New GM, New Trades and Signings Thread

[TheMadHatTrick]

I never thought I'd say this but I think I'm starting to miss Dubas.

 

[TheDoldrums]

But people blame the GM Lol.

yes, recruiting and selling a player on the team is a GM's job

 

[Larcos_Unal]

Yikes

 

[Buds17]

I don't know about that Korpisalo contract!

 

[Martin Skoula]

This should tell you everything you need to know. SC champ - Ontario boy - and he wants no part of this dysfunctional clown show.

When you say dysfunctional clown show do you mean the city, country, or team?

 

[DarkKnight]

That makes zero sense.

 

[Stephen]

So assuming the tax differential was baked in, ROR basically preferred a rebuilding team than this group of clueless wonders?

 

[JKG33]

You don't agree with people's point of view, that's perfectly fine
Not sure why you feel you have to be in constant attack mode

But appreciate your hockey knowledge

I expected better from you is all, you're usually pretty dialed in

 

[BertCorbeau]

That makes zero sense.

Attempted damage control?

 

[DarkKnight]

I guess not everyone wants to play in Toronto like others seem to think they do.

Don’t buy it at all.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Who could have ever predicted that crappy country music would attract hockey players?

 

[Sypher04]

10 plus million cap right now
Add in murray 4.7 and you are looking at about 15 million to spend
Bertuzzi 5.5
Duchene 5.5
Samsonov 4

Call it a day

I don’t think Duchene should cost anywhere near that on the heels of his buy out. If he wants to win, he should accept something around 4 max

 

[stickty111]

I never thought I'd say this but I think I'm starting to miss Dubas.

Well that was quick. Still the actual problem is Shanny. It wasn't Dubas

 

[myleafs]

Have you looked at the last few years? He was just as good paired with Hughes during both his Vancouver stints.

Do better

Oh im sorry I didnt realize I needed to think in lockstep with the likes of you...my bad

 

[Dekes For Days]

He will not age well and like a lot of older players will be injury prone. A good miss.

He's only 32, and doesn't rely on speed to be effective. When O'Rielly's contract ends, he'll be younger than Reaves, who they had no trouble signing to a 3 year contract. 4.5m should be good value for O'Rielly. Also, O'Rielly missed a grand total of 5 games in the 5 years before this one. Hope we got something brewing, because so far we've just overpaid one of the worst and oldest 4th liners in the league.

 

[Dreakmur]

Hes two years older than Wayne Simmonds and signed till he's 39.

Simmonds broke down because he was small for the style he played. Constantly have to over-work to keep up with bigger guys is hard.

 

[Stephen]

Dubas was extremely conservative. There's really no comparison.

Dubas was an average GM with external PR.

 

[DarkKnight]

Attempted damage control?

If the money and term fit I’m sure he returns? If not it’s a huge red flag on what he thinks about our core.

 

[justashadowof]

Did Ryan O'Reilly not like the room?

 

[GoodNewfieBoy]

Ror deciding to leave could be a major indictment on the core and he probably doesn’t believe they have the “it” factor. He seemed visibly frustrated at times with his teammates lack of fight

 

[Menzinger]

That Gudas contract is terrible. Though probably the cost of joining a terrible team like the ducks

 

[Budz]

When you say dysfunctional clown show do you mean the city, country, or team?

The Leafs hockey team, rotten core, brutal hockey ops.

 

[Kelly]

So assuming the tax differential was baked in, ROR basically preferred a rebuilding team than this group of clueless wonders?

He loves music and is going to the right City for it.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Attempted damage control?

it only makes Toronto look worse tho, if players are choosing other destinations for similar deals

 

[fahad203]

Simmonds broke down because he was small for the style he played. Constantly have to over-work to keep up with bigger guys is hard.

I hate to say it though, Simmonds broke down 7 years ago
He hasn't played full season in about 8 years, the most he played in that span one season of 64 games

he was a mistake from day 1