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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jan 14, 2019 11:23:48 GMT -5
 That's very thin down the left side. They could just barely afford to hold onto Marleau for the last year of his deal, but that defense is grim. If they could pawn him off, that's where some of that cash would need to go. Gardiner is a UFA, and someone will over pay for him. "Plug" ...  brilliant! |
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Post by blny on Jan 14, 2019 12:32:34 GMT -5
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Post by Willie Dog on Jan 14, 2019 13:41:48 GMT -5
That's very thin down the left side. They could just barely afford to hold onto Marleau for the last year of his deal, but that defense is grim. If they could pawn him off, that's where some of that cash would need to go. Gardiner is a UFA, and someone will over pay for him. I love it... The Leafs might be better off letting Arizona take Matthews on a offer sheet and using that money to get some D Maybe the Leafs should ask MB where they can find those plugs  |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jan 14, 2019 13:43:29 GMT -5
Congrats Josh, you were a warrior game in and game out and I loved watching you in a habs jersey. |
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Post by CentreHice on Jan 14, 2019 13:45:02 GMT -5
That's very thin down the left side. They could just barely afford to hold onto Marleau for the last year of his deal, but that defense is grim. If they could pawn him off, that's where some of that cash would need to go. Gardiner is a UFA, and someone will over pay for him. Do you expect Gardiner to be as good as gone? He's in the last year of his contract paying $4.05 mill. He might be involved with a deadline deal, so they don't let him walk for nothing. If they DO let him walk, Berg may pick him up a la Alzner. |
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Post by blny on Jan 14, 2019 13:55:46 GMT -5
That's very thin down the left side. They could just barely afford to hold onto Marleau for the last year of his deal, but that defense is grim. If they could pawn him off, that's where some of that cash would need to go. Gardiner is a UFA, and someone will over pay for him. Do you expect Gardiner to be as good as gone? He's in the last year of his contract paying $4.05 mill. He might be involved with a deadline deal, so they don't let him walk for nothing. If they DO let him walk, Berg may pick him up a la Alzner. He's gone. He's going to want more money, and they can't afford it. He'll get it, because the pickings are so slim on the UFA market. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jan 14, 2019 17:24:44 GMT -5
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Post by seventeen on Jan 14, 2019 17:46:22 GMT -5
That's very thin down the left side. They could just barely afford to hold onto Marleau for the last year of his deal, but that defense is grim. If they could pawn him off, that's where some of that cash would need to go. Gardiner is a UFA, and someone will over pay for him. As was obvious from the start, all the easy stuff was done in the first 3 or 4 years. Sell off, take on bad contracts, draft high. Now begins the hard stuff and building a team with too much top end talent has its own challenges. If I were Dubas, I'd look at trading one of Tavares, Marner or Matthews. IMO, I'd move Matthews. He has the most value and you should be able to get 2 or 3 very good players for him, who can be ghat depth. They'd still have Tavares, Marner and Reilly as the key elite players. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jan 14, 2019 18:46:24 GMT -5
So cool that he picked a picture of him in a habs Jersey... a hab through and through |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jan 14, 2019 18:58:31 GMT -5
So cool that he picked a picture of him in a habs Jersey... a hab through and through Never thought about it until you mentioned it ... he was so much a Hab he actually refused a deal that would have sent him to Toronto ... Cheers. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jan 14, 2019 19:02:05 GMT -5
So cool that he picked a picture of him in a habs Jersey... a hab through and through Never thought about it until you mentioned it ... he was so much a Hab he actually refused a deal that would have sent him to Toronto ... Cheers. Yep... what a deal that was,Rivet for Gorges and Patches... |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jan 14, 2019 21:31:58 GMT -5
Leafs give up 2 empty net goals in the 3rd to lose to the Avs... I love it
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Post by Tankdriver on Jan 14, 2019 22:03:39 GMT -5
I wonder if Kadri would be available? I don't see him as a Babcock favourite. Danualt and Benn with a pick?
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Post by Polarice on Jan 15, 2019 11:08:34 GMT -5
So cool that he picked a picture of him in a habs Jersey... a hab through and through Never thought about it until you mentioned it ... he was so much a Hab he actually refused a deal that would have sent him to Toronto ... Cheers. Hearing that he may be working in the NHL....probably a scout for someone. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jan 15, 2019 15:25:53 GMT -5
I wonder if Kadri would be available? I don't see him as a Babcock favourite. Danualt and Benn with a pick? Boy would we be a hated team... bGal, Domi, Kadri... add Marchand and we'd be over the top |
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Post by franko on Jan 15, 2019 17:53:42 GMT -5
I wonder if Kadri would be available? I don't see him as a Babcock favourite. Danualt and Benn with a pick? Boy would we be a hated team... bGal, Domi, Kadri... add Marchand and we'd be over the top new whipping boy. Kadri: 9 - 17 - -7 Drouin: 13 - 21 - -3 |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jan 15, 2019 19:49:17 GMT -5
Boy would we be a hated team... bGal, Domi, Kadri... add Marchand and we'd be over the top new whipping boy. Kadri: 9 - 17 - -7 Drouin: 13 - 21 - -3 Actually Drouin played well the past 2 games, let's see what he does tonight |
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Post by Cranky on Jan 16, 2019 18:08:04 GMT -5
I wonder if Kadri would be available? I don't see him as a Babcock favourite. Danualt and Benn with a pick? Boy would we be a hated team... bGal, Domi, Kadri... add Marchand and we'd be over the top With those three, we will need another top notch deterrent because our games are going to take an edge. Kind of odd because we have the smallest team in the NHL. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 23:09:19 GMT -5
Islanders with a 2-0 win over the Capitals--now tied with Toronto at 60 points.
