GDT: The 2019 NHL Entry Draft | Day 1 | TOR holds 53, 84, 115, 124, 146, 204 & 208

[Kiwi]

This is their third conversation tonight.

Interesting.

Still holding out hope of something Cor? I admire your optimism

 

[supermann_98]

No this is horrible. The league needs to make some changes to allow flexibility for more trades to happen.
Something like being able to go above the cap by 15% for the first 20 games of the season.

Players drafted and developed by the team should have their full salaries count as a percentage of what would be their normal cap hit, say 75%

Example, Matthews is signed for 5 years at 11.6 but because he was drafted by the Leafs his cap hit is 11.6m x 0.75 = 8.7m

In terms of real money his salary is high but for the hometown "drafting and developing" team they can more easily keep the guys they've spent years developing.

I'm sure there would be ramifications to that and loopholes to iron out (Kappy wasn't drafted by us for instance, but we developed him), but it would give teams the chance to improve internally and free agents wouldn't necessarily be as highly sought after since their deals would be a 100% cap hit

 

[Cor]

Still holding out hope of something Cor? I admire your optimism

Ya'll gonna be sorry when ya'll asleep and a trade breaks at 2:12 am

 

[SprDaVE]

Thank you for this post

I'm full of wisdom.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Players drafted and developed by the team should have their full salaries count as a percentage of what would be their normal cap hit, say 75%

Example, Matthews is signed for 5 years at 11.6 but because he was drafted by the Leafs his cap hit is 11.6m x 0.75 = 8.7m

In terms of real money his salary is high but for the hometown "drafting and developing" team they can more easily keep the guys they've spent years developing.

I'm sure there would be ramifications to that and loopholes to iron out (Kappy wasn't drafted by us for instance, but we developed him), but it would give teams the chance to improve internally and free agents wouldn't necessarily be as highly sought after since their deals would be a 100% cap hit

Make it the team that took away your rookie virginity.

 

[Gallagbi]

Ya'll gonna be sorry when ya'll asleep and a trade breaks at 2:12 am

Will they take it back by 7am when I wake up?

 

[SprDaVE]

Ya'll gonna be sorry when ya'll asleep and a trade breaks at 2:12 am

Dubas will break into all these old fart GMs' room and fake sign off trades over night.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Connor McMichael. Smart pick.

 

[Cor]

Really good pick by WSH

 

[Cor]

Connor forgot to iron his shirt

 

[Kiwi]

Ya'll gonna be sorry when ya'll asleep and a trade breaks at 2:12 am

Yes I'm desperate to be awake for the news of Brown for a 3rd going through the central registrar

 

[SprDaVE]

Kaliyev and Pelletier > McMichael.

My full on amateur opinion.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

I'm still waiting for Suzuki to be taken. He should go to some team soon. He's the best center available now IMO. Could be Calgary. I don't know their needs though.

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

Dubas will break into all these old fart GMs' room and fake sign off trades over night.

I'd break into Ken Holland's room to sign off a fake trade for McDavid coming to the Leafs.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Kaliyev and Pelletier > McMichael.

My full on amateur opinion.

Nope. Not even close. Pelletier fell off near the end too. Could be a decent option for Anaheim though. I think he would fit well in there.

 

[SprDaVE]

Nope. Not even close. Pelletier fell off near the end too. Could be a decent option for Anaheim though. I think he would fit well in there.

I'm 100% right though...

Probably.

Pelletier and Kaliyev were by far better each and every time I've seen them play live compared to McMichael.

 

[Dog]

I'd break into Ken Holland's room to sign off a fake trade for McDavid coming to the Leafs.

Lol, McDavid for Zaitsev+Marleau.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

I'm 100% right though...

Probably.

Pelletier and Kaliyev were by far better each and every time I've seen them play live compared to McMichael.

Pelletier went now. I guess that made sense too.

 

[SprDaVE]

Calgary Flames with the huge sleeper steal. He's gonna be a beauty.

 

[Mckay]

The most boring draft I have ever watched.

Hate the media for hyping up this crap, I should have known better.

 

[Crysis]

Players drafted and developed by the team should have their full salaries count as a percentage of what would be their normal cap hit, say 75%

Example, Matthews is signed for 5 years at 11.6 but because he was drafted by the Leafs his cap hit is 11.6m x 0.75 = 8.7m

In terms of real money his salary is high but for the hometown "drafting and developing" team they can more easily keep the guys they've spent years developing.

I'm sure there would be ramifications to that and loopholes to iron out (Kappy wasn't drafted by us for instance, but we developed him), but it would give teams the chance to improve internally and free agents wouldn't necessarily be as highly sought after since their deals would be a 100% cap hit

Yeah that could work.
Or how about a team can trade cap space for draft picks(only) at a predetermined value. So team X who is a contender can trade their 3rd round pick to rebuilding team Y for $3 million in additional cap space. Allowing team X to make an additional trade to improve their roster.

 

[Cor]

The most boring draft I have ever watched.

Hate the media for hyping up this crap, I should have known better.

@SeaOfBlue and I are having fun

 

[SeaOfBlue]

At this point I need to do more research on team needs.

Tampa Bay... Man I'm not even going to bother. Their scouting is a different breed.

Bobby Brink seems like that type of guy they would have their finger on.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

@SeaOfBlue and I are having fun

I'm having less fun now that I'm getting more picks wrong, but yeah the draft is always fun. Even though I literally started putting my final board together today

 

[as Pure as Evil]

psh treivling us leaf fans are the best . we are watching the draft when we don't even have a damn pick lol