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My understanding was that Zadorov was a #6 defenseman for most of his career but had 4 months of great play last year. I think whoever gets him at his purportedly massive ask will regret it in a year.

My guess is that we are going to see RHD sign for outrageous numbers in the next couple of days - much higher than is being projected.  Maybe take the high side of the projections and add 25%.  There are too many buyers with too much cap space for the first time in years and not enough D to go...

It is common to see guys outperform in a contract year - a one-year mercenary has a lot of incentive to perform well.

Interesting post on Montour ? it seems like he is quite unpredictable and likely to be overpaid.  Possible bust-in-waiting.  Article makes me hope the leafs steer clear. https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/brandon-montour-closeup/

Thanks for letting us know. He had one of the most memorable rushes of my time watching the leafs.

Yeah, what an incredible save.

That goalie situation just doesn?t seem reasonable to me ?. I like Martin Jones as a 3rd stringer a lot!  But not as a guy we need to play 50 games when Woll gets injured.  Some of Bertuzzi?s 5 million needs to be allocated to a goaltender.

These sources are either bad at math or their ?big fish? are not the same as my big fish.  We don?t have enough cap space for Domi+Bertuzzi+2 good D+even a bad goalie who can play 50 games (assuming we keep Marner).

Here are my random non-sequitor 2 cents: - the leafs were unlucky their core players chose to maximize their mid-career paychecks - not all groups of young players either choose to do so or are in a position to do so - the leafs were much more unlucky that there was a flat cap over the past 5...

Bender and Herman make reasonable points. But, the folks running the team have some power ?- unfortunately, I don?t see them using at the moment.  Like, how about them rally everybody in the organization to defend Marner?  Reilly, Matthews, Nylander (already did defend him!), Tavares, Domi...

I am referring to remarks like the #1 point: ? #1 I think that there is some real concern about how the Toronto fans will react to Marner . . .? Building a winning team is tough enough - I?m hoping short term fan reactions aren?t a major factor.

I hate almost everything in this comment.  The organization won't succeed if they're worried about what other people are thinking.  Fans are stupid and short-sighted.  Don't let them dictate your moves. The only useful objective is to "make a good trade" and if you can't then continue to use...

I think Stamkos will cost Toronto 20% more to sign here than Tampa ? so if Tampa doesn?t want him for a particular price, I?m not sure it will be a good deal for us. Also, we just don?t need him as much as we need a goaltender, defense, and a 2/3 center.

If you got to choose, which free agent would you go after first?  And what is the max contract (cap hit/year) you would give him (one dollar more and you decline the deal)?

I feel Knies underperformed quite a bit relative to expectations and to his position in the lineup along the side our top offensive players for most of the year.  Compare Knies 15 goals in 80 games to 15/14 goals for McMann/Robertson in just 56 games each, many of which were with lesser...

Not all passes to the slot may be equal in value, but the fact that he?s #2 on the list still probably tells us something. Humans look for simple single explanations to complex phenomena and sometimes there just aren?t single simple explanations.  The media and the fans are being far too hard...

Another thing to remember on Marner is that fans have very short memories.  If he leads the leafs in scoring next year (entirely possible or even likely if he?s healthy), fans will appreciate his contributions? The worst time to make a trade is when you feel you have to.  Hard to imagine a...

Jacob Chychrun seems like an interesting trade target who would fit into the leafs cap space.  I wonder what it would take to pry him loose.  Robertson, Liljegren, + ?

Suppose the leafs don?t trade anyone. Here is a rough estimate of how much we can afford to pay free agents ? please do check my work! 10 forwards (currently under contract): 55.5M 2 RFA forwards (Robertson, Dewar): 2.2M? 4 defensemen (I?m not counting Cade Webber): 12M 1 RFA defenseman...

Is the irony of having 4 paths in the picture intentional?