Tribute Luke Schenn Appreciation Thread

[ponder]

He was a top 3 dman for us in the playoffs - Rielly #1, Schenn and Brodie arguable for 2/3, and all of them clearly outplayed the rest. He’s a great fit with Rielly, still a physical beast, and has settled into being a very reliable player all over the ice.

Really hope we bring him back, would be very happy with 2-3 years, $2-3 mil AAV.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Sypher04]

He was a top 3 dman for us in the playoffs - Rielly #1, Schenn and Brodie arguable for 2/3, and all of them clearly outplayed the rest. He’s a great fit with Rielly, still a physical beast, and has settled into being a very reliable player all over the ice.

Really hope we bring him back, would be very happy with 2-3 years, $2-3 mil AAV.

Schenn has made an average of $800k per year for the last 5 years. Even with a nice raise, I don’t think it’ll cost us anywhere near that to get him re-signed.

 

[Gaberd2608]

Schenn has made an average of $800k per year for the last 5 years. Even with a nice raise, I don’t think it’ll cost us anywhere near that to get him re-signed.

Id give him a 2 year deal at $1.2 million. He bleeds Leaf blue. Can do a lot worse for a bottom pairing d.

 

[Stephen]

Id give him a 2 year deal at $1.2 million. He bleeds Leaf blue. Can do a lot worse for a bottom pairing d.

Think anything less than $2 million that went to Justin Holl will be a home run. A little more is not the end of the world.

 

[Sypher04]

Can literally double his salary to $1.6 million with some term (2 or 3 years) and that’s probably more than ample.

 

[40BayStreet]

I love Schenn, currently my favourite player on the team. I was praying we would trade up for him at the draft and when we did I was ecstatic. He played amazing that rookie season and continued to play well for us. I was so upset when we traded him for JVR. The trade worked out fairly well for the Leafs. But who knows how the team would have done over the past 7 years if they had Schenn patrolling the blue line for them and protecting the core four that whole time. Maybe they grow into more confident players and are able to assert themselves a little more in the playoffs with the confidence of having Schenn backing them up. Maybe Rielly becomes a better defenseman with having Luke Schenn as a partner for his whole career as opposed to the garbage we have put him with over his entire career.
Great to have Schenn back for the nostalgia alone last season, but he really made a positive impact for this team. For my money he was the most important player in the playoffs for us.
I really hope we resign him to a multi year deal.

 

[TMLAM34]

I can see a 3 year, 1.25 million dollar deal with a limited NTC (list of 10 teams he’d waive to).

 

[horner]

One of the best Leafs in the playoffs. If only the cowardly core had a small bit of his heart. Holl money would be enough for two or three year contract?

Luke retire a leaf 3 year @ 2 mil

 

[horner]

We need one more schenn and I will be happy Soucy

 

[Ianturnedbull]

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/news/report-maple-leafs-luke-schenn-seeking-term-and-trade-protection-in-extension-talks

"According to Rick Dhaliwal, talks between the defenseman and the club are ongoing with the 33-year-old defenseman seeking a raise and stability."

I am not so sure how legit it is, but it would be nice to have him back. A really good fit with Rielly.

 

[banks]

Shenn was better than I expected with the Leafs this season. I'd be happy if they extended him.

If there's talk of trade protection, and that's what THN said, then that's a possibility. Sounds like off-ice stability has been something he's been looking for for a while. He apparently wanted to stay in VAN, so it makes sense he'll want to stick around somewhere rather than be a suitcase TDL guy again.

Not sure what number he's asking for. But if he wants some kind of trade/move clause, he'd better take a bit of a discount to do it. I'd be thrilled to have him for 2 or 3 years on a good deal.

 

[Face Of Bear]

Not worth a penny/year more than Holl's last contract

 

[ShaneFalco]

I'd be a tad leary of 3 years but he def brings elements we need

 

[Zur En Arrh]

I'd split the difference on years and cash to give him certainly and help us. So let's say four years at 1.2 with a no moment clause. He gets paid for a few years and gets to settle. I think that's fair. It's an easy contract to bury or eat...and we get what we need for mo for a few years...easy peasy

 

[Cor]

3 years at 1.25M. NTC

Get er done Treliving

 

[Buds17]

It'd be great to re-sign him for the same term at ~2x the AAV from his soon-to-be expired contract with VAN, although I fear those parameters could be slightly short on term and more so on the AAV.

 

[Menzinger]

3 years at 1.25M. NTC

Get er done Treliving

Is be fine even with something like a 2x2

 

[Ianturnedbull]

What if TOR front loads his contract and gives him security?

1st year 2.5 m
2nd year 2.25
3rd year 1.75

?

 

[disgruntleddave]

I'd guess he could be had with something like 2x 1.5 or 3x 1.3, limited ntc.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Like I said up thread, I thought Schenn was great in the playoffs and he plays a style that Leafs fans love and all that.. but they have to be careful about not overpaying here because in a vacuum Schenn is actually not that good and will likely be worse in an couple of years.

 

[4thline]

Seems like a match made in heaven. Front loaded and fully SB'd 1.2x4 with full NTC (can't give an NMC so he can go to the Marlies.

We can use him on the Leafs now, and he'll be a great Marlie mentor when he loses a step.
Has 3 young boys at home, this gives him rock solid stability to unpack the suitcases and spend 4 years in the same city, with the financial equivalent of a 1.55x 2 upfront
1.8 (1m SB), 1.3 (500k SB), 900k, 800k

 

[BertCorbeau]

I'd split the difference on years and cash to give him certainly and help us. So let's say four years at 1.2 with a no moment clause. He gets paid for a few years and gets to settle. I think that's fair. It's an easy contract to bury or eat...and we get what we need for mo for a few years...easy peasy

Came here to post this

 

[BertCorbeau]

Seems like a match made in heaven. Front loaded and fully SB'd 1.2x4 with full NTC (can't give an NMC so he can go to the Marlies.

We can use him on the Leafs now, and he'll be a great Marlie mentor when he loses a step.
Has 3 young boys at home, this gives him rock solid stability to unpack the suitcases and spend 4 years in the same city.
1.8 (1m SB), 1.3 (500k SB), 900k, 800k

This is the way.

 

[4thline]

This is the way.

Would give him an outside shot at top 10 gp by a D in a leaf uniform, he'd need 255 of the 328 games in that contract to pass turnbull