17 Mar 2018 14:21:58
17 Mar 2018 03:37:46
DURING THE DRAFT

trade matt martin and Levio for a any pick

Sign JVR for 5 years 6 million
Sign Bozak for 3 years 3 million
Sign Thorton for 1 year 6.5 million

Sign Komarov 3 years 2 million
Sign Carrick for 2 years
Sign Nylander for 6 years
Sign Johnsson 1 years
Sign Aaltonen 2 years

Plekanec back to montreal
Polak is horrible
Moore is old

LINES FOR 2018-19 SEASON

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
JVR-Kadri-Marner
Marleau-Thorton-Kapanen
Komarov-Bozak-Brown

Same defense and goalie

2019 TRADE DEADLINE OR DRAFT

Trade marleau to San Jose for a fair return to clear cap space.

SIGNING 2019

Sign Marner for 6 years 6 million

Sign Matthews for 4 years 7 million
Sign Gardiner for 4.5 years 4 million

(Matthews and Kapanen get more money, and JVR and Gardiner less after their 4 years are up.)

Sign Johnsson for 2 years 2 million
Sign Ryan Ellis for 2 years 4.5 million
Sign Kapanen for 2 years 2 million

(Johnsson, Kapanen and Hyman get more money and Bozak, Komarov and Ellis less after their 2 years)

Sign Sparks for 2 years 0.925 million

Thorton back to San Jose to retire
Hainsey will no longer fit with the team
McElhinney will be too old

LINES FOR 2019-20 SEASON

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
JVR-Kadri-Marner
Johnsson-Bozak-Kapanen
Komarov-Aaltonen-Brown

Rielly-Zaitsev
Gardiner-Ellis
Dermott-Carrick

Andersen
Sparks

FOR THE SEATTLE EXPANSION DRAFT

Let Zaitsev get take so that Lijigren gets called up; Zaitsev's contract is overpaid any ways.

This is all within cap

1.) 18 Mar 2018
18 Mar 2018 01:07:33
You undervalued every player. You think Matthews is getting 7 million?

Ryan Elllis for 4.5?
How you're going to sign Gardiner for 4.5 years is beyond me. I didn't know you could do half years.

You should stop posting.

2.) 18 Mar 2018
18 Mar 2018 01:46:46
How do you sign Gardiner for 4.5 years? Lol. His play has gotten better. He will be looking for more money than he currently makes.

Ellis is going to want both more term and money.

Thornton is question mark. I have a hard time believing he will leave the Sharks just to go back after a year to retire.

Matthews is definitely going to get a lot more term and money. We’re looking at 8 years and north of $10 M for him.

You didn’t say how much you were giving Nylander.

Why are you signing Johnsson to a one year deal only to re-sign him the next year for two years? Why not just sign him for three years outright?

Leafs are better off exposing Carrick than Zaitsev.

All these short term deals for young players are not going to fly. Players want stability.

3.) 18 Mar 2018
18 Mar 2018 02:01:11
Just to drive the point home a little more, Matthews is a franchise player. If Leafs don’t make him a better offer than 4 years, $7M then 31 other teams will. And Leafs will be forced to match. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if someone offers 8 years at $13M, just so Leafs have to match and blow their budget. It happens all the time.

4.) 18 Mar 2018
18 Mar 2018 15:27:59
First, you posted complete tripe about JVR and now you are claiming that other teams will offer Matthews more so that the Leafs have to match and it blows their budget, and that it happens all the time? You haven't the slightest clue what you are talking about and no, it does not happen all the time Do you actually know anything about hockey, beyond your vast experience with video games?

5.) 18 Mar 2018
18 Mar 2018 16:13:11
Trade Gardiner, keep Brown. Gardiner will ask for 6 million plus a season so let him walk. Let Bozak and JVR both walk along with Komarov. I want to see both Grundstrom and Johnsson play a full season.

6.) 18 Mar 2018
18 Mar 2018 17:44:38
DBF

July 2012, Flyers offer Weber 14 years, $110M
July 2007, Edmonton poaches Penner from Anaheim by offering 5 years, $21.5M which Anaheim failed to match
Aug 1997, Flyers offer Gratton 5 years, $16.5M
July 1991, Blues steal Scott Stevens from Washington by making him the highest paid defenseman in the league with offer of 4 years, $5.1M

These are just four examples dating back over 25 years of some of the crazy offers made to free agents in order to drive up the market value on these players and break the budget of competing teams.

Took me exactly two minutes to look that up.

7.) 19 Mar 2018
19 Mar 2018 00:27:38
LeafsGM - I wouldn’t call 4 times in the last 27 years ‘all the time’. You’re forgetting one major detail as well. Any team that try’s to screw the leafs risk being stuck with that contract and losing 4 first round picks. Don’t be stupid though, Matthews will be signed before any other team had a chance to offer sheet.

8.) 19 Mar 2018
19 Mar 2018 12:21:35
Leafs future not only does JVR and Bozak refuse that but your bringing back the same time no thanks

Jvr Bozak komarov

Walk

Johnson
Nylander
Grundstrom

In.

9.) 19 Mar 2018
19 Mar 2018 18:00:56
SmileyReilly

I only provided 4 examples because space and time do not allow more. These examples go back over 25 years and involve some amazing players to prove a point. It is not unusual for another team to make outlandish offers RFA’s. It is standard practice.

As for being “stuck” with Matthews and having to forfeit the four first round picks. I’m sure any team in the league would be willing to have that happen. You could draft four players and combined they wouldn’t equal Matthews ability.

Of course you are right that Matthews will be signed first before any one else has the opportunity to make in an offer. But it’s going to be for a lot more than 4 years, $7M, which was the whole point to begin with that started this conversation.

10.) 20 Mar 2018
20 Mar 2018 02:16:24
your nuts if you think ellis will take that money
hes a 7 million dollar player.

11.) 20 Mar 2018
20 Mar 2018 02:17:12
your nuts if you think ellis will take that money he's at least a 7 million dollar player.

12.) 20 Mar 2018
20 Mar 2018 20:59:18
Matthews is definitely a 10 million dollar player. I don’t think he’ll get that much though. I believe that the players are buying in and will sign cap friendly deals. But even if it went to arbitration Matthews would likely get max term at 8.5-9. Stamkos and Malkin are comparables. I’m not Matthews would be taken before either of them yet. If Matthews agent is smart they wouldn’t talk about a contract until next summer after another year of Matthews improving. I’m hoping he’s not that smart.