29 Jul 2026 23:19:47
You guys are going to eat this up luv ya all lol.

Was. Miroshnichenko.

Tor. Joshua maybe a pick as well.

Sign Laine at 1.5 for one year. Include 1.5 in bonus: 500000 for playing 60 games, 1 million for 30 goals.

Ok, so Washington gets a big forward which I think fits in well with how they are constructed.



We get apparently OV 2.0 lol but for 1st round pick and sign the 2nd overall pick next to Matthews.
If we have to bury Liane on the fourth line, so be it but as a power play option you can’t deny bro can shoot the puck and at a minimum price can’t lose.

I’ve opened my umbrella so let the poo poo begin.

1.) 30 Jul 2026
30 Jul 2026 00:01:53
Maybe do your homework b4 posting. Read the same article but what u didn’t look at is Capitals cap space can’t take on Joshua’s $3.25m have only 75k and Maraschino only makes 925k.

So that’s not happening at least not for Joshua. Second, Laine will never score even 15g never mind 30g. If teams thought he could he would have been signed already. PTO best he’s going to get.

2.) 30 Jul 2026
30 Jul 2026 00:36:18
I don’t want anything to do with Laine... Nothing!!!!!!

Career -75.

How can the Leafs roll 4x lines w him in the lineup?

I’d rather give younger players like McKenna, Cowan and Knies those power play minutes.

Sorry buddy, I’m out! ?

3.) 30 Jul 2026
30 Jul 2026 01:14:26
Laine is in line for a PTO because nobody wants him.

Let the Isles have him as a PP specialist. Currently as possible PP guys you have;

Mo, Raddysh, Mathews, JT McKenna, Knies, Willy and OEL (he did take a few reps last season).



I don't see where Laine fits in.

If Laine will sign a deal which can be buried then I'm fine with him trying, but I really don't have any interest.

4.) 30 Jul 2026
30 Jul 2026 11:47:35
Absolutely not in Laine.

5.) 30 Jul 2026
30 Jul 2026 14:19:44
The only way to approach Laine is with a PTO and to get the most out of him if he makes the team is... $1 million with no restrictions regarding movement or trades. That way if he flops he goes on waivers... If he is claimed, great. If not, he goes to Marlies and cap is hidden. Chances are he would retire instead of going to minors. Re: bonuses, the max he is allowed is $2 million, so structure it this way: $200,000 for 60 games, $200,000 for 30 goals, $1,600,000 for 0 plus-minus or anything in the plus.

For every minus 2 he loses $100,000, so if -32, no bonus. There is a bonus structure that would make him skate hard each shift.

If he doesn’t like that structure, tell him to suck eggs.

6.) 30 Jul 2026
30 Jul 2026 16:09:07
Leafs are at 49 contracts. I wouldn't want to use the last one on Laine.

7.) 30 Jul 2026
30 Jul 2026 20:55:50
Appreciate the feedback I noticed we’re down to one or two posts a day to comment on so wanted to dangle this fish over the fire.

8.) 31 Jul 2026
30 Jul 2026 21:52:23
I'm not a Laine at any cost guy at all.... but if he performed well enough to sign at that suggested contract with no risk to us at burying him and he could perform at that low price with bonuses.

I would take him as one of those 45-50 contracts and wave goodbye to Zack (I can and I will fight but I am actually a bad fighter and a worse hockey player) MacEwen.

9.) 31 Jul 2026
30 Jul 2026 23:06:46
And yes, before people jump on me and recite the NHL Collective Bargaining, I know I can't do a descalating bonus structure, only a Escalating Scale. Regarind my Plus Minus bonus structure, I just feel that is the way things should be allowed to be done.

Another thing that should be addressed in the new CBA, I believe. If you are allowed to reward for good play, you should be allowed to penalize for bad play. I regular jobs, you get or raises for doing a good job. If you do a bad job, you are out the door.

10.) 31 Jul 2026
30 Jul 2026 23:08:32
Right. Even 850000 the guy can shoot. He was a 2nd overall draft pick. He’s not a small guy but yes plays small, but the guy can shoot in the Ovechkin Matthews Hull territory. Call me dumb but if he got 20 goals at $850000, all the comments above, well you know.

