Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] F Max Pacioretty signs with the Maple Leafs (1 year, $873.77k; +$600k GP bonus)

[Eyeseeing]

Hmmm
I think it’s a decent idea and price

 

[jackjohnson]

1 dollar?!? thats actually funny

Heard its 0 now since they had to buy a costco hotdog for kessel

 

[Edgelord]

Heard its 0 now since they had to buy a costco hotdog for kessel

I'm a huge Leafs homer and even I can't see how the NHL doesn't go over this. What are the odds the LTIR adds up to 1$ under the perfect amount

 

[TheDoldrums]

I'm a huge Leafs homer and even I can't see how the NHL doesn't go over this. What are the odds the LTIR adds up to 1$ under the perfect amount

The odds are great when you sign a contract designed to do just that. There’s a reason Patches signed for such a specific amount, if you’re using LTIR you want to be as close to the limit as possible for maximum relief. They did this two years ago with ZAR, waited until right before the season started and signed him to a very specific cap hit.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Domi - Matthews - Marner
Pacioretty - Tavares - Nylander
Knies - Jarnkrok - Robertson
Lorentz - Kampf - Reeves

 

[AcerComputer]

McMann - Matthews - Marner
Knies - Tavares - Nylander
Pacioretty - Domi - Robertson
Lorentz - Kampf - Holmberg
*Reeves, Jarnkrok (LTIR), Dewar (IR)

 

[HabsQC]

Montreal traded him, was he suppose to stop playing hockey that day in support of the team?

No he just wasn't supposed to play for Toronto.

Habs legend Josh Gorges once blocked a trade to Toronto because it felt too weird playing for them. That's the spirit !

More seriously I know he can't say no to any opportunity where he's at in his career and he did well to secure a deal. I just wish it was with another team

 

[NyQuil]

No he just wasn't supposed to play for Toronto.

Habs legend Josh Gorges once blocked a trade to Toronto because it felt too weird playing for them. That's the spirit !

Chris Neil retired rather than play for the Montreal Canadiens.

Senators fan favourite Chris Neil retires from NHL

Neil, 38, was drafted by the Sens in 1998, played his first NHL game in 2001 and spent his entire career with the team. The Markdale, Ont., native said he's spoiled and blessed to have played for the Senators and made Ottawa his home, saying he felt like an underdog his whole career. The...

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

[TheDoldrums]

No he just wasn't supposed to play for Toronto.

Habs legend Josh Gorges once blocked a trade to Toronto because it felt too weird playing for them. That's the spirit !

More seriously I know he can't say no to any opportunity where he's at in his career and he did well to secure a deal. I just wish it was with another team

Josh Gorges blocked a trade to a terrible Leafs team years before they drafted Matthews. Patches wouldn’t have signed with that version of Toronto either.

 

[HockeyVirus]

No he just wasn't supposed to play for Toronto.

Habs legend Josh Gorges once blocked a trade to Toronto because it felt too weird playing for them. That's the spirit !

More seriously I know he can't say no to any opportunity where he's at in his career and he did well to secure a deal. I just wish it was with another team

Patches had several teams interested. People talk about him like he will play 5 games and fall apart and is no good even if he plays. Remains to be seen health wise but he can still play when healthy

 

[BB79]

Dude is so washed, should be highly entertaining

 

[The Management]

No he just wasn't supposed to play for Toronto.

Habs legend Josh Gorges once blocked a trade to Toronto because it felt too weird playing for them. That's the spirit !

More seriously I know he can't say no to any opportunity where he's at in his career and he did well to secure a deal. I just wish it was with another team

Yeah. It was always really weird to see Mike Komisarek and later Tomas Plekanec in blue and white.

 

[HabsQC]

Chris Neil retired rather than play for the Montreal Canadiens.

