herman
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John Chayka is speaking to the media this morning to kick off the season (about 7 min in)
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Earmarking this here because I'm supposed to be working right now lol
herman
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We know exactly who hurt him so badly that he reflexively thanks and credits ownership and management by name in every press conference.
YYZ
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Well they basically said yes to throwing almost $7.5M US into the toilet.
Bender
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This really highlights the lowlights. Eep!
herman
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What’s brewing
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hmm...
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hmm...
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I felt similarly about what happened to Stolarz last season.
I felt he started out playing well but the defense in front of him was bad.
So he got off his game, overcompensating, and bad went to worse.
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I really can't smell what Johnny is cooking.
I suspected that would happen with Joshua's core injury - that it would take a while for him to recover.
But to put him on LTIR makes me wonder like Herman's 'hmm '
I saw a clip on X of Dreger suggesting the Leafs are not done making moves.
Left winger or dman? ??
herman
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That Dreger/TSN hockey insider clip is meaningless because it’s exactly what Chayka said at the press conference to answer a question. Theres probably something percolating with Edvinsson, Nikishin, and Werenski’s respective situations but I don’t think anything is imminent.
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And of course Knies off to a great start, 2 goals and a assist.
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What’s the earliest we can extend Cowan at that Knies deal? Jan 1?
Edit: so for Cowan’s contract, he could extend Jan 1 earliest, but not to 7.75M as there would be tagging implications for next year’s.
This would limit deadline flexibility without more bodies coming off the roster. So probably an offseason play. I doubt Chayka lets it get all the way to the end of his contract season.
Edit: so for Cowan’s contract, he could extend Jan 1 earliest, but not to 7.75M as there would be tagging implications for next year’s.
This would limit deadline flexibility without more bodies coming off the roster. So probably an offseason play. I doubt Chayka lets it get all the way to the end of his contract season.
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He's in the 2nd year of his 3 year entry deal.
So on July 1, 2027, in the last year of his deal, I think they can extend him then effective July 1, 2028
I suspect long before then, he and we will know if Matthews is hanging around.
We tend to sober up from our early season exuberance on players who get out to a quick start after 20+ games have been played. Frequently, younger players getting off to a quick start come back to earth as the grind of the regular season sets in.
I'd wait more than a quarter of the season anyway. Odds are, the negotiating position for the team improves. Though I would concede in this particular case, Cowan looks like he is taking a big step forward in his development. If the NHL Edge numbers are correct - that he went from slowest to fastest skater (more likely, not as slow as NHL Edge had him last year and now one of the faster - he won't be faster than Nylander) over the summer, then they've got some indication that won't disappear after 20 games.
We should extend Quillan to a 7-year, $1.25mil AAV contract.
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