Well, at least we'll be very strong in the sixth and seventh rounds of the draft...

I see Pietrangelo wanting a max term, which will make it tough for Toronto. Based on what Faulk and Spurgeon have signed for this offseason, I like try to get Barrie back at 7/per or see if you can get Hamonic for somewhere around 6 and a shorter term.

I think that's a lot for Mikheyev unless he has an absolutely awesome year. I'd be much happier with a Johnsson type 1 year/1mil deal and make him prove it again. Ideally Korshkov can come up and play top 9, maybe even Engvall as well? Engvall fits better as a 4C though.

In a perfect world one of Lily or Sandy can play on the 2nd pair next year (leaving Derms to play the other side) and we can survive with a Schmaltz or similar cheap players on the third pair. Signing Andy Greene here I think is an inefficient use of resources. If anything though, this highlights exactly how tight things are going to be.

Research shows there is little difference between the chances of a 3rd Rounder and a 7th rounder in terms of being successful hockey players in the NHL. Loading up on lottery tickets makes sense, especially when you have put as many resources into development as the Leafs have.

There are pretty obvious contract comparables that suggest you're too low on term or AAV, or both, on the Petro deal. Look at OEL, Carlson, Doughty, Karlsson, and account for age/cap hit %. I think he's looking at minimum 6 x 9m, and he has a good argument for more.

He might want it, but no one will sign him beyond his 35th birthday. Plus the Leafs can signing bonus the hell out of the contact. Also, local boy. In the few games I've seen Barrie so far I've noticed he has some serious defensive holes. Maybe it improves as they year goes on, who knows. But right now, I'd rather have AP. And there is no way in hell I offer Hamonic any more than 4.



I think Mikheyev is a Calder Dark Horse. I see him with a 40 point per season floor and depending who he plays with and how often up to 70.



We don't live in a perfect world. Liljegren is in no way a 2nd pairing defenseman, not now, not in a year. To me he and Schmaltz are interchangeable atm. They both have offensive hops, neither is overly physical, and they both make some highlight defensive gaffes. I'd like to see Schmaltz hold down the 2nd RHD slot. Not sure if he can. Hence signing Green and shifting Dermott to the right. We have a very young defense, beyond the first pair there. Having a guy like Green around to mentor Sandin, Liljegren and, even Dermott can only help.

Doughty's deal is widely seen as the worst in hockey from a management perspective. Take him out of the equation and the others are younger than AP. And Toronto can signing bonus the hell out of the deal. Others, for the most part, cannot

The others are younger but they signed for max term so they end up at about the same age IIRC. Doughty's deal looks bad because he was awful last year, but it doesn't mean Pietrangelo can't reference it in his demands. I think Carlson is the best comp. Won a cup, all star, puts up similar numbers in similar deployment. Signed for 8 yrs at age 28. 10.06% of cap. Pretty big SB especially at the beginning of the deal (probably not as extreme as the TOR SB could be but I think there are rules about SB construction). So to take Pietro to the same spot exactly, the deal would be 6 yrs x 8.5m at your proposed cap ceiling. (My 6x9 minimum guess might've been a little too high.) Remove a year from that and he either won't sign, or demand a higher AAV. It wouldn't be such a big deal, except for how tight TOR is looking against the cap. Your roster is one player short and 100k in cap. Every dollar counts.

My feeling is you are underestimating the feeling of being able to cash are really really big cheque every July/1. Tavares and Matthews deals are set up that they are paid league minimum in salary and collect the rest in 2 annual payments. I do not know what Marner's is. I suspect it is similar. That's a lot of dough.

I hear ya, money talks. Personally, I am still holding out hope that the Blues will come up with the money. He's the captain and we're still a competitive team. Plus his wife is from here and he has a pretty nice mansion in Ladue for his triplets to grow up in.