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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 2, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.
Thread: Goodbye Z and Patty Hello Dion and PHIL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs101</b></div><div>The two laziest players on one line? Thats a lot of defence not played on line 3</div></div>

It's a sheltered scoring line, and there to drive fans crazy. Also, Willy's a good play driver and Phil's got a great shot.


<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Zwui21</b></div><div>He won't sit probably, because someone would probably come with an offer sheet</div></div>

Then the Leafs will take the picks and sign Skinner. Oh well.


<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gmurrayt</b></div><div>For Kings to be interested in taking Marleau, they need a combination of picks/prospects/young fast players coming back and a bad contracts going the other way. A one for one swap of bad contracts in no where close enough to get Marleau moved.</div></div>

No. At most one of those sweeteners, and even then -- similarly problematic players on similarly problematic contracts get trade one-for-one all the time.


<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BigDog91</b></div><div>Multiple sources have said even on three year deal marner want at least 10. He wants to a deal similar or more then Mathews</div></div>

It is definitely true that Marner's agent has talked to multiple sources. But that doesn't change what's a sane amount to pay him or the Leafs' leverage one whit.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 29, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2019 at 11:20 p.m.
Thread: BYE MITCH Redux - Keep It Simple
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>The purpose of a Marner trade would probably to get needed cap space. So including Dumba in any trade just might go against would be original purpose of the trade. Pateryn? Isn't worth trading for.</div></div>

With a few obvious moves we know they're going to make, the Leafs have plenty of cap space to sign Marner at the 11% of the cap (~$9.1m this year) players like him have historically got on their second contracts. They're not moving him to free up that 11% but to protect the additional couple million his side seems to want. That they cannot afford, not unless they're cutting into the muscle.

That 11% cap space could certainly be reallocated to Trouba or Dumba or whatever -- and they'd still have space left over for a few depth pieces.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 7, 2019 at 10:40 p.m.
Thread: MIN Trade Redux
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMTD</b></div><div>OK, enough of the Nylander v. Kapanen discussion, am I the only one who thinks this is a terrible trade for the Leafs? TOR trades Brown, Connor and Zaitsev, Nikita to BUF for Sobotka, Vladimír; 2021 3rd round pick (BUF) and 2021 6th round pick (BUF)
I get it, the Leafs move the most hated player since Kessel and drop cap, but the Sabres dump Sobotka, get the defensive defenseman to pair with Dahlin and a PK forward only 2 years removed from 20 goals for only a 3rd and 6th round pick.
This is the only way I can see this trade making sense:
Sobotka is a dump and Zaitsev is a dump.
That leaves 3rd and 6th for Brown.
If the Leaf fans view the trade in this manner, then I guess it is fair. I would appreciate comments regarding this trade. BTW, I think you all know that I am a Sabres fan.</div></div>

I dunno. It's pretty simple, I think. The idea is that there's more value, to the Leafs, in cap space than in holding onto those two pieces -- they can sign/extend players that better fit their (Dubas's) style. BUF's had a pretty miserable defense and penalty kill, so they'd maybe be interested to acquire the players. But I didn't want to go nuts with picks coming back and figured there'd need to be some cap balancing. Sobotka's a bad contract, and the Leafs can benefit from and easily afford buying out the last year.