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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 18, 2019 at 11:53 a.m.
Thread: Leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Random2152</b></div><div>I am not sure anyone is going to give Muzzin more. Maybe someone offers him more term but we will see. In terms of it working under the cap, it absolutely does. Feel free to try.
If Holl gets into the 1 mil range, it will be for the max bury able amount (not that I think he will be buried). Doobie has been good on depth contracts and with Holl's limited time I really think he will be under a mil. Maybe not but with his age and 40 games experience I cannot fathom him commanding more.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Random2152</b></div><div>I am not sure anyone is going to give Muzzin more. Maybe someone offers him more term but we will see. In terms of it working under the cap, it absolutely does. Feel free to try.
If Holl gets into the 1 mil range, it will be for the max bury able amount (not that I think he will be buried). Doobie has been good on depth contracts and with Holl's limited time I really think he will be under a mil. Maybe not but with his age and 40 games experience I cannot fathom him commanding more.</div></div>

Babcock buried Holl and he’s now showing he’s a legit top 4 defenseman in his prime years. He’s big, physical, a RD and can skate. As Leaf fans we tend to over value our stars and undervalue steady, reliable less flashy players. Holl is an example of this. His next contract will be his best chance for a payday because of his age and he will get and deserve a hefty raise. Call me crazy, but I like Holl better at $2.5M than Reilly at $7-8M which is what he’ll command on his next contract.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 24, 2018 at 12:21 p.m.
Thread: Is it time
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>blowing_the_zone</b></div><div>I don't know, Jensen played like 22 mins last nigth and came out a plus 1, for what that's worth. I like Oz (Mar Mar not so much) but he;s like 14 mins a night, no pk and pp time. I think he looks good with Dermott and I think he can grow into a really good 5/6 d. But I could see a play for Jensen, who does alot of Pking, throw him out with Mo and push Hainsey down with Dert. That lands Oz in the press box and gives us good d depth for the playoffs with Bab's trusting OZ to fill in for injuries if needed. Its easy to tell he doesn't trust Holl. Plus Jensen is a super cheap cap hit, wouldn't cost much in a trade and he could walk as a UFA if it didn't work out.

I'm on the fence with the Goat. He can look slow as molasses and can have hands of stone, but he does remind me a bit of Boyle in that they're both huge and Boyle didn't even get a regular shift until he was like 25yrs old. My expecations for the Goat have always been tempered but he could be a diamond in the rough.

I hear ya on the 4th line lack of love. Somepne posted a signing of Rick Nash the other day. If he is healthy that could be a neat Mike Fisher kinda signing for the playoffs and give us a 4th line of Nash, Goat, Brown, and leave us with a press box of Lindholm, Ennis and Oz if we got Jensen. That's good depth for the playoffs and Babs trusts all of them.

I also hear ya on the potential need for toughness. I think this aspect gets poo pooed to often, and maybe from folks who've never played the game at a high level. I know from my pathertic career in competitive hockey that when there is a guy like a Tom Wilson running amok against your team, he can take your team off its game and it helps to have someone who can set him straight. I love kadri, but I don't think its fair to give him that assignment.</div></div>

Agreed. Here are my trades to address the toughness issue prior to the trade deadline. I may be a little light on what we give up but I think it addresses the issue. <a href="https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/edit/944150">https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/edit/944150</a>
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 24, 2018 at 11:57 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 8, 2018 at 12:57 p.m.
Thread: Leafs after the trade deadline 2019
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Putting aside the bonuses issue, assuming you need to re-sign Matthews ($11M), Marner ($7.5M) and Kapanen ($3M), and those are conservative estimates, that means you will need $19M more than what they are getting now just for those three players alone. Where are you going to get that? Simmonds, McQuaid, Gardiner and Hainsey coming off the books plus the $3M cap raise plus the reduction in Nylander's hit is a total of about $20M. What are you going to use to fill the four missing roster spots, not to mention the possibility of raises to Ozhiganov, Lindholm, Sparks and potentially others?</div></div>

Here’s my 2019-2020 team <a href="https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/edit/888084">https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/edit/888084</a>
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsOct. 11, 2018 at 10:28 p.m.
Thread: Nylander is worth way more than people think
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jamiepo</b></div><div>I only jumped in here when I saw your cost of living increase. Not something players really need to worry about.... that’s something us poor folks need to fight for.

Nylanders best comparisons for basic stats are forsberg and elhers and maybe Larkin. He will argue for more with advanced stats and projections. Dubas will argue back with must be nice to play with Matthews and be on a very competitive team. They will settle at some point with nylander dropping his ask. I think it will be somewhere between 6.25m to 6.75m on a 6 year deal. Marner and Matthews still need to get paid and nylander will set the standard for the team. With them both having the potential to blow nylanders numbers out the door. That is why no matter what happens dubas will sign nylander he will keep his price low and he will not trade him without a contract... and for that matter as much as we all talk about here... dubas will not trade nylander.</div></div>

The problem isn’t just signing M&amp;M but Kapanen and then Dermott the year after. The Leafs have an elite offense but their defense isn’t good enough to challenge for the cup so I think they will end up trading him for a strong defender like Trouba
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 10, 2018 at 10:42 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 19-20
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Random2152</b></div><div>You are totally right we need to add cap inflation to these numbers, notice how most are in the 6's? There is a method to my madness of giving him 7.5 million. Kucherov signed as a UFA, his numbers are almost entirely irrelevant. I must say, I love your enthusiasm, but most players take a step forwards, not 3 or 4 or 5, like you are suggesting. When projecting numbers for an improving player with a track record, you don't say "They will get 25 more points! Let us pay them based on that "reasonable" assumption!" You project based on normal progression due to the difficulty of the league (10 extra points is ******* huge man), and that leads you to this conclusion:
Nylander: 6.5
Marner: 7.5 (Nylander plus 1 million, because they are similar, then be prepared to factor in a possible JT factor and you get 8)
Matthews: 11 (matching with the JT contract, and being Eichel's contract with inflation. Remember, Matthews is an RFA, while JT is a UFA (RFA is significantly cheaper). The numbers actually show them as being very comparable.</div></div>

Kucherov signed his deal this year as an RFA not a UFA and it doesn’t kick in until next season so is a good comparable. Adding 5 goals to Matthews pace from last year is not a huge step and neither is Marner getting 80 points. Those are very reasonable assumptions. We disagree on the relative merit of M&amp;M and their comparables in the marketplace and in my opinion it is unlikely unless both players are willing to take a home team discount which is very dangerous to assume.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 10, 2018 at 10:32 p.m.
Thread: The Difinitive Leafs Cap Chart - Under Construction
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Random2152</b></div><div>While I love that pie in the sky enthusiasm, we need to be realistic here. Matthews, while he will have a shot, won't likely win the Rocket, and Marner, as good as he is, will likely only be an 80 point player (only... lol).
Matthews will get paid 11 (10+ inflation) and Marner will get what 80 point RFA's make (7.5).</div></div>

You call it enthusiasm, I call it very possible. Matthews projected to 45 goals last season if he wasn’t injured and has the second best 5v5 scoring rate since coming into the league. Given a healthy season and the fact he is now on the best PP unit in the league, he will certainly be in the conversation for the Rocket and 50+ goals. Given his play over the first 4 games, he is skating and shooting better and much stronger on the puck. I am not alone in seeing this. Who do you think will likely score more goals them him?