Volcanologist
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Pagnotta says it will be 4-5 years and 16-17 million cap hit for McJesus in Edmonton. sounds reasonable.
2025-2026 Off Season Thread - The Rehappening
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LeafOfFaith
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Emphasis on the guess part (since he may not sign at all...).
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Volcanologist
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heh. keep the dream alive!
said this before but I could definitely see 97 doing a farewell tour year in Toronto. still possible he wears the Leaf one day.
said this before but I could definitely see 97 doing a farewell tour year in Toronto. still possible he wears the Leaf one day.
LeafGm
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Because that quote is just Pagnotta guessing. Don't think he's sharing any new info there.
LeafOfFaith
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If he’s not signed before opening night, he’s not extending.
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
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Keep dreaming. Marner will come back to the Leafs before McDavid signs with them.
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Yeah, when he's 39 maybe.
Don’t give a shit about that guy. General comment I’m surprised it’s not a daily story about how it’s almost August and no signature on paper for one of the best to ever put on skates.
LeafOfFaith
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The quieter, the better. Let it just linger without much fanfare.
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McDavid is for the Oilers what Marner wanted but never got to be with the Leafs: the guy who essentially decides what goes or doesn't go. The Oilers don't make a move without 97's approval. He runs the team. Hes not going anywhere.
LeafGm
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My default expectation is that McDavid’s going to re-sign. But it will still be fun to watch your quiet desperation steadily increase the longer he goes without re-signing.
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No desperation here. If he does decide to leave it wont be to fulfill his childhood dream of playing for the Leafs. McDavid wants a Cup and the Oilers are better situated for winning one than the Leafs will ever be. Why go from a team that went to back to back finals to one that can barely make it past one round?
If he leaves it will be to chase a Cup in a tax free jurisdiction where Cups are near guarantees. He'll be a Panther, a Lightning, or a Star before he'll ever be a Leaf. If you ever see 97 in Toronto he'll be pushing 40 and he wont be leading anyone to anywhere. He'll just be playing out the string and ticking a box.
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Your assumption is that McDavid's next destination is Toronto. My question is how delusional do you have to be to think that a guy as driven to succeed as McDavid would waste his time with the shit show in Hogtown.
In case you haven't noticed, the Leafs are no longer a team on the rise. They are slowly but surely on the down slope. They've lost Marner for nothing and, soon enough, Matthews will be gone too. McDavid isnt stupid. He has eyes. The Leafs are a dog with fleas now. They arent competing for anything.
I've no doubt that shoul things go sideways in Edmonton, McDavid will be leaving. But he wont be going to a Canadian team. Not while he's still elite. He wants to win and that's never happening in Toronto. Your window is closing.
LeafOfFaith
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The best part is that he thinks the Oilers minus McDavid are better than the Leafs. Makes me laugh every time.
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I would really like to see where you got that from...
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Let's just say they're no worse since they play in a less competitive division. Moving from the Oilers to the Leafs is not an upgrade. You're no closer to a Cup. When was the last time the Leafs were one or two wins away from a championship? Or even 4 wins away?
Time to face the unpleasant truth. The Leafs are regressing, not ascending. They cant even get out of their own division, let alone compete for the Cup.