I know what you’re thinking and you’re right, Nylander has value on the trade market and to open up the capspace to improve the blueline to the degree that you’d want to improve it, you basically HAVE to include Nylander in any deal. Full NMC’s for John Tavares, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner would leave … Read more
Just running a clean sheet. Did you hear that Babcock is still a weird piece of garbage? https://x.com/spittinchiclets/status/1701599904655950062?s=20 Good ol’ Babs is going to have to keep his head down and just coach the game for a while I think. As for current Leafs news, the team signed Noah Gregor to a PTO: https://x.com/TLNdc/status/1701245932707172844?s=20 The … Read more
Somebody thought it was a good idea to re-sign Sheldon Keefe to a multi year contract. I’m not sold on Keefe in Toronto, but hope I’m wrong: There’s something about his inability to adjust on the fly during the playoffs that drives me insane. He has also had “his guys,” like Justin Holl, play far … Read more
The deal is signed, Auston Matthews will be a Leaf another 5 years. This coming season will still see Matthews as the 4th highest AAV in the NHL, behind Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Artemi Panarin, but yes, he is set to become the highest paid player in the league starting in 2024. I know … Read more
Step 1: Do the work Step 2: Get paid It’s hilarious that everybody agrees that the Leafs core should have done that but not your average worker 😀
My first thought when discussing adding players on PTO’s is this: if they do well, can the Leafs even keep them? They’re so close to the cap ceiling and have few to no players that are waiver exempt. It’s a tough task, but it’s possible for sure. First off, any player that earns a standard … Read more
We’re just over 2 months from opening night and the team is hot garbage, Auston Matthews and William Nylander continue to hold out for as much money as they can possibly get on their new contracts and Kyle Dubas, now the GM of the Pittsburgh Penguins, continues to try to pry his people out of … Read more
Samsonov’s agent, Don Meehan: “Ilya plans to be in Toronto very soon, he’s anxious to get back and start working out. He was well-schooled (in prepping for the arbitration hearing). There are no hard feelings with the Leafs, now we move forward.” That’s a great attitude from the goaltender, as the general consensus is that … Read more
I’m calling it. These are the dog days of summer, where very little happens and nobody seems to care. There’s little news to report, other than Ilya Samsonov’s salary arbitration case, which is scheduled for July 21st. By simply filing for arbitration Samsonov opened up a second buyout window for the Leafs, which they’re expected … Read more
Rumours are still circulating that the Leafs aren’t done remolding their team. More specifically, it’s the defense that’s lacking in elements that new GM, Brad Treliving prefers, which is a bigger, sturdier, nastier group to play against. This would be in stark contrast to what was built under the previous GM, Karl Dumba, or something … Read more