I mean groin isn't that great either...
2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion
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mr grieves
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So they should try to get Hamilton, right? Reports are Devils are selling cheap to get out from under the cap hit.
Kaberle15
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cheap would be: a 5th rounder, Mayers and future considerations... Hamilton has a 9mi cap hit for the next 3 years...
bustaheims
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There's going to be competition for him, so, cheap is a relative term here. Leafs don't have the assets to get into any kind of bidding war.
herman
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Everyone (and I mean every possible Leaf fan, including me, a hater) would have been way more happy if Mitch Marner just converted to full time RD here.
1. Everyone would think he's a hero for filling a hard-to-fill niche
2. His skillset and aptitudes fit: Cale Makar style
3. No one would gripe about him scoring 14 G 68 A on the season for 11M; it would be celebrated
Attach him to a cheap crease-clearing father figure and he's set.
1. Everyone would think he's a hero for filling a hard-to-fill niche
2. His skillset and aptitudes fit: Cale Makar style
3. No one would gripe about him scoring 14 G 68 A on the season for 11M; it would be celebrated
Attach him to a cheap crease-clearing father figure and he's set.
Why do the Leafs need the Devils to retain salary? If the ask isn't that much, then couldn't the Leafs offer:
Joshua or Maccelli (Maccelli is an RFA so they could walk away from him, Joshua is long term, but possibly tradeable)
Jarnkrok (UFA at years end)
Simon Benoit (Contract that can be buried)
The Leafs currently have 2 million in space, and I think that is without putting Tanev on LTIR. The math on the three players above puts them at 8.7 million which is close to what Hamilton makes.
If you figure the power play is going to get a boost by having a real quaterback running it, then I am not sure why they are worried about the $9 million price tag.
Joshua or Maccelli (Maccelli is an RFA so they could walk away from him, Joshua is long term, but possibly tradeable)
Jarnkrok (UFA at years end)
Simon Benoit (Contract that can be buried)
The Leafs currently have 2 million in space, and I think that is without putting Tanev on LTIR. The math on the three players above puts them at 8.7 million which is close to what Hamilton makes.
If you figure the power play is going to get a boost by having a real quaterback running it, then I am not sure why they are worried about the $9 million price tag.
May all be moot anyways. Luke Hughes went down with a dislocated shoulder last night:
pucksandpitchforks.com
This blurb seems relevant to Leaf fans:
The 32-year-old has played 20 fewer minutes than Hughes on the power play this season, but has still produced better results; the Devils have scored 11 power play goals with Hamilton and 12 with Hughes despite the considerable gulf in ice time, which equates to roughly 10 full power plays.
Hughes simply is not a threat as a shooter, especially compared to Hamilton. And we can cut Hamilton some major slack, given all the trade rumors and attempted trades that came to light recently and went on behind the scenes, affecting his mental state and performance on the ice.
For the betterment of both parties, each side has to stick that in the past... for now, and commit to doing what is best for the New Jersey Devils in the crucial second half of this season.
Luke Hughes injury makes Dougie Hamilton indispensable for the New Jersey Devils
As has evidently become custom over the last few seasons, the New Jersey Devils lose, even when they win the game. On Monday night, defenseman Luke Hughes suffe
pucksandpitchforks.com
This blurb seems relevant to Leaf fans:
Luke Hughes' injury makes Dougie Hamilton too important to trade
The reality is that the Devils are more dangerous and less predictable with the big right-hander on the point on the power play, even if Hamilton is not quite as dangerous a shooter as he was before his pectoral injury.The 32-year-old has played 20 fewer minutes than Hughes on the power play this season, but has still produced better results; the Devils have scored 11 power play goals with Hamilton and 12 with Hughes despite the considerable gulf in ice time, which equates to roughly 10 full power plays.
Hughes simply is not a threat as a shooter, especially compared to Hamilton. And we can cut Hamilton some major slack, given all the trade rumors and attempted trades that came to light recently and went on behind the scenes, affecting his mental state and performance on the ice.
For the betterment of both parties, each side has to stick that in the past... for now, and commit to doing what is best for the New Jersey Devils in the crucial second half of this season.