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Speculation: Holl's next contract

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Will the Leafs re-sign or let walk?

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LeafSteel said:
Really hoping the Leafs finally permanently fix 1RHD and stop using ill-fitting bandaids like we have.
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Kubina was maybe our last legit #2-3 RHD? Brodie and Hainsey were LHD who can play the right side, but I feel like it's been a LONG time since we've had a guy who could hold his stick right, and who was unquestionably a quality top 4 guy.

Holl, Franson, Liljegren, Komisarek, Schenn, Polak, etc have been our better RHD over the past ~15 years, unless I'm forgetting someone.
 
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-DeMo- said:
we scored 24 goals in the 7 games last year that should be good enough to win the series. contrarily to popular belief offense wasn't the issue last year that 3.8 GF/GP was the 2nd best in the league, saying we needed a better offense is ridiculous, we scored 3+ goals in every game except game 7. so if our defense and goaltending which we were 19th in GA/GP was better we would have probably won the series. so to say we've lacked secondary scoring is pretty misleading and factually incorrect and the fix was not to give up a solid defended on the defensive side who plays 20 minutes a night for another goal scorer, and replacing him with a rookie
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He did kind of sucked in game 7 tho
 
He's 31, he's gotta cash in before retiring.

Someone will give him something like 4 x 3.5

He's serviceable, but hopefully its not from Toronto.
 
-DeMo- said:
we scored 24 goals in the 7 games last year that should be good enough to win the series. contrarily to popular belief offense wasn't the issue last year that 3.8 GF/GP was the 2nd best in the league, saying we needed a better offense is ridiculous, we scored 3+ goals in every game except game 7. so if our defense and goaltending which we were 19th in GA/GP was better we would have probably won the series. so to say we've lacked secondary scoring is pretty misleading and factually incorrect and the fix was not to give up a solid defended on the defensive side who plays 20 minutes a night for another goal scorer, and replacing him with a rookie
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It’s not factually incorrect at all.
We might have scored a bunch, but the secondary scoring did 100% let us down and was the difference in the series.

It’s not the only way a team can improve obviously to get over the hump, but it was a problem that our bottom 6 could not hold a candle to Tampa’s.

Also we scored a lot in the first half of the series. The second half was where the bottom 6 inadequacy really became more apparent.
 
Isaac Nootin said:
He's 31, he's gotta cash in before retiring.

Someone will give him something like 4 x 3.5

He's serviceable, but hopefully its not from Toronto.
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Yep. I don't know if he'll get a deal quite that rich. But Holl will be looking to cash in, you're right. This is his best chance for a payday he'll ever get. I figure he'll sign with the highest bidder.
 
Holl is a much better player then most will give credit for in our fanbase. Unfortunately I do believe he has just run his course with our club. I think it will be best for him and us to part ways at this point. Not sure what he will get in the open market, but he is a quality NHL defenseman and he will be more in demand then people think IMO
 
Twine Tickler said:
Holl is a much better player then most will give credit for in our fanbase. Unfortunately I do believe he has just run his course with our club. I think it will be best for him and us to part ways at this point. Not sure what he will get in the open market, but he is a quality NHL defenseman and he will be more in demand then people think IMO
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Why would it be best to part ways? Sounds like a player they would want to keep.
 
If Dubas does re-sign Holl, it should be for no more than $2.5-3M AAV.

There should also be a BOLDED clause in his contract that says Holl is not to play anything more than 3rd pairing.
 
613Leafer said:
Kubina was maybe our last legit #2-3 RHD? Brodie and Hainsey were LHD who can play the right side, but I feel like it's been a LONG time since we've had a guy who could hold his stick right, and who was unquestionably a quality top 4 guy.

Holl, Franson, Liljegren, Komisarek, Schenn, Polak, etc have been our better RHD over the past ~15 years, unless I'm forgetting someone.
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Komisarek? He’s wasn’t a good leaf. Took a dumb penalty every game. I loved him as a Hab but it just never worked out as leaf.

The one guy I wish we kept was Cody Franson. He had all the tools to be Dougie Hamilton before Dougie Hamilton
 
I don't see why he wouldn't get atleast what Tucker Poolman signed for last off-season. 4 years @ $2.5m per.

My guess is he goes to Washington for 3 years at $2.75m per or 4 years at $2.6m per.
 
Re-sign if low ask. He is serviceable as a 6-7 D. If he expects a bump in pay, he should be looking for work.
 
francis246 said:
Komisarek? He’s wasn’t a good leaf. Took a dumb penalty every game. I loved him as a Hab but it just never worked out as leaf.

The one guy I wish we kept was Cody Franson. He had all the tools to be Dougie Hamilton before Dougie Hamilton
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Lol, that was sort of my point. We haven't had a legit quality RHD in 15+ years. We've literally been talking about it as a team need since we drafted Luke Schenn in the hopes that he'd fill the need.
 
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ACC1224 said:
How much will this polarizing player get this summer?
Will the Leafs pay it or let him walk?
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He will slightly more on the free market I reckon, between 2.75-$3.25m or so. Will Leafs be able to persuade him to stay?
 
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