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+1 You have McCabe, Tanev 8 (hopefully) and arguably Carlo as anchors to back them up A bunch of what we're hearing doesn't make sense Last year, tale of two cities: Byrum 42 pts Rielly 36 pts

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/49043763/nhl-power-rankings-2026-27-top-teams-players-poll-best-games-free-agents I don't know how much stock to give that. McCrimmon felt his career was over. But I think he was trying to avoid the career ending surgery and rehab it - something like that...

UFA Liljegren just signed in Washington for $3.2M x 2 yrs after a meh season 27pts -7 He was 4th in dman ice time with San Jose and 7th in Washington (who re-signed him) Carlo's cap hit is $3.485M for this upcoming year (due to some salary retention with the Bruins) Carlo was a #5 dman in ice...

Emphatic agreement except I still think he's probably their best dman Who is going to play on Raddysh's left side and Tanev's left side? OEL is turning 35 - he should be a 5/6 to get a full season out of him but maybe Andrae is that on the left side now OEL and Raddysh are offensive dmen so...

Which is kind of why I mind if you will I'm hearing it debated as a mid round pick for Rielly and two for Carlo You can't flip those into decent dmen UFA dmen (right handed we don't need in top 4 unless Tanev is done) Carlsson (right handed) is rumored to be signing in TBay for $10M/yr x 2 yrs...

So the GM was bad & fired The coach was bad & fired Rielly is bad and being traded out west for whatever (not likely a top 4 dman coming back) Carlo is bad and being traded for a couple of mid round picks Benoit was bad and traded And now McCabe is being floated? ______ Raddysh OEL Tanev (if...

I have the same concern about Rielly I think Philly's 7th dman might be a replacement for Benoit but would be hard pressed to be a top 4.

I doublechecked the deal because I thought there probably was a reporting error I googled Kyle Davidson and Mike Milbury ... and got a bunch of hits ... comparisons were already being made months ago Maybe Chayka should be giving Kyle Davidson a call .. really soon ..

Someone should have told Steve Staios that about Brady Tkachuk holding NMCs with 2 years left on his deal ... Staios only got 3 firsts and a second round pick ... imagine what he could have got ... [/sarcasm] Brady didn't have a UMTMN clause (U-MUST-TRADE-ME-NOW) :)

Because I don't know them. Not because of anything the current new management has done. The new Leafs management has inherited a tough situation through no fault of their own. It is a very difficult thing to fix in 12 months or before when Matthews will presumably make his decision. He has...

No Management would probably say "great!" So would most Leafs fans including me. And then we would see how he does recovering from his injuries and how well he meshes with the players they have him playing with, etc. Even if he's still damaged, he's probably better than the vast majority of the...

They have money for some UFAs but it is a very competitive market weak in talent depth. They should be able to help themselves some but price performance will probably suck. Trades are asset value for asset value. The franchise of talent roughly doesn't change a lot. Maybe you do a...

I don't think they're a 28th place team in terms of talent. They underachieved. I've said as much several times. But for an outsider, the perception from the 28th place in the standings doesn't help - which is the context of how I wrote that post. Some folks, media or players not as familiar...

@reporterchris Flip flop and then Lebrun and others think Rielly will be moved too

Matthews is not sure he's coming back: he "can't predict the future" Apparently, the future competitiveness of the team is a concern for Matthews and the Leafs management's ability to make it a contender is difficult due to a weak UFA market and few assets available to trade according to many...

Yes - particularly for centers but there will be a lot of overpayment due to demand exceeding supply.

Kypreos seems to sensationalize things attempting to garner more attention - like he needs ratings to survive I don't have anything specific to add at the moment. It just feels like that.

It is a lot for McMann but it was expected that he would get 5 yrs for between 5 and 6 mil Not everyone scores 29 goals with somewhat limited ice time. Big cap jump helped make it possible We do seem to be seeing a few more older players blooming late Raddysh, Shea, ... It is early but some...

Tkachuk's 4 team list was allegedly Florida, Carolina, Minnesota & Vegas. July 1 might be a challenge for Chayka because 28th place Toronto may not be a preferred destination for as many. I wonder if he'll try to do at least one more move before July 1 to try to raise his team's name on...

I don't think it is linear. If you are rebuilding, you orchestrate how that comes about. Part of it would be how you maximize asset return. It doesn't all have to happen in a week. It would/could transpire over seasons where one chooses when to do what. There is not the same pressure to act...