Where do Maple Leaf players live?

[HarryLime]

Nylander lives in Kings Landing

 

[Anthrax442]

Nylander lives in Kings Landing

 

[Wami]

No, no they don't. Most AHL players make 5 figures. It's when they're called up that they make the big money. A stint in the nhl could be equivalent to an entire years salary to these guys.

I think you're mistaken.

My bad! You guys are a right. The more you know...

 

[Willy Styles]

Babcock lives in the 4 seasons downtown, my uncle who's a limo driver dropped him off their last week.

 

[nsleaf]

Tampa Bay area

 

[SiddCosby*]

now the

 

[Wami]

Now for the bonus question

To the people that live close to them or in the same building

post your pics of the buildings and streets!

So we can see if they really live like millionaire sports athletes

 

[armi5718]

Connor Brown lives with his mom and dad in Etobicoke.

 

[Semantics]

Exactly, I know a couple there who recently just bought a condo around Maple Leaf Square, dont know what they paid thats not my business but I can guarantee you they're not millionaires. Just have a really good paying job

Lol, these guys don't live in random closet sized studio or 1 br units like the peasants, they live in the penthouse units.

Check out the footage of Kessel's unit at RoCP in 24/7, there are a lot of average people living in those buildings but none in a unit like that.

 

[Semantics]

I personally don't think real estate is a sound investment option. If you read Nate Silver's book "The Signal and the Noise", he covers there that when you adjust for inflation, homeowners since the Great Depression have averaged about a 2% ROI. That's factoring in cost of home ownership, such as maintenance, taxes, interest paid to lenders, etc.

Depends on the location, a place like Toronto or San Jose that's growing and likely to have high demand for years to come may be a good place to invest.

A place like Detroit, or maybe even Vancouver (due to being severely overpriced relative to wages), maybe not so much.

The 2% ROI is presumably mostly from rent, or if you live in the property, what you save in rent. In aggregate there's no reason prices should outpace inflation in the long run, as that would be unsustainable.

 

[bigfreeze]

Brian Burke lived near the Bayview and DVP area (his daughter was in the same class as my nephew, and Burkie would show up to some school BBQs)

J.S Giguere also lived there when he was here.

 

[Doug Gilmour]

This is something I speculated on a while back.
Living in a Cap world, every organization wants to get an edge.

What would stop the Leafs from building this amazing, say 10 million dollar plus mansion/complex somewhere in the city. It would have multiple units in it, say 7 or 8 sub units in it (or more?). Amazing gym, workout rooms, in a gated private area.

"UNITS" could be offered to players, families, UFA's as temporary lodging... I know players often live in hotel rooms sometimes for weeks/months pending their contract status. Something like "as a member of the organization we also have this space available for you and your family, coming to a city you don't know and hunting for a place to live, here's a 4-5 star dwelling you can "use as a member of the team".

Not trying to "skirt the salary cap", but wouldn't this be a huge bonus to any player as say a UFA, knowing their accommodation was included for a crazy low monthly rate, in a building with teammates etc and other families? How could the league see this a cap circumvention in any way? Just the team offering a place to live for a dirt cheap rate. Cannot be quantified monetarily for cap reasons.

I am surprised this hasn't happened yet in sport.

It happens every day around where I live with migrant workers, we call them bunkhouses. We all want our freedom and privacy from work and other people so I wouldn't agree with this "unit" plan. I'd be more onboard with an a subdivision or neighbourhood where they all live in the general area.

 

[Stigma]

Don't forget Oakville!

Ed Belfour lives in Oakville (as does Ron McLean). There's actually a lot of athletes out there. My friend lives down the street from Donovan Bailey and next door to Bob Probert's brother.

I think the Nylander family are somewhere in Mississauga. The Strome family are walking distance from my home.

 

[SenorDingDong]

You have to be a millionaire to live in the downtown-ish neighborhoods in Toronto anyway. The young kids seem to live in the condos around the ACC, but I imagine if and when the team has those long standing veteran again, you'll see them in Forest Hill, the Bridle Path and those kids of places again.

This is 100% false from someone who has lived in the "downtown-ish" neighborhoods for many years.

Where are you guys getting the idea that you need to be a millionaire to own a condo downtown? Condos range from $300k - millions. Lots of people own a condo downtown without being millionaires.

I am curious as well. I get the impression it is coming from individuals who have never actually lived downtown before.

 

[NikoPopp]

I personally don't think real estate is a sound investment option. If you read Nate Silver's book "The Signal and the Noise", he covers there that when you adjust for inflation, homeowners since the Great Depression have averaged about a 2% ROI. That's factoring in cost of home ownership, such as maintenance, taxes, interest paid to lenders, etc.

Over the short term, you can make a lot of money, though.

But that doesn't factor in the idea that you're paying yourself back over time so that when you're retired you don't have a mortgage anymore.

Renting your whole life means that you will have paid about the same as a mortgage every month but at the end you have nothing to show for it.

 

[BayStreetBully]

I think it's great the Leafs remain such a big part of the city. They live here all throughout the year while playing, and continue to live here after retirement. Heck, some of them even live here *before* their playing days...

A bit different than the situation of the Jays or Raptors, who by virtue of citizenship will almost always reside in the US during the off-season and after retirement.

 

[Sniper99]

Don't forget Oakville!

Ed Belfour lives in Oakville (as does Ron McLean). There's actually a lot of athletes out there. My friend lives down the street from Donovan Bailey and next door to Bob Probert's brother.

I think the Nylander family are somewhere in Mississauga. The Strome family are walking distance from my home.

I like Oakville, nice area been about 23 years since I've been out that way but my cousin and her family live there.

 

[mobizziness]

I have ran into james reimer multiple times walking north to the ACC from bay & queens quay for what it's worth

 

[Mad Brills*]

I've seen a few jays that live around the charles/bay area.

 

[Mad Brills*]

why did you post a photo of TPS HQ?

 

[Mad Brills*]

This is 100% false from someone who has lived in the "downtown-ish" neighborhoods for many years.



I am curious as well. I get the impression it is coming from individuals who have never actually lived downtown before.

"downtown" can be up to dufferin honestly.

 

[Clark4Ever]

I recently moved my family into a new development in the hometown of Jeff O'Neill, in King City. Great little town.

 

[Jerkini]

Owning a nice house in downtown Toronto is where you need to be a millionaire. You probably need Sundin's income to afford a Forrest Hill McMansion.

 

[Stephen]

That's police headquarters.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Owning a nice house in downtown Toronto is where you need to be a millionaire. You probably need Sundin's income to afford a Forrest Hill McMansion.

Good luck finding one.