Player Discussion How overpaid is Tavares

How overpaid is John Tavares at 11M

  • 40%

    Votes: 50 16.9%
  • 50%

    Votes: 62 21.0%
  • 60%

    Votes: 52 17.6%
  • 70%

    Votes: 27 9.2%
  • Less than 40%

    Votes: 55 18.6%
  • More than 70%

    Votes: 49 16.6%

  • Total voters
    295

BraveCanadian

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Jun 30, 2010
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He is going to turn 35 before he plays a game on his next contract. If he puts up another dud in the playoffs, how can you justify brining him back? I'd pump the brakes for now.

This! The Leafs have to be very careful with the term and dollars if they resign him because he has only one direction to go... down.
 

thewave

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Jun 17, 2011
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He should absolutely be extended. He is easily the best C available on the market this year, and letting him go, for Gourde, or Granlund would make the team worse. Plus, he'll be the only one who "might" consider a discount.

He had no production for the first 10 games? You mean, 11 points in 10 games was no production?

Ok fine if he had 10pts to start the season. When the comments were made he was moving like parts of last year. He was reportedly doing some therapy of some sort and absolutely was slow.

Yes he is doing well now but that doesn't mean it will translate when he is 38 freaking years old let alone a fast paced playoff series. You guys just blindly support everything from massive overpays to Dubas Dubas Dubas, Keefe Keefe Keefe.

I have a joke for you... ok here goes. ..

So, the Toronto Maple Leafs sign another 35 year old to a large contract with term... That's the joke.

Killing me over here. Give him Knies money now! So we can have the next Kadri or Hyman shipped out. Reaves looks great too, why not bring Pronger back and Yzerman, hell maybe Shanny should hop on the ice.
 
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Fogelhund

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Sep 15, 2007
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Ok fine if he had 10pts to start the season. When the comments were made he was moving like parts of last year. He was reportedly doing some therapy of some sort and absolutely was slow.

Yes he is doing well now but that doesn't mean it will translate when he is 38 freaking years old let alone a fast paced playoff series. You guys just blindly support everything from massive overpays to Dubas Dubas Dubas, Keefe Keefe Keefe.

I have a joke for you... ok here goes. ..

So, the Toronto Maple Leafs sign another 35 year old to a large contract with term... That's the joke.

Killing me over here. Give him Knies money now! So we can have the next Kadri or Hyman shipped out. Reaves looks great too, why not bring Pronger back and Yzerman, hell maybe Shanny should hop on the ice.

Triggered. :laugh:

Being able to look at things objectively, is a skill. Nobody here supports Dubas or Keefe blindy, or at all at this point for that matter. That's a complete creation of your own mind. Nobody wants Tavares at a large contract with term.... and if you actually read some of the thread or fourm, you'd notice that whether he's extended, and for what, depends on this years playoffs... but make no mistake about it, he's better than dumping him, and signing Grandlund or Gourde as replacements.
 

thewave

Registered User
Jun 17, 2011
42,634
13,048
Triggered. :laugh:

Being able to look at things objectively, is a skill. Nobody here supports Dubas or Keefe blindy, or at all at this point for that matter. That's a complete creation of your own mind. Nobody wants Tavares at a large contract with term.... and if you actually read some of the thread, you'd notice that whether he's extended, and for what, depends on this years playoffs... but make no mistake about it, he's better than dumping him, and signing Grandlund or Gourde as replacements.88

Nah not triggered. Just want to get off the bus on these old guys. They have been killing our cup dreams for 40 years now. MLSE hasn't known a 35 year has been or once was they didn't want to toss money at..

It's groundhog day
 

TopCheeseShotta

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Mar 1, 2020
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anything over $3M per longer term and I would pass ..
Ridiculous.
Gourde, Granlund, Dvorak and Bennett are your next best C's, that "might" get to UFA.
Might.

Ya, we can F*** all that from the gallery. If you can sign market value 8 Mil Tavares (Thanks Stamkos!), at anything with a 5 on it...?!?!? You sign that yesterday, today, tomorrow, before playoffs, during playoffs, after playoffs, whatever - all day.
Just want to get off the bus on these old guys. They have been killing our cup dreams for 40 years now. MLSE hasn't known a 35 year has been or once was they didn't want to toss money at..

It's groundhog day
Ya, but all due respect, you're dragging one decade into the next for 40 years. Can't do that. Look, we all have PTSD, so I get it. But if JT scoring the only 2 hat tricks we've had this year, alongside being the best player nad FO man on the team all season, is his current status..?!? Then by all means - sign JT to 6 years, to 100 years - it doesn't matter the term. All that's going to matter is the next 3 years for this team w the contract structure as is - so after that it's a full tear down, regardless.
 

Evilhomer

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Oct 10, 2019
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This! The Leafs have to be very careful with the term and dollars if they resign him because he has only one direction to go... down.
Personally, I wouldn't resign him at all. I honestly don't see the point of giving him a retirement contract, no matter how cheap it may be (and obviously it won't be Jason Spezza cheap). At some point, it's okay to simply move on.
 

Evilhomer

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Oct 10, 2019
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Ok fine if he had 10pts to start the season. When the comments were made he was moving like parts of last year. He was reportedly doing some therapy of some sort and absolutely was slow.

Yes he is doing well now but that doesn't mean it will translate when he is 38 freaking years old let alone a fast paced playoff series. You guys just blindly support everything from massive overpays to Dubas Dubas Dubas, Keefe Keefe Keefe.

I have a joke for you... ok here goes. ..

So, the Toronto Maple Leafs sign another 35 year old to a large contract with term... That's the joke.

Killing me over here. Give him Knies money now! So we can have the next Kadri or Hyman shipped out. Reaves looks great too, why not bring Pronger back and Yzerman, hell maybe Shanny should hop on the ice.
I agree, but it's not even a question of whether the Leafs will resign him. Whether it happens today or on July 1, it's a foregone conclusion.
 

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