John who?
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Post by jkr on Jan 19, 2019 9:53:20 GMT -5
I don't have the right cable package so I rely on TSN/Sportsnet for the Habs highlights. Turned TSN on this morning &, of course, we get the full Leafs post mortem. They spent the first 6 minutes of the show breaking down the Leaf game.  Of course, that doesn't give them enough time to give decent coverage for the rest of the league. I saw Tatar's goals & that was about it for MTL highlights. At least they gave the Flames some attention. |
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Post by blny on Jan 19, 2019 13:25:34 GMT -5
I don't have the right cable package so I rely on TSN/Sportsnet for the Habs highlights. Turned TSN on this morning &, of course, we get the full Leafs post mortem. They spent the first 6 minutes of the show breaking down the Leaf game. Of course, that doesn't give them enough time to give decent coverage for the rest of the league. I saw Tatar's goals & that was about it for MTL highlights. At least they gave the Flames some attention. NHL.com does a good job creating 5 minute packages for games. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jan 21, 2019 12:37:26 GMT -5
... a little louder for the people in the back ...
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Post by CentreHice on Jan 21, 2019 15:14:34 GMT -5
HF Toronto--lots of posts calling for Babcock to be fired. Fickle group. 9 games ago, Stanley was all but travelling just a few blocks from the Hall of Fame. All hail Shanahan, Dubas, and Babcock! 3-6-0 later...  In my estimation, they're ahead of schedule. Everybody knows their D needs improvement in order to take on the likes of Tampa, Winnipeg over the course of a series. |
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Post by blny on Jan 21, 2019 15:26:52 GMT -5
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Post by folatre on Feb 3, 2019 19:41:16 GMT -5
Salty, jeje, Elias Lindholm mocks Carolina and their fans after Calgary's victory.
Not too surprising that trade is not working out for Carolina. Don Waddell has a pretty poor record as a GM in the league, though in fairness the big Carolina-Calgary blockbuster was one part hockey, one part economics. Dundon did not want to be saddled with too many big time longish deals for top RFAs (which is the reality of the contemporary NHL), so I guess Waddell did what he could, sort of.
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Post by seventeen on Feb 4, 2019 15:58:07 GMT -5
Waddell was a mistake from the start. Dundon is cheap, plain and simple. How many assistant GM's turned down that job after Ron Francis was let go? 6, 7? That's not a coincidence. Either they weren't offered the autonomy, the term needed to be successful, or an appropriate salary. Waddell obviously didn't care about any of those things. Pay attention to the guys he hired, because they won't be Grade A material. What's Carolina most famous for this year? Their end of game fan 'celebrations'. That's a good basis for success on the ice. Dazzle them with packaging, not content.
Waddell would be one of the top 5 GM's I'd be looking to trade with.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2019 17:14:16 GMT -5
Salty, jeje, Elias Lindholm mocks Carolina and their fans after Calgary's victory. Not too surprising that trade is not working out for Carolina. Don Waddell has a pretty poor record as a GM in the league, though in fairness the big Carolina-Calgary blockbuster was one part hockey, one part economics. Dundon did not want to be saddled with too many big time longish deals for top RFAs (which is the reality of the contemporary NHL), so I guess Waddell did what he could, sort of. Meanwhile, Calgary's quietly having a stellar season. TSN is more interested in talking Leafs and Jets, but aren't saying too much about Calgary's season. |
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Post by blny on Feb 5, 2019 13:25:48 GMT -5
Leafs and Matthews agree to extension. 5 years and $11.634 million aav. My gut says Marner wants as much term as possible. If he signs for 8, he isn't taking less than $12 million per. What they'd be faced with is below, without moving out Marleau - who has a nmc/ntc. They're thin on lw, and defense. Kapanen likely goes to shore up the defense. Even if Marner signs the exact same deal as Matthews, they're still $1 million over what everyone is expecting the cap to go to.  |
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Post by blny on Feb 5, 2019 13:42:18 GMT -5
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Post by blny on Feb 5, 2019 13:44:28 GMT -5
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brilliant! 
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