Quoting: Random2152
Alright: Not too bad but a few things:
1) There is almost certainly no way in hell the Leafs can Orpik Marleau. He is too good to reasonably be bought out by whatever ****show of a team he gets sent to, and his NMC added to that means that collusion is the only real explanation. This would be axed by the league and massive punishment would follow. I would love if they somehow pulled it off, but it is just as credible an option as an offersheet is a threat.
2) Im not convinced Zaitzev has negative value, and neither do insiders. Among the ~200 hockey men running the league, someone will give him a shot for cheap. Im thinking a (conditional?) 5th. That specific return is just a weird hunch I have.
3) If Mitch were to get that money, they wouldn't be walking him to UFA. Say that at 6 years rather than 4 (wont do 5 either as the big 3 would all be up in 1 year - this has been reported by CJ I think).
4) Brown is worth more than that (IDK why he gets no love), if he went to EDM (would be a smart move for EDM) he could get a 2nd or JP if the rumours are really true they will trade JP.
5) That is a big overpay on Kapanen. He gets around that (just a touch more) if you go to 6 years (the Dvorak contract). On a bridge deal (2 years) he would get <=3.
6) Liljegren will likely not start with the Leafs, expect a mid season call up for him as he has been injured much of this year.
7) Johnsson likely gets a bit more aav and a longer term. He took a 1 year deal to get more money, so he will be looking for a longer bridge. Think ~3-4@2.5aav.
8)Im not sure Bracco is ready yet. Might be a mid season call up like Moore has been.
9) Babs has played everyone but Kapanen over Kapanen on the left wing, so lineup wise he will be a RW.
10) If we give sparks that kind of aav, it'll be for 3 years (expansion draft protection) like everyone else has been doing, otherwise 1-2@~800k.
11) From what I have seen on here and by searching the internet, you overpaid Jensen by $1-1.5 million. Sounds like he might get the Kempny deal or a touch less.
12) due to cap, we probably get someone cheaper to be the extra over lovejoy.
Most of these were small gripes, so overall not too bad.
Marleau is def not worth 6.25 mil tho, reasonable for the buyout especially if its considered a cap dump trade. Then the yotes dont want him (only the pick), so they buy him out. He is fair game at that point. Also i dont think the nhl can call circumvention on a playing waiving a clause. The clause is based on the interests of the player, and the nhl cant decide the intentions of a player
I mean if someone thinks Z is worth anything instantly pull the trigger tbh
The reason the mitch contract is like that is because he feels like he deserves the matthews treatment. He already took less money than matthews, but he kept the leverage of being a UFA for his next contract.
I mean Brown may be worth a 2nd on a contending team, but not an edm 2nd. If they miss the playoffs the 2nd is not far off from a 1st (im sure the oilers wouldnt want to spend that on Brown), but the leafs get a high 3rd another pick.
Kappy is on pace for about 52 points this season brings lightning fast speed, PK and PP. Dvorak has 70 points in 156 games, and doesn't bring the explosiveness and energy that kap does. 4x3 for a young guy with those qualities makes your worth 5 mil easy. Speed is the game and Kap is speed. Bridge is the way to go so you dont have to hand over those big bucks.
I'm saying play lilly in a few different roles in pre-season, give him his 7 games, if he doesn't look ready send him down. Lovejoy/Holl can fill in fine. Maybe there's an injury, Lilly comes up, holds a spot for a little longer, then gets sent down. Im saying he plays about 25-40 games in the nhl if he looks fine. Otherwise you have more qualified and stable players
No one wants to take a 3/4 year deal at 2.5 mil. He would be wasting parts of his prime making 3/4 LW money when he will be and already looks like a top 6LW in flashes. Kid will be bridge into some very productive years and be able to get 5-6 mil instead of those last years of the super long bridge where he gets 2.5 depending on the cap. It makes more money and in the end that is the bottom line for contracts
I think bracco in a sheltered role would work for him. He's tearing up the ahl, maybe its time for him to get a crack with a roster spot opening up for him
Good to know, just swap him and bracco ig
its a max ahl contact, playing backup in the nhl i think deserves that. If Sparks wants to make 1-2 mil as a backup he can by proving that he's worth it. If not, he can be a 900k goalie. Its how to get the best performance out of your players, if you give him a 1x3 contract he has a nhl job for 3 years and making a comfortable figure. Maybe he doesn't play so well knowing he'll be payed for the next 3 years and in the nhl. If you give him a 1 year ahl contract, he's gotta work for that nhl payday. thats why contract years work so well. Prove you're worth it. Or just find a different backup it doesn't matter tbh
Jensen has been a fine dman in detriot, which is more than i can say about everyone else on that blueline. He's gonna get payed more than he's worth, its fa. People bid. He's a #4 RHD and will do his job well, and is what the leafs can afford
yeah just get any #7 vet dman to help out, just someone with experience winning with grit that isn't a liability out there. That's why i went with lovejoy, but any dman like that works
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