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This does seem like a fun "story".

I wonder if the new rules in the CBA, particularly the limits on signing bonuses, made Marner re-think his plans to go short/medium-term right now. Get that 8-year, probably very heavily signing bonus driven, deal in now while he still can.

Yeah I could see Benoit going the other way.

Getting either of these guys would be a pretty big success all things considered right now. Both would be nuts. We'll see where it all goes.

Hah, not gonna lie I wondered if LA might move him for offensive help with Kopitar still kicking and Byfield starting to look more and more like the real deal.

I dunno this all assumes that this means there's something that Max Domi, the same one whose career high in assists is 44, was able to do something to get Matthews' personal shooting percentage and on-ice shooting percentage to hit rates that he's never had over the course of a full season...

Right now? Probably doesn't make sense. If Rielly was somehow dealt and we opened up $7.5mil in cap space? I'd probably be down.

Very small sample size for Domi vs. a very large sample size with Marner is pretty relevant. Matthews and Domi had one great 14-game hot streak together at the end of last season. I don't think we should make too much generalizations from it though. He also scored at an absurd rate when Holmberg...

Ya the price doesn't seem that crazy but with Hutson already there you'd think they would have used those picks and cap space on something else. Still having one of those two on the ice at almost all times is gonna make moving the puck up the ice a breeze for them. How the PP minutes shake out...

Yeah aside from penalties this was my biggest gripe about his play during playoffs. He REALLY needs to get that coached out of his game.

Laughton was 8th among forwards in 5-on-5 ice time during the playoffs, and 6th in all situations. He was a 4C on paper then only, and I have a hard time imaging the Leafs pencil him in there to start the season. Anything's possible though, it'll really depend on what other moves are made during...

His contract was front loaded so that's a plus. He's due a $2.5mil signing bonus presumably on July 1st. Once that's paid out he'll be owed $1.5mil for this upcoming season and $3mil in each of the next two. With the rising cap those salaries and a $3.75mil AAV don't seem that crazy for a likely...

I give Domi a lot of props for the way he played in playoffs. Obviously some dumb penalties but one of the few players to step up offensively. Still though, he's such an odd fit in the line-up. I don't think he should be on the top line, I don't think he should play with Nylander, I don't think...

Wouldn't hate it, but I think they can do better.

With this done, if you assume Knies get $8mil (between Johnston and Peterka) and Jarnkrok and Kampf get moved once their bonuses are dealt the team looks somewhat sorta like (obviously lines can change): Knies-Matthews-Domi McMann-_____-Nylander Laughton-Tavares-_____ _____-_____-_____...

Also this was probably a coincidence but insane props to the Leafs for announcing this minutes before the NHL/NHLPA press conference on the new CBA deal. Way to steal the spotlight.

Under $5mil is great. Was worried about this deal but no complaints here.

Not that I expect him to sign for something like this but it's crazy that this contract makes more sense for Tavares to sign for here than it does for Edmonton to sign Frederic to.

Still 5 days before free agency opens, which is a lot of time for this stuff. I'd be pretty shocked if Tavares isn't signed before then. And if he isn't then honestly he's probably not coming back, which closes one question mark but obviously opens another.

Which comes from a guaranteed 50% cut of HRR that neither side would be foolish enough to try to tinker with right now. That doesn't mean they should be rolling over for anything else the owners want.