Confirmed with Link: Leafs sign Jani Hakanpaa - 2 years 1.5M AAV (in progress)

[Fogelhund]

I mean, it's not. The price of bottom pairing defensemen varies wildly, from league minimum to like 5m.
For Hakanpaa's performance, impact, skillset, and age, 1.5 is pretty standard, and what he got last time too. It not being a horrific overpay does not make it a discount.

I'm not. I actually said I liked the signing, before learning of this injury news. We just shouldn't be misrepresenting it as a discount.

Let's see if he signs, and what happens if he does. If he plays the way he did in prior years... I will argue we paid a discount to what others did, to receive about the same thing.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Let's see if he signs, and what happens if he does. If he plays the way he did in prior years... I will argue we paid a discount to what others did, to receive about the same thing.

If he signs, and plays, and regains his form, he'll be paid less than some bottom pairing defensemen that perform equal or worse, and more than some bottom pairing defensemen that perform equal or better. His impact will be about the amount he is paid, which is the same as the amount he was past last time. In other words, a pretty average contract. Hopefully the injury smoke is just more nonsense from Simmons, and not Treliving fumbling his injury risk assessments again.

 

[Leafs87]

lol very Leafs like. Scrapping the bottom of the bucket

 

[Leaf Fans]

The title of the thread says "Confirmed with Link"
Is the link not passing all the tests?

The link is to Dregger's tweet - usually good enough for confirmation, but maybe not official pending a medical check. I doubt it is an attempt at nefarious conduct. It is one possibility of course, but there are more probable benign circumstances.

 

[DarkKnight]

How come no media types are talking about this not being official yet?

 

[stickty111]

The link is to Dregger's tweet - usually good enough for confirmation, but maybe not official pending a medical check. I doubt it is an attempt at nefarious conduct. It is one possibility of course, but there are more probable benign circumstances.

Usually an insider tweet about breaking news is proof that it passed the tests about it being reliable, but it maybe was to complicated for some.

 

[Fogelhund]

How come no media types are talking about this not being official yet?

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[ACC1224]

The link is to Dregger's tweet - usually good enough for confirmation, but maybe not official pending a medical check. I doubt it is an attempt at nefarious conduct. It is one possibility of course, but there are more probable benign circumstances.

Wasn't implying anything but the title and the tweet don't say the same thing.

How come no media types are talking about this not being official yet?

That's the puzzling part.

 

[Evilhomer]

That's the puzzling part.

It's a strange one. Maybe it's not a big enough deal for anyone to spend much time chasing down an answer.

 

[ACC1224]

It's a strange one. Maybe it's not a big enough deal for anyone to spend much time chasing down an answer.

Everything about this team is a big deal.

 

[DarkKnight]

It's a strange one. Maybe it's not a big enough deal for anyone to spend much time chasing down an answer.

People responded to Simmons. Nothing since.

 

[Nineteen67]

What the heck?

 

[Maple Leaf]

What the heck?

I have never seen this guy in my life so I will wait to see some Hall Gill Aki berg acrobatics to make a judgement

 

[Nineteen67]

I have never seen this guy in my life so I will wait to see some Hall Gill Aki berg acrobatics to make a judgement

He’s a bottom 6 guy that’s big, likes to hit and will fight a little. Would have been nice to give him a shot

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Listened to Mirtles podcast. He thinks it'll be fine. Said he might not be ready to start the year but should be back in a reasonable time frame afterwards

 

[ULF_55]

Perhaps a Mod can update the title?

Toronto Maple Leafs 2024 - 2025 Roster | Toronto Maple Leafs

The official 2024 - 2025 roster of the Toronto Maple Leafs, including position, height, weight, date of birth, age, and birth place.

www.nhl.com

 

[ACC1224]

Toronto Maple Leafs 2024 - 2025 Roster | Toronto Maple Leafs

The official 2024 - 2025 roster of the Toronto Maple Leafs, including position, height, weight, date of birth, age, and birth place.

www.nhl.com

What am I looking at ?

 

[ULF_55]

What am I looking at ?

NHL.com

Players Leafs have on their "official" roster?

Does not include Hakanpaa ...

 

[ACC1224]

NHL.com

Players Leafs have on their "official" roster?

Does not include Hakanpaa ...

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Got it, didn't see the title change.

 

[therealkoho]

How come no media types are talking about this not being official yet?

Nick Alberga talks about him all the time and even has a nickname for him, he calls him Hawks, when he says it though it sounds like he's "hawking up a loogie."

Still though it's a lot more colorful then when he calls Noah Gregor "Gregg's, or Greggsie, or sometimes buddy or buds"

I can't figure out how Rosehill doesn't reach over and slap the stupid off his face.

 

[Commander Clueless]

If he can't play that's a real shame. I liked the idea of having a beast like him on the backend.

 

[Al14]

If he can't play that's a real shame. I liked the idea of having a beast like him on the backend.

Bone on bone in the knee means a complete knee replacement. That's a long recovery, even for an athlete.

 

[Gilles Meloche]

 

[rumman]

Bone on bone in the knee means a complete knee replacement. That's a long recovery, even for an athlete.

Bone on bone isn’t good, but plenty of people can function without cartilage in the knee, it’s arthritis developing that’s the real problem with bone on bone……..

 

[Gilmour1996]

We'll just have to be patient and wait for Leafs Medical Director Dr. Robidas to complete his assessment.