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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 27, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 27, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.
Thread: 2019-20 Cap Trouble No Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dzad96</b></div><div>Yeah personally I just can't see how any agent or anyone argues that Marner get more than Kucherov's 9.5 and don't anyone start talking to me about all that state tax bs. Biz does enough of </div></div>

Kucherov cost himself money by signing so early. But honestly I think the state tax has to play a part in it. You think LeBron and Chris Bosh created the super team in Miami because they had the best bench? It was because they could take less and make the same. Seguin, Kucherov and now Stone all benefit from this, but not as much as the teams do. Hopefully it gets balanced out by endorsement deals which I imagine are more lucrative in a market like Toronto but those aren't guarantees.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 27, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.
Thread: 2019-20 Cap Trouble No Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Yes, you have accurately analyzed the problem. Good job! However, if you're about a million high on Marner (as we all hope), then trading Zaitsev away for futures or an entry-level forward and bringing up Liljegren is likely to solve the problem.

And because I can't refrain from pointing out how incandescently brilliant I am, trading Kapanen, Zaitsev, a second, third and fourth for Scott Mayfield and the Islanders' first not only solves the financial problem but also improves the defense.</div></div>

Ideally Liljigren is on the Leafs roster making an excellent contribution at a steal of a cost but no one can count on that. Defensemen take time to develop. Also again, this is a contending team. I hope that the vets strength outweighs the rookies weakness' but a bird in hand is better than two in the bush. On a team like this you can't afford to roll out with 4 or 5 rookies.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 27, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.
Thread: 2019-20 Cap Trouble No Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dzad96</b></div><div>Brown is easily replaceable by a guy like Moore or Bracco. And if Marner gets 10.9 Mil I will be Shocked. hes gotta be 9-10.</div></div>

Moore is replacing Ennis. Bracco could be good but again, I worry that too many rookies on a contending team isn't a good thing. I don't think the NEED to move Brown. To me he's a good player on a great contract and he want's to be here. The contract that NEEDS to be moved in order for everything to work is Zaitsev. Marner might get less then $10M and I hope he does but the stuff his family and agent have been saying scares me. In a perfect world he's making $9 mil and we trade Zaitsev and we are set. The defense is where I fear the loss in quality the most.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 24, 2019 at 9:50 a.m.
Thread: Deadline option 1
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>Erm... I highly doubt that. Marner is arguably the most important forward the leafs have. He was expected to get maybe 8-9 before the season started, and now he's having the best year of his career. This is an Aho-esk situation. Marner will get more then 10. Hands down not a question. Ferland allows Toronto to have that grit while not deducting any skill, Kapanen doesn't make the 5/6 mil he's gonna soon, instead ferland should get something like a 3x3 or 4x4 type deal, and thats much more manageable. Leafs fans are so stuck on Kapanen, they seem to forget how many cheaper alternatives there will be</div></div>

I thought Ferland wanted Wilson money? Also what are the rumors about Aho and his contract. I live in Leaf land so I only ever see that Mitch Marner will be the highest paid winger in the history of the NHL. For that matter what will Rantannen get? If I were either of those guys I'd be looking at the Marner contract very closely.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 12, 2019 at 4:52 p.m.
Thread: Leafs Deadline amp Draft Deals VGK OTT EDM CAR
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dzad96</b></div><div>Ryan Hartman was not worth a 1st round pick, that was a horrendous trade. Don't let one awful trade justify another.</div></div>

There's one of those every year. At least. Last year Tatar, Kane (UFA) Statsny (UFA), Nash (UFA), Brassard were all traded in deals with 1st round picks. McDonagh too but that was an elite player being moved. People overpay at the deadline. I would say that maybe Statsny and Kane were the only ones who deserved the 1st round pick. At the start of the year I would have thought he'd go for a 2nd or 3rd like Boyle and Plekanic did in the past but he's having a career year and some GM will overpay. Heck Martin Hanzel was traded for a 1st in 2017 and that guy has never scored more points than Dzingel has right now.