The Mother-fucking goddamn Off-season Thread

[Killer93]

Fire Treliving

 

[Preston]

that's not really concrete.

Of course not. He can't sign yet.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Of course not. He can't sign yet.

It just seems less confident than Dreger usually is.

Like he's approaching a kid in a van with only a semi.

 

[Preston]

It just seems less confident than Dreger usually is.

Like he's approaching a kid in a van with only a semi.

"He will be a fan favorite in Toronto" sounds like full penetration to me.

No sense in being in denial at this stage. Lube up and accept it.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

"He will be a fan favorite in Toronto" sounds like full penetration to me.

No sense in being in denial at this stage. Lube up and accept it.

As stated.

He's a Leaf, accept it

He didnt seem to be quite ready to cream the kid on terms and dollars though

 

[zeke]

If nobody here wants to pay ROR or Bertuzzi....who exactly are you guys actually wanting to sign?

 

[trujaysfan]

If nobody here wants to pay ROR or Bertuzzi....who exactly are you guys actually wanting to sign?

I want to pay ROR.

 

[Preston]

Plenty of nice younger dudes out there. Sprong, for one. I'd be fine with bertuzzi and ROR tho even if not the biggest fan of either at the price they'll come in at.

 

[Volcanologist]

If nobody here wants to pay ROR or Bertuzzi....who exactly are you guys actually wanting to sign?

not Ryan Reaves.

And the FA market was always weak. I wanted trades...and at least 1 major move is needed in Toronto.

 

[zeke]

Ok so you guys don't want any of the better free agents today.

 

[Preston]

Mbow mentioned Comtois, fisher, steel and sprong. Without looking into them too deeply I'd say those are all better flyers to take then Reaves. But maybe I'm wrong.

 

[leafman101]

I wouldn’t put ROR and Bertuzzi in the same category. ROR is a center with elite hockey sense and is way more likely to live up to the contract.

ROR, Duchene, Wheeler, Max PAC. Orlov maybe. And bargain bin shopping.

 

[Preston]

Oh yeah those are good ones too. Just like anyone but Reaves for 3 years really would be ok.

 

[trujaysfan]

My list would be:
Tarasenko
ROR
Duchene
Dumba if really cheap

 

[leafman101]

Ya Tarasenko too. Tatar will probably be a bargain but he sucks in the playoffs.

 

[Preston]

Is Zucker still a nerdie darling?

 

[zeke]

Mbow mentioned Comtois, fisher, steel and sprong. Without looking into them too deeply I'd say those are all better flyers to take then Reaves. But maybe I'm wrong.

Ok so we want to take some cheap flyers.

 

[Preston]

Ok so we want to take some cheap flyers.

Well I do. You can want whatever you want. I just don't think signing this year's top UFAs to bloated contracts is the best way to get value. Never have really.

But if they can get a deal then of course I'm open to it.

 

[Preston]

Basically use your analytics staff and try to identify one of these kids that appears to be undervalued throughout the league. Kinda like Vegas and Colorado do every year successfully.

 

[hockeylover]

I wouldn't have been that upset/surprised if it was just Bertuzzi they were rumoured to be after but Bertuzzi and Reaves kinda makes me kinda uneasy as to what they think this team was missing.