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arso40 said:
He’s too smart to not be ready he has the body already we need a defensive center hi iq and can chip in he looks like he hits every need
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You want to be careful with his offensive game, it's still developing imo and it could be the difference between a 3C or 4C or a 2C in a few years time
 
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Confucius said:
I think the statement below should end any debate

In a recent edition of the Empty Netters Podcast, it was reported that Ryan O'Reilly stated that there is a pair in the Toronto Maple Leafs who will never win a Stanley Cup. Ryan O'Reilly is a well-respected forward in the NHL, having paid his dues to the league for 15 years.
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A pair? Could the duo be Dubas and Keefe, lol
 
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The past week with all the injuries piling up, 3 players are being mentioned by so called insiders or hockey reporters that they could see playing for the Leafs this season.

Let’s start with ROR
Contract is great, don’t think Leafs need any retention as long as Calle goes the other way.
Assets wise, it won’t be much as ROR is just okay.
Would it make sense for the Leafs? No as he is just okay but his brand is more attractive than his game.

Kadri.
Love him and want him back and he will help the current Leafs.
Assets wise will be a lot esp Leafs will need retention.

Marchand
Probably best of the three and will instantly gives the Leafs the X factor in playoffs.
Like Kadri, the assets to acquire him will be even more than Kadri.

Overall, I don’t like any of them due to the cap. If there is no cap, Marchand can and will play a key role in playoffs.
 
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WTFMAN99 said:
I don't think Kovacevic can get that.

My rationale is Zadorov got eyes from playing on Vancouver, mentioning he wanted to play for Toronto and his agent (Milstein) is pretty loud and gets eyes on him. He also ends up on highlight reels for big hits and some fights. He also put up unusually high offensive numbers in the playoffs.

Kovacevic will drop the gloves but for a 6'5 guy, he generally averages around a hit a game. He's playing in New Jersey which results in him flying under the radar, I am surprised Montreal didn't even get more for him.

So I won't outright dismiss the idea of a 5x5 offer for Kovacevic occurring, I just think there might be a perfect storm to get him for less. I could get my brain around a 4 year deal to something around 4.5-4.75M range if I had to though. I hope he had some Leafs pajamas growing up.
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I think his bottom line is probably the Tanev AAV. He's not exactly young either and there isn't a big sample size on the player. I dunno, maybe I have PTSD from the Jeff Fingers and Mike Komisarek's of the world, Leafs always seem to get burned when we hand out those contracts that could go either way. I guess I'm not really convinced Kovacevic is a legit top 4 guy yet, it's a lot of money to commit to the D if he's better suited as a 3rd pair. Management need to identify these targets before these players reach their payday imo.
 
Americanadian said:
I don't understand what the hold up is for the Robertson for Tomasino trade.
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Seems like a good hockey trade for two players who desperately need a change of scenery. Gives us another right handed player which we could use throughout the lineup and he’s from the GTA, maybe it’ll lite a fire under his ass.
 
TMLAM34 said:
Seems like a good hockey trade for two players who desperately need a change of scenery. Gives us another right handed player which we could use throughout the lineup and he’s from the GTA, maybe it’ll lite a fire under his ass.
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The Predators are one of the few teams that have an abundance of right handed forwards.
 
ULF_55 said:
Claude Giroux, 36, is UFA.
61% at the dot.
Playing 19 minutes a night.

Is he a rental candidate?
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I have him near the top of my list if he is available.

It doesn't look like he would want to move very far from Ottawa because of family reasons.
So an extension is plausible.
 
ULF_55 said:
Claude Giroux, 36, is UFA.
61% at the dot.
Playing 19 minutes a night.

Is he a rental candidate?
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He's going to re-sign in Ottawa and dwindle away as that organization is a joke.

Kind of pathetic that last night after playing a great game, it was him that had to face the media insteaf of their shit for brains captain.

I feel bad for Giroux. He's excellent and I'd love to have him but I imagine he wants to stay there as he s from the area.
 
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LeafChief said:
He's going to re-sign in Ottawa and dwindle away as that organization is a joke.

Kind of pathetic that last night after playing a great game, it was him that had to face the media insteaf of their shit for brains captain.

I feel bad for Giroux. He's excellent and I'd love to have him but I imagine he wants to stay there as he s from the area.
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I doubt he leaves, my wife teaches one of his sons and says Giroux loves living here.
 
Leaffan1991 said:
I doubt he leaves, my wife teaches one of his sons and says Giroux loves living here.
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I suppose he doesn't really care about winning then.

And I don't mean this in an insulting way.

Like regular Joe's, scrambling to get to the top of your "area of expertise", in time you recognize a pyramid needs fewer and fewer blocks at the top.

Enjoy the moment, regardless of where you are.
 
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LeafParade said:
I have him near the top of my list if he is available.

It doesn't look like he would want to move very far from Ottawa because of family reasons.
So an extension is plausible.
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Good friends with Marner as well. That would be a solid add.
 
I see a lot of you guys talking about Giroux

If he was cheap I'd take him on as a rental but I wouldn't offer him another contract

I think we're getting to old, we've got kids coming and a bunch of experienced guys but I think we need more of those mid to late 20's types in the primes of there careers

To do that we need to take some risks on younger guys like Tomasino for Robertson or trading for a guy like Frost
 
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Kiwi said:
I see a lot of you guys talking about Giroux

If he was cheap I'd take him on as a rental but I wouldn't offer him another contract

I think we're getting to old, we've got kids coming and a bunch of experienced guys but I think we need more of those mid to late 20's types in the primes of there careers

To do that we need to take some risks on younger guys like Tomasino for Robertson or trading for a guy like Frost
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Tacos.

For now and for the future.

No overpays.
 
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