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brenfox31

Brendan Fox
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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 26, 2018 at 9:40 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 23, 2018 at 2:42 p.m.
Thread: Life without Matthews
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>brenfox31</b></div><div>Lol "everybody knows that Arizona will offer sheet a contract they can't match"???? Since when??? They will 100% try to sign Matthews, and he likely will sign a smaller deal to TML than Arizona, especially if they do well this year. I would say that Arizona will offer sheet, but I don't think Matthews is going anywhere. Nylander would get traded (after being signed) before they let him go, and even that probably won't happen. Dubas knows that a Matthew-Tavares situation mimics a Crosby-Malkin situation and we all know how that worked out (3 cups).

Also you have 7 million in cap space on this, but can't sign Matthews and get rid of someone else? He would want 10-11 million sure, but if Marner and nylander both get 7.5 i would be shocked. I would say 7 each for them, that leaves 9 for matthews Plus additional for sending down engvall and Brooks. And Ozhiganov won't get 2.5 so they lose Gardiner.</div></div>

You suggested that the Leafs pay Matthews 9m, let's say Arizona offers 14m....,.,do the Leafs match? It isn't a question of the Leafs being not fair in their fair, it's whether another time offers "too much".
But you are correct, a team can present an offer sheet, it doesn't mean a player will sign it. He then has more leverage to get more from his team.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 13, 2018 at 6:20 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 5, 2018 at 1:59 p.m.
Thread: Duchene and Karlsson (NOT Nylander this time) OTT/TOR trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>brenfox31</b></div><div>I think that the deal is fair, but I have to question if Duchene is even much better than Staal in the next year or so. I think the Leafs could probably add one of their goalies and get a low pick in return to the Spurgeon deal</div></div>

I think Duchene will be. Staal is 33, and I'm not confident he will put up 40 goals again. Duchene is only 27 (he'll be 28 next year), and has put up solid numbers. The basis for swapping the two is that we really need Duchene's speed. We were pretty slow last season and it really showed in the Winnipeg series. That's a good idea about the Leafs, I like Pickard a lot I could add him in for maybe the Wild's extra 5th from Washington?

Edit: to add to the Duchene bit, he'd be playing with Granlund and Zucker who can keep up with Duchene's speed and could feed him the puck/finish on Duchene's feeds. I think he's a great fit for the Wild even though we need right shot forwards and he's a lefty