I've always figured Murray was a definite goner this offseason but if the Leafs don't re-sign ROR they might honestly have more cap space than they can realistically spend considering how bland the UFA market is. So who knows. I guess there could be a chance they keep him at a $3.5mil hit on the Marlies until maybe deadline time or if another team finds themselves needing a goalie (or as just insurance behind Samsonov and Woll).

I guess that depends on what other moves the team might be trying to make. I don't think he's a definite goner, but, if the goal of getting him off the NHL roster is to maximize cap space, sending him the AHL wouldn't be the most efficient option. Buying him out would actually free more space this coming season (but less the season after, obviously).

Best option, if he can't be moved at full price without tacking on an asset might be to see if a team would take him at 50% for free. ~$2.35M for an experienced backup is a reasonable price for a number of teams - especially those that aren't expecting to compete for a playoff spot and have some space available.

Honest question: why would moving off the Murray contract imply some sort of asset going with him to make it happen?  Would the Leafs not be in a position to simply eat the last year of his contract and send him through waivers to the Marlies?  If the unthinkable happens and Murray remains healthy and plays well he'd be eligible for callup or that much more appealing as a potential waiver pickup. 

Murray being in the AHL only saves the team a little over $1M on the cap. For a team looking the squeeze the most value out of every available cap dollar, it's not the ideal move by any means.

Also, here are some fun facts:

GMs who have won the Cup with multiple franchises:
Tommy Gorman
Jim Rutherford

Coaches who have won the Cup with multiple franchises:
Tommy Gorman
Dick Irvin
Scotty Bowman

Look at our shiny new GM!!!  We ONLY got him because he got fired from his last job!  Isn't he great!?!?!?!?!?!!!???!!!?  He failed so hard at his last job that he was fired, but things will be different this time!  WE PROMISE!!!!

Does the same apply to the team that hires Dubas?

Same applies to a huge swath of all GM and coach hires.

There are a lot of people that don't know the difference between various large wild cats

So, weirdly, this came up as a question around my house not so long ago, and, as it turn out, panthers are not a specific type of cat, but rather, a class of cats - specifically, most of the bigger cats. That leopard? It's a panther.

The longer this goes the less likely Treliving is their absolute #1 target... right?

It feels like a lot of the "insiders" latched on to him as a possibility before Dubas was even let go, and they're just sticking with it. But, who knows?

Treliving really does seem like a pretty run-of-the-mill GM type - he'll do some good, some bad, and a lot in between. He won't likely screw things up terribly, but he also won't likely improve them significantly. If the team is just looking for someone as a steward, he's fine. But, teams are typically looking for more than that.

Also, when it comes to looking at a GM's drafting record, anything past the 1st round is probably giving them too much credit. From the 2nd round on, it's typically the head of the scouting staff making the determinations on who to draft. The GM will often set parameters or identify certain traits they want to prioritize, but they're rarely making the decisions on the names being called.

I still would like to see penalties matter late in a game.  If you take a delay of game or crosschecking penalty with 40 seconds left in a 1 goal game, there is potentially incentive to take a late penalty to kill momentum and not leave enough time to get the PP set up.  If there is PK time left on the clock in a 1 or 2 goal game I'd like to see the PP carry over for the full amount.

Carry over to where? You talking about extending the game until the penalty would expire?

Yep.  Maybe only if it's a one goal game but if you take a penalty with less than 2 minutes left in the game, you face the entirely of the penalty. 

I don't like the idea of extending the game, but I get where you're going with this Minor penalties in the final minute should be a penalty shots. Majors in final two minutes should be a penalty shot and the power play.

[This is clearly prohibited under the regulations]

https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1661789430770794505

"This is clearly prohibited under the regulations," one long-time agent said on Thursday, requesting anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on behalf of his firm. "It is an unwritten, understood and longstanding practice that your guy down the hall doesn't work for the other side. I'd like the NHLPA to launch an investigation and draw their own conclusion."

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NHLPA Certified Agent regulations prohibit agents from representing and providing services to any officer or employee of an NHL club. Armstrong is not currently an NHL certified agent

k, so...

While this certainly feels like it violates the spirit of the regulations, it doesn't violate the letter of it. Can't see anything happening here outside of clarifying the language in those regulations.

I think they need to put their signatures where their mouths are before July 1 or move them.

Can't sign before July 1st.

Also, in these cases, July 1st isn't a deadline, it's an opening.

I don't know who they'll hire, but I think it's a pretty safe bet they won't be going off the board.  I kind of liked your suggestion, herman, but I don't see anything remotely like that happening.

Nope. And, as much as I get the desire for someone fresh and new, I think bringing in someone with experience but who hasn't been around since forever feels like the right balance - someone new enough that they're not super set in their ways, have a more modern approach to the game and players, etc., but experienced enough to know how to handle star players, the grind of an NHL season, and so on.

So a unicorn?

I think he's talking about Kyle Dubas.

I was thinking more about the coach than the GM.

I don't know who they'll hire, but I think it's a pretty safe bet they won't be going off the board.  I kind of liked your suggestion, herman, but I don't see anything remotely like that happening.

Nope. And, as much as I get the desire for someone fresh and new, I think bringing in someone with experience but who hasn't been around since forever feels like the right balance - someone new enough that they're not super set in their ways, have a more modern approach to the game and players, etc., but experienced enough to know how to handle star players, the grind of an NHL season, and so on.

Dubas left our cap sheet is very good shape, with flexibility to adjust to whatever it takes to retain Matthews.

We need to regain some team speed, and acquire more b-holes. Whistles go away after game 1/2 of every series. Let's be Team Fasstholes.

Would Corey Perry be considered a b-hole? I'm not sure that he's a fassthole though.

Definitely a b-hole - and the definition of a guy you hate to play against but would love to have on your team. Not sure how much he has left in the tank, though.

Don't like the idea of a SHG ending a PP. No need to punish the team twice for that.

I wonder how many times a team is able to respond to a PK goal with a PP goal later. I imagine it'd fairly rare so I'm not really sure how much it would necessarily punish a team twice.

It'd be cool to see if it would push PKs to attack a little bit more... which in turn could also end up making powerplay's more successful.

Taking away the opportunity to respond on the PP is a punishment, regardless of success rate.

The powerplay not ending after a goal would be a throwback. Not sure if that would go over super well, but would be fun to see.

Don't like the idea of a SHG ending a PP. No need to punish the team twice for that.