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Sure the length of 7 years sucks but the cap hit of $4M is a joke for his capabilities.
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Definitely, definitely. And the last three years of that deal are only 1.5, 0.525, and 0.525. Almost nothing. He probably retires rather than play for that and we get Marc Savard at $4 million x 4 years.

If you can find me a more impactful way of improving our team without spending maybe double that, please do.
 
You don't really need medical tests to know that Savard could easily be a one hit wonder - that is, one hit and you're left wondering what you're going to do without him.
 
hockeylover said:
Sending them Kaberle and Kulemin for Perry wouldn't be OVERVALUING Perry at all. I'd do it in a SECOND. I thought you were Mr. Good Canadian Boys, what happened?
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I'd LOVE to have Perry on the team, but I don't want to pay through the nose to get him.

I think Kulemin is going to be a sick, sick player. Not much worse than Perry. So why just throw him in there when Kabs is just about even value for Perry (if he's extended), imo at least.
 
Besides adding Corey Perry would definitely make us the ugliest team in NHL history. If we trade Stalberg, we could just scare up two points every night.
 
As for Savard, he would be a PURE salary dump by Boston at this point. That's an ugly long contract that I want no part of.

Honestly, we can give them a serviceable player like Beauch, but they better be giving us back a great pick (like our 2011 1st) or taking Finger off our hands.

Honestly, Savard would be a really bad fit for us. All he would do is either push one of Bozak or Kadri down to the third line, which is bad, or be a third liner himself in the near future, which is worse.
 
As for Savard, he would be a PURE salary dump by Boston at this point. That's an ugly long contract that I want no part of.
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7 million
7 million
6.5 million
5 million
1.5 million
.525 million
.525 million

Bet he planned to retire after that 5 million but those numbers in the last three years of his deal are crazy easy to deal with. Cap hit of only 4 million and not a 35+ contract so you aren't stuck with anything.
 
There must be something to this rumor though, as Savard has a limited no-trade that lifts on July 1, where there are 5 teams he'd accept to go to.

Now, you have to believe Toronto and Ottawa were already on that list, no? So, why would he waive to go to them just a few days before they can trade him to either anyway?

I'd be pretty surprised if Burke went for Savard. It just seems like a bad fit unless he has a deal lined up for Grabo and intends to use Kadri on the third line. I doubt they'd convert him to the wing already.

Savard just is not a guy I want being stuck with for years to come.
 
"Kessel didn't need Savard to score goals"

"Just think of how good Kessel could be with a real centre setting him up!"
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I never said the second part. I said think how much better the Leafs would be with a PPG centre. We already know Kessel can score without Savard.
 
hockeylover said:
7 million
7 million
6.5 million
5 million
1.5 million
.525 million
.525 million

Bet he planned to retire after that 5 million but those numbers in the last three years of his deal are crazy easy to deal with. Cap hit of only 4 million and not a 35+ contract so you aren't stuck with anything.
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Even if he doesn't retire you can buy him out cheap after year 4.
 
Even if he doesn't retire you can buy him out cheap after year 4.
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Or bury him. Or move him to a team that needs to reach the cap ceiling but they only have to pay 1.5 million. Good contract. I was surprised when I looked at it.
 
FriedmanHNIC

Report that Marc Savard waived no-trade for Montreal is incorrect. He did waive, though, for Toronto and Ottawa...are they interested?

Confirmed by Friedman I guess.
 
I really don't know what we're expecting when we have people on the board saying they wouldn't deal Kaberle for 25 year old Stanley Cup Champs/Gold Medallists and PPG centers that have already shown chemistry with the only other elite forward we have at only a 4 million hit.

I give up, seriously.
 
DownGoesBrown So Marc Savard realizes his current team doesn't want him, and is willing to waive his NTC? Sorry Marc. You're not Maple Leafs material.

:lol
 
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