Senators fan favourite Chris Neil retires from NHL

Neil, 38, was drafted by the Sens in 1998, played his first NHL game in 2001 and spent his entire career with the team. The Markdale, Ont., native said he's spoiled and blessed to have played for the Senators and made Ottawa his home, saying he felt like an underdog his whole career. The...

ca.news.yahoo.com

Respect

 

[HabsQC]

Josh Gorges blocked a trade to a terrible Leafs team years before they drafted Matthews. Patches wouldn’t have signed with that version of Toronto either.

It wasn't because they sucked...

The 30-year-old defenseman was still traded by Montreal; however, he wielded his limited no-trade clause to go to Buffalo, home of the NHL’s worst team in 2013-14, not Toronto, home of a team he’d “grown to hate.”

(NBC Sports)

With that said I agree it's true that a rebuilding team is less attractive, especially for a 35 year old like Patches.

Patches had several teams interested. People talk about him like he will play 5 games and fall apart and is no good even if he plays. Remains to be seen health wise but he can still play when healthy

Never said he would fall apart. He's 35 and got some serious injuries the last few seasons. It's not like every team called for his services.

But for the record I believe he could be scoring 30 goals this year. If he's in shape he could still be effective. His playoff performance has always been disappointing though.

Yeah. It was always really weird to see Mike Komisarek and later Tomas Plekanec in blue and white.

Agreed

Kaberle with the Habs was very weird also.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Never said he would fall apart. He's 35 and got some serious injuries the last few seasons. It's not like every team called for his services.

True, but also not like the Leafs were the only team interested is all I meant.

But for the record I believe he could be scoring 30 goals this year. If he's in shape he could still be effective. His playoff performance has always been disappointing though.

I don't think he will get the playtime to score that much to be honest. Unless crazy injuries happen, most likely he is on our third line and PP2, and if he is not playing really well he could be in the press box.

Game 1 we are scratching McMann because Berube wanted more from him, but 99% of Leaf fans believe McMann is way better than Patches and we love how he plays the game.

 

[dirtydanglez]

nice pick up for the leafs.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Ok now he's officially the Habs worst captain in history

thats just stupid, Doug Gilmour was a hab and he's still one of our all time fav players and his number has been retired too. who gives a shit I mean really

 

[HabsQC]

thats just stupid, Doug Gilmour was a hab and he's still one of our all time fav players and his number has been retired too. who gives a shit I mean really

PAcioretty had the worst captain title long before he was a leaf. Him signing with the Leafs just makes it worse. Gilmour is an all time great. Apples and oranges. But I do seem more to care than you, so does Josh Gorges.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

PAcioretty had the worst captain title long before he was a leaf. Him signing with the Leafs just makes it worse. Gilmour is an all time great. Apples and oranges. But I do seem more to care than you, so does Josh Gorges.

I honestly dont give a shit what Josh Gorges thinks lol and I thought u were calling him the worst just cause hes a Leaf now. I dont know why you care though, he hasnt been a hab for a long long time.

 

[HabsQC]

I honestly dont give a shit what Josh Gorges thinks lol and I thought u were calling him the worst just cause hes a Leaf now. I dont know why you care though, he hasnt been a hab for a long long time.

I mean care is a big word. I guess it's the same feeling as seeing an ex with a dude you can't stand

 

[MoneyManny]

I mean care is a big word. I guess it's the same feeling as seeing an ex with a dude you can't stand

For me it's the same feeling as seeing a toxic ex you dumped with a dude you hate.

The Leafs and the man we named Patioready deserve each other.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

I mean care is a big word. I guess it's the same feeling as seeing an ex with a dude you can't stand

I guess I just don't hate the habs enough to know what your talking about, really dont care if my teams past players join any team
I used to be like you though, I dunno if my fandom is just dying or if I just grew up

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

He looked way better than I thought he would , Not sure why habs fans care that he's on the leafs , Patches captained a pretty mediocre/irrelevant time in habs history and its not like he was a fan favorite.

If it was somebody like PK or Koivu joining the leafs I'd get it but Patches? Meh