Kimota
ROY DU NORD!!!
I think he is here to stay
Perhaps. But we don't have to.
I think he is here to stay
Ghule and Newhook for Marner
nowatching the carolina/NYR game and man I would offer the moon for Svechnikov...Hurricanes kinda need a 2C since KK completely lost it but we do not have a 2c to spare... and I saw that they might lose 3 of their D's this summer..and the 3 others next summer..they do have nice D prospects in Morrow and Nikishin but, I assume they will need more.
So, if Brady Skjei and Brett Pesce decide to walk this summer, I would offer :
Mike Matheson + Mailloux or Xhekaj + Calgary's 1st round pick in 2025
for
Andrei Svechnikov
Yeah, but then we eventually get into the playoffs and he disappears while we pay him $11M. Not a good thing
Huberdeau is a sunny weather kind of guy and very much hated having to ditch his flip flops (and Lambos) for Calgary. I think he’d waive and let his tax experts soft land the tax bite best they can.I don’t see Huberdeau waiving for a Cali team (or any US team for that matter), his heavy bonus contract will get whacked by taxes.
If that was the case he’d have simply gone UfA instead of immediately signing an extension w Cgy after being tradedHuberdeau is a sunny weather kind of guy and very much hated having to ditch his flip flops (and Lambos) for Calgary. I think he’d waive and let his tax experts soft land the tax bite best they can.
He took the bird at hand rather than 2 in the bush. Got more than well-paid for a career year. I think that was just him jumping on an offer he couldn’t refuse.If that was the case he’d have simply gone UfA instead of immediately signing an extension w Cgy after being traded
Because that offer was so heavily bonus laden and his primary residence for most of the year is Ft Lauderdale…He took the bird at hand rather than 2 in the bush. Got more than well-paid for a career year. I think that was just him jumping on an offer he couldn’t refuse.
I'd do this in a second but unfortunately don't think Carolina bites. Slaf Dach Svech would be so funwatching the carolina/NYR game and man I would offer the moon for Svechnikov...Hurricanes kinda need a 2C since KK completely lost it but we do not have a 2c to spare... and I saw that they might lose 3 of their D's this summer..and the 3 others next summer..they do have nice D prospects in Morrow and Nikishin but, I assume they will need more.
So, if Brady Skjei and Brett Pesce decide to walk this summer, I would offer :
Mike Matheson + Mailloux or Xhekaj + Calgary's 1st round pick in 2025
for
Andrei Svechnikov
He could still keep that primary residence and play for LA, just as he’s keeping it now.Because that offer was so heavily bonus laden and his primary residence for most of the year is Ft Lauderdale…
I doubt they would purposely leak the Newhook trade. Very unprofessional. Not saying much for opposing GM.I think Basu, probably Godin and Engels get fed tidbits.
I think management does something like that to get a person with credibility to quash rumours without the team needing to always come out and quiet things down, sort of a way to keep the media and hopefully be extension the fans quiet so they're not as distracting to players and potentially be more of a desired destination.
The fans and media make it not the best place, especially with the media part thar likes to run it like TMZ than a sports team.
Basu mentioned on their podcast last year to keep an eye on Newhook and that's who they traded for.
Now, will they get all the info? No, but they'll get some so we, the fans see they're getting things correct and actually trust them when they say "hey, nothing is going on"..
With Bergevin nothing came out, so the trades were mostly unexpected, but the media was just a joke and had no info on anything.
I think we could give up less and get Marner. Not because I’m saying “Marner sucks” or “Marner is average” because I think he’s a fantastic player. I think you need to consider (a) it’s the final year of his contract next year, (b) he has a $10.9 million cap hit which is a huge amount of money/would be somewhat of a deterrent for a trade, and (c) although I think he’s popular amongst the team, I think the leafs are looking to finally make drastic changes and shake things up. They aren’t getting rid of Neylander and Matthews. Tavares and Marner are likely on their way out.Ghule and Newhook for Marner
As a Habs fan, if you could be the Leafs GM for the day, you’d trade Matthews, Neylander, and Marner to the Habs for a bag of chips, a friendly handshake, and you’d retain their salary. I think we all would .Alright I'm gonna be honest here, when I came up with this, I was looking at it as "if I was GM of the Leafs" lol. The day before me and my pals would shooting the shit of what we would do if we would be in charge of the Leafs.
Calgary offered him 100 million.If that was the case he’d have simply gone UfA instead of immediately signing an extension w Cgy after being traded
Looks like the kid turned a corner and made himself into an important piece. I doubt he is available and even if he was The Rags would want more.Laff for our 5th
I think we could give up less and get Marner. Not because I’m saying “Marner sucks” or “Marner is average” because I think he’s a fantastic player. I think you need to consider (a) it’s the final year of his contract next year, (b) he has a $10.9 million cap hit which is a huge amount of money/would be somewhat of a deterrent for a trade, and (c) although I think he’s popular amongst the team, I think the leafs are looking to finally make drastic changes and shake things up. They aren’t getting rid of Neylander and Matthews. Tavares and Marner are likely on their way out.
If we took on his salary next year and offered Winnipegs First and maybe Jordan Harris it may be enough - maybe I’m crazy though. The only holdup may be that they are trading to us and we’re a rival. Plus, Marner has to waive his non trade clause.
Hire a precocious group of young PI's with a talking dog to get to the bottom of it...
And not be surprised at all when, with a little help from the forum ghosts, they captured "Ken Hughes" only to reveal that he was actually BargainBin in disguise
Meh. Better off keeping Guhle than setting the clock back several years and hoping the pick surpasses him eventually & in time to bolster our existing core young core before their current contracts expire.
If the cost to offload Anderson & Dvorak and take a flyer on Laine, is only Mesar & a late 1st, I'm in!
Not small enough.
Duchene's 1@3M is a good precedent. No reason or benefit to roll out 4yrs given PLDs track record.
I like the idea of targetting Zegras, but that roster is considerably better with Guhle over Z.
That’s right - $84M to be exact w $64M in bonus payouts. Playing hockey is their livelihood, it’s all about maximizing take home earnings especially for top end players where we’re talking generational wealthCalgary offered him 100 million.
Definitely hard to ignore the postive change in team performance of whichever team trades Dubois. I do question how Dubois would fit in with the team's locker room, not to mention the media attention that would come with having Dubois.
Let's Hope
I think we could give up less and get Marner. Not because I’m saying “Marner sucks” or “Marner is average” because I think he’s a fantastic player. I think you need to consider (a) it’s the final year of his contract next year, (b) he has a $10.9 million cap hit which is a huge amount of money/would be somewhat of a deterrent for a trade, and (c) although I think he’s popular amongst the team, I think the leafs are looking to finally make drastic changes and shake things up. They aren’t getting rid of Neylander and Matthews. Tavares and Marner are likely on their way out.
If we took on his salary next year and offered Winnipegs First and maybe Jordan Harris it may be enough - maybe I’m crazy though. The only holdup may be that they are trading to us and we’re a rival. Plus, Marner has to waive his non trade clause.
Laff for our 5th
Carolina is not trading Svechnikov - - especially not for that offer.watching the carolina/NYR game and man I would offer the moon for Svechnikov...Hurricanes kinda need a 2C since KK completely lost it but we do not have a 2c to spare... and I saw that they might lose 3 of their D's this summer..and the 3 others next summer..they do have nice D prospects in Morrow and Nikishin but, I assume they will need more.
So, if Brady Skjei and Brett Pesce decide to walk this summer, I would offer :
Mike Matheson + Mailloux or Xhekaj + Calgary's 1st round pick in 2025
for
Andrei Svechnikov