Rumor: Leafs to make a push to sign Saad

[JKG33]

I trust CJ WAY more then I trust Frank.

Frank is wrong just as much if not more then he is right.

this is the same guy that said that Necas would be traded by game 1 of the finals, he got traded in January.

he said Marner would be traded he wasn't.

he said Robertson would be traded in September, he hasn't been so far.

He gets some stuff but he is wrong A LOT

You do realize CJ has gotta be the most un-credible insider there is? He's literally just some dickhead who started tweeting out what Friedman would say on TV and on the radio. How he made it onto sportsnet and then TSN ill never understand.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Meh, this is not the 26 goal scorer from the previous season. He seems cooked. SO of course Tre is interested. He will fit right in with the depth guys on our team who CAN’T score. He is not the solution for anything nowadays. They already have Patches for the role of the cooked veteran who doesn’t give you much offensively. Come on, man.

 

[FerrisRox]

it should be but people only bring up winning round in regards to Toronto.

It was never done for Washington before they broke through.

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You seem confused. They only bring it up regarding Toronto becuase no other fanbase pretends their team is a contender despite never winning in the playoffs. It's completely unique to Toronto.

The Toronto "Core Four" have won a single playoff round in eight years.

Ovechkin already had won five rounds before the season the Capitals won the Stanley Cup. I don't see how you can pretend this is remotely the same thing.

Not to mention, the Capitals weren't pretending they were "contenders" in those years either.

Earlier you were pretending that Mario Lemieux "didn't win until around the point Matthews is at now" which is ridiculous. Matthews is playing his ninth NHL season. By this point in Mario's career, he had two Stanley Cups, two Conn Smythe trophies and he had won nine playoff series. You're claim is absurd.

You want to draw comparisons to Steve Yzerman, as well. With eight seasons under his belt, Yzerman had already captained the Wings to the Semi-Finals in '87.

You can try to pretend that the level of failure of this Leafs team is not unique, but the reality is that the level of failure from this group of athletes is, in fact, quite rare.

You're trying to compare winning a playoff round to winning the Stanley Cup and saying, it took these guys x amount of years to win as if it's the same thing. It's not.

Yzerman went to the Semi Finals in '87, then led his team to the Final in '95 before finally winning it all. Ovechkin's Capitals played 36 playoff games in the three seasons leading up to finally winning a Cup in 2018.

You become a contender by contending. The Maple Leafs haven't done that yet.

 

[sd1976]

I think if you terminate your contract and you are leaving millions on the table you are doing it for a true contender...I am not sure if the Leafs are such a team unless they pay him big dollars.

They are as good as most in the east this year

 

[BertMcDrai]

They are as good as most in the east this year

Would you put your money on them in a seven game series against the Panthers?

Outside of maybe some Leafs fans nobody in the world would.

Don't get me wrong, Leafs are a good team but if this would be my chance to win a cup I (and everybody who is no Leads homer) would prefer others...but if there would only be some good teams who are a lock for the playoffs but hasn't achieved much in the post seasons then it's fair to say that play r x would choose the Leafs over others.

I mean Saad already has Cups so why not go to the Leafs.

 

[Doc300c]

Sorry, they are a great regular season team for several years now but they are not close to a contender...if they start winning some rounds frequently like lots of other teams (contenders) then you are right...but as it is now (if I were a hockey player and would choose a team that has a great chance to win the SC this year) I would chose another team...like Panthers, Oilers, Avs, Stars, Knights...
Let's be honest, remove your Leafs glasses, you would do the same.

That's not bashing on the Leafs, that's just like it is now...maybe they have a great run this year and then we could have a different situation in the next season.

Weird statement

Oilers - before last year - have won 4 rounds since 2007
Avs - other than the cup they won - they have won 4 rounds since 2009
Stars - 9 series wins since 2009
Knights - 7 round wins other than cup
Panthers - before cup - won 4 rounds since 1997

Not saying Leafs are better - moreso showing the teams picked arent much better

I understand your argument - I'd look towards a cup contender too but, I don't see 4 round wins in almost 20 years as a huge difference between teams. Also kinda seems like you're a middling team until you break out and win or make it far.

Not really sure bragging about 3 series wins since '97, 07 or 09 is the right idea here when picking where you want to continue your career.

 

[uncleben]

The entire kraken roster.

And pissed off a lot of people for that (rightfully so)

I think he burnt a lot of bridges there, but seems to have been getting contacts to open up again lately

 

[HockeyVirus]

Usual suspects shit talking the Leafs aside, not like they have anything to lose. They badly, badly, BADLY need scoring help and Berube knows him and Saad has had success in his system before. If he can add another fast PK body as well why not?

Not sure they can make it happen though, their needs at center are much bigger.

 

[Flukeshot]

I'm not a Leafs fan but living in the market hear all the radio chatter. It was discussed in depth and it does really make sense for Toronto. But as the radio talking heads noted, it won't be the Leafs offering the most money but perhaps they can give him some playing time commitments that set him up well for another contract next year. If Saad has line of sight to some 2nd line playing time, might be a great fit.

 

[hamzarocks]

Is Saad any better than Pacioretty at this stage?

 

[Voight]

Was he on Berube's team in STL? I'm a little fuzzy on that roster.

Aside from the possibility of that connection, a scoring middle 6 forward is one of our needs, so I can see it.

Yea for two full seasons, and then part of last season before Berube got fired.

 

[Golden_Jet]

From the 4 teams listed, I’d go with Vegas.

 

[Fatass]

Leafs are struggling bad. Not too sure Saad will fix them.