11.) 31 Jul 2026
30 Jul 2026 23:14:57
As for the fit and the amount of contacts blah blah you can waive buyout trade for coupons to Keg you know make room cut your loses. At a league minimum or PTO I think you’re dumb not to entertain this. 3rd/4th line is obvious and completely on his back.

Healthy scratch is fine too. Send him to the AHL if he’s claimed, haha. Jokes on you, but what if the pucks go in? What if he enjoys the game again? $850000 all day long!!

12.) 31 Jul 2026
31 Jul 2026 11:37:22
Lmao. I think Suffering just likes to be different. Laine is a joke. Worse than Nylander in corners and defensive side of the puck. Imagine they were on the ice at the same time? Ouch.

13.) 31 Jul 2026
31 Jul 2026 14:14:51
If working a player's bonus structure to the team's benefit, which, if the player plays hard to achieve that bonus, is different, then sure I am different. Maybe GMs need to do that. He would be a much more valuable player if he was a 30 goal guy that played closer to the -8 or -10, don't you think? If he knew his biggest bonuses were going to be related to his plus-minus, he would float a lot less.

14.) 31 Jul 2026
31 Jul 2026 15:54:09
The reason the number of contracts matter is because you send him down, the contract still counts. Buyout windows exist. Can't just buy Laine out whenever you want to. More importantly on the trade front. If Leafs are at max contract limit, they can't bring a player on without moving out a contract.

They will tue their hands on potential deals. In no world is taking a flyer on Laine worth all the possible issues which includes his one dimensional on ice play.

15.) 31 Jul 2026
31 Jul 2026 17:04:32
I never said the number of contracts didn't matter. I do know the contract still counts. That is why I said we wave goodbye to MacEwen. Trade him off for a 6th or 7th round pick. Or if Mo is traded, put MacEwen in as a condition of the trade that the team he is being traded to takes him and his contract in the deal if they have room to bury him in their organization. I mean what's the difference of giving a PTO and a low-end contract if he looks as good as what people are reporting from his workouts.

If he is good enough to make the team then they have room to and other players they can move to make room in the organization. I mean MacEwen is a one dimensional player who won't crack the lineup anyway. My son-in-law has seen him 2 years on and off in Ottawa and said it's painful to watch him. Says he has no awareness on the ice.

16.) 31 Jul 2026
31 Jul 2026 17:25:24
All speculation and hypethecical anyway.

17.) 31 Jul 2026
31 Jul 2026 17:42:15
Hypothetical I meant lol. Don't type when riding a mower lol.

18.) 31 Jul 2026
31 Jul 2026 19:51:34
My comment wasn't directed at you personally suffering. A couple of you scoffed at the only 1 contract left and not using it on Laine as being no big deal. And my comment was based on if things remain the same. That said, I don't want Laine anyway. Keep away from that guy as I explained.

19.) 01 Aug 2026
01 Aug 2026 01:43:56
Who were the ones that scoffed at you?

20.) 01 Aug 2026
01 Aug 2026 13:28:45
If scoffed is too strong a word, insert another. Point was you and Leafs GM both said you would give him our last contract. I said he isn't worth it as even trying to move another contract isn't as easy as just saying do it, which I am sure you realize.

21.) 01 Aug 2026
01 Aug 2026 15:35:25
I don't believe I critized or scoffed at you in the least. I fully understand the 50 contract rule. All I had said is if he performed well on a PTO and you want to sign him. You could easily waive McEwen or someone else that doesn't have a long range fuiture with the organization. If no-one claims then you do the old trade him or someone else for the old Future Considerations. There are 185 available contracts in the league and some teams have quite a few open. Some would be possible destinations for for Reilly with MacEwen or another contract moving in the deal. Personally I would do Reilly with MacEwen and a 2nd round pick to get our 1st back.

Philly has cap, and they have 7 open Contract spaces.

Truthfully though it is kind of a moot point. The Leafs are interested in Laine but now teams are coming out of the woodwork after his workouts in Florida and it sounds like after the Islanders offered a PTO the other teams are now offering Contracts. It just comes down to which team is the best fit for him not as much the money. He is definetely not hurting in that regard.

So perhaps you misread my initial posts. I was never to give him our last contract it was to lose a contract if he made the team and still keep one open.