How aggressive should the Leafs be at the deadline? Whimper or All In?

[ULF_55]

0 chance they get those 3 for that amount of money. Beyond wishful thinking. Ekblad is getting at least 8M a year from a team. Bennett will get the Kadri deal + inflation. That is already more than Marner.

Take away the Leafs bias:

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Tavares and marner - $21mm (marner's 13, Tavares 8)
Ehler - 7.8
Bennett - 6.5
Ekblad - 7

 

[Ports]

LA Kings in 2014 when they traded for Gaborik is the only one I can think of at the top of my head.

Goring to the Islanders in 1980

 

[Ports]

Sorry, I don't buy it. I've lived through what this looks like under the Burke / Nonis years of the salary cap era. Treliving is another one of them. He's going to hand out albatross contracts to players who used to be what we need but haven't been in years. It might already be starting if we trade a lot for 33 year old Brayden Schenn.

I also didn't say losing Marner makes us a bottom feeder. It gets us there faster though. Whatever window we had is closed and the team IMO is less likely to win divisional spots. I think the biggest thing that scares me is if Marner walks the org is in damage control and is ready to spend 14M or whatever Marner gets on players... Whether those players are worth those deals or not.

They’ll spend to the cap whether he walks or doesn’t. With a rising cap that’s an advantage they’ll have over some other organizations who can’t afford to. I’ve been watching the Leafs for 60+ years and to me with all their superstar talent, they’re just a team of chokers with too much money going to too few players.

 

[Mr_Fun]

LA Kings in 2014 when they traded for Gaborik is the only one I can think of at the top of my head.

Bourque for Colorado in 2001 is another that comes to mind as well. There aren't a lot though that's for sure.