One or two excuses & probably quite limited! The "ah fuck, here we go again" playoff thread

[LeafGm]

Im no Mitch Marner guy, but letting him walk, a top 10 F in the NHL, is insane.

Thinking he’s a top-ten forward in the NHL is what’s insane.

The guy can’t even drive his own line.

 

[hockeylover]

chris johnston mentioned nylander was actually mic'd up for that exchange on the bench.

 

[manny]

Ok…but if you can’t find those replacements, then what?

Let him walk, or re-sign him to a new long-term deal with an ironclad NMC for $12-13M?

I think you have to at least consider whether the team would be better of with Marner at $13M plus some scrub D at $1M, or using that same money on two $7M defensemen. Especially in the playoffs, where Marner isn’t a factor.

 

[zeke]

There is a difference between having your deal end and sign with someone else (and you get to pick)

To being asked to leave on your current deal to a bottom feeder.

Its not like he's being asked to get traded to NYR or something

it doesn't have to be to a bottom feeder.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

it doesn't have to be to a bottom feeder.

It probably does.

 

[Wayward DP]

Leafs win tonight

Fuck you

 

[manny]

Tavares to Boston at 50% retained.

He’d be their #1 C.

 

[zeke]

It probably does.

it really doesn't. it was the Pens who traded for Karlsson last year.

 

[Wayward DP]

View: https://x.com/dalter/status/1784962889930924285


Shoot they think Matthews is out.

Lilly back in tooo

 

[zeke]

Lilly back in tooo

the more i think about it the more i'm convinced that Brodie has a substance abuse problem.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Tavares to Boston at 50% retained.

He’d be their #1 C.

He and JVR would still skate circles around most of the Leaf D

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

it really doesn't. it was the Pens who traded for Karlsson last year.

FFS Karlsson was coming off a Norris calibre season

 

[zeke]

FFS Karlsson was coming off a Norris calibre season

and was signed for 4 years.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

and was signed for 4 years.

And dealt to a team who probably only cared about the first 2 of those 4 years due to their situation

Tavares looks roasted.

 

[leafman101]

Feel like Nashville would take him and everyone loves Nashville.

 

[zeke]

there's plenty of teams that would take a one year gamble on tavares at $910k real money. some would need more retention than others.

 

[Wayward DP]

unblocked just to see more moronic inanity, and thinking he knows what he's talking about when he obviously doesn't. what did i expect?

this time the block stays on.

A+ use of inane

 

[Wayward DP]

View: https://x.com/jonassiegel/status/1784982190909972742

no fucking shit.

gets paid millions for these brilliant insights

 

[Wayward DP]

i don't fucking know. sammy wasn't actually good all year, even when people praised him for this comeback.

he was average at best lol. statistically, by the eye test, etc. nerdies too, I'm sure.

 

[Wayward DP]

$87.7

the key to moving Tavares is that he only makes $910k after Jul1. trick is finding the sweet spot of a team with capspace, that cares a lot about saving real money, that Tavares is willing to go to.

Ottawa is a short train ride from Toronto! But think they are capped out?