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8) Nicely done.

Remind me again which team he works for? I mean, surely someone who is so right must be in high demand to manage a team, right? Talent > truculence

Brian Burke is an embarrassment to SoortsNet/CBC and himself. From his shabby appearance to his severely outdated way of looking at hockey, he has no apparent appeal at all. Why is he on TV?

Is it presumptuous to assume that Willie would go directly to the top line as soon as he signs? Any chance he needs to shake the rust off first?

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I don't think that I have ever voted here - not that I can recall anyway. MOM - Kadri - he was a target all night and very effectively helped keep their focus on him HM - Kappy - what speed.... and good hands in this one too  :)

Mirtle On Benefits of Signing Willy Late

Last night was Freddie's 79th win as a Leaf and that ties him at 11th all time. That surprised me. A lot. So I looked up the top 10, and here it is: 1. Turk Broda* 304 2. Johnny Bower* 219 3. Felix Potvin 160 4. Curtis Joseph 138 5. Mike Palmateer 129 6. Harry Lumley* 103 7. Lorne Chabot 102 8...

I find myself wondering a lot lately if all of this is just a big orchestration on the part of the Leafs to exploit a favorable part of the CBA. If Willy gets signed Dec 1st to a 7 (or 8) year deal that pays him the first year as a signing bonus - meaning that no salary was lost by sitting out -...

Yes.

This Year GF - 38 GA - 32 SF - 315 SA - 318 PP - .360 PK - .821 Last Year GF - 43 GA - 36 SF - 342 SA - 332 PP - .282 PK - .857

When is Willie due to become a UFA? Or to put it another way, what is his status in 4 years?

And if things do not work out, Lebrun, over at The Athletic opines: "Would Carolina be willing to move 23-year-old Brett Pesce, for example? He?s in the first season of a six-year, $24.15-million deal, a cap-friendly contract charging $4.025 million a year for a good, young defenceman who would...

My guess would be that it is an important gesture on behalf of the Leafs. If things work out then Dubas is the hero for doing all that he could to get things done, and if things do not work out then no one can blame him for trying. There is nothing wrong at all in Dubas going there to make a...

Wow. That is soon. Thanks.

After this year is complete, how many seasons does Matthews have before he would be eligible to become a UFA? Also, if someone knows and responds that would be appreciated, but if you could also tell me where/how you found this information I would appreciate it even more. :)

Maybe someone has already said this, and if so then I apologize. I have not read all of this thread. My guess is that Marner will be signed pretty quickly after Nylander is done. He will need to be. The setup that Marner is in right now might lead to him getting 90 - 100 points. That would be...

Likely the bigger motivator for Willy is the desire to contribute and put up numbers. Sitting, for example, for 10 games would deflate his yearly point total. I have a sense that good players, whether they ever admit it or not, look at the scoring leaders and compare where they stand. They all...

That is a very valid point I had not been considering. The win/loss record will factor into this for sure. I am still hoping it never comes to that and Willy is locked up by this weekend.

If Nylander starts to miss regular season games I am not sure who will be feeling the pressure more. Ordinarily I would say that the team holds all the cards and the pressure is on the player (given the nature of this CBA), but in this case I have to believe that Dubas will be feeling some...