Ianturnedbull
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THN: Leafs in conversations with Jake McCabe about an extension.
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Hopefully they can get it done at a good price.
He's a solid reliable D who gets it done.
He's a solid reliable D who gets it done.
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If they can get him locked into a deal similar to Muzzin's I'd be happy with that. McCabe was excellent in the playoffs and has shown he can handle hard matchups.
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Not surprised they are talking.
I'm not one to have a favourite player but if I did it would be him.
I'm not one to have a favourite player but if I did it would be him.
That's good news. He's our 2nd best defenseman. Wish it was done already. Hopefully we get him at a good price and term.
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I am just not sure what they are trying to do constructing an old defence core. 4 of the top 6 will be 30+ when the playoffs start. Not sure if that's an issue or not, just saying it's not a young defence core. Do teams win the cup with an older D core, and aging every season obviously.
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For the right price, let's do it. His current cap hit is a deal. For the wrong price, ain't no one gonna like him ten minutes after it's signed.
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He should get a slight raise to probably 5ish per.
Remember Chicago retained half his cap.
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Yeah this is a bit concerning but at the same time poor developing of defenseman have put them in this position.
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Vegas had guys who were 33, 35 and 32. Florida had guys who were 29, 33, 32..and the youngest 27.
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I mean a good d-man is a good d-man, McCabe hasn't shown any signs of slowing down anytime soon. That being said you're not wrong, the Leafs have unfortunately done a piss poor job of developing any young D for the most part, so this is the price we have to pay. Hopefully Niemela, Danford, Chadwick and some others can step up, or Liljegren can finally show that he's a legitimate top 4 guy.
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He's been very good. People want functional physical players and he's that. He hits hard and he's tough as nails. He's shown solid offensive tools as well. I'm hoping he's back for awhile longer.
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We have a plethora of guys who could become bottom pairing NHLers... Danford, Chadwick and Niemela are the only ones with any likelihood of being more. But, the first two are years away from being in their D prime... which is typically 25ish.
The challenge as always, is if it isn't McCabe who is it? Not many UFA's younger... not many better at what he does. So, either we extend McCabe, overpay for a UFA, or trade away futures for a slightly younger version of McCabe, that someone is willing to trade. I'm kind of done with trading away futures for the time being.
He's the type of D man you can win with, love his compete. We need more of him, not less.
The challenge as always, is if it isn't McCabe who is it? Not many UFA's younger... not many better at what he does. So, either we extend McCabe, overpay for a UFA, or trade away futures for a slightly younger version of McCabe, that someone is willing to trade. I'm kind of done with trading away futures for the time being.
He's the type of D man you can win with, love his compete. We need more of him, not less.
Dreakmur
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5.625 for McCabe would be ugly.
He’s shown that he can handle tough matchups by being a team-worst minus 7 in his two playoff runs?
Last year was the first time he’s been a top-4 defender. Was that because he suddenly improved at age 30, or was it just by default because the rest of the blueline was bad?
He’ll be 32 when this next contract kicks in. Do we want to pay top-4 money for a declining player who wasn’t even a no-doubt top-4 guy at his peak?
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Almost all of this is wrong lol. McCabe was genuinely good, to the point where he elevated a nobody in Simon Benoit as well. They received the hardest matchups against Boston and were even at 5v5 GA/GF, plus gave up the fewest shots and scoring chances against when they were on the ice. McCabe was also primarily matched against Pastrnak (and when he wasn't, he was matched against Marchand), and kept them both largely off the scoresheet. In particular he was a rock from games 5-7, not his fault this overrated offense can't score.
If we had a high end NHL ready LD prospect I would say let him walk but we don’t so we need this guy. He’s gonna get a nice raise, like the player bud nervous about this contract.
All for re-signing McCabe. Definitely someone you want on your team.
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He doesn't think the game well enough to be a top 3 defender on a team thats actually a threat. Signing him would be a bad decision, but the facade must continue.
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McCabe is excellent. We should absolutely re-sign him. Despite his age, he doesn’t have the playoff miles which should help as he gets older.
I’d also give him an A, but that seems unlikely so we can keep ol’ Marney and JT content.
I’d also give him an A, but that seems unlikely so we can keep ol’ Marney and JT content.
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Logical to re-sign him if that’s what he wants to do. If they don’t sign him they’ll be looking for him in free agency, so get it done. He’s on a 4x4, so 4x5 is about right.
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Has a $4mm cap hit now, and will get a raise.
Tanev got 6 years.
Could be a scary time in 3 years.
Tanev got 6 years.
Could be a scary time in 3 years.
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I'd be all for this signing, as McCabe was a warrior for us in the playoffs. Admittedly, a bit concerned about the term and AAV Treliving might hand out here.
Liljegren at $3 million per and Tanev at 6 x $4.5 million per = What would McCabe worth be to our current GM ?
Liljegren at $3 million per and Tanev at 6 x $4.5 million per = What would McCabe worth be to our current GM ?
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