Simmonds signs with #LeafsForever 1-year $1.5 million. Full no movement clause. Left more $ on table for desire to win and play for hometown. @Sportsnet #NHLFreeAgency
— Anthony Stewart (@StuMunrue) October 9, 2020
Done deal: Simmonds to Toronto, one year, $1.5 M, full no-move clause. Simmonds will play for his hometown Leafs. https://t.co/q8dmprOCF8
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 9, 2020
I was hoping it would be closer to $1 mil, but don't hate it.He would have got more somewhere else. Just like Spezza. Good deal. Now get a d man.
Yeah 1.5 is maybe a touch more than I want if he plays 4th line but if we get some 2nd PP/3rd line use that?s not bad. Hopefully it shuts up the Dubas only signs skill
Yeah 1.5 is maybe a touch more than I want if he plays 4th line but if we get some 2nd PP/3rd line use that?s not bad. Hopefully it shuts up the Dubas only signs skillHe'll play. And I'm so sock of listening to the Dubas plan doesn't include tough players.
Yeah 1.5 is maybe a touch more than I want if he plays 4th line but if we get some 2nd PP/3rd line use that?s not bad. Hopefully it shuts up the Dubas only signs skill
He says he's healthier then he's been in a few years.Yeah 1.5 is maybe a touch more than I want if he plays 4th line but if we get some 2nd PP/3rd line use that?s not bad. Hopefully it shuts up the Dubas only signs skill
The right-wing is open after Nylander/Marner so there's a chance he's playing 3RW minutes too if he's up to it.
There was clearly a lot of interest here from the get go. Micah seems to think Simmonds is worth the $1.5m. Wonder if he can play on third line in a pinch. Wonder how he fell off a cliff so fast though, kinda weird. Maybe the Leafs staff can rehabilitate him a bit.New Jersey and Buffalo. Nuff said...2 dumpster fires
There was clearly a lot of interest here from the get go. Micah seems to think Simmonds is worth the $1.5m. Wonder if he can play on third line in a pinch. Wonder how he fell off a cliff so fast though, kinda weird. Maybe the Leafs staff can rehabilitate him a bit.Ya they still have Marleau's cryogenic tank around.
He says he's healthier then he's been in a few years.Yeah 1.5 is maybe a touch more than I want if he plays 4th line but if we get some 2nd PP/3rd line use that?s not bad. Hopefully it shuts up the Dubas only signs skill
The right-wing is open after Nylander/Marner so there's a chance he's playing 3RW minutes too if he's up to it.
If healthy do y'all think he gets any time on the 2nd PP unit?
If healthy do y'all think he gets any time on the 2nd PP unit?
If healthy do y'all think he gets any time on the 2nd PP unit?
There was clearly a lot of interest here from the get go. Micah seems to think Simmonds is worth the $1.5m. Wonder if he can play on third line in a pinch. Wonder how he fell off a cliff so fast though, kinda weird. Maybe the Leafs staff can rehabilitate him a bit.New Jersey and Buffalo. Nuff said...2 dumpster fires
He was crap for the Predators too.
Yes...fingers crossed lol
Good move. Now who will they get for a D man?
I'm also not against him ragdolling a couple guys.
I'm also not against him ragdolling a couple guys.
Co-signed. Nobody should be on the roster just because they throw hands but doing that as a bonus? Sign me up.
"I can play the game, but at the same time, I can punch your head off if need be... Anything happens to the boys, I'll be the first to jump in" - Wayne Simmonds on joining the #Leafs
— Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) October 9, 2020
Transcript 👇https://t.co/CDcmujtrNM
"I can play the game, but at the same time, I can punch your head off if need be... Anything happens to the boys, I'll be the first to jump in" - Wayne Simmonds on joining the #Leafs
— Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) October 9, 2020
Transcript 👇https://t.co/CDcmujtrNM
You truly are John Brophy aren't you?"I can play the game, but at the same time, I can punch your head off if need be... Anything happens to the boys, I'll be the first to jump in" - Wayne Simmonds on joining the #Leafs
— Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) October 9, 2020
Transcript 👇https://t.co/CDcmujtrNM
Ah, like sweet music. 8)
You truly are John Brophy aren't you?"I can play the game, but at the same time, I can punch your head off if need be... Anything happens to the boys, I'll be the first to jump in" - Wayne Simmonds on joining the #Leafs
— Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) October 9, 2020
Transcript 👇https://t.co/CDcmujtrNM
Ah, like sweet music. 8)
Simmonds: "Honest to God, I've had 13 or 14 (#Leafs players) already message me."
— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) October 9, 2020
Simmonds: "Honest to God, I've had 13 or 14 (#Leafs players) already message me."
— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) October 9, 2020
Should we get Matt Martin on the other wingNot for me. Even Babs made Martin a healthy scratch at the end of his tenure here.
Simmonds: "Honest to God, I've had 13 or 14 (#Leafs players) already message me."
— Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun) October 9, 2020
Should we get Matt Martin on the other wing
Should we get Matt Martin on the other wingNot for me. Even Babs made Martin a healthy scratch at the end of his tenure here.
What's a b-hole?
What's a b-hole?
I was JUST wondering this..
What's a b-hole?
I was JUST wondering this..
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One b-hole works for most people (right?), but on a team, you want at least a whole line of b-holes banging bodies together. (phrasing)
That was the problem with Martin (on top of the rather onerous term and caphit) previously: he had to play the game one way and the rest of the line(up) was built another way. But for 1 yr 1.25M with Simmonds as well, and say... Nick Cousins (pesky verbal b-hole) down the middle?
What's a b-hole?
I was JUST wondering this..
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The combination of a pretty (even alarmingly) anatomically correct text pic of a b-hole and right beneath it #BeBlessed just made my day -- also Wayne train signing definitely contributing to my good mood.
I hate fighting in hockey. It's stupid and pointless.here is wayne simmonds beating the piss out of tony deangelo pic.twitter.com/9SbEjk2XHk
— dylan (@dylanfremlin) June 5, 2020
Why does everyone hate Deangelo?
Why does everyone hate Deangelo?
Wayne Simmonds on the draw of coming home:
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) October 9, 2020
"The opportunity presented itself last year a little bit, but I found myself going to New Jersey, but the opportunity was too good to pass up on this time around"
Kyle Dubas said #Leafs began speaking with Wayne Simmonds earlier in the week after Buffalo gave him permission to talk to other teams. Toronto's glad he's healthy and think they have a solid role for him on the ice.
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) October 9, 2020
LolHearing Simmonds will wear 24. Because “2+4=6” — of course. https://t.co/gsO0NVOAsi
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) October 9, 2020
Frank Seravalli on TSN says Corey Perry was interested in the Toronto Maple Leafs but doesn't think they have room anymore after signing Simmons
— J (@Account4hockey) October 9, 2020
Me too. Would be an interesting line of Simmonds Spezza Perry tho lol.Frank Seravalli on TSN says Corey Perry was interested in the Toronto Maple Leafs but doesn't think they have room anymore after signing Simmons
— J (@Account4hockey) October 9, 2020
If we had to pick one I'm good with the choice we made.
Perry is a greedy prick and should take 700kFrank Seravalli on TSN says Corey Perry was interested in the Toronto Maple Leafs but doesn't think they have room anymore after signing Simmons
— J (@Account4hockey) October 9, 2020
If we had to pick one I'm good with the choice we made.
Perry is a greedy prick and should take 700kFrank Seravalli on TSN says Corey Perry was interested in the Toronto Maple Leafs but doesn't think they have room anymore after signing Simmons
— J (@Account4hockey) October 9, 2020
If we had to pick one I'm good with the choice we made.
Paraphrasing, but Dubas mentioned that Simmonds and his wife expressed that it’s important that they have opportunities to help the community (Dubas mentioned the racial injustice and BLM movement over the past year). Simmonds is also a part of the HDA.
— Arjun (@_marlanderthews) October 9, 2020
Why does everyone hate Deangelo?
He has a history of using slurs in the OHL (which his dad defended by saying that he (the dad) used those words every day so it's not a big deal).
He's also the most vocal Trump supporter in the league.
Those two things I'm sure are unrelated.
The stuff of Simmonds? history with injuries is legendary.
Following the 2017-18 season, Simmonds revealed that he had torn his pelvis in training camp. He played through it, which led to a pulled groin. That same season he also broke his ankle, tore a ligament in his thumb (which required pins in his hand after surgery), and lost six teeth to a high stick. Through it all, he missed a total of seven games.
https://theathletic.com/2128092/2020/10/10/why-the-leafs-believe-wayne-simmonds-can-bounce-back-next-season/They definitely should take better care of him but... Man he's a beast.QuoteThe stuff of Simmonds? history with injuries is legendary.
Following the 2017-18 season, Simmonds revealed that he had torn his pelvis in training camp. He played through it, which led to a pulled groin. That same season he also broke his ankle, tore a ligament in his thumb (which required pins in his hand after surgery), and lost six teeth to a high stick. Through it all, he missed a total of seven games.
Maybe don?t let him do this...