Confirmed with Link: Rights to Chris Tanev for Max Ellis, 2026 7th rd selection

[DarkKnight]

The big risk is a decline in play before pay. He'll be 25 for 2025, and a front loaded contract could still mean big money in the first 2-4 years

Who cares if it's somewhat front loaded, it's the cap hit. The Leafs don't have cash now? Sorry don't get it?

 

[Gallagbi]

What are the rules around frontloading? I thought it couldn't be too heavily frontloaded.

60% max variance from top and bottom year. Can't drop more than 25% each year

 

[ErnieLeafs]

This is a smart use of a 7th and expiring rights. Jump the line and get one of your guys. He makes your team better the second ink touches paper. Because you workout a sub-35yo deal for less money and more term, he can be retired, and costs less cap, allowing us to add as much as we can in FA.

Love it

 

[Gallagbi]

Who cares if it's front loaded, it's the cap hit. The Leafs don't have cash now? Sorry don't get it?

He doesn't retire or go on LTIR. He wants to play out to cash in on those middle years, but his play (in this theoretical situation) is cooked.

 

[Roo]

won't touch as in


rielly schenn is a better partnership then rielly tanev can be?
oh good schenn is no where near the level of a tanev, schenn is a 3rd pairing at best shown by him constantly being moved and scratched but....thats my opinion only

You just have to ignore some of these ‘predictions’, especially when you can’t even compare the two, tanev is superior lol

 

[dubey]

Exactly, why are people being so purposely naive?

It's naive of you to believe these people are being naive lol

 

[Roo]

7x $2.5m aav, front loaded would be perfect imo

 

[DarkKnight]

He doesn't retire or go on LTIR. He wants to pay out to cash in on those middle years, but his play (in this theoretical situation) is cooked.

But he would go on LTIR, isn't that wink wink end game with a long term deal here? I don't think we sign him long long term without a parachute for the club.

 

[conFABulator]

He needs to be the 3rd or 4th best the acquire over the next 12-18 months. By then he’ll just be in the way.

I agree with that. I like signing Skjei to play with McCabe or Liljegren and keeping Tanev with Rielly.

Rielly Tanev
Skjei Liljegren
Benoit McCabe

Then to your point, upgrade either by Lily developing into an actual top four, making Benoit a #7, LTIR Tanev.

 

[ErnieLeafs]

I agree with that. I like signing Skjei to play with McCabe or Liljegren and keeping Tanev with Rielly.

Rielly Tanev
Skjei Liljegren
Benoit McCabe

Then to your point, upgrade either by Lily developing into an actual top four, making Benoit a #7, LTIR Tanev.

We're not getting Skjei.

 

[Nineteen67]

"Huge part of our group," DeBoer said before the game. "He affects all kinds of parts of the game."

"He's a warrior," Stars forward Jason Robertsonadded. "All you gotta do is look at his (toothless) smile, and you'll see how tough he is.

We just improved big time.

They need those guys before they run out of gas.

 

[conFABulator]

We're not getting Skjei.

Thanks. I was going to follow along on July 1. Now I don't have to. Who are we getting?

 

[Gallagbi]

But he would go on LTIR, isn't that wink wink end game with a long term deal here? I don't think we sign him long long term without a parachute for the club.

He'll need some recent injury history and the NHL seems to be more concerned with age circumvention which could be problematic. So I think we take retirement off the table with the front loading rules and then it's just LTIR or bust

 

[DarkKnight]

This is a smart use of a 7th and expiring rights. Jump the line and get one of your guys. He makes your team better the second ink touches paper. Because you workout a sub-35yo deal for less money and more term, he can be retired, and costs less cap, allowing us to add as much as we can in FA.

Love it

And you know what's what come July 1st, he's signed and Tre can get ahead of other guys we might lose. The same people complaining about the 7th are on the 7th round picks threads saying they'll never make it lol.

 

[Nineteen67]

I agree with that. I like signing Skjei to play with McCabe or Liljegren and keeping Tanev with Rielly.

Rielly Tanev
Skjei Liljegren
Benoit McCabe

Then to your point, upgrade either by Lily developing into an actual top four, making Benoit a #7, LTIR Tanev.

Still short a legit #1 D man and not good enough # 3 and 4.

 

[DarkKnight]

He'll need some recent injury history and the NHL seems to be more concerned with age circumvention which could be problematic. So I think we take retirement off the table with the front loading rules and then it's just LTIR or bust

Perhaps, I'm just saying the Leafs aren't signing a guy this age long long term without some thought to how they divest themselves when he declines. Seems baked into the thought process unless we assume they're complete idiots. I don't. Thanks for the rules posts, my brain hurts lol. Bergman's NHL, what a beauty!

 

[ErnieLeafs]

Thanks. I was going to follow along on July 1. Now I don't have to. Who are we getting?

I don't know who we're getting, but I can tell ya who we aren't

 

[Sypher04]

5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
And give it mostly to him in signing bonuses if he wants.

Average 3.7M

Just as an idea of what this could look like.
My figures are probably a bit low.

 

[kevsh]

I'm not optimistic about any blue line projections for this team that has Liljegren in the top 4. Passable if he's bottom pairing.

Reilly-Tanev
McCabe-?
Benoit-Liljegren

Significantly better if the ? is a legit top 4 RD.

 

[ErnieLeafs]

My hope is we can land Roy to play with Rielly, Tanev plays with McCabe, and Benoit plays with Lilly or a guy like Desharnais/Boosh

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Tanev is arguably one of the worst of the options out there. among the top 4 guys

yeah that's just not even close to truw

 

[HockeyVirus]

Sign Tanev 3.5 x 7
Sign Zadorov 5.5x5
Sign Brossoit 3.5 x 3
Sign Matt Roy 6x7
Sign Domi 4x4
Sign Skinner for league min

Trade Kampf and Jarnkrok for cap relief.

Knies - Matthews - Domi
McMann - Tavares - Nylander
Skinner - Holmberg - Marner
Prospect - Dewar - Reaves

Rielly - Tanev
Zadorov - Roy
McCabe - Benoit

 

[1specter]

I can live with Tanev but I want no part of Zadorov or OEL. Also if Tanev was linked so heavily here why did we need to trade for his rights?

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Sign Tanev 3.5 x 7
Sign Zadorov 5.5x5
Sign Brossoit 3.5 x 3
Sign Matt Roy 6x7
Sign Domi 4x4
Sign Skinner for league min

Trade Kampf and Jarnkrok for cap relief.

Knies - Matthews - Domi
McMann - Tavares - Nylander
Skinner - Holmberg - Marner
Prospect - Dewar - Reaves

Rielly - Tanev
Zadorov - Roy
McCabe - Benoit

if Marner stays he will not on the 3rd line that's just disrespectful

 

[ErnieLeafs]

I can live with Tanev but I want no part of Zadorov or OEL. Also if Tanev was linked so heavily here why did we need to trade for his rights?

I would be a quarter arsed if we traded anything of significance, but we didn't