The Mother-fucking goddamn Off-season Thread

[Preston]

McCabe was the Shatkins sweet spot of shared risk, years of control move

 

[zeke]

Oh and nashville retained on ekholm too.

Lindholm $6.5m
Ekholm $6m
McCabe+Klingberg: $6.15m

Would have to add another player to those other two to make the comparison fair but close enough.

 

[Volcanologist]

Unrelated, but Dubas missing on both Lindholm and Ekholm in consecutive years is pretty brutal.

Lindholm 1st, 2nd, 2nd
Ekholm 1st, 4th (and got a 6th back)

In Glasses' defence, Lindholm preferred Boston over Toronto and that's why the Bruins could get it done.

but Ekholm was a massive failure no doubt.

 

[LeafGm]

To be fair, the only way we could’ve added Ekholm in-season would’ve been to drop a key, amazing, irreplaceable piece like Kerfoot or Yarncock.

So, nigh impossible a move to make.

 

[JackBurton]

I know there's been injuries, but Lindholm has been pretty damn brutal in the playoffs.

 

[JackBurton]

McCabe was the Shatkins sweet spot of shared risk, years of control move

We will all be saying "Only" 2 million cap hit. Amazing! Meanwhile Sandin makes 1.4

 

[mbow30]

opposing coaches would be salivating at the prospect of having Reaves on the ice. It's like a free 5 on 4 at evens.

In fairness - it’s not. His d metrics aren’t that bad. Though things can turn in a hurry when you’re 36.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Apparently Knies got his wrist slashed and got hurt in that first game??

 

[hockeylover]

Apparently Knies got his wrist slashed and got hurt in that first game??

The first game of the prospect tourney?

He played the next day and had two assists. All good.

 

[zeke]

And pretty sure they were never planning on him playing all 3.

 

[Preston]

https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/1704123987461083620?s=20

NOW they need to win. But not when their boy Dubas was here of course.

 

[Wayward DP]

uh oh. now twitter links are not even embedding for me

 

[Preston]

From Elliotte Friedman

I think William Nylander plays this season as a Toronto Maple Leaf, unsigned or not. (And it doesn’t sound like there’ve been any recent discussions.) I also believe the team will consider deploying him at centre from time to time. It’s been discussed.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Just sign him for fuck sake.

 

[Jeremy]

Willy isn’t in a rush to get it done.

 

[Wayward DP]

Just sign him for fuck sake.

We’re gonna wait for him to have a career year as a C first, apparently.

 

[leafman101]

Bertuzzi-Mathews-Marner
Knies-Willy-Krok
Domi-Tavares-Holmberg/Robertson

 

[Killer93]

Bertuzzi-Mathews-Marner
Knies-Willy-Krok
Domi-Tavares-Holmberg/Robertson

 

[Preston]

 

[Volcanologist]

don't know if I want Domi and Tavares together. you're relying on an AHLer to be the defensive conscience...bold move Cotton.