets easier, since it's the clauses kicking in July 1st that causes the time crunch

There are a ton of consultants they can hire for the negotiation, he just has to present.

 

[zeke]

Its because he turned 2 shit shows into respectable franchises.

And then proceeded to slam a hard ceiling on top of them (though the leafs got out just before it completely closed).

 

[CH1]

While you wait for Nill, I will volunteer to run your draft board. Will do heavy DD with the late first rounder and then throw darts with your other two picks (5th and 7th)

 

[hockeylover]

Might be able to find a way to finagle Nill out early. That’s how we got our last two guys.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

If he wants him, Shanny already wished him luck during the current series, and told him not to worry about the future, no matter what happens.

 

[zeke]

It could be a pro move to run the draft and re-sign Matthews and Willy before the GM is hired.

 

[Habsy]

Waiting a year under Shanny also guarantees the core gets one last crack at it

 

[leafman101]

If you have that much faith in Pridham just make him GM.

 

[Volcanologist]

If you have that much faith in Pridham just make him GM.

It's a possibility, certainly a better one than Benning gillis Chiarelli Treliving Bergevin etc

 

[zeke]

eh I think you're trusting the scouts to run the draft anyways, and the Matthews and Nylander contracts pretty much write themselves.