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The Leafs have loaded up their bottom six with UFAs/trades which will make it tough for Tverberg or any other Marlie forward beyond Cowan to crack the roster. As he is no longer waivers exempt, waivers (or a bunch of injuries to others) might be his best chance to crack a NHL roster any time...

Auston has a back problem Shawn Robek pictured with Matthews is a chiropractor in Az "Auston always brings a smile, works hard, and is an absolute pleasure to have in the office." This links to Shawn's business: https://shawnrobek.com/about-shawn/ So hockey players commonly have back...

Ferris is managing director for Quartexx who have risen to #5 agency for NHL players with ~14% of the league as clients and over $1 billion in contracts. They signed the most 1st rounders in 2025 and probably have the most 1st rounders signed over the last two drafts. I'm no fan of any agent...

It is part of his job. Part of a NHL agent's responsibilities is to protect the reputation of the player from bad press, for example. That is what his answers were trying to do in the Puckpedia interview. They also work, for example, on the media narrative of contract negotiations with reporters...

Let me see if I have this right Marner's agent goes on a 36 min hockey 'show' to answer questions about what he does, players transactions he was involved with, offer sheets, etc. That is part of doing his job. Roughly 7 mins are answering questions this media person had about Marner. That too...

In Nylander's case, the media and the public knew about the migraines. In Marner's case, the media and the public didn't know he was playing with a fractured ankle. Bobby Baun played a little over 3 periods on a fractured ankle and was immortalized with a series tying goal. Unknown until...

Ferris is in a media interview. He's asked about a few of his clients or transactions. Marner was just one of them. Answering media questions about his clients/transactions is not trolling the Leafs fanbase. Some Leafs fans who swallowed bunches of the media spin on Marner might feel that way...

I took a quick look at this I might have missed something ... Marner was 4th in league assists in 2018-19 which would have resulted in a $120,000 performance B bonus Other than that, he didn't seem to get enough trophy votes, goals, pts, ppg etc to qualify for any other performance B bonuses...

Ferris doesn't come off nearly as evil as some have made him out to be. Sounds pretty ethical and supportive of his players. I'm not clear on the performance bonus grievance. I think Marner got schedule A. Matthews got Schedule B but who could foresee winning the lottery and the exceptional...

My avatar is from one of her photos ...

21 years ago ... Saddest day ever that I can recall on here She was a remarkable, amazing woman capable of providing so much more. Tragically, senselessly and instantly, cut short as she was embarking on a new adventure. We've planted a Japanese Maple for her wherever we have gone. We're...

Leafs signed 2024 fifth-round pick Timofei Obvintsev to a one-year AHL deal on Friday.

I mistakenly credited him with 2018 Sandin, Durzi & Holmberg (all traded away/cut loose) The next three 2019 Robertson (traded for a 4th) 2020 Nothing yet Akhtyamov, Villeneuve 2021 Knies 2022 was better Minten, Hildeby, Grebenkin (but all traded away) 2023 Cowan (so far ..), Chadwick?

I agree When Mark Hunter left, their drafting seemed to take a hit. That and trading their picks away. Development to some extent is getting out of it what you put into it. If there were a lot of examples of where players did not develop here and blossomed elsewhere, then I might be more down...

That is where I am. I liked Dr. Wickenheiser's media scrums but it is really hard to evaluate how well she did her job. Having watched her for years - including before she joined the Leafs, it is hard for me to imagine her doing a bad job.

I'm happy for both of them. They deserved it. They're following a tough act ...

I think the opposite. They'll continue to spend to the cap and spend to stock the Marlies. They're going to overhaul their technical evaluation of players

I wasn't that big of a Sens hater. If they had been able to find a goalie ... I did not care for that hit from behind But those injuries in 2002, they caught up to them in the Conference finals.

You'd think I'd be over the Tucker hit by now ...