Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] Michael Bunting signs with the Maple Leafs (2 years, $900k AAV)

[The90]

Can I borrow some of your lucky charms?

Going through old troll posts are hilarious

 

[BobClarkesfrontteeth]

What does top 50 prospect mean here? According to who?

I have seen some top 50 prospects lists for NHL where the Leafs have 0 prospects in top 50...

I follow the prospects in the league pretty closely so I am really interested in seeing this list. Robertson is a consensus top 30 prospect (one outlier has him ranked in the 30's) Neimla top 50 on every list I have seen and Knies is around the 50- 60 mark with several respected sources saying he has top 10 up side. Eveyone thinks a prospect has to a Byfield to be any good and that is not the case. Detriot in the 1990's and early 2000's made a living on guys just like these three.

 

[Just a Fan]

Meh, he is declining and he has not made a difference for Leafs success in the playoffs so far. 11M for a 2nd line C is too much

He played what....3 minutes last year in the playoffs? Not sure what you expected in those minutes....

 

[Just a Fan]

What does top 50 prospect mean here? According to who?

I have seen some top 50 prospects lists for NHL where the Leafs have 0 prospects in top 50...

By "some", that would mean multiple lists....shouldn't be to hard for you to post a link to one of those....

 

[The Real JT]

7 pages of this. Really? This is old news and not a new signing.

Let me recap the take home message:
“Oooh look at this great UFA my team signed. What a great pick and savvy move.”

Save that for your home team’s message board. We’ve got some similar threads on the Isles’ board and I’m sure the rest of the league’s fans have no interest in listening to that chatter.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

7 pages of this. Really? This is old news and not a new signing.

Let me recap the take home message:
“Oooh look at this great UFA my team signed. What a great pick and savvy move.”

Save that for your home team’s message board. We’ve got some similar threads on the Isles’ board and I’m sure the rest of the league’s fans have no interest in listening to that chatter.

I mean...if you weren't interested you could have just moved along to the next thread? Crazy concept I know.

 

[ACC1224]

7 pages of this. Really? This is old news and not a new signing.

Let me recap the take home message:
“Oooh look at this great UFA my team signed. What a great pick and savvy move.”

Save that for your home team’s message board. We’ve got some similar threads on the Isles’ board and I’m sure the rest of the league’s fans have no interest in listening to that chatter.

Stay strong during this difficult time. We're all rooting for you.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Here you go, Leaf fans. Have at it. I was wrong about Bunting's impact this year.

See? Being right 9 times out of 10, I'm okay admitting when I'm wrong that 1 time out of 10.

 

[inthe6ix]

Here you go, Leaf fans. Have at it. I was wrong about Bunting's impact this year.

See? Being right 9 times out of 10, I'm okay admitting when I'm wrong that 1 time out of 10.

 

[Kelly]

Pretending he's a top six player. It's ridiculous.

Are we able to pretend yet?

 

[FerrisRox]

Are we able to pretend yet?

I think it's safe to say, to quote MGMT, it's Time To Pretend!

 

[BAdvocate]

Coyote fans are glad Bunting is doing well....we won't feel quite as guilty when UFA Matthews signs with the Coyotes for less money than the Maple Leafs can offer in order to sign with his hometown team.

 

[Ziggdiezan]

Coyote fans are glad Bunting is doing well....we won't feel quite as guilty when UFA Matthews signs with the Coyotes for less money than the Maple Leafs can offer in order to sign with his hometown team.

Matthews probably isn't going to play in a stadium that has less occupants than the leafs do during practices

 

[Vukotal Recall]

Thanks for bringing this back. Still 100% on point. You're not a contender.

 

[Vukotal Recall]

Can I borrow some of your lucky charms?

Sure, whatever gets you through a round one of these decades.

 

[Ciao]

Thanks for bringing this back. Still 100% on point. You're not a contender.

So glad you think so

The human equivalent of Opposite Day!

 

[Vukotal Recall]

I live in reality. If I thought you were a contender, I would (ruefully) admit it. Thankfully, with your terrible goaltending, porous defence, and top-heavy forward group with little depth, I don't have to do that. BTW, Bunting has proven to be an excellent player, at least in his current circumstances.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I live in reality. If I thought you were a contender, I would (ruefully) admit it. Thankfully, with your terrible goaltending, porous defence, and top-heavy forward group with little depth, I don't have to do that. BTW, Bunting has proven to be an excellent player, at least in his current circumstances.

I think doing what they are doing despite the garbage goaltending they have gotten for the past 2-3 months proves they are a contender.

If they can do this well with dog shit goaltending imagine what they could do with a save

 

[The90]

Here you go, Leaf fans. Have at it. I was wrong about Bunting's impact this year.

See? Being right 9 times out of 10, I'm okay admitting when I'm wrong that 1 time out of 10.

It’s a hard job to always be right. You have to leave some victories for the small folk.

 

[Jerkbait]

Here you go, Leaf fans. Have at it. I was wrong about Bunting's impact this year.

See? Being right 9 times out of 10, I'm okay admitting when I'm wrong that 1 time out of 10.

Add 7 to that and now your talking...playing with the best goal scorer in the world and a top 10 winger certainly makes life a little easier for JR, who has been great himself

 

[BlueBaron]

Coyote fans are glad Bunting is doing well....we won't feel quite as guilty when UFA Matthews signs with the Coyotes for less money than the Maple Leafs can offer in order to sign with his hometown team.

Yeah. He wants to leave the Biggest hockey market in the world to play in front of 3500, while wondering if/when they will get moved, wondering if his paychecks will cash and never being on a competitive team.

Speaking from experience, your best chance at a homecoming is overpaying him on his last contract.

It took us a thousand tries before we got a star wanting to come home in his prime. Not to be mean but first try in a market with little going for it is beyond optimistic.

 

[The Kessel Run]

I live in reality. If I thought you were a contender, I would (ruefully) admit it. Thankfully, with your terrible goaltending, porous defence, and top-heavy forward group with little depth, I don't have to do that. BTW, Bunting has proven to be an excellent player, at least in his current circumstances.

Man, with an assessment like that, I'd have to guess we're on the outside of the playoff bubble looking in!

Seriously though, I am fully prepared for another 1st round loss this year....those are the breaks with the division alignment. Thanks for the guffaws.