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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 19 at 12:07 p.m.
Thread: Leafs are looking for a defensmen with a lot of term
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Garak</b></div><div>I don't think that is a hard stance at all. They are just trying to keep term down so they don't get stuck with contracts on the books when they need to resign the kids. But, even at the league max of 20%, Bedard's next deal isn't going to make things tricky at all. Especially with how they are currently structured. So one extra year of a $2.2M cap hit is more than manageable, especially if it is bring back assets that help our rebuild and helps get us to the cap floor. Unless, of course, they want to go nuts in the 2025 and/or 2026 free agent class. Which I also doubt they do.</div></div>

I respect the stance, definitely shouldn't be a hard line if they can add something good long term. Or get some good assets for taking someone or retaining on something.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 19 at 11:47 a.m.
Thread: Flames deadline
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingExLeafs</b></div><div>Leafs decline that. They have Jones who is playing well and while Tanev is a decent top 4 defenceman they're not going to trade assets for rentals.</div></div>

<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/scouts-analysis-how-the-maple-leafs-should-approach-the-nhl-trade-deadline/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Jason Bukela on sportsnet</a>

<em>"• Calgary trades Tanev to Chicago and retains 50 per cent of his AAV ($2.25 million)

• Chicago trades Tanev to Toronto and retains 50 per cent of what’s left of Tanev’s AAV ($1.125 million)

• Toronto trades one of their three fifth-round picks to Chicago for Tanev.

• Toronto trades a first-round pick (2024), Conor Timmins, Nick Roberston and a seventh-round pick (Ottawa) to Calgary for a sixth-round pick (2024).

Again, this is not something I would recommend at the deadline. Tanev would hold value to the Leafs, but it might be better for them in the long-run to hope he makes it to free agency and take a run at adding him there."</em>

Granted, I'm usually the 1st person to call out pundits for being idiots but this idiot is supporting my stance that Tanev’s worth a lot more.

I can't with a straight face say he's worth that much though.