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Barilko14

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Forum: Armchair-GMApr 29 at 10:52
Forum: Armchair-GMApr 28 at 6:22
Thread: Playoff Lines and Analysis
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>yep and honestly people be complaining about chucky but so far with him and the leafs hes been great.

when he has been on the ice 11 goals have gone in but going the other way he has been on the ice for 12 goals for us including 2 himself and has also led to 3 comebacks (1 against the oilers, one against the flames, and 1 against the senators)

is he a defensive liability sometimes but lets be honest with ourselves Tavares and Nylander arent much better, he has been good for us as both an instigator, forechecker, and has reawakened Tavares and Nylander.

So cutting him just aint smart</div></div>

Yeah, I think hes a pretty good fit with JT and Nylander. Especially if they are pretty sheltered with a healthy amount of OZ starts.

I'd give that trio a solid run here to end the season and if they look solid great, if not Kerfoot is likely plan B in that spot.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr 27 at 10:14
Thread: What to do with Rielly
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood</b></div><div>I don't think he'll be getting a max deal by any stretch more like. 5-6 year deal and I doubt he makes much more than 6.5. it's a flat cap and that could hurt his pocket book, plus he wants to be a leaf more than people realize.</div></div>

Krug got 7 x $6.5m in the Pandemic. Reilly can ask for 7 x $7m and that would still be considered a home-town discount. I realize he likely wants to retire a Leaf, and people say "he really want to stay" quite often about players leading up to contracts, but there are not too many examples of guys in their late 20s actually taking less $$ or term or both. It's way more likely he asks for and gets market value. It just happened last summer with Pietrangelo. Every team has a "Rielly" a great player that's been with a team for 8+ years, but you rarely see big discounts from those guys, because it's their one big chance to get paid.

If Rielly can pretty easily get $49M on his next contract, I really don't see why he'd just agree to take $39M ($6.5m x 6). There's no chance he ever recoups that $10M. Even a rich athlete doesn't really want to leave $10M on the table. Not too mention he's given the Leafs more than anyone already, why would he be the one <strong>again</strong> to take less?

It's $10M, I doubt Rielly loves the team that much.

Also, the Pandemic squeezes the same guys that always get squeezed when there is less $$ to go around, the middle aged bottom pair, and bottom 6 guys. It won't hurt top pairing Dmen's pockets too much.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr 27 at 6:32
Thread: What to do with Rielly
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TML_Tika</b></div><div>I think everyone is discounting the actual leadership skills and standing of Morgan Rielly on the Leafs.......I have been told by a number of people that Rielly is actually the real leader on the Leafs and alot of people thought he should have been the actual captain over Tavares.........Just think he is an incredible person and there is no way the Leafs are not resigning him.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood</b></div><div>There is almost no evidence of that. They are pretty much the same as forwards but a year later. 25 is their real break through and after that they stay relatively close until around 30 and many start falling off if they lose a step.</div></div>

The leadership issue is what worries me the most about letting him go.

If Dman (and players in general) begin to decline at age 30, isn't that an argument against re-signing Rielly.

A lot of his game depends on skating, when he loses a step will he just be a bit worse or are we looking at a Karlsson, Vlasic, etc situation?

Does it make sense to pay 29 to Rielly 7 x 7.5 (reasonable ask based on Krug deal) for his decline years?

Not starting a fight, big Rielly fan here, but I don't think a new Rielly contract is or should be a slam dunk.