Last year for Tavares if we don't go deep in the playoffs?

[LegChairGM]

In a cash strapped league his 11m cap hit and 7.95m in actual salary starting next year and for two more years after that might be tempting for some teams. Of course he would have to waive his NMC - which he might or might not.

I'd love to see him shipped out for the right package of help now and in the future. There's a real stigma associated with 50% of the cap going to four players. Will be glad when that's no longer the case.

Thoughts?

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[RunItBackAgain]

Last year to get the cup for this core. Something needs to change if they can’t even exit the first round. Pretty embarrassing honestly.

 

[TMLegend]

He's not going anywhere. He has a NMC and a young family now. We're stuck with the 40 million crew until Dubas is gone, for better or worse.

 

[HarryLime]

Hopefully. He has the personality of a cinderblock.

 

[TMLAM34]

Tavares isn’t being traded anywhere. The best move might be to move him onto the wing instead of playing him at center.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

No one would take him at that cap hit without an equally bad contract coming back and he has an NMC.

 

[TheGreatOne11]

Tavares will retire a Leaf.

Take it to the bank.

 

[Menzinger]

I would doubt he goes anywhere until his current contract is over

 

[Willchel Marlynder]

He's not going anywhere. He has a NMC and a young family now. We're stuck with the 40 million crew until Dubas is gone, for better or worse.

Stuck with JT and Matthews (although I don't know if you call it "stuck" for him) yes. If we don't look really good in the conference semi's one of Marner and Nylander get traded after Dubas is fired.

Mind you I like Dubas, Nylander, and Marner. I just can't see a scenario where Dubas is still here if we don't go deep and whoever takes over will almost be forced to shake up the core.

 

[Aashir]

Tavares, fortunately or unfortunately is stuck with us for his remaining years on that contract

Barring a deep run, it’s gonna be nylander and/or Marner with Dubas.

 

[Jojalu]

He's not going anywhere. He has a NMC and a young family now. We're stuck with the 40 million crew until Dubas is gone, for better or worse.

What? Tavares has a NMC. What does that have to do with Dubas being here or not?

If a new GM came in he wouldn't be able to rip up the no movement part of the contract.

 

[2 Slick]

I can't see any team that would want to take on his inflated contract. He doesn't produce numbers at the level of what he makes, not anymore.

 

[123offtheglass]

With his NMC, he's not the one going anywhere

Think this team will be better next year, still hopeful this year but lots of question marks

 

[Stephen]

I think the worst indictment on the John Tavares experiment is he’s going to most likely retire a Leaf - not because it’s a tremendously fruitful partnership - but because of bulletproof paperwork.

Generally he’s a vanilla good upper end of the roster type player but obviously his cap hit and flat cap prevents the Leafs from making more exciting big splashes on the trade and free agency market to get closer to a championship.

 

[socko]

He likes California right and might waive to avoid the backlash of a bad contract in Toronto? Swap him for Kopitar.

 

[Jozay]

Tavares has been good in his time in Toronto, but nobody is taking a 31 year old making 11 million for the next 3 years. Plenty of teams would like the player, but not that contract.

And the NMC too lol

 

[Throw More Waffles]

Is the best thing for the team to move Tavares? Yes.

But is it possible[? No.

 

[Buds17]

"Deep in the playoffs" is subjective in itself. I'm thinking something would have to change if the team doesn't make it to, or progress in, the playoffs. Trading away Tavares (NMC and captain) is one of the last things I'd expect to occur during the next offseason for the team though.

 

[crowsnestmcgee]

Maybe if we retained salary. He has regressed every year since joining us.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Can’t foresee the captain being traded. It’d be one of Marner or Nylander traded to shake the core up a bit. Don’t think for a bunch of pieces either — kind of like a Johansen/Jones or Hall/Larsson type move.

 

[Bomber0104]

We're seeing that entire contract through for better or worse, most likely.

 

[BlueForever75]

Close thread. Pointless discussion.

 

[The Podium]

This is gonna be a long season

 

[LeafChief]

Lmao.

 

[Morbo]

Tavares isn’t being traded anywhere. The best move might be to move him onto the wing instead of playing him at center.

yeah he'll end up going to wing. which would be made easier if we could ever draft a decent centre outside the top 10.