I think Rielly being resigned is an absolute must. Be a total disaster if he walks.

Well he likely gets north of 8, probably 8.25 or 8.5 which is still possible if they move someone like Muzzin in this scenario, however i think they should focus on moving Nylander

and secondly change the team to someone who actually needs or wants muzzin, he doesnt fit Detroits needs, everyone uses them assuming Detroit will take anyone and everyone.

I think he’ll be tough to keep given dubas current cap situation. Nylander or Marner will have to be moved to keep Rielly

actually I did the math and man Covid sucks but for contracts its a major benefactor as Rielly probs will be getting less than if he signed pre-covid. So instead of 8-10, now more realistically 7-8mill. Currently working out how this can be done and so far its been going good. Sadly freddies gone but we got a new goalie in Kuemper.

Basically thanks to covid many dman took less on their respected teams as lets face it pre-covid Pitrangelo would have got 10mill for 7 years and Krug 8mill. So if the estimates for Rielly pre-covid were 8.25-10mill. I got him probs signing 7.5mill x 8 years

The want from non leaf fans for the cord to get broken up is ridiculous.

that was before covid hit. Realistically probs 7.5mill for 8 years at this point.

if we look at comparables

Pitrangelo pre covid was projected at 9.5-10mill --> thanks to covid got 8.8mill
Krug pre covid was projected at 8mill --> thanks to covid got 6.75mill
and so on
So Rielly precovid was at 8-10mill --> Now more realistic offers be 7 to at most 8mill. In general bonus money will come into play and leafs got money to burn on them bonuses

And Rielly wants to be a Leaf. He will find a way to make it work.

News flash buddy, no body cares what Dubas does as the leafs GM. We are just stating the obvious. When 4 guys make a combined 40+ million in a flat cap era, that’s not sustainable when ur starting goalie and #1D are up for new deals. Guys will have to walk or be traded, tough decisions will have to be made. That’s what happens when your core doesn’t take team friendly deals.

Shh, they don't know that. They think Nylander will bring them the cup BAHAHA

Rielly wants 9 mill x 8

Rielly probably signs for 7-8 million you’re right, but there’s still no way you can afford to give another big contract like that. Good luck signing Kumpar unless he takes a massive pay cut to play for Toronto. Toronto will have massive glaring holes unless they ship some big pieces out. It’s unsustainable to have 5 guys making nearly $50 million...

Paying Rielly anywhere close to $10M would be laugh out loud funny. I think he is unbelievably overrated.

However, in the best interest of the team, I would trade Nylander and try to keep Reilly.

And Pietrangelo wanted 10 over 7 years but the pandemic made short work of that. Anyways go keep loving Lou for being a terrible GM.

that was before covid. Remember when Pitrangelo wanted Karlsson and Doughty money lul. Now hes on 8.8mill in Vegas

With the flat cap being 2 more years not many teams will be able to afford 9mill and the ones that can will be lottery teams

Yup you guys just need to see the Leafs blow it up, it's all you want.

I got Dubas trading for Kuemper in 2021. Letting freddie go and losing Kerfoot to seattle. Now for those who say why Kerfoot over Dermott, Dubas trades dermott before the expansion. Kerfoot is replaced with a cheaper C like Wallmark, Haula, or Bozak, and Liligren comes up to fill the missing spot. Plus we got some cheap contracts that can fill roster spots like Anderson and Robertson.

No one cares about your team except leafs fans!!! We’re just stating the facts here. None of your “Core” guys took team friendly deals. This sort of too heavy team isn’t sustainable

They’ll still have to resign Kuempar as he’s a UFA the same time as Rielly right? And then who slots in as 3C if they lose kerfoot? Which I think would be a mistake because he actually has a good contract for what he provides

By the time rielly is due for a new deal, he’ll be able to command that much.

As a Leafs fan, I want to see them blow their core up. Nylander is a waste of roster space and a player we do not need.

Paying stars is sustainable as long as you don't pay mid range depth guys way too much. Bad contracts kill the cap, star players have good value for what they can produce. The Leafs just don't have bad contracts. They can afford their stars because they won't give a guy like Hyman 5+ million like Hornsqvist got. They won't give a guy like Jack Johnson his terrible contract. Instead they find guys like Spezza or Vesey or Boyd league minimums or close to it and they will likely provide good value for that price point.

If you didn't care, you wouldn't be commenting.

I disagree maybe on a shorter term he would be willing to sign for a little less, but looking at the league of D men and what they produce vs what they signed, even 8.25 is a steal. If he signed a 7-8 year deal hes gonna get at least 8,

Krug is getting 6.5 and Rielly is much better, Spurgeon gets 7.5, Rielly is better, Trouba at 8. Now im not saying i like those contracts personally, but we always go by what the league is being paid vs production and value and maybe he takes a small hit for covid cap but id argue that without that issue, he would likely get 9-10.. all his teammates got their payday, i cant imagine he just takes it on the chin because of a down covid year

But again, Leafs will make this work, and even at 8.25 or 8.5 or even 9... Its a good contract for the leafs, and they just need to move Nylander (which they should do anyway)

Sure bud, and the Matthews is leaving when he hits FA as will Nylander and Marner. JT is going to score 30 points this year because he's obviously declining huge and Dubas will get fired because you want them to bleed because you are still heart broken JT left. Lou sucks

Enough.