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Bozak is one of those players that teams tend to pay a lot for at a deadline. Very much like an Antoine Vermette, who went for a 1st round pick. Bozak is not as good at faceoffs as Vermette is, but is much more offensively inclined. I would say a late 1st is definitely fair value for him, or at the very least, a 2nd + something...
For argument, how about a poor man's Vermette for 2.1 per for the rest of this year and next.
Quote from: Tigger on December 28, 2016, 01:39:57 AMWas working on another Leafs brass 'speed up the process' pov and wondered if some of the beneficial by product might be added value to minus one year ufa contracts at the following deadline, Komarov, JVR, BozakFORWARDS L. Komarov ($ 2,950,000) --- A. Matthews ($ 925,000) --- W. Nylander ($ 894,166)J. Van Riemsdyk ($ 4,250,000) --- N. Kadri ($ 4,500,000) --- C. Brown ($ 1,200,000)N. Soshnikov ($ 736,666) --- T. Bozak ($ 4,200,000) --- M. Marner ($ 894,166)K. Kapanen ($ 863,333) --- F. Gauthier ($ 863,333) --- Z. Hyman ($ 900,000)...That's a LTIR team, but, between Horton and Lupul it could be interesting. I'm not convinced selling JVR now is a slam dunk better choice than waiting til next year, unless the Leafs really are willing to keep bottoming out and maybe retains now to make it a more attractive option.Maybe someone can weigh in on this, but Matthews is definitely hitting some of his bonuses and will have a higher cap hit.
Was working on another Leafs brass 'speed up the process' pov and wondered if some of the beneficial by product might be added value to minus one year ufa contracts at the following deadline, Komarov, JVR, BozakFORWARDS L. Komarov ($ 2,950,000) --- A. Matthews ($ 925,000) --- W. Nylander ($ 894,166)J. Van Riemsdyk ($ 4,250,000) --- N. Kadri ($ 4,500,000) --- C. Brown ($ 1,200,000)N. Soshnikov ($ 736,666) --- T. Bozak ($ 4,200,000) --- M. Marner ($ 894,166)K. Kapanen ($ 863,333) --- F. Gauthier ($ 863,333) --- Z. Hyman ($ 900,000)...That's a LTIR team, but, between Horton and Lupul it could be interesting. I'm not convinced selling JVR now is a slam dunk better choice than waiting til next year, unless the Leafs really are willing to keep bottoming out and maybe retains now to make it a more attractive option.
If the plan is to put Nylander at center at some point, doesn't Bozak make more sense than Kadri in the #3 spot, with a solid D acquisition to boot?
Quote from: Bullfrog on January 01, 2017, 01:47:48 PMMaybe someone can weigh in on this, but Matthews is definitely hitting some of his bonuses and will have a higher cap hit.One time I want to see a guy blow his bonus's into Space. Worth every dime and we will be losing some big contracts at the end of this year. I believe Laitch and Greening are gone aren't they?
Maybe someone can weigh in on this, but Matthews is definitely hitting some of his bonuses and will have a higher cap hit.
Quote from: McGarnagle on January 02, 2017, 12:12:11 PMIf the plan is to put Nylander at center at some point, doesn't Bozak make more sense than Kadri in the #3 spot, with a solid D acquisition to boot?Only if you're as comfortable giving Bozak some of the defensive assignments Kadri has handled this year. Personally, I don't think Bozak has that kind of range to his game.
Quote from: Highlander on January 02, 2017, 12:35:01 PMQuote from: Bullfrog on January 01, 2017, 01:47:48 PMMaybe someone can weigh in on this, but Matthews is definitely hitting some of his bonuses and will have a higher cap hit.One time I want to see a guy blow his bonus's into Space. Worth every dime and we will be losing some big contracts at the end of this year. I believe Laitch and Greening are gone aren't they?Robidas, Polak, Hunwick, Smith, Laich, Michalek, and Greening are all off the books after this year.
Over the weekend, at least one team inquired to see if it was on JVR's no trade list. Media speculation promotes these calls...— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) January 5, 2017
Over the weekend, at least one team inquired to see if it was on JVR's no trade list. Media speculation promotes these calls...
Toronto's most opportune time, should they choose to go that route, will likely be at this year's draft. Teams will likely be scrambling after Las Vegas' expansion selections, and with Alexander Radulov likely to be extended by the Montreal Canadians far before then, van Riemsdyk will likely be the best winger with the best contract value on the market for acquisition. This way, as well, Toronto doesn't have to worry about exposing Connor Carrick to said Vegas Draft, which any trade for a big-minutes defenceman will do, unless they choose to go for the just-as-risky "eight skater" protection list.