Roster Building/Team Building/Future Trade/Drafting thread.

[weems]

For all the Jeannot fans

 

[thusk]

Dylan Holloway just walked for this level of offer sheet.

in a year salary cap was low and a lot of team dealing with cap issue... not the case this year

 

[Jozay]

If Marchand wants a lot of money, I wonder if he’d be open to deferrals to get the cap hit down.

 

[Americanadian]

in a year salary cap was low and a lot of team dealing with cap issue... not the case this year

Edmonton could have afforded him.

 

[jiggy35]

4-5 years 6m or under for knies is ideal to build a competitive team around him Matthews and nylander over that time period.

 

[Jozay]

Sign Ekblad tbh

 

[Menzinger]

Sign Ekblad tbh

He's a big gamble. But he's one of the few of the bigger named free agents who could potentially have a chance at giving more on ice value than his aav. IF (key word) he continues to rebound

 

[Skullz]

With Friedman mentioning that Marchand is looking for 24 million and Kyper saying the Leafs are one of few willing to go 4 years, 4 X 6 makes a ton of sense.

Honestly not that bad of a contract. Frontload it and just LTIR the last year.

 

[Jozay]

He's a big gamble. But he's one of the few of the bigger named free agents who could potentially have a chance at giving more on ice value than his aav. IF (key word) I'm he continues to rebound

for sure risky. Wouldn’t be shocking if his body broke down, but he’s a high impact FA. Leafs can’t afford to be trotting out so many offensively inept dmen. Ekblad will help a lot with that.

Not to much mention competent defensively and plays with an edge.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Ahhh, so it does it matter how much, or just age based?

Matthews will have made $111mm at the end of his current contract, the same amount Tavares has made today.

Yeahhh at a certain point when the team gives you everything...you give back.

 

[613Leafer]

Getting ready for an uninspired offseason. I'll assume/predict we:

1) Re-sign Tavares, but for decently more than Duchene (let's say 4-5 years X $6.25M)
2) Sign 1-2 middle 6 wingers like Mangiapane (I'll predict him specifically because he's from Toronto and has played for Treliving before).
3) Strike out on other middle 6 Cs, and go back with Domi or maybe Laughton in that role.
4) Otherwise mostly depth moves.
5) No trades of significance.

 

[4thline]

Respectfully if Knies is asking for 7m on a 3-5 year deal, start shopping him.

7x3 and 7x5 are very different asks.

 

[WTFMAN99]

With Friedman mentioning that Marchand is looking for 24 million and Kyper saying the Leafs are one of few willing to go 4 years, 4 X 6 makes a ton of sense.

Honestly not that bad of a contract. Frontload it and just LTIR the last year.

Because he's over 35, I don't think we get out from the cap hit with LTIR.

 

[4thline]

Cup or bust on yhe last three years of Matthews contract. If term beyond that helps lower cap hits (Tavares, Marchand)- give it. If we have to pay more for term(Knies) don't.

No point half assing- Knies and Nylander arent doing much with no 1c carrying around the husks of Tavares/Marchand/Rielly/Tanev/McCabe

 

[WTFMAN99]

Cup or bust on yhe last three years of Matthews contract. If term beyond that helps lower cap hits (Tavares, Marchand)- give it. If we have to pay more for term(Knies) don't.

No point half assing- Knies and Nylander arent doing much with no 1c carrying around the husks of Tavares/Marchand/Rielly/Tanev/McCabe

I'd argue that it's 2 years, 2026 and 2027 as your go for it years unless we get McDavid which pushes out the window further.

If we haven't won anything by end of the 2027 season, it would be time to have that conversation with Nylander and Matthews about trades that off-season and officially kick off a rebuild.

 

[58 Years No Cup]

How many points does Knies put up next year if Matthews is injured half the year?

Guessing it's Knies' camp that doesn't think it's close.

I'm tired of this nonsense with RFAs. I love Knies, love his game but enough! Tell these RFAs we own you, and you'll play for the fair market value we offer you.

Enough.

 

[Torontonian]

You don’t get it, if you don’t overpay for 34, 16, 88, 91, 44 you can afford better players ghan McMann, Laughton, Lorentz, and Holmberg………

I understand it, It's you who doesn't get it... They can score in the regular season, but come playoff times they all go goalless. .. That cannot happen.. Then you talk about the core4...

 

[TMLAM34]

Starting to look more and more like JT is returning as our second line center.

 

[58 Years No Cup]

Good lord.

Just say no.

 

[Menzinger]

Because he's over 35, I don't think we get out from the cap hit with LTIR.

He can be ltir'd but if he retires the team doesn't get cap relief because of his age

 

[58 Years No Cup]

I think he's being overrated now.

What exactly did he bring in the just completed playoffs?

I like him, but let's give him another couple years to see if he can move into the "Follow me!' player.

YUP. Stop paying for potential! Pay for results.

 

[TMLAM34]

Honestly, if Marchand wants anything more than 2 years at 8 million per, he can f*** off.

 

[DragoGrizzly]

Another thing I’d like to see changed as part of this DNA evolution, is for management to stop giving out No Movement/Trade Clauses like candy. They are supposed to be used as negotiating tools to lower AAV, let’s start doing that again if the player wants a NTC.

 

[BayStBullies]

For all the Jeannot fans

Hmm, the Leafs don't have an entire draft year of picks for him.

 

[ULF_55]

Elli - Tavares
Magni - Knies
Thor - Matthews (lost the hammer)
Eir - Nylander
Var - marner
Bragi - Rielly (Minten HM)
Kvasir - Tanev
Forseti - Reaves
Hoener - McMann