 

[BHD]

Dreger touched on this on the Ray & Dregs podcast. It was more speculative at that point. However, he wouldn’t mention the Leafs if there wasn’t a decent chance.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

FWIW, on Leafs Breakfast today on TSN 1050 Radio, Darren Dreger said he expects the Tampa Bay Lightning to sign Saad.

Dreger touched on this on the Ray & Dregs podcast. It was more speculative at that point. However, he wouldn’t mention the Leafs if there wasn’t a decent chance.

He was on the radio 90 minutes ago and said he expects the Lightning to come away with Saad.

 

[Djp]

Saad who?

 

[BertMcDrai]

Weird statement

Oilers - before last year - have won 4 rounds since 2007
Avs - other than the cup they won - they have won 4 rounds since 2009
Stars - 9 series wins since 2009
Knights - 7 round wins other than cup
Panthers - before cup - won 4 rounds since 1997

Not saying Leafs are better - moreso showing the teams picked arent much better

I understand your argument - I'd look towards a cup contender too but, I don't see 4 round wins in almost 20 years as a huge difference between teams. Also kinda seems like you're a middling team until you break out and win or make it far.

Not really sure bragging about 3 series wins since '97, 07 or 09 is the right idea here when picking where you want to continue your career.

Holy ****...are you serious?

The Avs have won 8 rounds the last 6 years and have won a minimum of one round the three years before SC.
The Oilers have won 6 rounds in the last 3 years and have won a minimum of one round the last three years.
The Stars have won 8 rounds in the last 6 years and have won a minimum of two rounds the last two years.
Panthers have been to the finals the last two years with 7 rounds win in two years and 8 in the last three years...so they had 5 rounds won the two years prior before SC.

The Leafs, one win in the last 20 years.


Puhhh...I don't know what to say....the word delusional isn't enough to describe this...

I don't know, I wish you all the best but please stop posting such nonsense...it's not healthy to lie to yourself, maybe you had a bad day...then I am sorry.

I am out here, didn't wanted to bother someone here..keep living in your magical pony world.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Would love to see him go to the Leafs and it's a disaster. Ideally he signs anywhere else (not devils) and bounces back. Always liked him as a player.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Why?

You've got a 10x better player in Kyle Clifford already stuck in the Marlies.

 

[The Podium]

Holy ****...are you serious?

The Avs have won 8 rounds the last 6 years and have won a minimum of one round the three years before SC.
The Oilers have won 6 rounds in the last 3 years and have won a minimum of one round the last three years.
The Stars have won 8 rounds in the last 6 years and have won a minimum of two rounds the last two years.
Panthers have been to the finals the last two years with 7 rounds win in two years and 8 in the last three years...so they had 5 rounds won the two years prior before SC.

The Leafs, one win in the last 20 years.


Puhhh...I don't know what to say....the word delusional isn't enough to describe this...

I don't know, I wish you all the best but please stop posting such nonsense...it's not healthy to lie to yourself, maybe you had a bad day...then I am sorry.

I am out here, didn't wanted to bother someone here..keep living in your magical pony world.

Before last years run the Oilers only won 4 rounds in the 9 years since mcdavid was drafted. I’m not saying it’s comparable to Torontos failure but let’s please not pretend like Edmonton was the epitome of playoff success.

 

[BertMcDrai]

Before last years run the Oilers only won 4 rounds in the 9 years since mcdavid was drafted. I’m not saying it’s comparable to Torontos failure but let’s please not pretend like Edmonton was the epitome of playoff success.

I have never stated that.
They haven't won a cup (Oilers), but if they would this year or in the next years you could see it coming as with the other teams I mentioned.
This isn't against Leafs (or in favor of the Oilers, I am totally aware that we haven't won in this century), it's just what it is...but this delusional answer was awesome ( in regards of " I am making my own reality").
And we are living in "now", so everything I mentioned in the post above was just posting facts on things which happened in the last years and in this universe.

You can keep the Oilers out of the equation if this has bothered you, I never said anything against Leafs or in favour for the Oilers...they were only mentioned because they would fit this narrative if they would win it in the next years.

 

[Glorydays22]

TB really could use him....their bottom 6 is horrible

 

[HockeyVirus]

I'm not a Leafs fan but living in the market hear all the radio chatter. It was discussed in depth and it does really make sense for Toronto. But as the radio talking heads noted, it won't be the Leafs offering the most money but perhaps they can give him some playing time commitments that set him up well for another contract next year. If Saad has line of sight to some 2nd line playing time, might be a great fit.

There probably isn't another org who has done better for players in this role than the Leafs in the last decade. So many guys have come here on cheap prove it deals and turned it into a payday going way back to the Babcock era even the last few years we had Bunting, Mikheyev, and many many others.

The thing is, everyone knows when someone is playing well in Toronto. Come here and play well you WILL get another contract

 

[Smif]

Leafs are struggling bad. Not too sure Saad will fix them.

Our injuries have been ridiculous this year. I think we've had 45 man games missed at just the C position. Matthews, Tavares, Domi, Kampf.

Four players total have played every game so far. Thankfully two of those have been Marner and Nylander.

 

[Habs Halifax]

TB really could use him....their bottom 6 is horrible

There is a general trend with contenders having horrible bottom 6 depth. I think the Leafs and Oilers have an inside edge with having top end talent but decent depth behind them and I'm sure they add at the TDL too.

Our injuries have been ridiculous this year. I think we've had 45 man games missed at just the C position. Matthews, Tavares, Domi, Kampf.

Four players total have played every game so far. Thankfully two of those have been Marner and Nylander.

Tavares is a big hole when he is out for a prolonged period of time. Leafs will miss him if they let him walk this summer. I don't think they will and he comes back on a value contract.