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If Kerfoot got picked up by Seattle how close do you think Dubas would have flirted with an offer to Hyman?
Rumor: Zach Hyman is signing in Edmonton - Done deal per James Mirtle
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Arzak
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The Isles failed to win anything with JT in his prime at 5.6 M. The face of the franchise was already cpt. underpants. It sets an internal cap in motion by overpaying for UFA we did not need, could not afford and had no place for with Matthews already locked as 1 C.
All this crap so JT can play 2C for his hometown. We got feel-good story for the editor in Leaf and fraked any chances we had on signing #34 to a decent contract. Hence meh playoff efforts from the whole team and contracts as close to UFA as possible.
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I don't agree with the Kunitz comparison, but I agree with everything else you're saying.
kb
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Never interrupt an enemy when they are in the process of destroying themselves.
I'd like to see Toronto go hard after Jaden Schwartz. He's be a great addition to the top 6, as long as he's not looking for 7-8 years.
Scoring plays die on Zach Hyman's stick. Great work ethic. No scoring touch. Once he gets the puck, if he doesn't turn it over and manages to funnel it to teammate the best thing he could do is pretty much head to the bench. Mission accomplished.
I would still smile if the Leafs gave Edmonton a 7th-round pick for the Oilers to sign him to 8x5. It would save the Leafs from themselves.
I don't care if the Leafs get a third, fourth, fifth, sixth or conditional seventh-round pick; a bag of pucks; a $20 Tim Horton's card; or nothing at all if the Oilers would only relieve them of the possibility of overpaying Hyman on a long-term contract.
A three- or four-year deal at no more than $4-million would be fine with me. Any more term or money would displease me. I even think 4x$4 is a bit overly generous. 3x$3.5 would be more like it.
I would still smile if the Leafs gave Edmonton a 7th-round pick for the Oilers to sign him to 8x5. It would save the Leafs from themselves.
I don't care if the Leafs get a third, fourth, fifth, sixth or conditional seventh-round pick; a bag of pucks; a $20 Tim Horton's card; or nothing at all if the Oilers would only relieve them of the possibility of overpaying Hyman on a long-term contract.
A three- or four-year deal at no more than $4-million would be fine with me. Any more term or money would displease me. I even think 4x$4 is a bit overly generous. 3x$3.5 would be more like it.
ok all of this is irrelevant to Hyman not being worth $5M over 8 years. If we just started a rebuild and couldn't reach the floor its still a terrible deal. 29 yr old with serious knee injury recently is not someone to give 8 years $5M
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I don't think it made any difference. I suspect he made him a reasonable offer to stay but Dubas was never going to pay what Edmonton is offering.
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The only screwup would be to bring Hyman back at that price.
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mcleex
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He'll be great for them in the first few years. But that'll be a horrible contract by years 4-5+
But that's another GMs problem
But that's another GMs problem
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You knew it would happen simply because a hard working player didn’t fit in with the rest of the floaters
Double agent. Love itMaybe Hyman is actually being the ultimate Leaf here…
1) Goes to Edmonton on outrageous contract;
2) Puts Edmonton in salary cap purgatory;
3) Edmonton can’t resign McDavid in 2026;
4) Leafs sign McDavid with money from expiring Tavares/Marner;
5) Hyman is traded back to Leafs at 50% and hoists the Cup in 2027!
6) Hyman is all-time Leaf hero.
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Love the guy so much and I'm happy he is getting a big payday. I'm especially happy he is getting that big payday somewhere else...
They're not the exact same player, but they'll fill a similar role. Having played with Matthews and Marner, Edmonton already knows Hyman can play with too talent and can handle enormous minutes. It's a bonus that he's a quality PK option and a solid PP choice as well. A Swiss Army Knife South of 30 years old, capable of scoring 60 points McDavid, isn't bad for slightly north of 5 million.
Clarkson 2.0 waiting at the door.
The NHL pays well enough that other similarly dedicated, devoted and talented players are available at a lesser cost. The trick is to find them.
It's a puzzler than someone wants $7-$8 million more? How often do people walk away from more money in life?
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He'd be signing in Edmonton for a million less than offered elsewhere. Here it would be 2 million less. Good on him.
I hear ya....but after taxes...take home about 500-600K a year? For sure that's a lot but enough to leave the place he loves...loved enough to force his way out of FLA to get to....the place where he owns businesses and has endorsement opportunities to make up lost $$ on his contract.
Hey it's his life and his future if he chooses that more power to him I'm just surprised is all.
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