News: Brandon Montour confirms turning down big offer from Toronto

[TheKrebsCycle]

Would rather have the Montour contract than the Taney one

I wouldn’t ; Tanev is easily the better player . Additionally it would be shocking if he didn’t retire/ get put on long term injury reserve the last year or 2 ( wink wink nudge nudge Robidas island ) .

 

[Killer Orcas]

Sounds like Treliving got saved by the player he tried to overpay. Thanks taxes? (even though Seattle has high taxes).

Seattle which is in Washington doesn't have income tax.

 

[CanadienShark]

Not a Sharks fan trying to chirp

Have the Leafs made the SCF in your lifetime? I can't even remember their last ECF. Sharks have done that plenty in the last 15 years.

 

[ITM]

I think it needs to be said and repeated, the city...GTA...is not as attractive as our collective confirmation bias would have us believe. It's the not the same place as - insert the # of years here - it used to be, and when players choose Edmonton or Boston or the state of Florida over us, its as Montour implies, more than just about the club you're joining.

Couple that with our "winning tradition" and our very supportive media, well...Is there any wonder why the future looks so dried up at times?

 

[Voight]

FWIW Washington has no state income tax

(Not sure if that was a factor for him)

 

[LivingRentFree]

Thank god the leafs didn’t sign him. Gonna be one of the worst signings of the year.

 

[PromisedLand]

he has his cup. now just wants to cash out so obviously he went where he could maximize his earnings...

toronto is also an expensive place to live and raise family, with crime rates high and what not....

 

[Gurglesons]

Toronto lucked out lol.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

Toronto lucked out lol.

This . Contract is gonna age like milk . Guy had one great year and a bunch of meh …. No thanks . I might be in the minority but I take OEL at his price / term than Montour .

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Doesn’t make it a good signing / term ..

Agree

 

[TimeZone]

Brad is even dumber than I thought

 

[chaser17]

Wife is from Cali, that was 80% of the decision.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Doesn’t make it a good signing / term ..

I don’t like the leafs. But Montour kind of saved the leafs here. His contract sucks and it’s too long and he’s a pumpkin who had a good year. He’s due to go back to what he has been for most of his career

 

[AvroArrow]

I mean the sharks have had more way playoff success than the leafs recently, the sharks as a franchise have won 3 playoff rounds in one playoff year...something the fabled maple leafs have never done in their long storied franchise history.

They've literally missed the playoffs 5 years in a row while being the worst team and worst run organization in that time frame, prior to those 5 years they were the biggest playoff chokers in the league and that's what that core is remembered for.

It's just very silly for a Sharks fan to try and throw shade at another team, when they themselves have 0 cups and their best team/roster of all time is remembered for choking every year in the playoffs.

If it was like a Florida Panthers fan who's team has actually won, and won recently makes sense you have the right to chirp, they had their failures for many years, deep runs and finally broke through. But are we seriously saying losing in the finals like 10 years ago is an accomplishment ?

I'm sure you guys won't be celebrating losing the 2024 final in 2034, so not really something to brag about.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

I don’t like the leafs. But Montour kind of save the leafs here. His contract sucks and it’s too long and he’s a pumpkin who had a good year. He’s due to go back to what he has been for most of his career

Couldn’t agree more . Not what they need and too much for too long

 

[The Expert]

They have the same number of playoff series wins as Toronto in this millenia. What exactly makes the premier clown franchise in the NHL now that the Coyotes are gone have any more credibility than the Kraken?

What exactly do you think a millenia is?

 

[TotalHomer]

Brad is even dumber than I thought

He'll make a total shit signing again soon enough. Already salivating at the cap space next year.

 

[dj Mahoney]

He's a winner ,

 

[rojac]

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Some are saying that the Leafs offered Montour 7 years at 7M per. OEL was the Leafs second option.

Who's saying that the Leafs offered him 7x7M?

 

[TheNumber4]

Pajama boys don’t even want Toronto anymore.

First ROR, then Skinner, now Montour. And I’m probably forgetting some.

You could saying it’s all about “winning”. And it is partly, but like I been saying for years the toxic Toronto media market is also a huge reason why players don’t want to play for the Leaf’s.

 

[TimeZone]

He'll make a total shit signing again soon enough. Already salivating at the cap space next year.

Yep, that window will close before it even fully opens again.

 

[Leafshater67]

Toronto media is the biggest reason why they never win. Nobody in their right mind would want to play under that insane spotlight. They were a bottom feeder and the media STILL ran their best player out of town and shit all over him (Kessel). It’s happened a million times.

Play in Seattle and have an enjoyable, quiet life or play in Toronto and have every breath you take looked at under a microscope. I know which one I’d pick too.

 

[TheFinalWord]

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In this article, we look at Brandon Montour turning down a contract offer from the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency.

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Some are saying that the Leafs offered Montour 7 years at 7M per. OEL was the Leafs second option.

Who are the 'some' that are saying 7 x 7?

 

[BlueBaron]

How nice for him? I guess he doesn't get a lot of media attention

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Sounds like Treliving got saved by the player he tried to overpay. Thanks taxes? (even though Seattle has high taxes).

Seattle has one of the best tax situations for NHL players. They have no state tax just like TB, Florida, Dallas, Vegas and Nashville