So I started the Tavares to Toronto talk at least a good year before it happened and took a lot of abuse till he put pen to paper.
Now I’ve got another prediction. I think Pietrangelo makes it to free agency and the Leafs get him. Barrie will walk. Muzzin probably walks. Ceci maybe stays for roughly the same if the cap rises enough. And we look like this next year:
Rielly Pietrangelo
Dermott Ceci
Sandin Liljegren/Holl
and if the money isn’t there for Ceci, or maybe even if it is:
Rielly Pietrangelo
Dermott Holl
Sandin Liljegren
I think Holl has been fantastic this year and is really cementing a spot.
I think Muzzin has a place here and both parties like each other but I’m not sure his salary demands will be doable and I’m not sure Dubas would want to commit long term dollars to him.