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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 18 at 3:02 p.m.
Thread: Nylander - Pack Your Bags
There's two reason the Leafs are going nowhere fast.

One, they don't have a legit number one defenseman. I suppose this deal is trying to address that, but I don't see Byram as a number one.

Two, they have three of the worst contracts in the league. In fact, the Matthews and Marner deals may be two of the worst in league history. Not only are you paying $11M each to two players that have collectively only hit 100 points once in their careers, but both contracts walk them to UFA before they turn 30, which means you're going to have give them raises on those ridiculously bloated deals to extend them. The idea that they would actually consider swallowing the highest AAV in the league for Matthews is completely insane, and only in the Vortex of Nonsense that is Toronto would they even consider this. These contracts are so bad, you'd have to treat any trade for either player as partial cap dumps at this point.

And then you give Tavares $11M, a local guy who probably would have happily signed for 8 per.

If Dubas is responsible for these contracts, there is now way he should be back as GM. It's Toronto, for crying out loud. You could ice the Coyotes in that market and they'd still be sold out for decades. Don't believe me? Go back and look at their history in the 80's, when they could barely make the playoffs in the Norris division and were filling Maple Leaf Gardens every night. There is no reason for the Leafs to be handing out contracts that pay players on their potential, nor should they have the need to be overpaying to attract and keep talent.

And if it was Shanahan that handed out those deals, then he should be fired.

Sorry Leafs' Nation, you're still the hot mess you've been since the 70's, and you're probably still another generation at least away from winning the Stanley Cup.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 9 at 10:37 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 29 at 11:18 a.m.
Thread: If Van wants Colton
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Prime_Jimbo</b></div><div>There is no way both of those guys get shipped in a two for one. I agree if Van is going to continue to play Pod 8 mins a night and give him no opportunities, then why keep him over adding someone like Colton to play 3C? But not for both.</div></div>

With the offers Tampa gets for him, I don't think you'll get him for Podz straight up, unless the Bolts REALLY like him. I think Podz' development really suffered in the K, and I'm not sure I see him even reaching Colton's level now, even with the ice time. My only real concern with Colton is he's not right handed.

But Colton fits a need, if the playoffs are where they want to be next year, IMO you make the deal for the player you know can fill a role on your team rather than waiting on the potential of B prospects.